Bahía de Caráquez is a resort city in Ecuador. Located in a sandy peninsula on the country's western coast, it has seen significant development during the last 15 to 20 years.
Bahia de Caraquez became an Ecocity on February 23, 1999 following the devastation caused by two natural disasters in 1997 and 1998. The city features the world's first Organic certification|certified-organic shrimp farm.