Ensenada de Mompiche

{{Short description|Bay in Ecuador}}

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The Ensenada de Mompiche (Mompiche Bay) is a bay on the Pacific coast of northern Ecuador.

The bay is in the Esmeraldas Province.{{sfn|Ensenada de Mompiche: Ecuador – NGIA}}

Parts of the bay are fringed by mangroves of the Manabí mangroves ecoregion.{{sfn|WildFinder – WWF}}

The low-keyed Muisne resort is in the northern part of the bay, on a {{convert|7|km}} sand bar among the mangroves of the Muisne River estuary.

It may be reached by ferry across the Muisne River from the small town of El Relleno.{{sfn|Muisne – Rough Guides}}

Mompiche village at the south of the bay can be reached by a {{convert|6|km}} potholed road from the Via del Pacifico (Ecuador Highway 15).

Its accessibility has led to small hotels and hostels being built, primarily for low-income surfers.{{sfn|Humphreys|Küffner|2016|loc=PT431}}

The broad Mompiche Beach is almost {{convert|6|km}} long and has fine white/gold sand.

It extends north from the small fishing village of Mompiche to the river estuary at Muisne.

It is a popular place for surfing, and ecotourism is also popular.

The Mache Chundul National Reserve, which contains mangroves and dry forests, is near to the beach.{{sfn|Mompiche Beach – Ecuador Beaches}}