Isla Corazón

Isla Corazon is a naturally heart-shaped mangrove island, located on the Chone River estuary off the city of Bahía de Caráquez in Ecuador's coastal province of Manabi.

The uninhabited island is a nesting site to one of the largest frigate bird colonies in the Pacific, along with a host of other bird species.[1] The island was expanded through the mangrove restoration efforts of the local fishermen and was named a National Wildlife Refuge shortly thereafter. This group of fishermen started Isla Corazon Tours and now give canoe-led tours of the mangrove ecosystem, departing from Puerto Portovelo,[2] just up the road from San Vicente.

References

  1. ^ South American Handbook 2009 ISBN 978-1-906098-36-0 p.1150
  2. ^ Proyecto de Ecoturismo Comunitario en Ecuador

0°39′08″S 80°22′12″W / 0.652127°S 80.369968°W / -0.652127; -80.369968

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