Huaquillas (Spanish: /wa.'ki.ʝas/) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton.

Huaquillas
City
Downtown of Huaquillas
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Huaquillas, ciudad binacional (Huaquillas, binational city)
Motto:  Centinela sin relevo (Sentinel without relief)
Country	Ecuador
Provinces	El Oro
Canton	Huaquillas
Government
• Mayor	Alberto Astudillo Castro
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	82,227
Demonym	Huaquillense
Time zone	UTC-5 (ECT)
Website	http://www.huaquillas.gob.ec/

Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River connects it with the Peruvian town of Aguas Verdes. Both towns have an intense commercial life and many formal, as well as informal street sellers that sell goods both in US dollars, the only currency in Ecuador, and in Peruvian soles.

The town was occupied by Peru during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

External links

Media related to Huaquillas at Wikimedia Commons

• Ecuador Traveler and Expat Forum with info on Huaquillas

Puente Internacional Zarumilla, border crossing between Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes.

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