Bahia de Caraquez , officially known as San Antonio de Caraquez and founded with the original name of City of San Antonio de Morga Caraquez Bay or simply now known as Bay , formerly of the Faces bay during the stage of the Spanish conquest. It is an Ecuadorian city of the geographic region belonging to the canton coastal Sucre , in the jurisdiction of the province of Manabi. It is located at the mouth of the River Chone , and has a renowned tourist infrastructure that ranks as cantonal head .