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Ecuador has many beaches for surfing:^[1]^[2] the coast of Ecuador is 2,237 km (1,390 miles) long. Surfable waves are available in Ecuador year-round,^[3] and surfers enjoy the mild year-round weather, especially in the northern region where the weather conditions attract many surfers from all over the world.^[4] Within this part of South America, Ecuador's neighbors Chile and Peru^[1] also offer great surfing. Many surfers in Ecuador use a protective wetsuit. Surf tourism is very important to the local economy, and the beaches offer significant enjoyment because of top quality waves combined with affordable prices for lodging and food compared to other surf destinations. There's also a national marine reserve off the coast, which has a gigantic whale population.^[5]

Surfing locations

Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:

Atacames - A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
Canoa - A 10-mile beach break, no rocks, no reef, no riptide. The perfect beach break for beginners year round and challenging surf swells in peak season from January through April.
Galápagos Islands - The Galapagos are an area of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean and are 500 miles from the mainland coast of Ecuador mainland. San Cristobal is a favorite spot in the Galapagos for surfing, where the surf is from both the North and South Pacific, and the “surf season” is from December until May. However, people surf all year round in the Galapagos & Ecuador. [1]
Manta made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup.
Montañita is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January and March are as large as 2 meters.
Playas is a coastal city located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador.
Punta Carnero - is a popular surfing location, and the beach been chosen many times for national and international surf competitions.^{[citation needed]}
Salinas^[6] was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009.

Additional Ecuadoran beaches
A beach in Manta, Ecuador
Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, Atacames
Playas at the Beach in Ecuador

References

^ ^a ^b Thyberg, David "Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador." USA Today (Travel). Accessed September 2011.
^ Greenspan, Eliot (2011). "Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands." Wiley Publishing, Inc. Accessed September 2011.
^ Warshaw, Matt (2005.) "The Encyclopedia of Surfing ." Harcourt Books. Accessed September 2011.
^ "Pre-Game in South America." Accessed September 2011.
^ "Srfer.com". Whales in Ecuador. 2 March 2015. Accessed September 2011.
^ (in Spanish) (May 31, 2002.) "Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing." El Universo. Accessed September 2011.

Additional sources

(in Spanish) (April 10, 2006.) "Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto." El Universo. Accessed September 2011.

External links

[USAToday-1] Thyberg, David "Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador." USA Today (Travel). Accessed September 2011.

[2] Greenspan, Eliot (2011). "Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands." Wiley Publishing, Inc. Accessed September 2011.

[3] Warshaw, Matt (2005.) "The Encyclopedia of Surfing ." Harcourt Books. Accessed September 2011.

[4] "Pre-Game in South America." Accessed September 2011.

[5] "Srfer.com". Whales in Ecuador. 2 March 2015. Accessed September 2011.

[6] (in Spanish) (May 31, 2002.) "Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing." El Universo. Accessed September 2011.

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-''See also: [[List of surfing areas]] for a list of global surfing areas''
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 [[File:Surfer punta carnero ecuador south america.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Surfing the Punta Carnero Beach in Ecuador]]
-[[Ecuador]] has many beaches for [[surfing]]:<ref name="USAToday">Thyberg, David [http://traveltips.usatoday.com/surf-salinas-ecuador-18327.html "Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador."] [http://traveltips.usatoday.com USA Today] (Travel). Accessed September 2011.</ref><ref>Greenspan, Eliot (2011). [http://books.google.com/books?id=fNcFejJ438cC&pg=PA69&dq=surfing+ecuador&hl=en&ei=sl2GTrOKMOLhiAKanZjFDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=surfing%20ecuador&f=false "Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands."] Wiley Publishing, Inc. Accessed September 2011.</ref> the coast of Ecuador is 2,237 km (1,390 miles) long.  Waves good for surfing are available in Ecuador year-round,<ref>Warshaw, Matt (2005.) [http://books.google.com/books?id=-DWQSYRx4MUC&pg=PA177&dq=surfing+ecuador&hl=en&ei=sl2GTrOKMOLhiAKanZjFDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=surfing%20ecuador&f=false "The Encyclopedia of Surfing ."] Harcourt Books. Accessed September 2011.</ref> and surfers enjoy the mild year-round weather, especially in the northern region where the weather conditions attract many surfers from all over the world.<ref>[http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ecuador-hosts-2009-quiksilver-isa-world-junior-surfing-championships_25423/ "Pre-Game in South America."] [http://www.surfline.com Surfline.com].
+[[Ecuador]] has many beaches for [[surfing]]:<ref name="USAToday">Thyberg, David [http://traveltips.usatoday.com/surf-salinas-ecuador-18327.html "Where to Surf in Salinas, Ecuador."] [http://traveltips.usatoday.com USA Today] (Travel). Accessed September 2011.</ref><ref>Greenspan, Eliot (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=fNcFejJ438cC&dq=surfing+ecuador&pg=PA69 "Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands."] Wiley Publishing, Inc. Accessed September 2011.</ref> the coast of Ecuador is 2,237&nbsp;km (1,390 miles) long. Surfable waves are available in Ecuador year-round,<ref>Warshaw, Matt (2005.) [https://books.google.com/books?id=-DWQSYRx4MUC&dq=surfing+ecuador&pg=PA177 "The Encyclopedia of Surfing ."] Harcourt Books. Accessed September 2011.</ref> and surfers enjoy the mild year-round weather, especially in the northern region where the weather conditions attract many surfers from all over the world.<ref>[http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/ecuador-hosts-2009-quiksilver-isa-world-junior-surfing-championships_25423/ "Pre-Game in South America."] Accessed September 2011.</ref> Within this part of [[South America]], Ecuador's neighbors [[Surfing in Chile|Chile]] and [[Surfing in Peru|Peru]]<ref name="USAToday"/> also offer great surfing. Many surfers in Ecuador use a protective [[wetsuit]]. Surf tourism is very important to the local economy, and the beaches offer significant enjoyment because of top quality waves combined with affordable prices for lodging and food compared to other surf destinations. There's also a national [[marine reserve]] off the coast, which has a gigantic whale population.<ref>{{cite web |title=Srfer.com |url=https://srfer.com/surfing-in-ecuador/ |website=Whales in Ecuador|date=2 March 2015 }} Accessed September 2011.</ref>
-This page is just one of the links in [[Wikipedia]], within the [[List of surfing areas]] worldwide.  Many who enjoy [[Bodyboard|Bodyboarding]],a [[surface water sports|surface water sport]] is popular at the [[surfing]] [[beaches]] in [[Ecuador]], [[South America]].  Accessed September 2011.</ref> Ecuador´s neighbors of [[Surfing in Chile|Chile]] and [[Surfing in Peru|Peru]]<ref name="USAToday"/> also offer great surfing in this part of [[South America]]. Many people who surf in Ecuador use a protective [[wetsuit]] to protect themselves from the elements. Surfing in Ecuador by tourists is very important to the local economy, and the beaches offer significant enjoyment becuase of the top quality waves and afforable prices of lodging and food compared to other destinations. Additionally, there's also a national [[marine reserve]] off the coast, which has a gigantic whale population.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
 ==Surfing locations==
-[[File:Salinas_beach_view_in_ecuador_south_america.jpg|thumb|Salinas surfing beach: daytime photo of the Pacific Ocean]]
+[[File:Salinas beach view in ecuador south america.jpg|thumb|Salinas surfing beach: daytime photo of the Pacific Ocean]]
-[[File:Ec-map.png|thumb|Location of Ecuador]]
+[[File:Ecuador in its region.svg|thumb|Location of Ecuador]]
-[[File:LocationEcuador.svg|thumb|Another map of Ecuador]]
+[[File:Ec-map.png|thumb|Ecuador country map]]
-Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to there own Wikipedia pages, include:
+Some of the most popular surfing spots in Ecuador, which also have links to their own Wikipedia pages, include:
-*[[Atacames]] - A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
+* [[Atacames]] - A beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast.
+* [[Canoa]] - A 10-mile beach break, no rocks, no reef, no riptide. The perfect beach break for beginners year round and challenging surf swells in peak season from January through April.
+* [[Galápagos Islands]] - The Galapagos are an area of [[Island#Volcanic islands|volcanic islands]] distributed around the [[equator]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] and are 500 miles from the mainland coast of Ecuador mainland. San Cristobal is a favorite spot in the Galapagos for surfing, where the surf is from both the North and South Pacific, and the “surf season” is from December until May. However, people surf all year round in the Galapagos & Ecuador. [http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Ecuador/Galapagos_Islands/]
+* [[Manta, Ecuador|Manta]] made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup.
+* [[Montañita, Ecuador|Montañita]] is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January and March are as large as 2 meters.
+* [[Playas, Ecuador|Playas]] is a coastal city located in the [[Guayas Province|province of Guayas]], Ecuador.
+* [[Punta Carnero (Ecuador)|Punta Carnero]] - is a popular surfing location, and the beach been chosen many times for national and international surf competitions.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
+* [[Salinas, Ecuador|Salinas]]<ref>{{in lang|es}} (May 31, 2002.) [http://www.eluniverso.com/2002/05/31/0001/15/DFD4B9D09E854717A6721ABC5EA5254A.html "Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing."] [http://www.eluniverso.com ''El Universo'']. Accessed September 2011.</ref> was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009.
+<gallery class="center" caption="Additional Ecuadoran beaches" widths="200px" heights="200px" >
-* [[Galápagos Islands]] - The Galapagos  are an area of [[Island#Volcanic islands|volcanic islands]] distributed around the [[equator]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]] and are 500 miles from the mainland coast of Ecuador mainland.  San Cristobal is a favorite spot in the Galapagos for surfing, where the surf is from both the North and South Pacific, and the “surf season” is from December until May. However, people surf all year round in the Galapagos & Ecuador.  [http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Ecuador/Galapagos_Islands/]
+File:SanLorenzoManta.jpg|A beach in [[Manta, Ecuador]]
+File:Skyline de Tonsupa.jpg|Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, [[Atacames]]
-* [[Manta]] made a name for itself in the surfing world in 2004 by hosting the Bodyboarding World Cup.
-* [[Montañita, Ecuador]] - This is one of the better spots to surf with waves in the months between January to March are as large as 2 meters.
-* [[Playas, Ecuador]] is a coastal city located in  the [[Guayas Province|province of Guayas]], Ecuador.
-* [[Punta Carnero (Ecuador)]] - Punta Carnero Beach is a popular surfing location, and the beach been chosen many times for national and international surf competitions.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
-* [[Salinas, Ecuador]]<ref>{{es}} (May 31, 2002.) [http://www.eluniverso.com/2002/05/31/0001/15/DFD4B9D09E854717A6721ABC5EA5254A.html "Francisco Posada won the Masters Championship surfing."] [http://www.eluniverso.com ''El Universo'']. Accessed September 2011.</ref>  - Salinas was the site of the [[ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador]] in 2009.
-<center><gallery caption="Additional Ecuadoran beaches" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="5">
-File:SanLorenzoManta.jpg|A beach in Manta, Ecuador
-File:Skyline de Tonsupa.jpg|Skyline of the beach line in Tonsupa, Atacames
 File:Playas.jpg|Playas at the Beach in Ecuador
-</gallery></center>
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
-*[[Bodyboard|Bodyboarding]]
+* [[Bodyboard]]ing
+* [[Index of surfing articles]]
+* [[List of surfing events]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist|2}}
-* {{es}} (April 10, 2006.) [http://www.eluniverso.com/2006/04/10/0001/15/3792AD24DE274185ACFD7714A2A18339.html "Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto."] [http://www.eluniverso.com ''El Universo'']. Accessed September 2011.
+===Additional sources===
+* {{in lang|es}} (April 10, 2006.) [http://www.eluniverso.com/2006/04/10/0001/15/3792AD24DE274185ACFD7714A2A18339.html "Championship surfing and exhibition in Manglaralto."] [http://www.eluniverso.com ''El Universo'']. Accessed September 2011.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Ecuador   Ecuador Surfing Reports]
+* [http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/South_America/Ecuador Ecuador Surfing Reports]
 * [http://www.surf-forecast.com/countries/Ecuador/breaks Surfing Breaks in Ecuador]
+{{Surfing}}
-[[Category:Ecuador]]
-[[Category:Surfing|Country]]
-[[Category:Surfing locations by country|Ecuador]]
+[[Category:Surfing in Ecuador| ]]
+[[Category:Water sports in Ecuador]]