Zaruma is famous as a long standing gold mining town and is some 100km from Machala reachable via bus with military check points on route so, do bring your passports.
Next to the beautifully laid out plaza is a gold museum that gives the entire history of the various gold operations up to the current day and visitors can often see these operations going on today from rock-crushing facilities to other types of operations.
The churches are very interesting and the architecture is formed through very well made wooden construction while the town is built on a high mountain top which sports great scenic views as well as a swimming pool with great panoramic views of the valleys below.
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