Activities you can do in one day in Montecristi

If you are looking for a new adventure, where you can acquire new knowledge and have fun, your best option is to visit Montecristi, a small canton of Manabí that is located 12 kilometers from Manta and 25 kilometers from Portoviejo, known around the world for being the cradle of craftsmen.

This place is considered a niche of art and history for being the birthplace of the Revolutionary General Eloy Alfaro Delgado, liberator and former president of Ecuador, he was the first person to export the toquilla straw hats made by his family.

1. Ciudad Alfaro: It was built in 2007 by former president Rafael Correa who created the entity for the Constituent Assembly to function, in this place you can take a tour of its facilities, on the site you can request the help of a guide who will teach you part of the Manabi culture and you will be able to visit the mausoleum where the ashes of Eloy Alfaro rest.
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2. Virgin of Monserrate: You can visit the church and participate in one of the masses that it offers, climb and admire the image of the virgin, you can take souvenir photographs, the patron saint festivities are held in the month of November where many devotees arrive from all over Ecuador.
3. Tour of the Montecuador Factory: If you are looking to live an experience in the elaboration and manufacture of hats from start to finish, you are in the right place, a place where you can photograph and make live videos, as well as having the opportunity to choose a hat and customize it. to your liking, remember that the hats have a fabric that is an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2012, on the other hand if you are looking to start a business, they have 26 years of experience and can advise you on hats and exports.
4. Wicker Furniture: You can learn how wicker fiber and paper fiber crafts are made, skillful hands that make furniture, chairs, baskets, placemats, lamps, etc.
5. San José Beach: In this place you can find a large territorial extension of flora and fauna endemic to Montecristi, it is a different place where a river connects with a beach, in the latter you have to be very careful, you must enter with caution the bathers.