National Park · Ecuador
Machalilla National Park
Machalilla National Park is a national park in Ecuador, established in 1979.
National Park · Ecuador
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Ecuador |
| Established | 1979 |
| Coordinates | 1.5625° S, 80.8300° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Machalilla National Park
Machalilla National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Machalilla) is a preserve in the Ecuadorian Manabí Province near Puerto López and the rural parish of Machalilla, a small fishing village in the vicinity of the park. Established in 1979, Machalilla National Park near Puerto Lopéz rests along the Pacific coast. It incorporates beaches, fog forest, dry forest, small islands and two larger islands, Salango and Isla de la Plata, the latter named for a legendary hoard of silver left by Sir Francis Drake. In 1990 the park was named an internationally important wetland under the Ramsar Convention.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- General Ulpiano Paez International Airport (SNC) · Salinas/La Libertad, Ecuador · 46.0 miles away
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) · Guayaquil, Ecuador · 77.2 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Machalilla National Park?
Machalilla National Park is in Ecuador (1.5625° S, 80.8300° W).
When was Machalilla National Park established?
Machalilla National Park was established in 1979, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076030 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machalilla_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).