La Libertad - Revision history

Este-fan: Engagement design: header, Did-you-know card, Keep-exploring cards and Up-next banner

2026-10-22T07:16:25Z

Engagement design: header, Did-you-know card, Keep-exploring cards and Up-next banner

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	''Source: PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019, pp. 25–40, 100–101; 2024–2030, pp. 51–80.''		''Source: PDOT La Libertad 2014–2019, pp. 25–40, 100–101; 2024–2030, pp. 51–80.''


			{{EW dyk\|emoji=🚌\|…a bus runs from Terminal Sumpa all the way to Chanduy?\|page=Chanduy\|cta=Discover Chanduy →}}

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			{{EW explore\|Santa Elena (City)\|Linea 13\|Linea 7\|Anconcito\|Ballenita\|Montañita}}
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Este-fan: Move link box next to the infrastructure callout

2026-10-22T05:40:43Z

Move link box next to the infrastructure callout

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	<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>		<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>
			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

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	<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

	[[Category:Cantons]]		[[Category:Cantons]]
	[[Category:La Libertad]]		[[Category:La Libertad]]
	[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]		[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]

Este-fan: Links to new province pages

2026-10-22T05:38:32Z

Links to new province pages

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			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">'''Good to know:''' how this canton compares with its neighbours in [[Santa Elena Province in Numbers]], and seasonal rain, tsunami zones and fires in [[Natural Hazards on the Peninsula]].</div>

	[[Category:Cantons]]		[[Category:Cantons]]
	[[Category:La Libertad]]		[[Category:La Libertad]]
	[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]		[[Category:Santa Elena Province]]

Este-fan: Add early history and name origin, people & neighbourhoods, climate & nature, economy in numbers; correct refinery details (Petroecuador, 45,000 bbl/day) — from the La Libertad PDOTs 2014–2019 and 2024–2030

2026-10-22T05:30:57Z

Add early history and name origin, people & neighbourhoods, climate & nature, economy in numbers; correct refinery details (Petroecuador, 45,000 bbl/day) — from the La Libertad PDOTs 2014–2019 and 2024–2030

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 <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Two sectors remain in dispute with Salinas: '''Velasco Ibarra''' (interior) and '''Balcones de Carolina / Puerto Lucía''' (coastal). La Libertad's 1998 urban delimitation ordinance incorporated both; Salinas's 2005 municipal council resolution did too. The conflict remains active.</div>
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-<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.65;">The '''Refinería La Libertad''' (also known as the Península refinery) is a petroleum refinery processing crude extracted from the Santa Elena Peninsula's oil fields, which have been in continuous production since the early twentieth century. The refinery is one of Ecuador's smaller refineries by capacity but has historical significance as part of the country's oldest oil-producing region.
+<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.65;">The '''Refinería La Libertad''' (also known as the Península refinery) is a petroleum refinery run by Petroecuador. It opened in 1929 under Anglo Ecuadorian Oilfields, making gasoline and kerosene sold as "Chimborazo" as far as northern Peru and southern Colombia. Today its three refining units process about 45,000 barrels a day — mostly crude piped from the Amazon — supplying Santa Elena, Guayas, part of Manabí and the Galápagos. Products leave by sea terminal, pipeline (to Pascuales and Manta) and undersea line. See [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula]].
-The refinery and associated pipeline infrastructure are operated by '''PacifPetrol''' (formerly CEPE/Petroecuador subsidiary operations in the region). The presence of the refinery and its supporting industry — maintenance workers, transport, chemical supply — makes a meaningful contribution to La Libertad's formal employment base, distinguishing it from the more informally-employed economies of its neighbours.
+The surrounding oil field (the Gustavo Galindo Velasco block) is operated by '''Pacifpetrol'''; 242 of its wells lie within La Libertad, of which only 7 were producing in 2024. The presence of the refinery and its supporting industry — maintenance workers, transport, chemical supply — makes a meaningful contribution to La Libertad's formal employment base, distinguishing it from the more informally-employed economies of its neighbours.
 The oil infrastructure creates land-use conflicts across the peninsula: a number of informal settlements in both La Libertad and Salinas have been built over or adjacent to active oil wells and pipelines, creating safety risks that municipal planning documents identify as a high priority problem.</div>
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 See '''[[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Public Transportation]]''' for routes, fares, and schedules.

Este-fan: Link How the Peninsula Works and the new infrastructure pages

2026-10-22T05:23:55Z

Link How the Peninsula Works and the new infrastructure pages

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	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#8a8a8a; font-style:italic; margin-top:8px;">Note: specific addresses and current operating details should be verified locally — this is a community wiki and information may change.</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#8a8a8a; font-style:italic; margin-top:8px;">Note: specific addresses and current operating details should be verified locally — this is a community wiki and information may change.</div>


			<div style="margin:24px 0; padding:14px 18px; background:#eef6fb; border-left:4px solid #0093c4; border-radius:6px;">💡 '''Ever wondered how the peninsula works?''' Where the tap water comes from, where the rubbish goes and who keeps the lights on — it's all in [[How the Peninsula Works]]. Details: [[Water Supply on the Peninsula\|water]], [[Sewage and Wastewater on the Peninsula\|sewage]], [[Rubbish and Recycling on the Peninsula\|rubbish]], [[Electricity on the Peninsula\|electricity]], [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula\|oil]].</div>

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Este-fan: Fixes from the La Libertad PDOTs: cantonized 14 April 1993 (RO 168) from Salinas canton, population 112,247 (INEC 2022), area ~25 km²; new In Numbers and Utilities & Transport sections with the official bus-line list

2026-10-22T02:48:37Z

Fixes from the La Libertad PDOTs: cantonized 14 April 1993 (RO 168) from Salinas canton, population 112,247 (INEC 2022), area ~25 km²; new In Numbers and Utilities & Transport sections with the official bus-line list

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Este-fan at 14:40, 5 August 2026

2026-08-05T14:40:50Z

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	\| Hospital Dr. Rafael Serrano López is the main public hospital serving the ~~peninsula~~. Several private clinics are also concentrated in La Libertad.		\| Hospital Dr. Rafael Serrano López is the main public hospital serving the La Libertad. Several private clinics are also concentrated in La Libertad.
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Este-fan at 18:27, 4 August 2026

2026-08-04T18:27:02Z

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	<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</span></div>		<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports and it also has an oil refinery producing ~~close to~~ 20% of Ecuador's fuel needs.</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports and it also has an oil refinery producing around 20% of Ecuador's fuel needs.</div>

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	'''La Libertad''' is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Santa Elena Peninsula — a dense, workaday urban centre wedged between [[Salinas]] to the west and [[Santa Elena (City)\|Santa Elena]] to the east, forming a continuous conurbation with both. It was elevated to canton status on '''2 April 1993''', separating from Santa Elena canton, though its boundary with Salinas — particularly in the Velasco Ibarra and Puerto Lucía (Balcones de Carolina) sectors — has remained legally disputed to this day.		'''La Libertad''' is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Santa Elena Peninsula — a dense, workaday urban centre wedged between [[Salinas]] to the west and [[Santa Elena (City)\|Santa Elena]] to the east, forming a continuous conurbation with both. It was elevated to canton status on '''2 April 1993''', separating from Santa Elena canton, though its boundary with Salinas — particularly in the Velasco Ibarra and Puerto Lucía (Balcones de Carolina) sectors — has remained legally disputed to this day.

	Unlike its neighbours, La Libertad has no significant beach tourism economy. Its identity is built around commerce, transport, fishing, and petroleum. The '''Terminal Pesquero''' handles one of the highest fish landing volumes on Ecuador's coast. The '''Refinería La Libertad''' processes crude from the peninsula's oil fields~~. The main bus terminal connects the entire peninsula to Guayaquil and the rest of the country~~. And its markets — particularly the fish market at dawn — are among the most authentic commercial experiences on the coast.		Unlike its neighbours, La Libertad has no significant beach tourism economy. Its identity is built around commerce, transport, fishing, and petroleum. The '''Terminal Pesquero''' handles one of the highest fish landing volumes on Ecuador's coast. The '''Refinería La Libertad''' processes crude from the peninsula's oil fields. And its markets — particularly the fish market at dawn — are among the most authentic commercial experiences on the coast.

	For residents of Salinas and Santa Elena, La Libertad is simply where you go to get things done.		For residents of Salinas and Santa Elena, La Libertad is simply where you go to get things done.
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	La Libertad is easy to reach. The peninsula's main intercity bus terminal is in [[Ballenita]] (Terminal Sumpa), one stop east — buses from Guayaquil arrive there approximately every 30 minutes throughout the day, journey time around 2 hours via the E-40. From Ballenita, La Libertad is a short taxi or local bus ride west; Salinas is a further 10–15 minutes.		La Libertad is easy to reach. The peninsula's main intercity bus terminal is in [[Ballenita]] (Terminal Sumpa), one stop east — buses from Guayaquil arrive there approximately every 20 minutes throughout the day, journey time around 2 hours via the E-40. From Ballenita, La Libertad is a short taxi or local bus ride west; Salinas is a further 10–15 minutes.

	Within La Libertad, taxis are the practical way to move around. The city is compact enough to walk between the terminal, the market, and the malecón but the heat and density make taxis preferable for most people.		Within La Libertad, taxis are the practical way to move around. The city is compact enough to walk between the terminal, the market, and the malecón but the heat and density make taxis preferable for most people.

Este-fan at 18:21, 4 August 2026

2026-08-04T18:21:00Z

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	<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</span></div>		<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports and oil refinery.</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports and it also has an oil refinery producing close to 20% of Ecuador's fuel needs.</div>

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Este-fan at 18:19, 4 August 2026

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	<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</span></div>		<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">La Libertad <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Canton</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports~~, an~~ oil refinery~~, and the bus terminal that connects everything to Guayaquil~~.</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;">The commercial and industrial heart of the Santa Elena Peninsula. No beach resort, no tourist scene — just the largest city on the peninsula, one of Ecuador's busiest fishing ports and oil refinery.</div>

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	<div style="font-size:1.6em; font-weight:bold; color:#7dd3f0; line-height:1;">~100K</div>		<div style="font-size:1.6em; font-weight:bold; color:#7dd3f0; line-height:1;">~100K</div>
	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.5px; text-transform:uppercase; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.45); margin-top:2px;">Residents</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:1.5px; text-transform:uppercase; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.45); margin-top:2px;">Residents</div>