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<div style="font-size:2.4em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1; margin-bottom:10px;">The Santa Elena <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:normal; color:#7dd3f0;">Peninsula</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 westernmost point of mainland Ecuador β€” where the Pacific shapes eight thousand years of human history, three cities, and dozens of fishing communities unlike anywhere else in South America.</div>
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The '''Santa Elena Peninsula''' is Ecuador's westernmost continental point β€” bounded by the Gulf of Guayaquil to the south and Santa Elena Bay to the north. Its three cantons β€” [[Salinas]], [[La Libertad]], and [[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]] β€” form a continuous urban conurbation that fades outward into fishing hamlets, salt flats, and cliff-edged headlands.
This is not a homogeneous coast. Salinas is Ecuador's premier beach resort, loud with jet-skis and night markets in high season. Fifteen minutes east, La Libertad is workaday and commercial β€” its Terminal Pesquero one of the most active fishing ports in the country. And inland, the provincial capital Santa Elena guards the '''[[Amantes de Sumpa]]''', the 8,000-year-old lovers who are among the oldest human remains in the Americas.
Beyond the conurbation, the peninsula turns quieter: [[AncΓ³n]] preserves British company-town architecture and Ecuador's first oil well. [[Anconcito]] hauls in langosta by dawn light. [[Ballenita]] offers one of the coast's best whale-watching perches from June to September. And [[Punta Blanca]] stretches its white-cliff beach in near-total peace.
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#7a7a7a; margin-bottom:14px;">Politically separated but physically merged β€” each with its own character, economy, and reason to be here.</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[Salinas]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;">Ecuador's most famous beach resort. The malecΓ³n hums year-round; La Chocolatera merges two ocean currents before your eyes. Best whale watching June–September.</div>
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<span style="font-size:0.82em; font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a;">La Chocolatera</span>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[La Libertad]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;">The peninsula's largest city. Active fishing port, oil refinery, the main bus terminal, and the freshest seafood market β€” without a tourist scene to complicate things.</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:7px;">[[Santa Elena (City)|Santa Elena]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.82em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.55;">Home to UPSE university and the Amantes de Sumpa museum. The region's civic and archaeological center β€” origin of Las Vegas culture, the first in Ecuador.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:14px;">Current conditions on the peninsula β€” images refresh automatically. Click to open the live feed.</div>
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<div style="font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px;">Salinas San Lorenzo / Paco Illescas</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#8a8a8a;">Whale viewpoints Β· FarallΓ³n Dillon Β· Surf</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#8a8a8a;">First oil well Β· British architecture Β· Cliffs</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#8a8a8a;">White cliffs Β· 3.7 km beach Β· Family-friendly</div>
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<div style="font-size:1.1em; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:6px;">From the Peninsula to ManabΓ­</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:rgba(255,255,255,0.75); line-height:1.55; margin-bottom:14px;">North of Salinas, the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]] (E-15) runs through [[Ayangue]], [[Manglaralto]], [[MontaΓ±ita]], [[OlΓ³n]], and beyond β€” surf towns, fishing coves, and cloud-forest headlands. The peninsula is the departure point, not the destination.</div>
'''[[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|β†’ Ruta del Spondylus guide]]''' &nbsp;Β·&nbsp; [[Beaches|Beaches]] &nbsp;Β·&nbsp; [[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Getting around]]
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">The peninsula is the northernmost extension of the West Coast desert system. Bounded south by the Gulf of Guayaquil and north by Santa Elena Bay β€” an arid plateau with dramatic Pacific cliffs on the outer edge.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Two currents converge at La Chocolatera: the cold Humboldt Current keeps water clear and nutrient-rich; the warmer equatorial current keeps swimming comfortable on the northern shore year-round.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Beach season. Salinas at capacity. Warm water, calm surf on the bay side. Book accommodation early; prices roughly double January to February.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.86em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.6;">Cooler, windier, fewer tourists, lower prices. Prime [[Whale Watching Season|whale-watching season]] β€” humpbacks arrive in June and are visible through September from Salinas, Ballenita, and Anconcito.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">6800 BC</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">'''[[Las Vegas culture]]''' β€” the first documented human settlement in Ecuador β€” flourishes on the peninsula. The Sumpa cemetery contains 200 burials, including the [[Amantes de Sumpa]]: a couple buried facing each other in an 8,000-year embrace.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">'''Valdivia, Machalilla, and Chorrera cultures''' succeed Las Vegas. The Spondylus shell becomes a sacred trade item, giving name to the modern [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]] that follows these ancient exchange routes.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">'''[[AncΓ³n]] 1''' β€” Ecuador's first commercial oil well β€” is drilled by the Anglo-Ecuadorian Oil Company. British engineers build a company town whose architecture still stands today, a designated heritage geosite.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.75em; font-weight:bold; color:#0093c4; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-bottom:2px;">1977</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">Karen Stothert's excavations at Sumpa uncover the pre-ceramic cemetery, establishing it as the most meticulously documented archaeological site in Ecuador.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.88em; color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.55;">'''Santa Elena Province''' is created, separating from Guayas. The three cantons gain their own provincial administration for the first time.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">June–September offshore. Best from Ballenita's Mirador Caracol or Salinas boat tours.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Year-round colony at La LoberΓ­a, Salinas. The Humboldt Current keeps fish stocks rich enough to sustain a permanent group.</div>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Seasonal colonies in Mar Bravo(Salinas). Best birdwatching early morning in low season.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Tropical Dry Forest</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">AncΓ³n's interior preserves a rare dry forest remnant with endemic and migratory birds.</div>
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<div style="font-size:20px; margin-bottom:6px;">🐠</div>
<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Marine Reserves</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Reefs near Anconcito support dive sites. Punta Blanca sees seasonal manta ray aggregations.</div>
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<div style="font-size:20px; margin-bottom:6px;">🫧</div>
<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#1d6b40; margin-bottom:3px;">Bitumen Seeps</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.8em; color:#6a6a6a; line-height:1.5;">Natural oil seeps on the Anconcito cliffs, predating Ecuador's oil industry by millennia. Accessible at low tide.</div>
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<span style="font-size:1.25em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; white-space:nowrap;">Outdoor Activities</span>
<span style="flex:1; height:1px; background:#d0dce8; display:block;"></span>
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<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.85em; color:#7a7a7a; margin-bottom:16px; line-height:1.55;">Each activity links to its own page with spots, conditions, access, difficulty, and local operators.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.9em; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom:2px solid #0093c4;">🌊 Water</div>
{| style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.87em; margin-bottom:20px;"
! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 10px 5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5; width:30%;" | Activity
! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;" | Where on the peninsula
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Surfing (La Peninsula)|Surfing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Chulluype (Ballenita), Punta Blanca EspigΓ³n break, Mar Bravo β€” best Dec–Apr
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Swimming (La Peninsula)|Swimming]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas beach and Chipipe β€” calm bay water year-round. Avoid Punta Carnero.
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Snorkeling (La Peninsula)|Snorkeling]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Rocky reefs near Anconcito, around FarallΓ³n Dillon off Ballenita
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Scuba Diving (La Peninsula)|Scuba Diving]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Anconcito offshore reefs, FarallΓ³n Dillon β€” operators based in Salinas
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kayaking (La Peninsula)|Kayaking]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas bay, calm mornings β€” rentals on the malecΓ³n
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kitesurfing (La Peninsula)|Kitesurfing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas bay β€” consistent afternoon wind, flat water on the bay side
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Sailing (La Peninsula)|Sailing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas Bay β€” yacht club and charter operators on the malecΓ³n
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Whale Watching (La Peninsula)|Whale Watching]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Mirador Caracol (Ballenita), Anconcito cliffs, boat tours from Salinas β€” Jun–Sep only
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Fishing (La Peninsula)|Fishing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Shore fishing anywhere on the coast; boat fishing from Anconcito and La Libertad port
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Deep Sea Fishing (La Peninsula)|Deep Sea Fishing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Charter boats from Salinas malecΓ³n β€” marlin, dorado, tuna offshore
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Stand-Up Paddleboarding (La Peninsula)|Stand-Up Paddleboarding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas bay, calm mornings before the wind picks up
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Windsurfing (La Peninsula)|Windsurfing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas bay β€” same conditions as kitesurfing, less crowded
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Bodyboarding (La Peninsula)|Bodyboarding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Chulluype, Punta Blanca β€” same breaks as surfing, smaller commitment
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.9em; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom:2px solid #0093c4;">πŸƒ Land</div>
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! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 10px 5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5; width:30%;" | Activity
! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;" | Where on the peninsula
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Running (La Peninsula)|Running]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas malecΓ³n (4 km flat), coastal road Salinas–La Libertad, AncΓ³n cliff paths
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Cycling (La Peninsula)|Cycling]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Coastal road between Salinas and La Libertad, malecΓ³n β€” best before 8am
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Hiking (La Peninsula)|Hiking]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | AncΓ³n cliffs and dry forest trails, Punta Carnero headland path
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Horseback Riding (La Peninsula)|Horseback Riding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Punta Blanca beach at low tide, outskirts of Santa Elena canton
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Beach Volleyball (La Peninsula)|Beach Volleyball]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas malecΓ³n β€” permanent nets, pickup games most evenings in high season
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Football / Soccer (La Peninsula)|Football / Soccer]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Every town has a pitch β€” La Libertad and Santa Elena have the largest
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Yoga (La Peninsula)|Yoga]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Studios in Salinas, occasional beach sessions on the malecΓ³n
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Skateboarding (La Peninsula)|Skateboarding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | La Libertad malecΓ³n, Salinas seafront β€” smooth pavement, flat
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Kite Flying (La Peninsula)|Kite Flying]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Any open beach β€” afternoon wind on the bay side is reliable Jun–Nov
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Slacklining (La Peninsula)|Slacklining]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas beach β€” trees near the malecΓ³n, bring your own line
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Inline Skating (La Peninsula)|Inline Skating]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Salinas malecΓ³n β€” best stretch of flat pavement on the peninsula
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Walking the Dog (La Peninsula)|Walking the Dog]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Early morning on any beach before vendors arrive β€” Chipipe is quietest
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.9em; color:#003d5c; margin-bottom:8px; padding-bottom:5px; border-bottom:2px solid #0093c4;">🌿 Nature &amp; Other</div>
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! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 10px 5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5; width:30%;" | Activity
! style="text-align:left; padding:5px 0; color:#7a7a7a; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:1px solid #e8eef5;" | Where on the peninsula
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Birdwatching (La Peninsula)|Birdwatching]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | AncΓ³n dry forest (endemic & migratory), Ecuasal salt flats in Mar Bravo (flamingos Jun–Nov), FarallΓ³n Dillon (seabirds)
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Paragliding (La Peninsula)|Paragliding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | AncΓ³n cliffs β€” thermals off the headland, operators based in Salinas
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Whale Watching (La Peninsula)|Whale Watching]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Mirador Caracol (Ballenita), Anconcito cliffs, boat tours from Salinas β€” Jun–Sep only
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Tide Pool Exploring (La Peninsula)|Tide Pool Exploring]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Anconcito bitumen cliffs and Punta Carnero rocks at low tide
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Fossil Hunting (La Peninsula)|Fossil Hunting]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Anconcito bitumen cliffs β€” marine fossils in sedimentary layers, low tide access
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Stargazing (La Peninsula)|Stargazing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | West end of Salinas, Punta Blanca, AncΓ³n cliffs β€” faces open ocean, minimal light pollution
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Photography (La Peninsula)|Photography]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Anconcito port at dawn, AncΓ³n British-era architecture, Ecuasal flamingos in Mar Bravo (Salinas), FarallΓ³n Dillon
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Rock Climbing (La Peninsula)|Rock Climbing]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | AncΓ³n cliff faces β€” natural routes, no established bolted lines, bring your own gear
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Camping (La Peninsula)|Camping]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Punta Blanca β€” informal beach camping, no facilities
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Geocaching (La Peninsula)|Geocaching]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Active caches around Salinas and La Libertad β€” check geocaching.com for current listings
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| style="padding:7px 10px 7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; vertical-align:top;" | [[Sandboarding (La Peninsula)|Sandboarding]]
| style="padding:7px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f4f8; color:#4a4a4a; vertical-align:top;" | Dune areas near Chanduy β€” ask locally for current accessible spots
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<span style="font-size:1.25em; font-weight:bold; color:#003d5c; white-space:nowrap;">Living &amp; Getting Around</span>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">🚍</span>'''[[Understanding Public Transportation in La Peninsula|Public Transportation]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Routes, fares, Terminal Sumpa</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">πŸš•</span>'''[[Taxis and Taxi Apps|Taxis &amp; Apps]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Fair prices, which apps work</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">🏦</span>'''[[ATM & Banking|Banking &amp; ATMs]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Which machines work, cash tips</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">πŸ₯</span>'''[[Medical Services]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">πŸ“‹</span>'''[[CΓ©dulas|CΓ©dulas &amp; Residency]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Paperwork explained step by step</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">🌐</span>'''[[Internet Service Providers|Internet &amp; WiFi]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">ISPs, hotspots, mobile data</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">πŸ›’</span>'''[[Supermarkets]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Where to find imports</div>
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<span style="font-size:17px; margin-right:8px;">🍽️</span>'''[[Restaurant Directory La Peninsula|Restaurants]]'''
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:1px; margin-left:25px;">Community-reviewed listings</div>
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<div style="background:#005f8a; color:#ffffff; padding:9px 14px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold;">At a Glance</div>
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; width:45%; padding-right:8px;" | Province
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | Santa Elena
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Cantons
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | Salinas, La Libertad, Santa Elena
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Population
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | ~265,000
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Coastline
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | ~75 km perimeter
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Nearest city
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | Guayaquil (~2 hr)
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Currency
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | US Dollar (USD)
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Time zone
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | ECT (UTCβˆ’5)
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| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; font-weight:bold; color:#1a1a1a; padding-right:8px;" | Languages
| style="padding:5px 0; border-top:1px solid #e8eef5; color:#4a4a4a;" | Spanish Β· English is the 2nd language for many people
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<div style="background:#005f8a; color:#ffffff; padding:9px 14px; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:10px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold;">Seasonal Guide</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dec–May</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">High beach season. Best swimming. [[Carnival en Salinas|Carnival]] in February.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Jun–Sep</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">[[Whale Watching Season|Humpback whales]] offshore. Cooler, fewer crowds, lower prices.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Oct 7</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">[[Santa Elena Provincialization Day]] β€” the province's biggest civic holiday.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dec 22</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">[[CantonizaciΓ³n de Salinas]] β€” week of festivities &amp; aquatic races.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dec–May</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">Swimming, surfing, sailing, kitesurfing, deep sea fishing.</span>
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<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">Whale watching, birdwatching, photography, hiking.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Year-round</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">Running, cycling, fishing, sea lions at La LoberΓ­a.</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; color:#005f8a; min-width:64px; flex-shrink:0;">Dawn</span>
<span style="color:#4a4a4a; line-height:1.4;">Anconcito port. Not an activity. Just go once.</span>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[Amantes de Sumpa|Amantes de Sumpa Museum]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;">8,000-year-old couple in an embrace. Free entry.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[La Chocolatera]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;">Two currents meet at Ecuador's westernmost tip. Free entry.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[AncΓ³n|AncΓ³n Heritage Site]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;">Ecuador's first oil well (1911) &amp; British company-town.</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.88em; color:#003d5c;">[[Whale Watching Season|Whale Watching]]</div>
<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.78em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:2px;">Humpbacks June–September. Best viewpoints listed.</div>
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