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Lago Agrio

Sunset in the Cuyabeno Reserve
photo by Dawn Wohlfarth
Sunset in the Cuyabeno Reserve photo by Dawn Wohlfarth
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By Christopher Sacco

Lago Agrio (officially Nueva Loja) is seven hours east of Quito by bus or 30 minutes by plane. The town got its unofficial name from Sour Lake, Texas, the original headquarters of Texaco Corporation, which began using it as an outpost for oil exploration in the 1960s. After more than four decades, Lago is a far cry from the lethargic jungle community that Texaco commandeered. Now it's a grimy frontier city that has flattened all greenery for kilometers in every direction to accommodate the oil pipelines that crisscross the once virgin landscape.

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Top Rated Hotels

Hotel D’Mario

Hotel D’Mario is well located and well established in Lago Agrio. Room facilities vary depending on how much y...


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Hotel Gran Colombia

The Hotel Gran Colombia is centrally positioned and offers reasonable rooms that are fairly good value for money...


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Hotel El Cofán

Named after a local indigenous group, the El Cofán is well located, close to the center of town. The rooms are ...


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Top Rated Restaurants

Pizzería D’Mario

Adjoined to the Hotel D’Mario, the restaurant Pizzería D’Mario offers exactly what the name suggests—pizz...


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