Francisco de Orellana Ecuador

Francisco de Orellana is the capital of the youngest province of Ecuador, Orellana. Also known as El Coca, which is located very close to the dense rainforests in the Amazon, near the confluence of the Coca and Napo River. Its name comes from the Spanish expeditionary Francisco de Orellana who are in these territories in search of El Dorado, but during his journey he discovered the Amazon River.

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Information of Francisco de Orellana

Francisco de Orellana is a relatively young city, established in an alluvial terrace formed and bounded by the rivers, Coca, Napo and Payamino, which are the geographical and hydrological of the city.

It is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, flora, fauna and their land has an important mineral for the whole of Ecuador, oil.

The city is due to the tenacity of its people and consists of a large population of settlers from different regions of the country, and its main native inhabitants have taken refuge in the jungle.

The indigenous natives of the surrounding areas or Sachas Tagaieris Francisco de Orellana as Coca. It is believed that the first settlers founded with that nickname in the late eighteenth century, after finding wild plants on the banks of the Napo River, near where now sits the population.

Formerly these were indigenous to this place to perform their healing rituals with chewed coca leaves.

The city and the canton is also formed with the participation of three Amazonian ethnic groups: Quichua, Shuar and Waorani.

Francisco de Orellana is a historical site with several foundations, a village surrounded by legends, traces of pre-Columbian cultures, boat rides through the jungle and adventure tourism, a province marked by oil.

This is essentially Amazonian territory, has no high elevations. It is an ecological gem, has a potential flora and fauna which makes it a unique region in the world.

It is a strategic city not only for oil but to the expectations held by the various sectors that have the potential shipping port. Are extensive areas of dense vegetation with cheerful people, generous and proud to live near the forest and protected.

In the colorful streets of Francisco de Orellana, there are dozens of merchants and craftsmen. Here we can find places of recreation and relaxation.

From the tourist port foreign nationals can cross the Napo River, running a great route full of vegetation and the sounds of animals of the jungle, you reach Iquitos in Peru, Puerto Leticia in Colombia, Tabatinga, Manaus and Porto Bethlehem Brazil to connect with the Atlantic Ocean.