| style="width:60%;" | '''{{{Los Frailes|{{Los Frailes}}}}}''' {{{Reputed to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador, if not the world, Los Frailes is situated approximately 10km north of Puerto Lopez, near the town of Manchililla in Machalilla National Park, which encompasses 55,000 hectares of land and 2 offshore islands, Isla de la Plata and Isla Salango. The beach is 3km from the road, seperated by a dirt track which mazes through the protected dry tropical forest. For this reason the beach is often deserted, adding to its tranquility. The national park constitutes the last remnants of dry tropical forest in Ecuador and is home to a rich variety of birdlife as well as some reptiles and mammals.|}}}
