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Esmeraldas

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[es-me-rahl-dahs] / ˌɛs mɛˈrɑl dɑs /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Ecuador.


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Ecuador's national oil company, Petroecuador, said it briefly suspended operations at its refinery in Esmeraldas.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

The port city of Guayaquil has been the epicenter of violence, but Esmeraldas, a Pacific coastal city, is also considered one of the country’s most dangerous.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Topa Pila, 25, and her team arrived in Hoja Blanca, a village of 600 located in the heart of Ecuador's Esmeraldas province, in September 2021.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2022

Topa Pila, 25, and her team arrived in Hoja Blanca, a village of 600 located in the heart of Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province, in September 2021.

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022

“Leastways, I’ve heard tell they was both of them prospectin’ the Esmeraldas a whole lot in them days and hangin’ together.

From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West