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The Route of the Sun, known as Ruta del Sol in Ecuador is a beautiful coastal scenery road that runs all the way to Esmeraldas, heading north from Salinas (The main starting point for The Route of the Sun), Santa Elena, or La Libertad, crossing the Chongón-Colonche coastal range with stunning beach resorts and unforgettable colorful villages on the road as you pass by. The road also houses hundreds of commercial salt pans that form small white hills and attract teems of shoreline and water birds as well as flamingoes.

If you continue on this road eventually you'll come across the following beach resorts and villages: Ballenita, Punta Barandúa, Punta Blanca, Monteverde, Palmar, Ayangue, Valdivia, Manglaralto, Montañita, Olón, Ayampe, Puerto Rico, Piqueros, Salango, Puerto López, Machalilla National park, Puerto Cayo Manta and Esmeraldas. Click on the button below to see Ecuador's Route of the Sun map.

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Ecuador Península de Santa Elena

Baños San Vicente I La Libertad I Punta Carnero I Ballenita I Punta Blanca I Ayangue

Surrounding areas

Guayaquil I Playas I Salinas I Valdivia I Manglaralto I Montañita I Olón

More about Ecuador Coastline

Esmeraldas I Manabí I Guayas I Los Ríos I El Oro