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<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Península <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">de Santa Elena</span></div>

<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.95em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:600px; margin-bottom:24px; line-height:1.6;">El punto más occidental del Ecuador continental — donde el Pacífico ha moldeado ocho mil años de historia humana, tres ciudades y decenas de comunidades pesqueras como no hay otras en Sudamérica.</div>

<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1.02em; color:#7dd3f0; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:18px;">¡Bienvenido! Ya sea que estés de visita por un fin de semana o te estés mudando aquí para siempre, esta es tu guía local de la península. 🌊</div>

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<div style="font-style:italic; font-size:1.08em; color:#005f8a; line-height:1.55; margin-bottom:18px; padding-left:16px; border-left:3px solid #0093c4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">"A compact strip of Pacific coast with some of the most diverse beach conditions, archaeology, and marine life in South America."</span></div>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The '''Santa Elena Peninsula''' is Ecuador's westernmost continental point — bounded by the Gulf of Guayaquil to the south and Santa Elena Bay to the north. Its three cantons — [[Salinas]], [[La Libertad]], and [[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]] — form a continuous urban conurbation that fades outward into fishing hamlets, salt flats, and cliff-edged headlands.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This is not a homogeneous coast. Salinas is Ecuador's premier beach resort, loud with jet-skis and night markets in high season. Fifteen minutes east, La Libertad is workaday and commercial — its Terminal Pesquero one of the most active fishing ports in the country. And inland, the provincial capital Santa Elena guards the '''[[Amantes de Sumpa]]''', the 8,000-year-old lovers who are among the oldest human remains in the Americas.</span>

<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Beyond the conurbation, the peninsula turns quieter: [[Ancón]] preserves British company-town architecture and Ecuador's first oil well. [[Anconcito]] hauls in langosta by dawn light. [[Ballenita]] offers one of the coast's best whale-watching perches from June to September. And [[Punta Blanca]] stretches its white-cliff beach in near-total peace.</span>


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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[Salinas]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ecuador's most famous beach resort. The malecón hums year-round; La Chocolatera merges two ocean currents before your eyes. Best whale watching June–September.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:0.82em; font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a;">La Chocolatera</span>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[La Libertad]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;">La ciudad más grande de la península. Puerto pesquero activo, refinería de petróleo, la terminal terrestre principal y el mercado de mariscos más fresco, sin el ajetreo turístico que lo complique todo.</div>
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<span style="font-size:0.82em; font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a;">Terminal Pesquero</span>
<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:9px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#9a9a9a; display:block;">Experiencia al amanecer</span>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;">Sede de la Universidad UPSE y del museo de los Amantes de Sumpa. El centro cívico y arqueológico de la región — origen de la cultura Las Vegas, la primera de Ecuador.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:14px;">Condiciones actuales en la península — las imágenes se actualizan automáticamente. Haz clic para abrir la transmisión en vivo.</div>

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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:8px; line-height:1.4;">Zona de la bahía de Salinas. Haz clic en la imagen para ver la transmisión en vivo.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#8a8a8a;">Acantilados blancos · Playa de 3.7 km · Ideal para familias</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:6px;">De la Península a Manabí</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75); line-height:1.55; margin-bottom:14px;">Al norte de Salinas, la [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]] (E-15) atraviesa [[Ayangue]], [[Manglaralto]], [[Montañita]], [[Olón]] y más allá — pueblos de surf, caletas de pescadores y promontorios de bosque nublado. La península es el punto de partida, no el destino.</div>
'''[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|→ Guía de la Ruta del Spondylus]]''' &nbsp;·&nbsp; [[Beaches|Playas]] &nbsp;·&nbsp; [[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Cómo moverte]]
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">La península es la extensión más septentrional del sistema desértico de la costa oeste. Limitada al sur por el golfo de Guayaquil y al norte por la bahía de Santa Elena, es una meseta árida con espectaculares acantilados sobre el Pacífico en su borde exterior.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Dos corrientes convergen en La Chocolatera: la fría corriente de Humboldt mantiene el agua clara y rica en nutrientes, mientras que la corriente ecuatorial, más cálida, mantiene el agua agradable para nadar en la costa norte durante todo el año.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Temporada de playa. Salinas a su máxima capacidad. Agua cálida, oleaje tranquilo en el lado de la bahía. Reserva alojamiento con anticipación; los precios prácticamente se duplican entre enero y febrero.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Cooler, windier, fewer tourists, lower prices. Prime [[Whale Watching Season|whale-watching season]] — humpbacks arrive in June and are visible through September from Salinas, Ballenita, and Anconcito.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">6800 BC</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">La '''[[Las Vegas culture|cultura Las Vegas]]''' — el primer asentamiento humano documentado en Ecuador — florece en la península. El cementerio de Sumpa contiene 200 entierros, incluidos los [[Amantes de Sumpa]]: una pareja enterrada cara a cara en un abrazo de 8.000 años.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">Las '''culturas Valdivia, Machalilla y Chorrera''' suceden a Las Vegas. La concha de Spondylus se convierte en un objeto sagrado de intercambio, y da nombre a la moderna [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]], que sigue estas antiguas rutas comerciales.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">1911</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">El pozo '''[[Ancón]] 1''' — el primer pozo petrolero comercial de Ecuador — es perforado por la Anglo-Ecuadorian Oil Company. Ingenieros británicos construyen un campamento cuya arquitectura se conserva hasta hoy, declarado geositio patrimonial.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">1977</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">Las excavaciones de Karen Stothert en Sumpa descubren el cementerio precerámico, consolidándolo como el sitio arqueológico documentado con mayor rigor en Ecuador.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">2007</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">Se crea la '''provincia de Santa Elena''', separándose de Guayas. Los tres cantones obtienen su propia administración provincial por primera vez.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Ballenas Jorobadas</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">De junio a septiembre, mar afuera. Mejor observación desde el Mirador Caracol de Ballenita o en tours en bote desde Salinas.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Colonia permanente en La Lobería, Salinas. La corriente de Humboldt mantiene suficientes reservas de peces para sostener un grupo estable todo el año.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Colonias estacionales en Mar Bravo (Salinas). El mejor avistamiento de aves es temprano en la mañana, en temporada baja.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Bosque Seco Tropical</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">El interior de Ancón conserva un remanente poco común de bosque seco, con aves endémicas y migratorias.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Reservas Marinas</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Los arrecifes cerca de Anconcito albergan sitios de buceo. En Punta Blanca se registran agregaciones estacionales de mantarrayas.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Afloramientos naturales de petróleo en los acantilados de Anconcito, anteriores en milenios a la industria petrolera de Ecuador. Accesibles en marea baja.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#7a7a7a; margin-bottom:16px; line-height:1.55;">Cada actividad enlaza a su propia página con lugares, condiciones, acceso, dificultad y operadores locales.</div>

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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Chulluype (Ballenita), Punta Blanca Espigón break, Mar Bravo — best Dec–Apr</span>
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Salinas beach and Chipipe — calm bay water year-round. Avoid Punta Carnero.</span>
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Rocky reefs near Anconcito, around Farallón Dillon off Ballenita</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Scuba Diving (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Scuba Diving</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Anconcito offshore reefs, Farallón Dillon — operators based in Salinas</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kayaking (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Kayaking</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Salinas bay, calm mornings — rentals on the malecón</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kitesurfing (La Peninsula)|Kitesurf]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Bahía de Salinas — viento constante por la tarde, agua plana del lado de la bahía
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Sailing (La Peninsula)|Vela]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Bahía de Salinas — club de yates y operadores de alquiler en el malecón
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Whale Watching (La Peninsula)|Avistamiento de Ballenas]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Mirador Caracol (Ballenita), acantilados de Anconcito, tours en bote desde Salinas — solo de junio a septiembre
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Fishing (La Peninsula)|Pesca]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Pesca desde la orilla en cualquier punto de la costa; pesca en bote desde Anconcito y el puerto de La Libertad
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Deep Sea Fishing (La Peninsula)|Pesca de Altura]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Botes chárter desde el malecón de Salinas — marlín, dorado y atún mar adentro
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Stand-Up Paddleboarding (La Peninsula)|Paddleboard (SUP)]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Bahía de Salinas, mañanas tranquilas antes de que se levante el viento
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Windsurfing (La Peninsula)|Windsurf]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Bahía de Salinas — mismas condiciones que el kitesurf, con menos gente
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Bodyboarding (La Peninsula)|Bodyboard]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Chulluype, Punta Blanca — las mismas rompientes que el surf, con menor exigencia
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Salinas malecón (4 km flat), coastal road Salinas–La Libertad, Ancón cliff paths</span>
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Coastal road between Salinas and La Libertad, malecón — best before 8am</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Hiking (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Hiking</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Acantilados de Ancón y senderos de bosque seco, sendero del promontorio de Punta Carnero
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Horseback Riding (La Peninsula)|Cabalgatas]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Punta Blanca beach at low tide, outskirts of Santa Elena canton</span>
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Malecón de Salinas — redes permanentes, partidos improvisados casi todas las tardes en temporada alta
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Football / Soccer (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Football / Soccer</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Every town has a pitch — La Libertad and Santa Elena have the largest</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Yoga (La Peninsula)|Yoga]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Studios in Salinas, occasional beach sessions on the malecón</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Skateboarding (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skateboarding</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Malecón de La Libertad, malecón de Salinas — pavimento liso y plano
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kite Flying (La Peninsula)|Volar Cometas]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Cualquier playa abierta — el viento de la tarde en el lado de la bahía es confiable de junio a noviembre
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Slacklining (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Slacklining</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Salinas beach — trees near the malecón, bring your own line</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Inline Skating (La Peninsula)|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Inline Skating</span>]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Salinas malecón — best stretch of flat pavement on the peninsula</span>
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Walking the Dog (La Peninsula)|Pasear al Perro]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Early morning on any beach before vendors arrive — Chipipe is quietest</span>
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Bosque seco de Ancón (aves endémicas y migratorias), salares de Ecuasal en Mar Bravo (flamencos de jun. a nov.), Farallón Dillon (aves marinas)
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| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Acantilados de Ancón — térmicas frente al promontorio, operadores con sede en Salinas
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Whale Watching (La Peninsula)|Avistamiento de Ballenas]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Mirador Caracol (Ballenita), acantilados de Anconcito, tours en bote desde Salinas — solo de junio a septiembre
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Tide Pool Exploring (La Peninsula)|Exploración de Piscinas de Marea]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Acantilados de betún de Anconcito y rocas de Punta Carnero en marea baja
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Fossil Hunting (La Peninsula)|Búsqueda de Fósiles]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Acantilados de betún de Anconcito — fósiles marinos en capas sedimentarias, acceso en marea baja
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Stargazing (La Peninsula)|Observación de Estrellas]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Extremo oeste de Salinas, Punta Blanca, acantilados de Ancón — frente al océano abierto, con mínima contaminación lumínica
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Photography (La Peninsula)|Fotografía]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | El puerto de Anconcito al amanecer, la arquitectura de época británica de Ancón, los flamencos de Ecuasal en Mar Bravo (Salinas), Farallón Dillon
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Rock Climbing (La Peninsula)|Escalada en Roca]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Paredes rocosas de Ancón — rutas naturales, sin líneas con anclajes establecidas, trae tu propio equipo
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Camping (La Peninsula)|Camping]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Punta Blanca — camping informal en la playa, sin instalaciones
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Geocaching (La Peninsula)|Geocaching]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Cachés activos alrededor de Salinas y La Libertad — consulta geocaching.com para ver los listados actuales
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Sandboarding (La Peninsula)|Sandboard]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Zonas de dunas cerca de Chanduy — pregunta localmente por los sitios accesibles actualmente
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Guayaquil (~2 hr)</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dec–May</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">High beach season. Best swimming. [[Carnival en Salinas|Carnival]] in February.</span></span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Jun–Sep</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Whale Watching Season|Humpback whales]] offshore. Cooler, fewer crowds, lower prices.</span></span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Oct 7</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Santa Elena Provincialization Day]] — the province's biggest civic holiday.</span></span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dec 22</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">[[Cantonización de Salinas]] — week of festivities &amp; aquatic races.</span></span>
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* [[Hospitals & Clinics|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Hospitals &amp; Clinics</span>]]
* [[Police & Security|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Police &amp; Security</span>]]
* [[Pharmacies on Duty|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Pharmacies on duty</span>]]
* [[Emergency Contacts|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Full directory</span>]]
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Year-round</span></span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Running, cycling, fishing, sea lions at La Lobería.</span></span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Dawn</span></span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Anconcito port. Not an activity. Just go once.</span></span>
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<div style="font-size:18px; width:34px; height:34px; background:#e0f4fa; border-radius:50%; text-align:center; line-height:34px; flex-shrink:0;">🏛️</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[Amantes de Sumpa|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Amantes de Sumpa Museum</span>]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">8,000-year-old couple in an embrace. Free entry.</span></div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[La Chocolatera]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Two currents meet at Ecuador's westernmost tip. Free entry.</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:18px; width:34px; height:34px; background:#e0f4fa; border-radius:50%; text-align:center; line-height:34px; flex-shrink:0;">🛢️</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[Ancón|<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ancón Heritage Site</span>]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Ecuador's first oil well (1911) &amp; British company-town.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Humpbacks June–September. Best viewpoints listed.</span></div>
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