Reserva Bosque Seco Lalo Loor — Attraction in Manabí

This is beautiful place, well maintained with a lot of trails that range from lowland dry forest to higher elevation wetter forest. We stayed 2 nights in a comfortable cabaña that has great birding straight from the balcony and howler monkeys that come to feed in the nearby trees. The cabaña has electricity but no wifi, although you can access wifi during the day at the visitor center about a ten minute walk away. The meals were prepared by Nancy, who cooked us delicious local food. The guardabosque José was kind and really informative about the local region and the flora and fauna. The reserve is easy to access by bus, as the entrance is right on the main road. It is a special place that we highly recommend for nature lovers and birders - we saw over a 100 species in only 2 days (plus plenty of region specialities) along with lots of interesting plants, insects and even...

Amazing project and people. I feel very blessed to have has the opportunity to visit this sacred forest. I saw a lot of Tucans, monkeys and many other cool animals during a hike here. The staff is very friendly, informative, and I can tell they care a lot about the environment, education, and protecting the land here....

Un verdadero paraíso de fauna y flora. La labor de preservación de estos relictos de bosque seco y bosque tropical húmedo es toda una hazaña. Se pueden avistar un sinnúmero de aves, reptiles, anfibios y varios grupos de monos aulladores en medio del bosque, además de poder disfrutar de la paz que provee la desconexión absoluta del mundo exterior (no hay electricidad en el campamento ni señal telefónica). El personal nos preparo durante los dos días de estancia deliciosa comida vegana y teníamos café ilimitado. Las habitaciones son muy comodas y con mosquiteros y todo impecable. La encargada, Mariella es muy atenta amigable, al igual que el resto del personal. Indispensable llevar repelente, bloqueador solar ropa de campo, linternas...