Ayampe
{{Short description|Town in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador}}
{{unreliable sources|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ayampe
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Ayampe ecuador.jpg
| image_caption = Beach of Ayampe seen from the hill when entering Ayampe from the south
| population_total = 400
| pushpin_map = Ecuador#South America
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| map_caption = Location in Ecuador and South America
| coordinates = {{coord|1|40|40|S|80|48|45|W|region:SR|display=inline,title}}
| utc_offset = −5
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ecuador
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Manabí Province
| subdivision_type2 = Canton
| subdivision_name2 = Puerto López Canton
}}
Ayampe is a small coastal town located in the canton of Puerto Lopez, in Manabí province, approximately 301 km away from Quito, Ecuador.{{cite web | title=Facts and information on Ayampe | website=Ecuador.Places-in-the-world.com | url=https://ecuador.places-in-the-world.com/3660458-place-ayampe.html | access-date=2021-11-16 | archive-date=2024-02-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224162740/https://ecuador.places-in-the-world.com/3660458-place-ayampe.html | url-status=live }}
Description
Ayampe is a coastal town with a population size of approximately 400. While originally economically relying on the fishery, the last 2 decades evolved the town into a touristic hotspot.{{Cite thesis |title=Latin American Gentrifications: Tourism, Rural Development, and Community in Ayampe, Ecuador |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113504128 |date=2021-05-01 |first=Salas |last=Mateo |access-date=2022-08-13 |archive-date=2024-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224162722/https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113504128 |url-status=live }} Although the area around Ayampe is not a protected area, it does provide a valuable area for the study around Ecuadorian coastal biodiversity due to its connectivity with the Machalilla National Park.{{citeQ|Q98649425|doi-access=free}} Ayampe is part of the Ecuadorian Ruta del Sol.