page_title: Salinas, Ecuador
section_title: Political division
hierarchical_section_title: Salinas, Ecuador / Political division
caption_attribution_description: English: ecuador at the beach in salinas
context_page_description: Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Salinas, Ecuador's largest coastal resort, offers one of the country's best real estate investment markets and most popular and most upscale beach lifestyle. It was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009. There are two major yacht clubs in Salinas, the first is Salinas Yacht Club, which is smaller than the Puerto Lucia Yacht Club, in Santa Elena, in an area known as 'La Libertad' which, in Spanish means 'The Freedom Town'. Puerto Lucia boasts a hotel, several restaurants, a private beach and apartment buildings, as well as the large marina and port.
  It was a small fishing village until June 30, 1929, when it was established as the rural parish of Santa Elena. On December 22, 1937, an official decree was signed by the Commander in Chief, General Alberto Enriquez Gallo and published in Official Gazette No. 52 of December 27 of that year, that elevated the parish to the rank of canton.
context_section_description: Salinas is divided into four urban parishes. They are:
  Alberto Enriquez Gallo
  Carlos Espinoza Larrea
  Santa Rosa
  Vicente Rocafuerte
caption: Photo of the beach in Salinas
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