What is Atacames?
[[Image:Atacames Beach, Ecuador -1- (361306423).jpg|thumb|250px|Atacames Beach]] [[Image:Bandera de Atacames.png|thumb|150px|Flag]] '''Atacames''' is a beach town located on [[Ecuador]]'s Northern Pacific coast. It is in the province of [[Esmeraldas Province]], about 30 kilometers southwest from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005, Atacames's population was 11,251. Atacames has one of the lowest rates of poverty in the province of Esmeraldas (68% in 2005).<ref name=Prescott>Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing, {{ISBN|9781420941142}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Settlements in Ecuador]] [[Category:Towns in South America]] [[Category:Esmeraldas Province]]