Puerto López
![Local fisherman attract sea birds as they prepare to load the morning's catch in Puerto López.](/Images/godic/202502/05/Puerto_Lopez-28Dec20093227.jpg")
![Fisherman leaving Puerto Lopez](/Images/godic/202502/05/Fisherman_in_puerto_lopez3227.jpg")
![Shopping at the market in Puerto Lopez](/Images/godic/202502/05/Shopping_at_the_Market_in_Puerto_Lopez,_Ecuador3227.jpg")
Puerto López (16,000 inhabitants) is a small fishing village set in an arched bay on the Pacific coast in the Ecuadorian Manabí Province. Puerto Lopéz is the Machalilla National Park headquarters. The main industries include fishing and ecotourism. The street closest to the beach has many restaurants, cabanas that provide drinks, and some nightclubs.