About

The town is cheap, I mean very cheap, Lots of hippies (woodstock kind of hippies) all night long bars live music (doors-zeppelin-floyd-etc.)
Lots of foreign people, but 90% of people speak only Spanish. ie you can hang out with the gringos if you wish and think everyone speaks English, or learn some Spanish and actually meet people! There is a good Spanish school in town that is very surfer friendly.

Atmosphere:
Cool little town...though has become very crowded with hippies and travelers in recent years. A real scene on weekends when locals from all over the country converge on the point. The town to the south has fewer gringos and some good food.

Additional Info:
Two distinct peaks, inside (southern) peak is preferred, longer and cleaner rides. On big NW it can all line up. Low tide can offer ledgy barrells on all swells. Higher tide the wave turns into a performance wall.

Location

Access

Plane to Guayaquil, bus to Santa Elena, and taxi or bus to Manglar Alto- Montanita. Anywhere you can find a taxi, bus ask them and they will tell you, or if you are lucky they'll take you.
Best way is from the main bus terminal in Gauyaquil. The CLP luxury bus runs DIRECT to Montanita three times per day - 5 am, 1 pm, 4.30 pm and takes from 2.5 to 3.5 hours depending on traffic.

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Crowd

Dangers

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