Manta

Ecuador

Manta is a port city on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, in Manabí province. The country's principal fishing port — the tuna capital — it hosts an international fishing fleet. Attractions include the fishing harbor and boat-building yards, the Cancebí Museum of Manabí culture, the beaches of El Murciélago and Tarqui, the Pacoche rainforest's howler monkeys, the nearby town of Montecristi — birthplace of the Panama hat — and the Ecuadorian coastal cuisine of ceviche.