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Coca

The Napo River connects Coca 
with surrounding lodges and towns.
The Napo River connects Coca with surrounding lodges and towns.
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By Christopher Sacco

The City of Coca takes its name from its position at the convergence of the Coca, Napo and Payamino Rivers. In the 1980s, with the discovery of petroleum in the surrounding jungle, Coca mutated from a sleepy Amazon outpost into a sprawling oil boomtown. Tourists had no reason to visit Coca during the first two decades of this urban transformation, but in the late 1990s the Municipality began a program to make itself more appealing to travelers.

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Hotel San Fermin

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Hotel El Auca

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Hotel La Misión

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