TOURISM AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The reserve is only two hours away from the biggest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, by boat. The Matorrillos canal permits a direct access to the mangrove forest. One can also use the highway to Machala, which leads to the administrative and information center of El Mate Hill after about 28 miles. In El Mate Hill one can take a five-hour trail that tours the dry and humid tropical forests of the zone. The 8-hectare El Canclón Lake and Pancho Diablo Hill are good bird watching places.