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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.45); margin-bottom:12px;"><translate><!--T:2--> The Living Guide to the Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus</translate></div>

<div style="font-size:2.9em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.05; margin-bottom:14px; letter-spacing:-0.5px;">ECUA<span style="color:#7dd3f0;">WIKI</span></div>

<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1.15em; color:#7dd3f0; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:10px;"><translate> Welcome to the friendliest corner of the Ecuadorian coast! 🌎</translate></div>

<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:640px; line-height:1.7;"><translate><!--T:3--> A community-run guide to the Santa Elena coast of Ecuador — written by residents, for residents and visitors alike. Choose where you want to go.</translate></div>

<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:640px; line-height:1.7; margin-top:10px;"><translate> Whether you are planning your first visit, settling in for good, or just curious about this beautiful stretch of Pacific coast, you are in the right place. Dive in and explore!</translate></div>

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<div style="font-size:1.35em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:10px; line-height:1.2;">[[Portal:Peninsula|<translate><!--T:5--> The Peninsula</translate>]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:20px;"><translate><!--T:6--> The westernmost point of mainland Ecuador. Three cities, dozens of fishing villages, eight thousand years of human history, and the most diverse stretch of Pacific coast in the country.</translate></div>
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<div style="font-size:1.35em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:10px; line-height:1.2;">[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|<translate><!--T:10--> Ruta del Spondylus</translate>]]</div>
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