Canoa is a town in the
Canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative divisions
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and entertainment
* Canton (band), an It ...
of
San Vicente in the
Manabí Province
Manabí () is a province in the Republic of Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.
Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
* Mestizo 69.7%
* Montubio 19.2%
* Afro-Ecuad ...
of
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
.
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
The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
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 M ...
, 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.
Canoa is one of the best beaches to learn to surf. Waves are available all day, all year as the sandy bottom beach breaks receive ocean swells from the north and south. The water is warm year round as it is very close to the equator as well.
The town suffered extensive damage during the
2016 Ecuador earthquake
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at with a moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe''). The very large thrust earthquake was centered approxima ...
but has recouped and is open for tourism.
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/, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124025315/http://www.canoabeachhotel.com/about-the-area/, url-status=usurped, archive-date=January 24, 2013, title=About the Area — Canoa Beach Hotel in Canoa, Ecuador, publisher=canoabeachhotel.com, accessdate=2014-02-28
Populated places in Manabí Province