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Nuevo Rocafuerte

Town in Orellana, Ecuador

Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Nuevo Rocafuerte is in Amazonian Ecuador.

Getting there and around

Getting there

You can get in and out from Coca by daily speedboat ($18.75) or by privately hired boat from Pantoja ($10-25 depending on bargaining and availability).

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Getting around

Walk everything is reachable in a few minutes.

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Francisco De Orellana Airport

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Nature & adventure

Ecuador national parks

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Galapagos wildlife

The wildlife is the prime reason for visiting the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador. The logistics of travelling to and around the islands as well as information on the islands is given in the Galapagos Islands article…

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Itineraries

Quilotoa Loop

The Quilotoa Loop is a challenging 3-to-5-day hike in Ecuador that takes you through high Andean villages and past Laguna Quilotoa, a crater lake surrounded by volcanic peaks.

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UnderstandNuevo Rocafuerte is a shabby and dull frontier townlet next to the border with Peru and accessible only by a long boat trip along the Rio Napo.

Get inYou can get in and out from Coca by daily speedboat ($18.75) or by privately hired boat from Pantoja ($10-25 depending on bargaining and availability).

Get aroundWalk everything is reachable in a few minutes.

SeeYasuni National Park is close. To visit the Yasuni NP you are required to be accompanied by a guide.

DoTake a bath in the river, take care as it's quite fast flowing.

BuyThere are a few shops near the boat piers with general goods including food )the biggest one in the Hostal Yurag Wasi) and also a bakery.

EatThere are several small eateries near the boat piers where you can get usual rice-and-chicken (or possibly -fish) meal; you may even be able to arrange a vegetarian meal of rice and platanos.

SleepThere are two hotels about 100 m from the boat piers.

ConnectNo Internet cafes around but in one street there is a card phone hanging. Wifi is available in the hotels.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Nuevo Rocafuerte" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Nuevo Rocafuerte", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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