Manglares Cape

Cabo Manglares projects into the Pacific near the delta of the Mira River, which crosses from Ecuador into southern Colombia. The Mira divides into outlets across a low, muddy shore, and mangroves grow along its tidal channels. Among their roots live piangua, dark-shelled clams gathered by coastal communities. Fish also use the mangrove waters, whose mixture of fresh and salt water changes with the tides.