Montañita
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Montañita is a small coastal town in Ecuador located in the parish of Manglaralto, province of Santa Elena, about 180 kilometers northwest of Guayaquil. Its name means "small mountain." In the mid 20th century it was known as a surfing beach, with only a few fishermen's huts, and one or two surfers tents in summer, erected at the site. But in 1960, Montañita, foreigners linked to the hippie movement decided to settle there permanently. It is now a popular destination for surfers from around the world and considered one of the best surfing beaches in Ecuador's south coast.
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Place details
- Locality
- Montañita
- Region
- Santa Elena
- Country
- Ecuador
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Montañita
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.motto
- Lo que pasa en Montanita, se queda en Montanita
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Playa Montañita.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Montañita Beach
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Ecuador
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ecuador
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Santa Elena
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Santa Elena
- Settlement.parts_type
- Parishes
- Settlement.parts_style
- coll
- Settlement.parts
- List of urban parishes
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,000
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Ecuador
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Playa Montañita.jpg
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- Montañita
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Climate
- Economy
- Valdivia archaeological site
- Surfing in Montañita
- Curiosities
- References
- External links
Montañita is a small coastal town in Ecuador located in the parish of Manglaralto, province of Santa Elena, about 180 kilometers northwest of Guayaquil. Its name means "small mountain." In the mid 20th century it was known as a surfing beach, with only a few fishermen's huts, and one or two surfers tents in summer, erected at the site. But in 1960, Montañita, foreigners linked to the hippie movement decided to settle there permanently. It is now a popular destination for surfers from around the world and considered one of the best surfing beaches in Ecuador's south coast.
==Characteristics==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montañita” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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