Founded on March 12, 1535, it is one of the oldest cities in Ecuador and is the eighth largest of the country. Portoviejo is important for the cultivation of coffee, cattle and fishing and has a thriving agricultural-processing industry, with good road connections to Quito and Guayaquil.

Portoviejo, también conocida como San Gregorio de Portoviejo, es una ciudad ecuatoriana; cabecera cantonal del Cantón Portoviejo y capital de la Provincia de Manabí, así como la segunda urbe más poblada de la misma.

Portoviejo is the perfect place to enjoy traditional Manabí cuisine, famous for its delicious ceviches, encebollados, braised chickens, rice with seafood, and more. Climate is usually very warm to hot all year round. A local holiday is the Independence of Portoviejo on October 18.

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Portoviejo, city, western Ecuador, in the Pacific lowlands on the eastern bank of the Portoviejo River. Founded by Spanish colonists in 1535 near the coast, it was moved inland to its present site in 1628 because of Indian attacks.

Portoviejo is a city of Ecuador and the capital of the Province of Manabí. It is situated 30 Km from the Pacific coast. Portoviejo was founded March 12, 1535 by Captain Francisco Pacheco. The city has a population of about 250,000 and is also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area.

Portoviejo. Es la capital de la Provincia de Manabí, en Ecuador. Conocida por ser la primera ciudad ecuatoriana más antigua asentada en la región costanera y una de las primeras villas españolas fundadas en el contexto expansivo del Virreinato del Perú.

Portoviejo, also known as San Gregorio de Portoviejo, is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. It is still known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" due to former Tamarind plantations in the area.

En este artículo, exploraremos 10 lugares y vivencias que hacen de Portoviejo un destino único en la hermosa tierra ecuatoriana. Desde sus festividades tradicionales hasta sus playas y deliciosa gastronomía, Portoviejo tiene mucho que ofrecer a quienes la …

Portoviejo es la capital de Manabí, Ecuador. También conocida como la "Ciudad de los Árboles Reales de Tamarindo" — Tamarindo es la fruta de un hermosos árboles que se encuentran en toda la ciudad — Portoviejo tiene buenas conexiones por carretera a Quito y Guayaquil.