Luxury dog-friendly hotels in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador

Hidden from the rush of summer tourists, small fishing village Puerto Cayo sits just south of Manabí along Ecuador’s western coast. Luminescently blue waters stroke silky-sanded beaches, where locals surf the days away and in season (June to October), you can admire distant bopping blowholes as whale pods pass. On land, hiking trails and waterfalls abound, forests house native howler monkeys and family-run restaurants serve up fresh ceviche de pinchagua with a kick of peppery sal prieta (a mix of toasted and crushed corn and peanuts).