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&lt;!-- ═══ HERO ═══ --&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-crumb"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The living guide to the Peninsula and the Ruta del Spondylus&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h1"&gt;Ecua&lt;i&gt;Wiki&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-hook"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Which bus goes to Chanduy? Where does your tap water come from? Where can you watch whales from the shore? Real answers from people who live on Ecuador's sunniest coast. 🌎&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-sub"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Planning a weekend, moving here for good, or just curious — you're in the right place. Free to read, written by locals.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-ctas"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-btn"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[#start|🧭 Where do I start?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-btn ghost"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[#questions|❓ Quick answers]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-btn ghost"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[#new|✨ What's new]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-stat"&gt;&lt;b&gt;{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;translate&gt;local guides&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-stat"&gt;&lt;b&gt;{{NUMBEROFEDITS}}&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;translate&gt;edits and counting&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ THIS MONTH ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div id="now" class="ewp-now ewp-m{{CURRENTMONTH}}"&gt;
&lt;span class="badge"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;📅 Right now on the coast&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-01"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;January&lt;/span&gt; — High season: warm sea, sunny days and surf season on the Ruta del Spondylus. Beaches fill up at weekends. [[Beaches|Find your beach →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-02"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;February&lt;/span&gt; — Carnival — the biggest party on the coast. Book early, travel early, and bring a water pistol. [[Carnival|How Carnival works here →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-03"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;March&lt;/span&gt; — Warm water and quieter beaches after Carnival. Afternoon showers are normal until April. [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula|Rainy-season tips →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-04"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;April&lt;/span&gt; — The rains are ending, the hills are green, and on 14 April La Libertad celebrates its canton day. [[La Libertad|Discover La Libertad →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-05"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;May&lt;/span&gt; — Shoulder season: quiet beaches, lower prices and a sea that is still warm. [[Rental Housing Guide|Thinking of staying? Start here →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-06"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;June&lt;/span&gt; — The humpback whales are back! And on the third Friday, La Libertad's fishing boats carry the Virgin across the bay. [[Whale Watching Season|Where to see the whales →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-07"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;July&lt;/span&gt; — Whale season in full swing, and highland school holidays bring visitors from Quito. [[Whale Watching Season|Whale season guide →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-08"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;August&lt;/span&gt; — Peak whale watching, breezy afternoons, and the cloud forest above the Ruta at its greenest. [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Explore the Ruta →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-09"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;September&lt;/span&gt; — Last chance to see the whales. Quiet, cool and cheap. [[Mirador Caracol|The best whale viewpoint →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-10"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;October&lt;/span&gt; — The quietest month of the year: empty beaches, low prices — and the perfect time to get your paperwork done. [[Portal:How-to Guides|Open the how-to guides →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-11"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;November&lt;/span&gt; — A long weekend on 2–3 November, then on 7 November the province celebrates its birthday. [[Santa Elena Provincialization Day|Provincialization Day →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-mo ewp-mo-12"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;&lt;span class="mt"&gt;December&lt;/span&gt; — Festive season: Salinas celebrates its canton day on 22 December, the surf returns and the beaches fill up for New Year. [[Cantonización de Salinas|Salinas' big week →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ PORTALS ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div id="start" class="ewp-kicker"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Where do I start?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h2"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Pick your door&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Everything on EcuaWiki lives behind one of these three doors.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-portal"&gt;&lt;div class="top"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;🌅&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="pt"&gt;[[Portal:Peninsula|The Peninsula]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ps"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Salinas · La Libertad · Santa Elena&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="body"&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Ecuador's westernmost tip: 8,000-year-old lovers, the first oil well, sea lions, whales and three towns that grew into one.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-chip"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;✅ With a bucket list&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:Peninsula|Explore the Peninsula →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-portal ru"&gt;&lt;div class="top"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;🏄&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="pt"&gt;[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ps"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Ayangue · Montañita · Olón · Ayampe&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="body"&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The coast road north: turquoise bays, surf towns, 5,000-year-old villages and cloud forest — all on one bus line.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-chip"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;🗺️ Stop-by-stop route map&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Explore the Ruta →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-portal gu"&gt;&lt;div class="top"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;📋&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="pt"&gt;[[Portal:How-to Guides|How-to Guides]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ps"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Visas · cédulas · banks · housing&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="body"&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The paperwork and systems nobody explains when you arrive — written by people who figured it out the hard way.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-chip"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;🧾 Step by step&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:How-to Guides|Open the guides →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ QUICK ANSWERS ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div id="questions" class="ewp-kicker"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Quick answers&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h2"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The questions everyone asks&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Tap a question — the answer is one click away.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Tourist Visa (T-3)|Do I need a visa, and how long can I stay?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Rental Prices on the Peninsula|How much does rent cost here?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[List of Bus Routes in La Peninsula|Which bus goes where?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Paying Utilities|How do I pay water, power and rubbish?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Medical Services|Where is the nearest hospital?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Security and Safety on the Peninsula|Is it safe? What should I watch out for?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Opening a Bank Account|Can I open a bank account?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Beaches|Which beach is right for me?]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ WHAT'S NEW ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div id="new" class="ewp-kicker"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Fresh on EcuaWiki&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h2"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Recently added&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Brand-new guides, built from the cantons' own development plans and checked against the news.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[How the Peninsula Works]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Water, sewage, rubbish, power and oil — how it all really works.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The three cantons side by side: people, land, services.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Rain, tsunami zones, landslides and fires — calmly explained.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Government Entities|Who runs what]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Mayors, councils, parishes, comunas — and who to call for what.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Museo Paleontológico Megaterio]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Giant ground sloths, in the middle of La Libertad.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-new"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-tag"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;New&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Peregrinación de la Virgen del Mar]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="d"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;June's sea procession, when the fishing fleet escorts the Virgin.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-lead" style="margin-top:12px;"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Special:NewPages|See every new page →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;!-- ═══ DID YOU KNOW ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-kicker"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Curiosity corner&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h2"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Did you know…?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-dyk"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;💞&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="q"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;…two people buried in an embrace 8,000 years ago are still together, in a museum in Santa Elena?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Amantes de Sumpa|Meet the lovers →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-dyk"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;🐚&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="q"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;…the coast road is named after a red shell once offered to the gods to bring the rain?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Read the story →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-dyk"&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-emoji"&gt;🧾&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="q"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;…rubbish collection is now paid on the water bill, not the electricity bill?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Paying Utilities|How the bills work →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ CAMS ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-kicker"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Live&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-h2"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;The coast, right now&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Click an image to open the live feed. More cams in each portal.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-cam"&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ecuador/santa-elena/salinas/paco-illescas.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://embed.skylinewebcams.com/img/5700.jpg" alt="【LIVE】 Salinas - Santa Elena | SkylineWebcams" style="width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:3px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Salinas&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-cam"&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ecuador/santa-elena/santa-elena/ayangue-beach.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://embed.skylinewebcams.com/img/748.jpg" alt="【LIVE】 Ecuador - Ayangue Beach | SkylineWebcams" style="width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:3px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Ayangue&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-card ewp-cam"&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/ecuador/santa-elena/santa-elena/montanita.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://embed.skylinewebcams.com/img/5706.jpg" alt="【LIVE】 Beach of Montañita | SkylineWebcams" style="width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:3px;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/html&gt;&lt;div class="t"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Montañita · La Punta&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!-- ═══ BUCKET LISTS ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-banner"&gt;&lt;div class="bt"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;✅ Two bucket lists. How many have you done?&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;translate&gt;Sunset at La Chocolatera, snorkelling in Ayangue, a giant sloth in La Libertad, a humpback from the cliffs… Each portal has a list of ten. You've already ticked the first one.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-go"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:Peninsula#bucket|The Peninsula list →]]&lt;/translate&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;translate&gt;[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus#bucket|The Ruta list →]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div class="ewp-strip"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;🚑 Emergency? Call &lt;b&gt;911&lt;/b&gt; · [[Emergency Contacts|All emergency numbers]] · [[Pharmacies on Duty|Pharmacies on duty]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;!-- ═══ COMMUNITY ═══ --&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-end"&gt;&lt;div class="bt"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;🏗️ This guide grows because of people like you&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;translate&gt;{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} guides so far, all written by people who live here. Know something we don't — a beach, a bus time, a good mechanic? Add it in five minutes. The next person to arrive will thank you.&lt;/translate&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-ctas"&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-btn"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Special:WantedPages|✍️ Write a missing page]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ewp-btn"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Special:Upload|📷 Add a photo]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead" style="margin-top:6px;"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;[[Wiki Guidelines|How to contribute]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] · [[How to Donate|Support EcuaWiki]]&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="ewp-lead" style="font-size:.85em;"&gt;&lt;translate&gt;EcuaWiki is founded and maintained by Stephan Kleeblatt. Community-written · free · always growing.&lt;/translate&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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