Isla Corazón Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. [South American Handbook]
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110202200459/http://elnuevoempresario.com/turismo_39125_observa-turismo-en-vivo-isla-corazon-proyecto-de-ecoturismo-comunitario-en-ecuador.php Proyecto de Ecoturismo Comunitario en Ecuador