The Muisne River is a river of
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
that enters the Pacific Ocean in the
Esmeraldas Province
Esmeraldas () is a northwestern coastal province of Ecuador. The capital and largest city is Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is one of the three provinces of Ecuador that borders Colombia, and it is the most northern province in the country. The provin ...
.
The Muisne River is the main river in Cojimíes sub-region of the
Manabí mangroves
The Manabí mangroves (NT1418) is an ecoregion along the Pacific coast of Ecuador. The mangroves serve important functions in the marine and terrestrial ecology.
They have been severely degraded and fragmented, particularly in the northern region. ...
ecoregion.
It discharges into the Pacific.
The low-keyed
Muisne resort is in the northern part of the
Ensenada de Mompiche, on a sand bar among the mangroves of the Muisne River estuary.
It may be reached by ferry across the Muisne River from the small town of El Relleno.
See also
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List of rivers of Ecuador
The rivers of Ecuador are an important part of the nation's geography and economy. Most of the over 2,000 rivers and streamsTerry have headwaters in the Andes mountain range, flowing therefrom either westward toward the Pacific Ocean or eastward to ...
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Rivers of Ecuador
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