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'''Monteverde''' is a coastal comuna of Colonche parish on the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]], between [[San Pablo]] and [[Jambelí]].
'''Monteverde''' is a coastal comuna of Colonche parish on the [[Portal:Ruta del Spondylus|Ruta del Spondylus]], between [[San Pablo]] and [[Jambelí]].


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== The gas terminal ==
== The gas terminal ==
Monteverde is home to Ecuador's national LPG terminal: tankers unload liquefied petroleum gas offshore and it is piped inland. The canton's plan puts the investment at about USD 571 million, with around 30 local jobs.
Monteverde is home to Ecuador's national LPG terminal: tankers unload liquefied petroleum gas offshore and it is piped inland. The canton's plan puts the investment at about USD 571 million, with around 30 local jobs.
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{{EW dyk|emoji=🚌|…every bus up the coast leaves from Terminal Sumpa and stops in every village on the way?|page=Buses Along the Ruta del Spondylus|cta=Plan your bus trip →}}
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== The beach ==
== The beach ==
At about 2 km, Monteverde's beach is one of the longest on this stretch of coast and much quieter than its neighbours.
At about 2 km, Monteverde's beach is one of the longest on this stretch of coast and much quieter than its neighbours.


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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[San Pablo]]
* [[San Pablo]]
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* [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula]]
* [[Oil Industry on the Peninsula]]


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''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 104, 220).''
''Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 104, 220).''
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 2 November 2026

⛽ Monteverde
A quiet beach village that is also home to Ecuador's national cooking-gas terminal.

Monteverde is a coastal comuna of Colonche parish on the Ruta del Spondylus, between San Pablo and Jambelí.

At a glance
Parish Colonche, Santa Elena canton
Beach About 2 km
Water About 70% on Aguapen's piped network (2023)
Bus Any Ruta del Spondylus bus from Terminal Sumpa

The gas terminal

Monteverde is home to Ecuador's national LPG terminal: tankers unload liquefied petroleum gas offshore and it is piped inland. The canton's plan puts the investment at about USD 571 million, with around 30 local jobs.

Did you know…?
🚌 …every bus up the coast leaves from Terminal Sumpa and stops in every village on the way?

The beach

At about 2 km, Monteverde's beach is one of the longest on this stretch of coast and much quieter than its neighbours.

See also

Sources: PDOT cantón Santa Elena 2023–2027 (pp. 104, 220).

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