San Vicente

Canoe beach

Canoa beach is a beach in the San Vicente canton, located north of Bahía de Caráquez. It is known as "Segunda Montañita" for its environment and hotel infrastructure, where you can practice surfing, or at the same time practice ecotourism and gastronomic tourism. Canoa beach is characterized by its extensive white sand that covers around 17 kilometers in length, reaching Briceño and San Vicente beaches. At Canoa Beach you can also practice adventure sports from the cliffs, such as paragliding or flying in hang-gliding, and from this point you can have an impressive view of the local fauna such as bats and blue-footed boobies. In this place stories are told, among them it is said that the natives of this area hid in the hills when they saw the invaders, leaving their beautiful beach deserted. Canoa, was formerly called Pantaguas or Pintagua, and was registered as part of the San Vicente canton at the end of the 21st century. Location It is located in the San Vicente canton, Canoa parish.