Terminal Interparroquial de la Ciudad del Coca

Abstract

The province of Orellana is located in the northwestern region of Ecuador, a province experiencing significant urban growth. The Francisco de Orellana canton, better known as El Coca, currently plays a key role as a commercial and tourist route toward the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon through the Amazon River. The city of El Coca is recognized as the oil capital of Ecuador, a province that has undergone population growth, which has led to deficiencies in the transportation facilities available in the city, failing to meet the basic mobility needs of the population. According to the analysis of the Francisco de Orellana Port, it was determined that the existing terrestrial terminal infrastructure presents issues in both structure and service functionality, as these facilities were originally developed without proper planning. Given this situation, the need arises to design an interprovincial bus transfer terminal that accommodates all public transportation systems in an integrated and efficient manner, connecting the various rural and urban parishes of the Francisco de Orellana canton. The design of the new terrestrial terminal aims to provide infrastructure that meets current special and programmatic needs, bringing together all land transport systems to reduce travel times, connect all transportation services, and centralize mobility needs in a single location.