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Manabí Province

Manabí is a province on the central Pacific coast of Ecuador, with Portoviejo as its capital and Manta as its main port. It was the heartland of the Manteño culture before the Spanish conquest, and it is known for fishing, farming and the weaving of toquilla straw hats. It was badly damaged by the earthquake of April 2016.

Manabí Province
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Manteño-Huancavilca

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Manabí Province. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manabi-province
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The Epoch Institute. “Manabí Province.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manabi-province.
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