Introducing Atacames
Atacames’ rolling cobalt waves set the stage for Ecuador’s most popular beach, crowded with thatched bars and sarong shops. If you enjoy the accoutrements of urban beaches, this place is for you. The strip is the lively haunt of all-night revelers with blaring music and coconuts waiting to be split, spiked with rum and served up with a Chinese umbrella. Revelry thrives during high season (July to mid-September, Christmas through New Year, Carnaval and Easter) when serranos (highlanders) pour into town to party. In low season it drops dead and becomes a cloudy, brooding refuge.
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For those who want a quiet getaway, the nearby villages of Súa and Same offer open, empty expanses of sun and sea.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Quickest travel between Tumbes (Peruvian border) and Atacames
by leoncollins 12 September 2011
Hello there I am looking for advice on the quickest (yet cost effective) way to travel bewteen the Peruvian border at Tumbes and Atacames…
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Re: Three weeks travel, what not to miss. Seasoned travelers please help.
by tina95 03 September 2011
I am currently in Ibarra and staying with a family who runs an ecofriendly travel agency. They have recommended that I go to Atacames,…
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RE: Equador
by jgcp 23 August 2011
Ok coastal areas - yes you could be more likely to see more wildlife in the north but the central area has great national parks and then…
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