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La Tortuga Destination Guide

Touring La Tortuga in Ecuador

La Tortuga in the region of Esmeraldas is located in Ecuador - some 110 mi or ( 177 km ) North-West of Quito , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of La Tortuga

Time in La Tortuga is now 08:56 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Guayaquil " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tulcan, Tabiazo, San Mateo, Rio Verde, and Riobamba. Being here already, consider visiting Tulcan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for La Tortuga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Esmeraldas Misa Afro Bendición

1:50 min by PedroJimenezSarasa
Views: 750 Rating: 5.00

La Misa acaba con un baile a la Virgen y la bendición bailada... ..

Crossing the Darien Gap Thymeoff's photos around Esmeraldas, Ecuador (darien gap dangerous)

2:20 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 575 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Thymeoff's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Esmeraldas, Ec ..


Karlos Xavier - Bachata 2013

12:36 min by laguillotina
Views: 572 Rating: 3.00

Karlos Xavier Cantautor Ecuatoriano ..

MUEBE ESA NOTA Brown City Blue Records

3:28 min by carlos guevara
Views: 203 Rating: 5.00

CONTRATOS: 0981192257-0994915638 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Richard Hawkins

Admiral Sir Richard Hawkins (or Hawkyns) (c. 1562 – 17 April 1622) was a 17th-century English seaman, explorer and Elizabethan "Sea Dog", and the son of Admiral Sir John Hawkins. He was from his earlier days familiar with ships and the sea, and in 1582 he accompanied his uncle, William Hawkins, to the West Indies.

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Located at 1.02 -79.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1560s births, 1622 deaths, 16th-century English people, 17th-century English people, English admirals, Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707), People connected with Plymouth, People of the Tudor period, Privateers

Action of San Mateo Bay

The Action of San Mateo Bay was a naval engagement which took place from 24 June to 1 July 1594 between the discovery ship Dainty under the command of English privateer Richard Hawkins and a Spanish squadron of three galleons commanded by Beltrán de Castro at the mouth of the Esmeraldas river, nowadays Ecuador.

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Located at 1.02 -79.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1594, Military history of Ecuador, Naval battles involving England, Naval battles involving Spain, Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

General Rivadeneira Airport

General Rivadeneira Airport is an airport in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

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Located at 0.98 -79.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airports in Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province

Estadio Folke Anderson

Estadio Folke Anderson is a multi-use stadium in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Esmeraldas Sporting Club, Club Deportivo Esmeraldas Petrolero, Centro Deportivo Juvenil, Club Atlético Juventus, Club Deportivo 5 de Agosto, Club Social y Deportivo Huracán Sporting Club, Club Deportivo Vargas Torres, Club Tácito Ortiz Urriola, Rocafuerte Sporting Club and Club Deportivo Sagrado Corazón.

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Located at 0.96 -79.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Football venues in Ecuador

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Esmeraldas is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and capital of the Esmeraldas Province. It has an international sea port and a small airport. Esmeraldas is the major seaport of northwestern Ecuador, and it lies on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Esmeraldas River. It is exactly at the antipodes of Padang, Indonesia.

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Located at 0.95 -79.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Ecuador, Populated places established in 1526, Populated places in Esmeraldas Province, Port cities in Ecuador, Provincial capitals in Ecuador