Civic Center "Ciudad Alfaro" — Attraction in Montecristi

The view from up there is a beauty. You can see the entire town of Montecristi, where Panama hats were invented (the were perfected in Cuenca). Make sure to visit Modesto Hats, they have the nicest store on the strip, they make there own hats and they finish them there too. They also have all of the different qualities from average to medium to good. Unfortunately the museum is no longer open, I’m...

Ciudad Alfaro is high above Montecristi, Ecuador1, a town a few miles from Manta, Ecuador. Ciudad Alfaro is a meeting place for legislators from all parts of Ecuador. It has a nice, small museum and a mausoleum for Eloy Alfaro Delgado. Montecristi is a pretty town. We bought one of their locally-made from paja-toquilla. Photos of the plaza, church, hats,...

Five stars because of the amount of information you can gather about Ecuador's long and arduous plight against imperialism/Catholic church's tyrannical grip on struggling countries. The facts are in and this place has the documents to prove it. The views up there is remarkable. Go with some time so you can explore what these people have to offer the...