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The Living Guide to the Peninsula and Ruta del Spondylus

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Welcome to the friendliest corner of the Ecuadorian coast! 🌎

A community-run guide to the Santa Elena coast of Ecuador — written by residents, for residents and visitors alike. Choose where you want to go.

Whether you are planning your first visit, settling in for good, or just curious about this beautiful stretch of Pacific coast, you are in the right place. Dive in and explore!

🌊 Portal The Peninsula The westernmost point of mainland Ecuador. Three cities, dozens of fishing villages, eight thousand years of human history, and the most diverse stretch of Pacific coast in the country. Salinas · La Libertad · Santa Elena Ballenita · Ancón · Anconcito Punta Blanca · Baños de San Vicente Explore the Peninsula →

🏄 Portal Ruta del Spondylus The coastal highway north of the peninsula. A chain of surf towns, fishing coves, cloud-forest headlands, and some of the most beautiful beaches in Ecuador, running toward Manabí. Ayangue · Manglaralto · Montañita Olón · Curia · San José · Ayampe La Rinconada · Las Tunas Explore the Route →

📋 Portal How-to Guides The paperwork, the systems, and the things nobody explains to you when you arrive. Visas, cédulas, banking, internet, medical services — written by people who figured it out the hard way. Visas · Cédulas · Residency Banking · Medical Services Internet · Taxis · Couriers Open the Guides →

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