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Pacific Coastal Region of Ecuador
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West of the Andes lie the coastal lowlands, home to Guayaquil, the largest and economically most important city in the country and said to have the country's greatest nightlife.
The region contains Ecuador's only coastal national park,
Machalilla, with its ecologically rare tropical dry forest and the island of La Plata, a favored habitat for whale species including the Humpback, Sperm, Pilot and the False Killer.
Characterized by coffee and tropical fruit plantations, secluded beaches and excellent seafood dishes, the coastal lowlands provide some of the finest white water rafting routes in the country.
To the north, in the region of Esmeraldas, the Afro Ecuadorian influence is strong, particularly in the predominance of music such as the marimba.
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