Huaquillas

Huaquillas (Spanish pronunciation: [wa.

'ki.ʝas]) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador.

An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River connects it with the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes.

Both towns have an intense commercial life and many formal, as well as informal street sellers that sell goods both in US dollars, the only currency in Ecuador, and in Peruvian soles.

Media related to Huaquillas at Wikimedia Commons 3°28′53″S 80°14′36″W / 3.48138°S 80.243207°W / -3.48138; -80.243207 Puente Internacional Zarumilla, border crossing between Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes.

View of Zarumilla River from international bridge linking Ecuador and Peru in Huaquillas.