Montecristi
Basílica Menor de la Virgen Monserrate
Known as the "Artisan Capital of Ecuador", it is located in the foothills of the hill that bears the same name with a height of 443 meters. Montecristi, a population of great historical wealth as the birthplace of the famous liberal revolutionary Eloy Alfaro, full of humble and kind people who stand out for the manufacture of hats made of toquilla and cabuya straw, objects made in tagua, wicker and others. Among the stone objects, we know the Famous U-shaped Chair, found in the Cerro de Montecristi, Hoja, Jupe, Jaboncillo and so on. There were also weavers of backpacks, hammocks, saddlebags. With the wood, they elaborated barrels for which the muyuyo is used, same that abounded in the great sheets.
IThe Lesser Basilica of the Virgin of Monserrat, which can be observed from several kilometers away from the population, was built by the Yugoslav Parish Priest Emil Palcic, between 1959-1962. The steps that lead to the Basilica are 10 meters high.
On the outside are two Roman-style towers, which are the main feature of all its construction.
It has been considered one of the most beautiful architectural pieces of Manabí, visited constantly by countless faithful and devotees who increasingly increase their faith.
In the Basilica Menor is the Virgin of Monserrat, constituted in the main attraction for the tourists, to where thousands of parishioners arrive every year.
The feast in honor of the Virgin of Monserrat has become the greatest expression of faith, both the montecristense people and faithful from other parts of the province and the country.
Cerro de Montecristi
Montecristi has an irregular terrain. In the western part where there is a massif between Jipijapa and Manta, and stands out the Cerro de Montecristi, by its isolated position and its 443 meters of height, to whose base, semicircundándolo is the town that takes its name. Cerro Montecristi is a lookout over the sea and is part of the Portoviejo River basin. In addition the Cerro Montecristi has always been and will be the center of attraction for own and strangers, climbing it is a physical and mental test, since just being at the top of a comprehensive change to hikers, feel like owners of the world.
Centro CivicoCiudad Alfaro
Ciudad Alfaro is a historic and public space created by the Government of the Citizen Revolution in homage to the greatest national historical hero, General Eloy Alfaro Delgado. This civic center is located in the foothills of the hill of Montecristi, in the canton of the same name, province of Manabí, Ecuador. The facilities are part of the emblematic architectural set that stands on the esplanade of the Sentinel. In this space the Constituent Assembly of Buen Vivir was developed during the years 2008 and 2009, as the basis of the Citizen's Revolution process, we also found the Mausoleum Museum in honor of the General Alfaro, inside jealously guard the ashes of this illustrious In an urn surrounded by murals and representations that tell the main moments of the Liberal Revolution and its great work that modernized the republic at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Elaboracion del verdadero Sombrero Fino
His story was woven with care and thoroughness of his characters. Each strand of toquilla straw caressed and overlaid by the hands of the craftsmen for the creation of hats, purses and other articles marked a milestone in the future of Montecristi. Its inhabitants admit it. The toquilla straw hat is linked to the historical development of a village that extends at the foot of a hill and around a church. The traditional hats of this region still hang to the interior of the portals, ample covered rooms where never missing a wooden table and some benches to give the finishing touches to the famous hat. According to contemporary elders, those corners of Montecristi adorned with handcrafts made of straw do not yet disappear. His memories resurrect those scenes that predominated in the houses of the zone in the middle of the last century. Description of the production of the hat from the extraction of the plant to the final finish. Within the research carried out in the province of Manabí specifically in the Montecristi canton We have observed that this artisanal work is strictly manual both in the harvest and in the making of the hat.
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Muebles de Mimbre
Wicker is a plant fiber that is obtained from a shrub of the willow family.
The process of elaboration consists of transporting the branches of the wicker from Esmeraldas, peeling them, cutting them into threads and starting to weave the structure according to the taste of the model of our clients
It has an infinity of names such as: natural wicker, wicker sevilla, wicker valencia.
Wicker Art & Style located in Montecristi on the main street offers a great variety of products fit for all budgets, from the global solution for the summer apartment, to high quality furniture for your usual home.
La Pila
The Pila has become famous for the extraordinary ability of its inhabitants to work pottery or other products, which has made their crafts are exported to Rome, France and Venezuela, places where they are very well paid. These handicrafts are located to the sides of the road and from there they are commercialized.
These crafts are characterized to reflect the customs and traditions of the different cultures that were developed in the province of Manabí, and for being elaborated like in prehispanic times. Among the cultures of which they have inherited these traditions are: Valdivia, one of the oldest in the American continent and recognized by its famous statues called Venus; Manteña and other cultures as: La Chorrera, Machalilla, Guangala, Bahía y Chirije, Jama Coaque.
Isla de la Plata
This island is located 23km to the west of the South Coast of Manabi, has a surface 12.5km2 is a small mountain of continental origin at 167msnm belongs to our canton, being inventoried as a resource of the National Park Machalilla, in this place we find piqueros Masked, red-and-blue-footed boobies, frigates, albatrosses, pelicans and rabijuncos. It is 37 km. From Puerto López. Acquired the name thus by the silver color that is observed to the distance and that originates by the abundant presence of guano. (Excrement of birds) that covers the place, between June and September is the mating season of humpback whales arriving from the south pole.
It is the ideal place to practice surface and deep diving, so we have cliffs, beaches, islets and others we can observe spectacular landscapes, we also have the participation of certain agencies that are specialized in diving and snorkleing.
In our Island of the Silver we have from the month of June to October the presence of humpback whales Megápteros novaeangliae. These marine mammals in danger of extension, reach our waters in groups to give birth, develop their offspring and mating again, these whales reach a size of 16mts and weigh up to 40 tons while the baby at birth are more or less 4mts, weighing near Of 66kg.
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Comida Tipica
In Montecristi, the famous threads, sweet, gypsy arm, delicious sausages, baking, empanadas de verde, dry goats (Los Bajos) stand out; The rich Cuajada (in the streets Arroyo and in the Corrales), broth of hose, broth of mondongo, humitas with the choclo criollo and the red pistiños.
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