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	'''La Libertad''' is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Santa Elena Peninsula — a dense, workaday urban centre wedged between [[Salinas]] to the west and [[Santa Elena (City)\|Santa Elena]] to the east, forming a continuous conurbation with both. It was elevated to canton status on '''14 April 1993''' (Decreto No. 23, Registro Oficial No. 168; approved by Congress on 2 April), separating from '''Salinas''' canton, of which it had been a parish since 1937, though its boundary with Salinas — particularly in the Velasco Ibarra and Puerto Lucía (Balcones de Carolina) sectors — has remained legally disputed to this day.		'''La Libertad''' is the largest city and the commercial capital of the Santa Elena Peninsula — a dense, workaday urban centre wedged between [[Salinas]] to the west and [[Santa Elena (City)\|Santa Elena]] to the east, forming a continuous conurbation with both. It was elevated to canton status on '''14 April 1993''' (Decreto No. 23, Registro Oficial No. 168; approved by Congress on 2 April), separating from '''Salinas''' canton, of which it had been a parish since 1937, though its boundary with Salinas — particularly in the Velasco Ibarra and Puerto Lucía (Balcones de Carolina) sectors — has remained legally disputed to this day.

	Unlike its neighbours, La Libertad has no significant beach tourism economy. Its identity is built around commerce, transport, fishing, and petroleum. The '''Terminal Pesquero''' handles one of the highest fish landing volumes on Ecuador's coast. The '''Refinería La Libertad''' processes crude from the ~~peninsula's oil fields~~. And its markets — particularly the fish market at dawn — are among the most authentic commercial experiences on the coast.		Unlike its neighbours, La Libertad has no significant beach tourism economy. Its identity is built around commerce, transport, fishing, and petroleum. The '''Terminal Pesquero''' handles one of the highest fish landing volumes on Ecuador's coast. The '''Refinería La Libertad''' processes crude oil, most of it piped in from the Amazon. And its markets — particularly the fish market at dawn — are among the most authentic commercial experiences on the coast.

	For residents of Salinas and Santa Elena, La Libertad is simply where you go to get things done.		For residents of Salinas and Santa Elena, La Libertad is simply where you go to get things done.
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	\| Hospital Dr. Rafael Serrano López (~~physically in~~ Salinas) is the main public hospital serving La Libertad; the busiest public unit inside the canton is the Centro de Salud Materno Infantil Venus de Valdivia. Several private clinics are also concentrated in La Libertad.		\| Hospital Dr. Rafael Serrano López (on the Vía Punta Carnero at the La Libertad–Salinas boundary; the planning documents place the site inside Salinas canton) is the main public hospital serving La Libertad; the busiest public unit inside the canton is the Centro de Salud Materno Infantil Venus de Valdivia. Several private clinics are also concentrated in La Libertad.
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	\| Multiple colegios and primary schools; the peninsula's ~~universities are primarily based in Santa~~ Elena ~~city (UPSE)~~.		\| Multiple colegios and primary schools; UPSE, the peninsula's main public university, is on the main La Libertad–Santa Elena avenue.
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	'''[[Medical Services\|Hospitals & Clinics]]'''		'''[[Medical Services\|Hospitals & Clinics]]'''
	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:2px;">Hospital ~~León Becerra~~ and clinics</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#8a8a8a; margin-top:2px;">Hospital Dr. Rafael Serrano López and clinics</div>
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	'''[[Fishing (La Peninsula)\|Fishing]]'''		'''[[Fishing (La Peninsula)\|Fishing]]'''
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	<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.86em; color:#003d5c;">Refinería La Libertad</div>		<div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:0.86em; color:#003d5c;">Refinería La Libertad</div>
	<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:1px;">~~PacifPetrol~~-operated refinery. Part of Ecuador's oldest oil-producing region.</div>		<div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; color:#6a6a6a; margin-top:1px;">Petroecuador-operated refinery. Part of Ecuador's oldest oil-producing region.</div>
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