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= Welcome to EcuaWiki =
 
''The Living Guide to Salinas and the Santa Elena Province''
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:620px; line-height:1.7;">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.</div>
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=== 🌴 About EcuaWiki ===
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'''EcuaWiki''' is a collaborative documentation project dedicated to providing essential information for residents, visitors, and those relocating to the Santa Elena Province. Founded and maintained by [[User:Stephan Kleeblatt|Stephan Kleeblatt]], community participation is vital to keeping this resource current.


* '''Status:''' This is a ''Work in Progress''. We appreciate your help in building this library!
* '''Support:''' If you find this useful, please visit the [[How to donate]] page to help keep the site online.


=== 📍 Major Portals ===
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'''The Urban Core:'''
* [[Salinas]] & [[La Libertad]]
* [[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]]
* [[Ballenita]] & [[Punta Blanca]]
* [[Ancon]] (Historic Oil Town)
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'''The Coastal Adventure:'''
* [[Ayangue]] (The "Blue Pool")
* [[Montañita]] (Surf & Nightlife)
* [[Olón]] & [[San José]]
* [[Ayampe]] (Nature & Yoga)
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=== 🛠️ The How-To Portal ===
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Explore the [[How-to Portal]] for the "hard" side of living in Ecuador:
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* '''Paperwork:''' [[Visas]], [[Cedulas]], and [[Drivers Licenses]].
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* '''Finance:''' [[Taxes]], [[Banking]], and [[Paying Utilities]].
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* '''Legal:''' [[Property Laws]], [[Customs/Aduana]], and [[Government Entities]].
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<div style="font-size:1.35em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:10px; line-height:1.2;">[[Portal:Peninsula|The Peninsula]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:20px;">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.</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2; margin-bottom:22px;">Salinas · La Libertad · Santa Elena<br/>Ballenita · Ancón · Anconcito<br/>Punta Blanca · Baños de San Vicente</div>


=== 📅 Events & Community ===
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* [https://events.ecuawiki.com '''Upcoming Events & Workshops'''] – Local happenings and learning opportunities.
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* '''[[Community Hub]]''' – Join the discussion and see what articles need your expertise.
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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|Ruta del Spondylus]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:20px;">The coastal highway north of the peninsula. A chain of surf towns, fishing coves, cloud-forest headlands, and some of the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador, running toward Manabí.</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2; margin-bottom:22px;">Ayangue · Manglaralto · Montañita<br/>Olón · Curia · San José · Ayampe<br/>La Rinconada · Las Tunas</div>


=== 📱 Join the Community ===
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Get the latest updates in real-time:
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* 🎥 [https://youtube.com/@YourChannel '''YouTube Channel''']
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.65; margin-bottom:20px;">The paperwork, the systems, and the things nobody explains to you when you arrive. Visas, cédulas, banking, internet, medical services — written by people who figured it out the hard way.</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2; margin-bottom:22px;">Visas · Cédulas · Residency<br/>Banking · Medical Services<br/>Internet · Taxis · Couriers</div>


=== 🚑 Emergency Links ===
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* '''General Emergency:''' 911
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 26 March 2026


The Living Guide to the Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus
ECUAWIKI
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.


🌊
Portal
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.
Salinas · La Libertad · Santa Elena
Ballenita · Ancón · Anconcito
Punta Blanca · Baños de San Vicente
🏄
Portal
The coastal highway north of the peninsula. A chain of surf towns, fishing coves, cloud-forest headlands, and some of the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador, running toward Manabí.
Ayangue · Manglaralto · Montañita
Olón · Curia · San José · Ayampe
La Rinconada · Las Tunas
📋
Portal
The paperwork, the systems, and the things nobody explains to you when you arrive. Visas, cédulas, banking, internet, medical services — written by people who figured it out the hard way.
Visas · Cédulas · Residency
Banking · Medical Services
Internet · Taxis · Couriers


EcuaWiki — Founded and maintained by Stephan Kleeblatt. Community-contributed · Free · Ad-free · Active.
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