Salinas, Ecuador

Salinas, Ecuador is a submarine cable landing point in Ecuador (coordinates -2.2285°, -81.0091°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Ecuador's international connectivity infrastructure.

Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Salinas, Ecuador's largest coastal resort, offers one of the country's best real estate investment markets and most popular and most upscale beach lifestyle. It was the site of the ISA World Junior Surfing Games Ecuador in 2009. There are two major yacht clubs in Salinas, the first is Salinas Yacht Club, which is smaller than the Puerto Lucia Yacht Club, in Santa Elena, in an area known as 'La Libertad' which, in Spanish means 'The Freedom Town'. Puerto Lucia boasts a hotel, several restaurants, a private beach and apartment buildings, as well as the large marina and port. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Salinas, Ecuador, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Chile, Guatemala, Peru. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Salinas, Ecuador in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• South Pacific Cable System (SPCS)/Mistral (2021) — South Pacific Cable System (SPCS)/Mistral is a regional submarine cable connecting 4 countries — Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Ecuador — with 5 landing points including Arica, Chile, Lurin, Peru, Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, Salinas, Ecuador and others. It enhances regional connectivity and provides route diversity for internet traffic in Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Ecuador. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.