542 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



GEOGRAPHICAL SUBDIVISIONS 



ESMERALDAS 

 NORTH SOUTH 



MANABI 

 NORTH SOUTH 



ATACAMES 



GUAYAS 

 COAST 



MANTENO 



CHIRIJE 



GUAYAS 

 BASIN 



EL ORO 



MILAGRO 



-1000 



1500 



500 



Z 5 



O Q. 



500 



CHORRERA 



MACHA- 

 LILLA 



-1000 



-1500 



-2000 



•2500 



-3000 



Figure 40. — Chronological sequence of archeological complexes on the Ecuadorian coast. 



