Canoa is a town in the
Canton of
San Vicente in the
Manabí Province
Manabí () is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
*Mestizo 66.7%
* Montubio 19.2%
* Afro-Ecuadorian 6.0%
*White 7 ...
of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
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Canoa is located north of
Bahía de Caraquez, Province of Manabí – Ecuador. Local stories and tales say that the natives of Canoa hid deep in the hills when they saw invaders approaching, leaving the beautiful beach deserted. 100 years later,
Jesuit priest
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s arrived and along with Canoans, they celebrated the birth of yet another Spanish community.
In its beginnings, Canoa was called Pantaguas o Pintagua.
Juan de Velasco
Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito. He was born in Riobamba to Juan de Velasco y López de Moncayo and to Mar ...
, a priest, was the first to include Canoa in a map of the old Reino de Quito (Kingdom of Quito). At the turn of the 20th century, the beach was officially recognized and became part of the Cantón Sucre (Bahía de Caraquez). Canoa was registered as part of the Cantón San Vicente at the end of the 20th century.
The town suffered extensive damage during the
2016 Ecuador earthquake
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in ...
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File:Canoa, Manabí, Ecuador westward.JPG, Pacific Ocean Sunset from Canoa, Ecuador
File:Canoa, Manabí, Ecuador north.JPG, A view north up the coast from Canoa, Ecuador
File:Canoa, Manabí, Ecuador north cliff.JPG, Staggering Cliffs looking north from Canoa
File:Beautiful beaches of Canoa.jpg, Beautiful Canoa Beach
Sources
*{{cite web, url=http://www.canoabeachhotel.com/about-the-area/, title=About the Area — Canoa Beach Hotel in Canoa, Ecuador, publisher=canoabeachhotel.com, accessdate=2014-02-28
Populated places in Manabí Province