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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 Peninsula

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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Ruta del Spondylus

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.

Explore the Route →

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How-to Guides

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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 <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-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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 <div style="font-size:1.35em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:10px; line-height:1.2;">[[Portal:How-to Guides|How-to Guides]]</div>
 <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/>[[ATM & Banking|Banking]] · [[Medical Services]]<br/>[[Internet Service Providers|Internet]] · [[Taxis and Taxi Apps|Taxis]] · [[Shipping & Couriers|Couriers]]</div>
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