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<div style="font-size:2.8em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.05; margin-bottom:10px; letter-spacing:-0.5px;">ECUA<span style="color:#7dd3f0;">WIKI</span></div>
<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;">The Living Guide to the Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus</div>


<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:1em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.72); max-width:640px; margin-bottom:10px; line-height:1.7;">You just arrived. Or you're thinking about it. Or you've been here three years and still can't figure out how the bus system works. <strong style="color:#ffffff;">This wiki is for all of you.</strong></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:0.9em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.55); max-width:600px; margin-bottom:26px; line-height:1.65;">EcuaWiki covers the <strong style="color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);">Santa Elena Peninsula</strong> and the <strong style="color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);">Ruta del Spondylus</strong> coast — written by residents, for residents. No ads. No algorithms. Just people who live here sharing what they know.</div>
<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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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:1.05em; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:4px;">New to the Peninsula?</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.87em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:14px;">Here are the five things most newcomers need to sort out first. The wiki has a page for each one.</div>
 
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.82em; color:#003d5c;">[[Cédulas|Get your cédula]]</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.82em; color:#003d5c;">[[ATM & Banking|Open a bank account]]</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.82em; color:#003d5c;">[[Internet Service Providers|Get internet]]</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.82em; color:#003d5c;">[[Medical Services|Find a doctor]]</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.82em; color:#003d5c;">[[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Learn the buses]]</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; margin-bottom:6px;">Portal</div>
<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 (City)|Santa Elena]]<br/>[[Ballenita]] · [[Ancón]] · [[Anconcito]]<br/>[[Punta Blanca]] · [[Baños de San Vicente]]</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px;">[[Portal:Peninsula|🌊 The Peninsula]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.84em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:12px;">Three cantons, dozens of fishing villages, 8,000 years of history, and the most diverse stretch of Pacific coast in Ecuador.</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.81em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.9;">→ [[Salinas]] · [[La Libertad]] · [[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]]<br/>→ [[Ballenita]] · [[Ancón]] · [[Anconcito]] · [[Punta Blanca]]<br/>→ [[Amantes de Sumpa]] · [[La Chocolatera]]</div>
<div style="margin-top:13px;"><span style="background:#003d5c; color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.81em; font-weight:bold; padding:6px 14px; border-radius:3px;">[[Portal:Peninsula|Open portal →]]</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:1.2em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px;">[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|🏄 Ruta del Spondylus]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.84em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:12px;">The coastal highway north — surf towns, fishing coves, cloud-forest headlands, and some of the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador.</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.81em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.9;">→ [[Ayangue]] · [[Manglaralto]] · [[Montañita]] · [[Olón]]<br/>→ [[Curia]] · [[San José]] · [[Las Nuñez]] · [[Ayampe]]<br/>→ [[La Entrada]] · [[La Rinconada]] · [[Las Tunas]]</div>
<div style="margin-top:13px;"><span style="background:#0093c4; color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.81em; font-weight:bold; padding:6px 14px; border-radius:3px;">[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Open portal →]]</span></div>
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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 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>
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<span style="background:#0093c4; color:#ffffff; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; font-weight:bold; padding:8px 18px; border-radius:3px; display:inline-block;">[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Explore the Route →]]</span>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#7a7a7a; margin-bottom:14px; line-height:1.55;">The paperwork, the systems, and the things nobody explains to you when you arrive. These are the most-used practical pages on the wiki.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.83em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2;">[[Visas]]<br/>[[Cédulas]]<br/>[[Drivers Licenses]]<br/>[[Residency]]</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.83em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2;">[[ATM & Banking|Banking &amp; ATMs]]<br/>[[Taxes]]<br/>[[Paying Utilities]]<br/>[[Shipping & Couriers]]</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.83em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:2;">[[Property Laws]]<br/>[[Customs/Aduana]]<br/>[[Government Entities]]<br/>[[Legal Services]]</div>
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<span style="font-size:16px; margin-right:7px;">🚍</span>'''[[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Public Transport]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:23px;">Routes, fares, Terminal Sumpa</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:23px;">Fair prices, which apps work</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:23px;">Apartments, real estate, tips</div>
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| style="padding:8px 14px; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | [[Carnival en Salinas]] — the peninsula's biggest street celebration.
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| style="padding:8px 14px; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | [[Santa Elena Provincialization Day]] — the province's most important civic holiday.
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* [[Hospitals & Clinics|Hospitals &amp; Clinics]]
* [[Police & Security|Police &amp; Security]]
* [[Pharmacies on Duty|Farmacias de Turno]]
* [[Emergency Contacts|Full directory →]]
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A rough order for getting settled:
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<div style="padding:5px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;">2. [[Cédulas|Get your cédula]]</div>
<div style="padding:5px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;">3. [[Rental Housing Guide|Find housing]]</div>
<div style="padding:5px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;">4. [[ATM & Banking|Open a bank account]]</div>
<div style="padding:5px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;">5. [[Internet Service Providers|Get internet set up]]</div>
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The Living Guide to the Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus
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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.


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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.
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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.
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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.


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