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Latest revision as of 01:41, 2 November 2026

🪑 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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