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	'''Valdivia''' is a fishing comuna on the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus\|Ruta del Spondylus]] in Manglaralto parish, Santa Elena canton. It gave its name to the '''Valdivia culture''' (about 3800–1500 BC), one of the oldest pottery-making cultures in the Americas, famous for its small female figurines known as "Venus of Valdivia".		'''Valdivia''' is a fishing comuna on the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus\|Ruta del Spondylus]] in Manglaralto parish, Santa Elena canton. It gave its name to the '''Valdivia culture''' (about 3800–1500 BC), one of the oldest pottery-making cultures in the Americas, famous for its small female figurines known as "Venus of Valdivia".

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'''Valdivia''' is a fishing comuna on the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]] in Manglaralto parish, Santa Elena canton. It gave its name to the '''Valdivia culture''' (about 3800–1500 BC), one of the oldest pottery-making cultures in the Americas, famous for its small female figurines known as "Venus of Valdivia".

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | At a glance
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| Parish || [[Manglaralto]], Santa Elena canton
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| Beach || About 0.7 km
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| Water || Junta Regional de Valdivia (community water board, also serving San Pedro, Sinchal, Barcelona and Carrizal)
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| Nature || Estuary with mangrove remnants; offshore lies the El Pelado marine reserve
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== Museo Valdivia ==
The '''Museo Valdivia''' was the first site museum and community museum in Ecuador. It is built on the archaeological site itself and shows Valdivia pieces and those of other pre-Hispanic cultures of the south-central coast; an underground room shows part of the excavation through a glass case. Nearby is the '''Parque Marino Valdivia''', an exhibition centre for local flora and fauna.

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== Getting there ==
Buses along the E-15 from [[Terminal Terrestre Regional Sumpa (Santa Elena)|Terminal Sumpa]] towards [[Montañita]] pass Valdivia. See [[Buses Along the Ruta del Spondylus]].

== See also ==
* [[Real Alto]] — another major Valdivia-culture site, in Chanduy parish
* [[Manglaralto]]
* [[Ayangue]]

''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 57, 104, 195, 220–221); PDOT Provincia de Santa Elena 2015–2019 (p. 216).''

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