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NATIONAL PARK
Galera San Francisco

Galera San Francisco

REGION:

Coast

SURFACE:

134 872 acres
54 604 has

HEIGHT:

from 0 up to 2624 ft
from 0 up to 800 mt

PROTECTED SINCE:

2008

For years it has been suspected that the coastline and marine environments of the villages of Galera, Estero de Platano, Quingue and San Francisco – located in the southern part of Esmeraldas province – contain a biological diversity comparable to that of the Galapagos Islands. This suspicion was confirmed in 2008 after years of work by various entities. As a result of this work and the active participation of the local community, it was declared Ecuador’s first continental marine reserve.

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