Quinta El Refugio
The place
Quinta El Refugio ("Quinta The Refuge") in Guayas province, Guayaquil/Bucay area (western Andean foothills near the Pacific coast, Ecuador), at 177 m elevation, low western Cordillera coastal foothills. Continuous Ecuador cluster (batches 260-404). Ecotourism finca quinta on the low Guayas foothills (Guayaquil 3 M inhabitants, EC's largest city and Pacific port + Bucay 15,000-inhabitant village, iconic "Nariz del Diablo" train + western Cordillera 6263 m Chimborazo, iconic point farthest from Earth's center + heritage of the Guancavilcas/Chonos (pre-Inca Guancavilcas people extinct 17th c. + Chonos manteño Manabí + iconic heritage of Sebastián de Belalcázar's 1535 conquest + iconic heritage of 17th-18th c. piracy, Guayaquil raids, iconic Drake and Morgan + iconic heritage of independence 9 October 1820, Guayaquil the first + the crucial, iconic San Martín-Bolívar meeting 26 July 1822 in Guayaquil + Gran Colombia 1822-1830 + Republic of Ecuador 1830 + iconic heritage of the Ecuador-Peru war 1941 Zarumilla, 1981 Paquisha, 1995 Cenepa + iconic heritage of Rafael Correa 2007-2017, buen vivir, Sumak Kawsay, Pachamama, failed Yasuní ITT 2007-2013 + iconic heritage of Lasso 2021-2023, resignation amid crisis + Noboa, son of Alvaro Noboa, 2023-ongoing, iconic 2024 gang war, 45 dead in Los Ríos January 2024 + iconic heritage of Ecuadorian cacao, Nacional variety, iconic best in the world, arriba + Los Rios/Guayas banana production, 30% of world exports, iconic).
The setting
Guayas Guayaquil/Bucay western Andean foothills near the Pacific coast Ecuador 177 m low western Cordillera coastal foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-404, ecotourism finca quinta on the low Guayas foothills + Guayaquil 3 M largest EC Pacific port + Bucay 15,000 "Nariz del Diablo" train iconic + western Cordillera 6263 m Chimborazo point farthest from Earth's center iconic, Guancavilcas/Chonos pre-Inca Guancavilcas extinct 17th c. + Chonos manteño Manabí + Belalcázar conquest 1535 + 17th-18th c. piracy Guayaquil Drake Morgan iconic + independence 9 Oct 1820 Guayaquil the first + San Martín-Bolívar meeting 26 Jul 1822 Guayaquil iconic + Gran Colombia 1822-1830 + Republic 1830 + EC-PE war 1941 Zarumilla, 1981 Paquisha, 1995 Cenepa + Correa 2007-2017 buen vivir Yasuní ITT 2007-2013 + Lasso 2021-2023 resignation + Noboa 2023+ gangs 2024 iconic 45 dead Los Ríos Jan 2024 + cacao Nacional arriba iconic + Los Ríos/Guayas banana 30% of world exports iconic.
