Atacames's a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It's located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers away from the capital of that province, which's also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's population was 11,251 habitants. (External Link) Atacames has one of the lowest rates of poverty in the province of Esmeraldas (68% in 2005). (External Link) During Francisco Pizarro's second conquest in 1526, he landed at Atacames. There he was unable to conquer or i… (More on Atacames)