Place:Santa Elena, Guayas, Costa, Ecuador

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NameSanta Elena
TypeCity
Coordinates2.267°S 80.867°W
Located inGuayas, Costa, Ecuador
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Santa Elena is a town in southwestern Ecuador, and is the capital of both the province and the canton of the same name. Santa Elena, originally called Sumpa, is located on the Ecuadorian peninsula near the city of Guayaquil. It is regarded as the location of the most important and best documented archaeological site in the country, predominantly due to the discovery of the Lovers of Sumpa.

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