Salinas Ecuador

Located at the Westernmost tip of the Santa Elena Peninsula, 141 Kilometers (88 miles) fromGuayaquil. The most luxurious accommodations are found on this beach.

Salinas (salt mine) got its name because salt used to be extracted from this region located on the Santa Elena peninsula, the furthest western point of Ecuador on the Pacific Ocean. The boardwalk of Salinas (Malecón) is a safe place that offers lots of entertainment day and night.



The beach front (Malecón) is lined with high-rise apartment buildings, while the rest of the village spreads inland, with more typical coastal constructions. Salinas Ecuador has excellent restaurants and hotels; it is a resort for stylish sunbathing during the day and upscale disco-dancing at night. The water of the ocean is warm year-round

Jet skies and surfing equipment can be rented. The Salinas waterfront Malecón teams with classy seafood restaurants and ice cream parlors.

The road to Salinas Ecuador is lined by the tropical dry forest. First stop is at a small on-site museum of "The Lovers of Sumpa", two embracing skeletons of a man and woman dating back to 7000 years ago. This site of Las Vegas culture is the oldest well-documented pre-ceramic camp in Ecuador.

Salinas is surrounded by seemingly barren flatlands, with pools where sea water evaporates leaving tons of salt behind. These man-made lagoons are visited by many kinds of shorebirds.

Salinas Ecuador hosts world deep sea sport-fishing competitions, mainly for Tuna, Blue Martin and Black Marlin, but sailfish is also popular. Some world records havebeen obtained here.

There is a vast diversity of restaurants and cafeterias. On the Malecon, just two blocks away from the Barceló Colon Miramar, you can visit the Naval Archaeological Museum. This small museum displays the vast archaeological richness of the region with samples of the Ecuadorian pre-Hispanic history.

The abundance of these sculptures in the region remains a mystery, but its known that they represent fertility of the women and the land.

These figurines hold a close relationship to similar representations in other cultures of the time, such as the Maya or the far Egyptian culture.



On the highway from Guayaquil to Salinas you can find this museum managed by the community descendant of the Valdivia culture. This Museum is ideal to observe the functioning of archeological investigations.

Pictures and illustrations show the geological and cultural history of the place. Next to the museum is a 100 year old house made of caña guadua (wooden cane).

Salinas Ecuador and the Sun's Route.-

Nature lovers have the opportunity to explore unique dry forests with their two contrasting seasons and their rare fauna and flora, to observe the gigantic whales in the wild during their mating season, to dive within coral reefs surrounded by exotic sea life, to admire the numerous bird species of the region and submerge in the most isolated and exotic beaches. Just like in the Galapagos beaches



If you are a sport inclined, there are plenty of opportunities to fish, sail, surf and dive. There is also good entertainment for all ages in Salinas Ecuador. In addition you can find vestiges of an amazingly rich history, since the most antique cultures of America settled on the Coasts of South America.

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