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== What EcuaWiki Is ==

EcuaWiki is a community-run, free, ad-free guide to the Santa Elena Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus on Ecuador's Pacific coast. It is written by residents, long-term visitors, and people who know the area from lived experience.

The goal is to be genuinely useful — not a list of generic tourist advice, but specific, accurate, local knowledge that you can't easily find elsewhere.

== Who Can Edit ==

Anyone with a registered account can edit EcuaWiki. Editing is free. To register, click the account icon in the top right of any page.

== What Belongs on EcuaWiki ==

* Local knowledge about the Santa Elena Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus
* Practical information: transport, services, costs, access
* Factual descriptions of places, activities, and events
* Information written from direct experience or verifiable local sources
* Updates to outdated information — prices, hours, closures, changes

== What Does Not Belong ==

* Promotional content — EcuaWiki is not a directory for paid listings
* Generic travel advice available anywhere (e.g. "Ecuador uses USD")
* Unverified claims — if you're not sure, say so or leave it out
* Content about places outside the Santa Elena Peninsula / Ruta del Spondylus scope
* Copyrighted text copied from other sources

== How to Edit a Page ==

# Log in to your account
# Navigate to the page you want to edit
# Click '''Edit''' (visual editor) or '''Edit source''' (wikitext) at the top of the page
# Make your changes
# Add a brief '''Summary''' describing what you changed
# Click '''Save changes'''

For wikitext formatting help, see [[Help about MediaWiki|Help about MediaWiki]].

== Formatting Standards ==

EcuaWiki pages follow a consistent visual style with dark hero banners at the top of each page. If you're creating a new page, try to match the format of existing pages in the same category. Key elements:

* Dark coloured header with breadcrumb navigation
* Stat bar with key facts
* Sections using standard wiki headings (== Section ==)
* Tables for comparative information (wikitable class)
* Categories at the bottom

== Quality Standards ==

* '''Be specific''' — "the Salinas malecón has permanent volleyball nets in the central section" is more useful than "there is volleyball in Salinas"
* '''Be honest''' — if something is hard to find, noisy, expensive, or risky, say so
* '''Be current''' — note the date of information where it may change
* '''Attribute''' — if you're citing a source (INEC census, municipal PDOT, etc.), say so

== Content That Needs Community Input ==

The pages most needed right now are listed on [[Special:WantedPages]]. Activity pages, restaurant directories, and practical guides for residents are the highest priority.

== See Also ==
* [[How to Donate]] — support the project financially
* [[Special:WantedPages]] — pages that need to be created

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