Salinas

The chocolatier

It is the most outstanding point of the Santa Elena Peninsula in the Pacific and the second in South America. It is located within the Salinas Naval Base. The meeting of the two marine currents produces a crash of waves against the rocks, which constitutes a unique spectacle, full of color, since the water, when crossed by the intense solar rays, offers multiple rainbows. Cliff of considerable height, which is located at the most prominent point of the Ecuadorian profile where you can develop some activities such as observation of the landscape and fauna. It has large and irregular rocks where marine fauna lives and the waves break with force. La Chocolatera owes its name to the color of its waters, turquoise and green predominate in the sea, but when the sea currents collide and raise the sand from the depths They give it a chocolate hue. entrance prices It's free, you just have to respect the signs that warn you of danger. How to get? From Guayaquil Located within the Naval Base of Salinas, in the province of Santa Elena, 152 kilometers from the city of Guayaquil. Take the road to the Coast or E40, from Guayaquil, to Santa Elena and continue along the road that connects with La Libertad.