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These little cabanas were not in the Lonely Planet guide book for South America. In fact, the little town of Ayampe was barely mentioned at all. . .

This made for a very sleepy, restful beach experience, which was exactly what were looking for before making the more difficult trek to Peru.

The view from outside our cabana.

To stay directly on the beach, expect the cost for this establishment to run about 26 bucks a night. The cabanas are charming, come with hammocks and porch furniture, and have great views.

Our cabana on the beach.

One of the “great view” sunset shots David took from the beach.

If you are on more of a budget, they have a tent camp for $6 per person that is of a fairly high quality. The tents are more like cabin tents, with electricity, tons of vertical and floor space, private bathroom per tent, and a lockable cupborad for your valuables. There are common areas, kitchen facilities, children´s play area, ocean views, and it´s within walking distance to the beach.

The children´s play area at the tent camp.

Cabanas La Tortuga can book numerous local ecological tours for your convenience, and they have sea kayaks available for rent.  There´s also a fairly decent restaurant on site as well, which will save you the logistical challenge of getting back and forth from Puerto Lopez after the buses stop running. The carbonara was quite good, as was the shrimp spaghetti and fish breakfast. 

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Cabana contact info: http://www.latortuga.com.ec  email: info@latortuga.com.ec ph: 593-4-2780-613/708 cells: 593-9-383-4825 or 593-9-9468434

Posted on January 24th, 2007 by Myscha Theriault
Filed under: Hotel Reviews, Restaurants and Bars