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Commune in Manabí, Ecuador
Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Agua Blanca is a very calm village close to Puerto Lopez and part of the Parque Nacional Machalilla. It is a catholic community and they manage the little tourism they get communally. The main attraction is a pre-incan 70% sulphur bath and the archeological sites of the Mantena people.
5$), drop off at the entrance of Agua Blanca, and start walking. It's 5km, but the few cars on this road usually stop and take you if you put up your thumb or you can take a mototaxi for $1.
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