Introducing Coca
Not long ago Coca was a cluster of lean-tos on dirt roads. Growth means concrete, lots of it, paved roads and ubiquitous hairdressing shops. The capital of the Orellana province since 1999 (and officially known as Puerto Francisco de Orellana), Coca embraces the fallout of oil exploration. Executives from ‘the company, ’ as it’s called (any oil company) are easily recognizable breakfasting in the best hotels in crisp shirts and leather boots. Throw into the mix the soldiers and sailors, urbanized indigenous and colonists. If you’re traveling on to a jungle lodge on the lower Napo or to Peru, Coca is a lackluster but strangely compelling stop along the way.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Coca to Iquitos river adventure
by timhorgan 27 March 2012
Im planning on doing this river adventure (Coca, Ecuador to Iquitos, Peru via the Rio Napo) in two months or so. The Australian website…
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RE: Yashuni
by felix_freire 12 December 2011
Hi there; in order to get to the Napo Wildlife Center you’ve to take a 30 minutes flight (or about 300Km by bus) from Quito to Coca (forme…
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Seeking amigos to embark down the rio napo
by Pigsonthewing 28 September 2011
About 2 and a half weeks from now I'll probably be heading from Coca, Equador to Iquitos, Peru and am looking for a few people to make…
