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El Oro

Machala

Banana-export city

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Mid-century banana-trade refuse..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1950 trade / settlement era

'Banana capital of the world' export city

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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