cuevas

cuevas: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit cuevas

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach cuevas — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 0.49365, -80.04811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near cuevas

• Reserva Ecológica Mache - Chindul · sanctuary · Esmeraldas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Playa Negra (Black beach) · beach · ~1 km
• Isla Zapotal · river spot · Esmeraldas · ~5 km
• Río Muisne · river spot · Esmeraldas · ~13 km
• Camino · viewpoint · Esmeraldas · ~17 km
• Cascada de Chindul · waterfall · Manabí · ~43 km
• Chindul · waterfall · Manabí · ~44 km
• Mache-Chinul Ecological Reserve Plot Two · sanctuary · Esmeraldas · ~47 km
• Cascada de Cuasa · waterfall · Manabí · ~49 km
• Río Arrastradero · river spot · Manabí · ~51 km
• Cuevas del Capitán · cave · Esmeraldas · ~56 km
• Laguna de Cube · lake · Esmeraldas · ~58 km
• Pedernales · beach · Manabí · ~59 km
• Río Atacames · river spot · Esmeraldas · ~60 km
• Playa Punta de los Frailes · beach · Manabí · ~62 km
• Playa Portete · beach · Esmeraldas · ~1 km
• Playa Escondida · beach · Esmeraldas · ~2 km
• Mirador Mompiche · viewpoint · Esmeraldas · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of cuevas

Other caves near cuevas

• Cuevas del Capitán · cave · Esmeraldas · ~56 km

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