Atahualpa
🪑 Atahualpa
The furniture capital of the peninsula — and the last stop on Línea 12.
Atahualpa is a rural parish of Santa Elena canton, about 30 minutes from Santa Elena city, east of Ancón. Its one comuna is Entre Ríos, where archaeological finds have been made.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rural parish (seat: Atahualpa) |
| Known as | "Capital del mueble" — the capital of furniture |
| Beach | Los Chinos, about 0.7 km |
| Water | About 60% on Aguapen's piped network (2023) |
| Bus | Línea 12 (Trunsa) from Salinas, La Libertad and Terminal Sumpa — $0.89 from Salinas or La Libertad |
Furniture town
Atahualpa's workshops make furniture for the whole peninsula. If you are furnishing a home, the workshops are worth a visit.
Good to know
The dry forest around Atahualpa burns easily in the dry season; in 2023 it had the most forest fires in the canton. See Natural Hazards on the Peninsula.
Did you know…?
💧 …your tap water starts in a reservoir far inland and is treated at a plant in Atahualpa?
See also
Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 64, 104, 216); Trunsa fare sheet, Aug 2026.
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