guayaquil is my destination

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GUAYAQUIL
IS MY
DESTINATION
TO ENJOY
NATURE
PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL COMPANY OF TOURISM, CIVIC PROMOTION
AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF GUAYAQUIL
Jaime Nebot
Saadi
Major of Guayaquil
“G
uayaquil is my Destination” is the phrase
that summons the
people of Guayaquil, Ecuador, and
the world to love our city and make
it a tourist destination for everyone.
“Guayaquil is my Destination”
represents the civic values of our
people, whom, through their actions,
have written the pages of our history
in letters of gold.
This city is characterized for the
hospitality of its warm and joyful
people, who work everyday to make
their dreams come true.
Citizens and foreigners alike have
chosen Guayaquil as their home,
taking root in this land, holding our city
dear to their hearts, and in the hearts
of their children and grandchildren.
As a man born in Guayaquil –a land
that I love immensely– I have had the
honor to be its representative since
the year 2000. I have devoted my life
and my best efforts to turn Guayaquil
into the Great Cosmopolitan City in
which we live today. It has been an
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uninterrupted transformation process
that has filled the hearts of the citizens
of Guayaquil with pride.
“Guayaquil is my Destination”
is the tourist trademark of the city,
which beacons all tourists to visit.
Like a lighthouse, its beam, guidance
and knowledge represent what we
are: “GUAYAQUIL, PORT OF THE
COUNTRY”, “INDEPENDENT CITY
THAT PROGRESSES IN LIBERTY”
Guayaquil is a cradle of unique
species of flora and fauna, which
makes it a perfect destination to get
up close with nature. It is one of the
few cities that is home to a diversity of
wonderful ecosystems like forests and
mangrove habitats, which, alongside
the estuaries and the majestic Guayas
River, offer breathtaking landscapes.
I invite you to enjoy the natural
spaces that our city offers, which are
fountains of life and an ecological
heritage of Guayaquil’s people.
Guayaquil, july 1 of 2014
INDEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hoyos, M. (2008). Los recuerdos de la iguana. Guayaquil:
Poligráfica
2 Message from the Major Jaime
Nebot
4 Guayaquil a natural charm
8 Emblematic fauna and flora of the
city
12 Guayaquil’s Emblematic Flower
16 Urban Attractions
18 Seminario Park
22 Gardens of the Simon Bolivar Pier
28 Forestal Park
32 Botanical Garden of Guayaquil
36 Samanes National Recreational
Area
38 Pantanal Zoo
42 Mangroves “El Salado” Wildlife
Reserve - Puerto Hondo
46 Cerro Blanco Protected Forest
50 Parque Lago Recreational Area
54 Guayaquil and its surroundings
56 Mangroves “El Morro” Wildlife
Refuge
60 Cerro del Muerto (Dead Man Hill)
64 Posorja
68 Varadero Beach
72 Santay Island National Recreational
Area
76 Parque Histórico (Historic Park)
82 Puná Island
86 The Cocoa Route
88 Guayaquil, World Cocoa Capital
92 The Cocoa Route of Guayaquil
94 Guayaquil – Balao Route
98 Ruta Guayaquil - El Deseo Route
102 Guayaquil – Milagro Route
106 Guayaquil – Naranjal Route
110 Guayaquil – Taura Route
114 General Information
131 Message from Gloria Gallardo
Zavala, president of the Public and
Municipal Company of Tourism,
Civic Promotion and International
Relations of Guayaquil
Avilés, Efrén & Hoyos, Melvin.
(2007) Urban Memories.
Guayaquil: Poligráfica.
Avilés, Efrén. Enciclopedia of
Ecuador.
Chronicles of newspapers:
El Universo, El Telégrafo,
Expreso, Hoy y PP.
Espol, Facso and Ecotec
Students Dissertations.
Tourism and Ecology sites:
Viajando por Guayas, Ecostravel, Explora Ecuador, Ubica
Guayaquil, Parque y Espacios,
Ecuador Costa Aventura.
Wikipedia.
Attractions sites:
Pantanal Zoo,
Historic Park,
Cerro Blanco.
Editorial Management
Gloria Gallardo Zavala.
Graphic Design
Claudia González.
Editorial Production:
Mélida Plúas Torres.
Cover photo:
Carlos Julio González.
Photos:
Raúl Suconota G.
César Mera,
Efrén Avilés M.,
Carlos Julio González,
Christian Brückmann,
Parsival Castro,
José Dimitrakis,
Iván Navarrete,
Freddy Moreno.
Retoque fotográfico
Carlos Castillo,
Paolo Guerrero.
Piero Burneo
Javier Fuentes
Daniel Ávila
Oscar Arias C
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Guayaquil
Is my destination to enjoy nature
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Introduction
Photo: Carlos Julio González
G
uayaquil, seated in an alluvial plain,
boasts of various tropical land-based
and aquatic ecosystems, of which
the mangrove marshes, considered
a transition between water and land, are
among the its most striking resources.
The Gulf of Guayaquil, the largest national
reserve in this ecosystem, contains a wide
variety of mangrove species, such as the Red
mangrove (Rhizophora mangle), the Black
(Avicennia germinans), Jeli (Conocarpus
erectus), Caballero (Rhizophora harrisonii),
and White (Laguncularia racemosa). These
mangroves are home to particular flora ay
fauna that help sustain other environments
and provide jobs for thousands of inhabitants
that fish, shrimp, crab and clam to sustain
their families.
Another important ecosystem that
embraces our city is the Dry Tropical Forest,
which is home to such emblematic trees as
the Guayacan, the Ceibo, the Algarrabo,
and the Guachapeli. Such trees have long
contributed to the natural landscape and to
the identity of the mountains and hills that
surround the city.
Our city grew thanks to the resources
of the mangroves, using wood harvested
from swamps as posts to build docks and
housings/moorings. The Dry Forest also
provided better wood from which homes and
commercial buildings were constructed. This
same wood was also used to construct river
vessels, which helped establish Guayaquil
as one of the major ports and shipyards in
South America.
Regarding the fauna, various species
inhabit Guayaquil’s surrounding hills.
Endemic to the area, animals such as
the Guayaquil Parrot (Ara ambigua
guayaquilensis), the Coastal Monkey
(Cebus albifrons) the cuchucho (Nasua
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Photo: Dirección de Prensa, Municipio de Guayaquil.
Photo: Camila Morales.
• Isla Santay, Eco villages.
• Puna, is a beautiful island, blessed with a perfect geographic location.
narica) and the Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus
stramineus) have come to characterize these
environments.
It is imperative to point out that the
Guayas River is the key protagonist among
Guayaquil’s natural environments, as it is the
country’s most important drainage basin and
one of its largest fresh water sources flowing
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Introduction
into the Pacific Ocean. One of the continent’s
largest estuaries forms where this river joins
the sea, rendering the area a special interest
site for fishing and harvesting bio-aquatic
species.
Due to the importance of such areas,
the city, through both public and private
funding, has designated several ecosystems
Photo: Freddy Moreno
• The beaches located only 1 hour and a half away offer many attractions for tourists.
as protected natural resources. Examples
include protected forests such as the
Cerro Blanco Forest, the Bosqueira (Lago
de Capeira), the Cerro San Eduardo and
the Cerro Azul; National Parks like Parque
Lago (Chongon Reservoir), Los Samanes,
Santay Island; and wildlife reserves such
as Manglares El Salado are also included.
Such efforts, among others, aim to preserve
Guayaquil’s native ecosystems and ensure
the natural legacy of its people.
Thanks to its geographic location,
Guayaquil possesses a privileged natural
environment. Through this guide, we invite
you to discover, enjoy and marvel at this
city, your destination to experience nature.
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Iguana
Scientific name: Iguana, Iguana.
Common name: Green Iguana. Family: Iguanidae.
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Emblematic fauna of Guayaquil / Iguana
Photo: Revista Vistazo
T
he common green Iguana, found
throughout the tropical and
subtropical Americas, lives in
diverse forest habitats. It can weigh
more than 5 kilograms, and from head
to tail can measure up to 2 meters long.
Additionally, it has a dorsal crest almost
10 centimeters high.
The second species, known as the
naked neck iguana (Delicatissima), is
a bit smaller in both size and crest, and
inhabits the humid and dry jungles of
the Southern Antilles.
The iguana is a classic species in
Guayaquil, with a large population
inhabiting natural settings throughout
the city. Due to its abundance, it has
become an icon in many areas. One
of them, Seminario Park, is located in
front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of
San Pedro Apostol, where iguanas rest
in in trees and gardens, coexisting in
harmony with visitors.
According to biologists, the iguanas
have inhabited the area since Colonial
times, when the city was founded.
Guayaquil, surrounded by water,
mangroves and willow trees, provides
access to their favorite vegetation. Due
to Guayaquil’s proximity to the river,
and as iguanas do not constitute a food
source, they have thrived in such parks.
The green iguana, also known as “the
iguana of Guayaquil”, has earned its
friendly reputation due to its sedentary
nature, which occurs when the animal
climbs down from the trees to seek
sunlight. Laying static for about an hour,
this cold-blooded animal uses the sun to
renew the energy lost when looking for
food. During this time of immobility,
it rests in an upright position, with its
head raised, displaying the crease under
its throat.
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Guayaquil
Parrot
Scientific name: Ara ambiguus guayaquilensis. Common name: Great Green Macaw. Family: Psittacidae.
T
he Guayaquil Parrot belongs to the
Psittacidae bird family and is one of
two subspecies of the Ara Ambiguus
species. In the wild, the Guayaquil Parrot
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Emblematic fauna of Guayaquil/ The Parrot
inhabits the humid and dry forests of the
western Ecuadorian coast. Recognized
worldwide as a vulnerable species (Bird Life
International, 2004), the parrots reproduce
between June and November, nesting inside
the Pigio trees (Cavallinesia platanifolia).
Among the primary life cycle characteristics
of this sub-species are its social and
reproductive behaviors —denominated by
many as extreme fidelity. Parrots are said
to be monogamous, as they couple for life.
If one dies, however, the other loses its
reproductive capacity and soon perishes
due to depression.
The most important conservation sites for
this sub-specie are located in the provinces
of Guayas and Santa Elena. These sectors
include the southern part of the ChongonColonche mountain range and especially
the Cerro Blanco Protected Forest, located
in the western sub-division of Guayaquil.
To support the conservation of the
species, efforts have also focused on captive
reproduction, with several foundations
implementing rescue programs. For example,
the Pro-Bosque Foundation implements
reforestation programs in Cerro Blanco,
located at the western part of Guayaquil, in
order to preserve an adequate environment
for such species as the Guayaquil Parrot and
the Jaguar.
The Jambeli Foundation also works
toward the preservation of the Guayaquil
Parrot by developing reproduction methods
meant to maintain a captive population,
which will later be introduced to its natural
habitat.
Other organizations from Guayaquil
and its surroundings, such as Parque
Historico, the Public Company of
Urban Parks and Public Spaces, and the
Botanical Gardens, carry out awareness
and preservation programs for this
species, which represents a symbol of
great importance to the city.
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Emblematic flower of Guayaquil / Encyclia Angustiloba Schtlr Orquid
Guayaquil has its
Photo: Jardín Botánico de Guayaquil
Emblematic
flower
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E
ncyclia Angustiloba Schltr, an orchid
species endemic to Guayas Province,
and the only such orchid among
4,032 types that grow in the different
ecosystems of Ecuador, was designated as
the emblematic flower of the city.
This designation was made through a
resolution issued by the Cantonal Council
of Guayaquil. It followed a request made
to Mayor Jaime Nebot Saadi by Gloria
Gallardo, Municipal Director of Tourism
and Civic Promotion, who, together with
the Botanical Gardens and the Ecuadorian
Orchid Association, issued a scientific report
highlighting the endemic condition of this
orchid and its importance to the ecosystem.
The Ecuadorian Orchid Association
was established on September 17, 1974,
and is considered a pioneer among the
conservationist and ecological institutions
of Ecuador.
Dry forests containing Carob and Cabo de
Hacha trees, which grow in the savannahs
and hills (Cerro Blanco, Cerro Azul Cerro
Colorado and Santay Island) surrounding
the city, constitute these orchids’ natural
habitats.
This orchid, which flowers between April
and August, lives from two to five years.
Its onion shape, numerous small flowers,
reddish-brown sepals and petals, and white
trim characterize it.
In tribute to its denomination and also
in homage to its symbolism as the city’s
emblematic flower, the Cantonal Council,
during a session held on March 27, 2014,
voted to erect a sculpture in its honor.
Guayaquil is preparing to host the Twentysecond World Orchid Conference (WOC).
THE ORCHIDS OF GUAYAQUIL
Ecuador, rich in orchids, was named “Country
of Orchids” due the diversity of its 4,032
species (1,714 of which are endemic).
In absolute terms, Ecuador is the country
containing the most orchid species on the
planet, home to four of the five orchid
families.
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Emblematic flower of Guayaquil / Encyclia Angustiloba Schtlr Orquid
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Photo: Jardin Botánico Guayaquil
Photo: Carlos Julio González.
Photo: José Dimitrakis.
Photo: Carlos Julio González.
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
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Urban Attractions
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Photo: Jardín Botánico Guayaquil
Seminario
Park
Address: Chimborazo avenue and Clemente Ballén street - Parish: Rocafuerte.
History: During the Colonial times the
Seminario Park was the Arms Square of the then
called New Town, which was established after
moving from the old town that was located at
the foot of Santa Ana Hill, in 1690.
The paving blocks evoke the urban images
of the colonial times.
In 1692, the Municipality started the layout
of the park by demarcating the boundaries of
the Arms Square and the construction of the
main church that was completed in 1695 right
in the place where the Cathedral is located today.
The square kept that name for almost two
centuries until the first half of the 18th century.
During that time several patriotic events were held
in the park, and also bullfights, among others.
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Urban Attractions /Seminario Park
During the 19th century, in 1868, the
current park was built. Its floor had a large
star of eight points, and for this, it was called
Plaza de la Estrella (Star Square). Twenty-one
years later, in 1889, an equestrian monument
in honor of Simon Bolivar was built; thus, the
square was renamed as Bolivar Square. By
1895, the philanthropist Manuel Seminario
made a patriotic donation with the purpose
of giving the statue a dignified enclosure
such as a closing gate, benches, lanterns,
among other things. After this the park was
completely renovated, and took the surname
of this citizen.
Attractions: Also known as Parque
de las Iguanas (Iguana Park) due to the reptiles
that live in that place. The site has its own
charm because of its natural environment
formed by large palm trees, almond trees, and
an artificial lagoon in which goldfish swim.
There are also several statues.
The main monument is the one of Simon
Bolivar mounted on a horse. In the southeast
corner there is a sculpture of two wild boars
fighting, donated by the Chinese colony
and designed by French sculptor Virgil
Chaudejeaug. Near the gate that overlooks
Clemente Ballen street is the famous octagonal
“Roundabout” built of wrought iron and
Photo: César Mera
• Seminario Park mixes nature, tradition and
beauty. The squirrel is one of the many species
you can find in the park.
• Iguanas are a natural attraction and symbol of the park, these animals live in harmony with tourist
and visitors, and they walk around the park in total calm and peace.
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• The iguana of Guayaquil is the main attraction of the Seminario Park.
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Urban Attractions /Seminario Park
Photo: Raúl Suconota
• Iguana of Guayaquil.
• Iguanas and the “Tortura
Mordedora” (Biter Turtle).
casted in the workshops of
Van Dosme of France in
1882. The sculpture of
Moorish-style is adorned
with allegorical filigree,
whose top is crowned by
an ornamentation of iron
with a red central dome.
The site has been used
for several cultural events
including the performance
of musical bands of the city
during the holidays.
IGUANAS a NATURAL ATTRACTION
The iguana is a classic species of Guayaquil,
and is seen in different areas of the city.
According to biologists, since the early
days, during colonial times, they established
themselves because the city is near water,
mangroves and willow trees, of which their
fruits are their favorite food. Their presence in
the parks is due to the proximity of the river
and that they are not pursued as food. They
are not considered edible.
Seminario Park is also known as Iguana
Park, since dozens of iguanas live in its ornate
gardens. According to tourists they give a
prehistoric, natural ambiance to the park. The
reptiles that measure up to 1 meter in length
are the main attraction of the park and mingle
amiably among the people.
The friendly nature of the green iguana,
known as the “Iguana from Guayaquil, occurs
when the reptile comes down from a tree to
warm itself in an open area and remains still for
about an hour. Since reptiles are cold blooded
they need the warmth of the sun to restore the
energy spent while looking for food. During
this inactive state they assume an upright
pose with the head lifted, fully showing the
fold of skin under their throat.
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Gardens of the
Simón Bolívar pier
Address: Simon Bolivar Pier, near Imbabura Street.
Parish: Pedro Carbo
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Urban Attractions / Gardens of the Simón Bolívar Pier
History: The gardens of the Malecón
Simón Bolívar were implemented by the
Municipality of Guayaquil in the process of
remodeling the so-called “Malecón 2000” under
the project of urban regeneration in the city.
Its opening took place on October 30th.
2001. The construction site was fulfilled by
the “Malecón 2000” Foundation that gave to
the city a green section that complements the
urban supply to the project, offering routes
through the highest diversity of gardens . The
purpose of these gardens is to provide the city
-in its center zone- a green space that becomes
a natural lung in which in the middle of an
ecological environment, along the Guayas
River, you can appreciate the flora and fauna
of the coastal region of Ecuador.
In recognition of this municipal work, the
Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO)
described the area as “a healthy space for an
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• The gardens hold 350 species of native vegetation.
active lifestyle and health care” as testified by
a plaque, located in the sector .
(Paragraph already) - from Imbabura street
to Loja street, where the Miniature Museum
“Guayaquil in History” is located, the Malecón
cinema and the Cultural Center Simon Bolivar.
This large green space, made up as an oasis
of peace - for visitors, can be appreciated
from the top of the boardwalk that runs along
the river, like in the lower part, areas that are
connected by cobbled roads, paved roads and
wooden bridges, giving an ecological touch
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to the area.
In the area are situated the pre-Columbian
Squares and Neoclassical where the lampposts
and pools of the old Malecón are preserved.
In the area, as noted on an allusive plaque
to the subject, has been developed an elliptical
space of classical connotations, which are used
as entrance to the Malecón Gardens, alluding to
“a Western world of rational systems approach
and apprehension of the natural world . “
In this space there is also a sculpture called
“Faun and Vacancy” from the Ecuadorian
sculptor Luis Veloz,
created in 1918, which
alludes the visit
of the famous
Spanish dancer
Tortola Valencia to
Guayaquil, who between
1922 and 1930 made
presentations in Olmedo and
Eden theaters.
In the Gardens area, in the middle
of circle of plants, a bust stands in tribute
to the Guayaquileño naturalist Pedro Franco
Dávila , founder of the first Natural History
Museum that was in Madrid that opened to the
public on November 4, 1776 and whose work
as an expert collector in Natural Sciences has
not been equaled until today.
plazas, plazas, gazebos,
docks, pergolas and
stands.
The place has a
loudspeakers system that is
used only for special exhibitions and
that emits sounds that recreate the ecological
ambiance of the botanical sector concerned.
In the area around the Tomás Martínez street
(under the parking area), on the ground floor,
is the Gardens area which are accessed by trails
clearly marked .
There is a native trees zone or introduced to
the country for the coastal zone, such as the
so-called “Big Fruit Tree” called like this to
trees in excess of 8 meters high. Among them
are: mangoes, almonds, pechiche, orange and
mamey.
In addition there are smaller trees of other
fruits such as lemon, lime, cherry, Chinese
plum, wild blackberry and soursop.
In another plants space there are species
diversity among which are: isoras, bromeliads,
Alcedo, monkey tail, crotillo, chifleras, hand
tiger, papyrus, amancay, kisses and denominas
“yellow shrimp” by the way its flower looks like
this crustacean.
As for trees, there are: cedar trees, alcedos,
ATTRACTIONS: In these Gardens the
diversity of over 350 native plant species that
have been introduced into the country can be
appreciated.
Additionally has an artificial stream and a
pond where there are ducks, geese and fish.
In a pond there is a small replica of a Manta
raft that is one of the first sailing vessels used
by the natives of the Ecuadorian coast.
The circuit also has a set pedestrian paths of
1.5 kilometers long, which have been adapted
large trees with shade, in addition the are pools,
bridges, ramps, trails and contemplation and
rest areas, supported in public spaces such as
• Birds and several
flowers can also be
found around the
gardens.
• Ducks, birds and other species live in the artificial lagoon.
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and rain trees, named for the yellow flowers
that grow in clusters.
There is another area for Conifer species that
currently has few species adapted to tropical
climates.
In this area, there are also small plantations
called “economic use” because traditionally
were and are the basis of production and
coastal economy of the coastal zone as coffee,
cocoa and bananas.
On special occasions in the sector stands
a replica of the traditional cane houses of
the ecuadorian field, which below there are
animals like cows, goats, chickens, horses,
among others.
There is another designated area to the
palm tree species that are a group of evergreen
foliage plants and fibrous trunk whose habitats
are in the tropical or subtropical zones. Here
are a variety of palms and palm trees.
There are also other areas defined where the
diversity of ferns, pines, cacti and bonsai can
be appreciated.
Services: The walkways ensure the
circulation of the elderly, children and people
with disabilities.
It also has guidance signaling, didactic
signage, surveillance, restaurants, bars and
bathrooms.
• Butterflies are among the many species that
live in the gardens
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• The gardens hold 350 species of native vegetation
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Forestal
Park
Address: Quito avenue and El Oro street, south
of the city. Parish: Ximena. Opening hours:
Tuesday to sunday from 07h00 to 19h00
History: According to the Ecuadorian
Encyclopedia, written by historian Efrén Avilés
Pino, early in 1950, the park was a racetrack,
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Urban Attractions / Forestal Park
which disappeared after another was built in
the northern part of the city. Later, several
soccer fields were built in its place.
Some time later, upon completion of the
section of Quito avenue joining Puerto Nuevo,
the Forestal park was built at its current
location, and contained numerous plants,
trees, and an island lagoon that offered boat
rides to visitors. In 1963, due to poor municipal
management, the park was abandoned and
turned into a dump.
In 1968, President José María Velasco
Ibarra, during his fifth term, mandated the
total restoration and redesign of the park, as
well as the construction of the Civic Center
Theatre, which began on October 9, 1970. The
work progressed slowly. Years later, nearly by
the end of the decade, the administration of
Mayor Antonio Hanna reached an agreement
with the Central Bank of Guayaquil to fund
the project. With this money, green areas and
the lagoon were renovated, and various plazas
constructed for art exhibitions and cultural
activities.
At the end of 1981, thanks to the support
of president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, the
construction of an Olympic swimming pool
began on land located on the corner of Portete
and Guaranda Streets. This facility was meant
to serve as venue for the World Swimming
Championships of 1982.
In 1992, Mayor León Febres-Cordero
began a citywide renovation process, placing
the park within his administration’s Urban
Regeneration campaign. On February 26,
2002, during Mayor Jaime Nebot’s first term,
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•The lagoon of the park is the perfect place to take a paddle boat ride
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Urban Attractions / Forestal Park
the project was completed and the park
–fully restored– was inaugurated along
with the completely rebuilt, remodeled
and modernized Civic Center.
Attractions: The park offers
recreational areas designed for cultural,
educational and entertainment activities.
Its diversity of flowers, lush greenery and
gardens, and a 450-meter lagoon are key
attractions that draw visitors and provide
amusement for all ages.
The park spreads across ten hectares,
nine of which contain the main grounds,
playgrounds and the Plaza de las Artes
y Oficios (Arts and Crafts Square), which
is home to an experimental arts theater.
In the Arts and Crafts Plaza, tourists
can find art exhibits, particularly on
select dates and holidays. The Eloy
Alfaro Civic Center Theater offers various
cultural activities such as recitals,
concerts, theater performances, etc.
Renowned Ecuadorean sculptor
and painter Oswaldo Guayasamin’s
monument, “La Patria Joven” (Young
Homeland), is located inside this square.
Considered one of the most important
modern art pieces in Guayaquil, the
column pays tribute to the Heroes of
the Independence of Guayaquil. An
additional sculpture, a mythological
animal also adorns the square.
For added entertainment, the park
offers playgrounds, rest areas, walkways,
a small fishpond, a horse trail and an
observation point. Additionally, two
swimming pools with their respective
stands—often used for swimming
championships—are available for the
recreation of children and adults.
Services: For only $2.00 per half
hour, visitors can take guided boat
rides in the lagoon located at the
center of the park. Thirty pedal boats
with 4-person capacities are available
as an additional option.
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Photo: Jardín Botánico Guayaquil
Botanical Garden of
Guayaquil
Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue, 24 ANE street (Las Orquideas Citadel)
Parish: Pascuales. Opening Hours: Monday to sunday from 08h00 to 16h00.
History: The people of Guayaquil have
driven this project since 1979. After ten years
of rigorous effort, the Botanical Garden was
opened to the public. Since then, thousands
of national and international tourists have
visited the site.
Attractions: Guayaquil’sBotanical
Gardens, spread across five hectares, exhibit
scientific collections of live plants, which are
grown for their conservation, investigation,
dissemination and learning.
Here, visitors will observe approximately
324 plant species in their natural habitats,
including timber and fruit trees, and ornamental
and exotic plants. Visitors can also observe
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Urban Attractions / Botanical Garden of Guayaquil
73 bird species year round. Additionally, an
observation point overlooks both the Daule
and Babahoyo rivers.
Fauna: Bird species include the Scarlet and
Blue-yellow Parrot, the Amazon Yellow Crown,
Alinaranka and Harinosa Parrots, Frenticastaño
Macaws, parakeets, Red Bill Parrots, Perico
Cabecioscuro and Bluehead Parrot.
Mammals include white and black Capuchin
Monkeys, Manto Rojo Chichico, and Squirrel
Monkeys.
Fish: Duck fish, Raspabalsas, Coridora,
Severum, Longfish, Gancho Rojo, Moneda, Palo
de Golf, Leoporino Lstado and Red Piranha in
Photo: Camila Morales
• There are approximately 324 plant species that can be observed in their natural habitat, also
timber and fruit trees, ornamental and exotic plants.
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Photo: Courtesy of Botanical Garden of Guayaquil
• The garden has a botanical sample of several Ecuadorian plant species,
particularly from the tropical region of the coast, like palm trees.
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Urban Attractions / Botanical Garden of Guayaquil
Photo: Courtesy of Botanical Garden of Guayaquil
• Catteya Maxima Orquid.
• Encyclia Angustiloba Orquid.
addition to such reptiles as land and water
turtles.
Flora: The Botanical Gardens offers a
sampling of several Ecuadorian plant species,
particularly from the tropical coast region.
Here, visitors can appreciate 324 perfectly
identified native and non-native trees, palms,
cacti, fruit trees, ornamental plants, and
tropical exotic plants in their natural habitats.
The Botanical Gardens’ main attraction
is orchids, including collections from the
Ecuadorian Orchidaceae family. Other species
include native Bromeliads, Tillandsias,
Heliconias, Lotus flowers, and Nepenthe,
which is a carnivorous plant brought from
Madagascar.
Activities: Permanent orchid (containing
over 50 species) and medicinal plant exhibits.
Services: Group tours should be arranged
in advance in order to schedule specialized
guide services.
Phone numbers: +593 (04) 289-9689 /
+593 (04) 289-9933.
• There’s an area dedicated to the species from
Asia, such as bonsai
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Samanes
National
Recreational
Area
• Christian Benitez Betancourt Stadium
in honor of the late soccer player from
the Ecuadorian Soccer Team.
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Attractions: The Samanes
National Recreation Area, also known as
Samanes Park, includes 860.12 hectares of
greenery and a memorial site located along
the banks of the Guayas River, which provides
healthy recreation and sports. The park has 10
km of trails for cycling, walking and running,
providing harmonic integration between
visitors and nature. Visitors can exercise 24
hours a day and enjoy access to 50 sports
venues in one place.
Several soccer fields (18 for adults and 16
for children) fill the area, three of which meet
professional standards, and one, the Christian
Benitez Betancourt Stadium, named in honor
of the late Ecuadorian national team member,
includes stadium seating. Additionally, the
recreation area boasts 4 basketball courts, 5
volleyball courts, 2 tennis courts, 2 handball
courts and 10 multipurpose courts.
The park also contains playgrounds for
children and gym equipment for aerobic and
anaerobic exercises.
Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue and
Teodoro Alvarado Olea street.
Parish: Tarqui, Carbo, Rocafuerte y Olmedo.
Opening Hours: Monday to sunday from 06h00,
22h00.
Urban Attraction / Samanes National Recreational Area
• Samanes Park has 10 km of trails for cycling, walking and running
activities, which provides a harmonic integration between the
visitors and nature.
Flora: The Park’s terrain has
the characteristics of dry forests
and houses 193 tree species
including Beldaco, Membrillo,
Guayacan, Saman, Saiba, Ceibo,
Pai Pai, Guachapeli, Samancillo,
Coquito, Pigio, Bototillo,
Muyuyo, Guasmo and Nigüito
(or cherry-tree).
30 plant species have been
identified in the park: 17 trees,
9 bushes, and 4 climbing plants.
Fauna: This recreation site
is rich with fauna, including 48
identified bird species, such as
the Mosquerito Coronado bird,
the Pipilio, herons, the Playero
Coleador, Perico cachetigris, the
Mosqueros and Semilleros, ducks
and stilts.
Cultural Activities: The
Park includes open spaces for
artistic and cultural activities
such as exhibits, concerts, street
performances and more.
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Pantanal
Zoo
Address: Km 23 Daule Road. Parish: Pascuales. Opening hours: Monday to sunday from 09h00 to 17h00. Price: Adults $6.00, children 2 -12 years old and seniors: $3.00.
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Urban Attractions / Pantanal Zoo
Ten years later, as the number of animals
increased, the zoo became a Wildlife Rescue
Center sponsored by the then INENFAN
(currently Ministry of the Environment). It
also serves as a shelter for animals confiscated
by the National Police Unit for the Protection
of the Environment (U.P.M.A., its acronym in
Spanish).
To finance the animals’ food and shelter, the
History: The zoo’s official website
points out that Nelson Chiriboga’s property
officially opened to the public on July 25, 2002.
However, its history dates back to the 1980s,
when the zoo began sheltering injured birds
that had no possibility of returning to their
natural habitat; as well as wild pets abandoned
by their owners; and animals from other zoos
that closed their doors.
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zoo opened its doors to the public.
It now serves the country as an
educational, ecological and tourist
attraction, containing the majority
of Ecuador’s native flora and fauna.
The zoo, in its conservation efforts,
works to rescue and rehabilitate, as
well as protect approximately sixty
endangered species.
• Areas in the
zoo allow visitors
to see very rare
species closely.
Attractions: El Pantanal
Zoo, located 15 minutes from
Guayaquil, is a magical place that
draws visitors into the animals’
habitats and allows them to closely
view very rare species that are worthy
of admiration, species that place the
• Visitors have
the chance to see
zoo at the same level as the best zoos
reptiles such as: a
around the world.
boa, crocodiles and a
During guided tours, visitors can
caiman.
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Urban Attractions / El Pantanal Zoo
appreciate jungle animals such as
a Jaguar, an African lion, a Zebra, a
Bengal Tiger, a Puma, an Ocelot and
a Spectacled Bear. Andean species
include the Llama, the giant Harpy
eagle, a Cattle Egret, Black-Chested
and Andean eagles, military and dwarf
macaws, owls, parrots, flamingos, and
the only Macaw of Guayaquil. Among
the reptiles, visitors will see a boa,
crocodiles and a caiman. In addition
to such exotic animals, squirrels,
whitetail deer, a coastal wolf, a crab
raccoon, and a camel number among
the species that attract attention.
Services: Parking lots, souvenir
shops and a bar.
Phone number: + 593 (04) 2267047.
Website: www.zooelpantanal.com
• The Zoo works to rescue and rehabilitate as well to
protect around 60 species in danger of extinction. In the
picture a Capuchin Monkey
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Mangroves “El Salado”
Wildlife Reserve
Puerto Hondo
Address: km 18 Vía a la Costa (Coastal Highway). Parish: Tarqui. Opening hours: Monday to sunday
from 08h00 to 16h00.
History: Established on July 6,
1987, and managed by Fundacion Natura
and Pro Bosque to raise awareness about
the preservation of green areas and animal
species, The Salado Wildlife Reserve is an
ecotourism center covering 2,000 hectares.
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Attractions: This mangrove
habitat offers visitors a restful and
healthy diversion in a complete ecological
environment that is surrounded by peaceful
waters and tranquility. Year-round, its warm
climate averages approximately 79-degrees.
Urban Attractions / Mangroves “El Salado” Wildlife Reserve Puerto Hondo
Photo: Revista Vistazo Archives
Its main attraction is the estuary and the
mangroves. The sea marsh of Puerto Hondo
is clean, free of contamination and suitable
for swimming.
Flora: Four major mangrove species thrive
within this ecosystem: the Red Mangrove,
White Mangrove, Black Mangrove, and Jeli
(or button) Mangrove. Additionally, several
species of trees, including the Carob tree,
and shrubs such as Leucaena, Niguito, and
Mate are endemic to the area. Many other
plant species also form part of this ecosystem,
such as mosses, ferns, lichens, bromeliads
and orchids.
Fauna: The area is home to several species
of mangrove fauna, including mammals,
birds, reptiles, amphibians and crustaceans.
Among the birds, 115 species have been
registered to date, including the Brown
Pelican, the frigate, cormorant, several types
of egrets (large, snow-white, blue, ribbed)
yellow corona herons, yellow Warblers, the
Lora Frentirroja (red forehead bird) and
Kingfishers. Among migratory birds, the
Peregrine Falcon, Osprey and Spotted Beach
Sandpiper have been registered.
Among the mammals, squirrels and crabeating raccoons are common to the area.
A visit to this beautiful site allows direct
contact with exotic flora and fauna endemic
to the area. Their care is a community
effort meant to preserve the remnants of
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the mangrove forest, which offers continual
possibilities for ecotourism.
Recreational activities: Due to the
estuary’s cleanliness, visitors can swim or
take swimming lessons. For $15.00, tourists
can enjoy canoe rides (up to 7 people) across
the estuary. It includes a guide, an oar and life
vests. Kayak trips cost of $4.00.
The sea marsh is also apt for fishing several
species such as mullet, croaker, mojarras, and
sea bass. Experienced guides lead all fishing
activities.
The reserve is also ideal for taking photographs
of the scenic beauty of the coastal landscape.
Beach Resort: Puerto Hondo includes a
beach resort and recreational center of the
same name, which features a waterpark with
water slides, waterfalls and water jets. An
observation deck overlooks the mangroves as
well as a small beach where visitors can swim
and enjoy the waters of the Salado Estuary.
In addition, a pier and a berth are available
for small boats (and canoes), pergolas and
parasols.
Services: Cabins with changing rooms and
showers are available. At the main entrance,
soup kitchens offer typical Ecuadorian dishes
for sale.
• Puerto Hondo estuary is the ideal place to practice sports.
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Mangroves “El Salado” Wildlife Reserve - Puerto Hondo
• Among the birds, 115 species have been registered at the time in Puerto Hondo.
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Photo: Courtesy of Cerro Blanco
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Natural Attractions / Cerro Blanco Protected Forest
• Howler Monkey
Cerro Blanco
Protected
forest
Address: Km 16 Vía a la Costa (Coastal
Highway). Parish: Tarqui. Opening
Hours: Monday to Sunday from 08h00
to 16h00. Admission: Tickets for
students or children $3.00; College
students, adults: $4.00; seniors: $2.00;
Bike-path: $2.00.
History: The Cerro Blanco
protected forest reserve covers 6,078
hectares within the tropical dry forest
ecosystem along Ecuador’s coast. It is
located in the extreme southwest area
of the Chongon-Colonche mountain
range.
The pro Bosque Foundation, a
private, non-profit organization,
established under a Ministerial
Agreement issued by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock on November
9, 1992, manages the reserve in order
to protect and rehabilitate the forest.
Photos: Courtesy of Cerro Blanco
Attractio n s : T h i s
ecosystem, lush with native tropical
dry forest vegetation is part of the
Chongon Colonche mountain range.
It is home to 54 mammal species, 221
bird species, 8 amphibian species and
12 reptile species. It is also home to
more than 700 species of vascular
plants, 20% endemic to southwest of
Ecuador.
Fauna: Among 221 bird species,
9 are endangered, including the
Guayaquil Parrot (Ara ambiguus
• There are 500 species of vascular plants that
are endemic to the tropical dry forest region.
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• There are 500 species of vascular plants that are endemic to the tropical dry forest region.
guayaquilensis), the Hawk (Dorsigris), the
Afrazanado Goldfinch, and the Verde Mayor
Macaw, symbolic bird of Cerro Blanco.
Among the 54 species of mammals,
the protected forest is home to the Jaguar
(Panthera onca), the Howler Monkey (Alouatta
palliata), the Collared Peccary, 6 species of
felines and 21 species of bats. Several other
kinds of monkeys, reptiles, and insects also
inhabit the forest.
Flora: The protected forest has five
categories of “potential natural vegetation”,
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including plain dry forests and rocky slopes,
moist ravines forests and sub-humid forests
of plateaus and peaks. In all, 500 species of
vascular plants are endemic to the tropical dry
forest region.
Services: Within the Cerro Blanco
Protected Forest’s management agenda,
the visitors program offers a recreational
experience focused on the enjoyment and
appreciation of its natural resources, which
we all bear responsibility to protect. The
Protected Forest also acts as natural laboratory
Natural Attractions / Cerro Blanco Protected Forest
Photo: Cortesía Cerro Blanco
• Cerro Blanco Protected Forest’s program
offers a recreational experience focused on the
enjoyment and appreciation of the resources
provided by nature
• Cerro Blanco offers many services and resting
áreas for tourists.
for students and the public in general, where
people can interact with nature with the aim
of developing and strengthening a culture of
conservation and good management of our
natural resources.
An interesting aspect to visiting Cerro
Blanco is that it provides the opportunity to
go deep into the forest and learn the benefits
this ecosystem offers, as well as the possibility
to learn of the importance of conservation and
protection.
Tours: Guided treks through nature trails:
Higueron Trail (2 hours hiking) $12.00 to
$25.00 (English); Mono Aullador Trail (4-5
hours) $15.00 to $35.00 (English); self-guided
tree trail (20 minutes).
Camping: With prior reservations, the
Protected Forest’s offers campsites and a cabin
for those wishing to spend the night.
Reservations: Prospective visitors should
send an email clearly indicating date, time and
number of people for a chosen trail. They will
receive a response regarding availability along
with detailed costs for the visit.
Email: fundacionprobosque@gmail.com
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Parque
Lago
Recreational Area
Address: Km 23 Vía a la Costa (Coastal
Highway). Parish: Tarqui.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 08h00
to16h30. Admission: $ 1.50 per person.
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Urban Attractions / Parque Lago Recreational Area
History: The Park belongs to the
national system of Protected Areas of
Ecuador. It covers 2,283 hectares. Its lake
was formed by the dam built as part of the
public works project, tranferring water
from the Guayas River to the Santa Elena
peninsula, which traps the waters both the
Chongon and Perdido rivers.
Attractions: The Ministry of
Environment declared this nature reserve,
which offers different options for ecotourism,
as protected in 2003. As a recreational space,
it combines nature with sporting activities.
The green areas are the most striking parts of
the site and can be used for picnics or group
barbecues. There are also volleyball courts
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and paths for skating or biking.
Regarding nature, 40,600 hectares include
the lake, the scrubland and the tropical dry
forest, where more than 160 birds live.
Photo: Oscar Arias
Flora: The Park has deciduous and semideciduous lowland forests, and tropical dry
forest. Tree species include: Yellow, Native
Balsam, Colorado Native, the Native Script,
Black Wood, Beldado, native Bamboo, Pigio,
Ebony, Zapote’s Dog, Plum, Guayacan, Spine
of the Earth, Carob and Pechiche.
Fauna: 160 species of birds and mammals
inhabit the Park. The most common among
the birds are parrots, swallows, frigates,
White Herons, Ospreys, Kingfishers, pelicans
and the native Guayaquil Woodpecker.
Mammals common to the area are whitetailed deer, collared peccary, jaguarondi,
anteater bear, Armadillo, endemic puma,
crab-eating raccoon, mate head, various bat
species, and the traditional savanna squirrel
of Guayaquil.
Amphibians and reptiles like the toad,
• The lake was formed by the dam that impounds the waters of the Chongon and Perdido rivers.
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Urban Attractions / Parque Lago Recreational Area
Photo: Oscar Arias
• The park has volleyball
courts and paths for skating
or biking.
• There are 160 species of birds as well as
mammals. Among the birds, the most common
are the parrots, swallows, frigates.
lizard, iguana, common boa and X snake
flourish. Among the fish: tilapia, old blue,
bocachico, dica, freshwater lobster, clam,
snail, estrellita chica.
Activities: In this area the visitor
can enjoy watersports such as canoeing,
kayaking and sailboarding. In addition,
green areas for family outings, picnics,
walking, bicycling or skating are available.
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Guayaquil and its surrounding
Photo: César Mera
Guayaquil and its
surrounding
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Mangroves “El Morro”
Wildlife refuge
Address: Km 9, General Villamil (Playas) - El Morro Road.
Parish: El Morro (rural).
History: The Mangroves “El Morro”
belongs to the national system of Protected
Areas of Ecuador. Created on September 13,
2007, it covers an area of 10,130.16 hectares.
Located at the mouth of the Gulf of Guayaquil,
its ecosystem, directly influenced by ocean
currents along the Pacific Ocean, differs from
the interior areas.
Attractions: Boat tours through
the estuary offer tourists an appreciation of the
refuge’s flora and fauna.
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Regarding the flora, four species of mangroves
thrive: White, Black, Red, and Jeli. Among the
fauna, typical birds such as frigates or Spoonbill
herons inhabit the area.
In an open area of the estuary sits the Faraglioni
Island, or Isla de los Pajaros (Bird Island). Here,
tourists can observe a massive concentration
of sea birds such as pelicans, seagulls, and the
largest colony of frigates in Ecuador.
Bottlenose dolphins also feed in the area, as the
waters are rich with a mix of biodiversity. When
they surface to breathe, the spectacle is majestic.
Guayaquil and its surroundings /Mangroves The Morro
• Boat tours through the estuary to appreciate the flora and fauna of the place.
Another of “El Morro’s” attractions is the
Isla de Las Fragatas (Frigate Island). Tours are
available and people can visit the observation
tower for bird watching.
Services: Several local tourist associations
operate boat rides from El Morro:
Route 1-departure: El Morro Port. Tour:
Mangroves of El Morro Estuary, to observe pink
herons, carry out fishing activities and visit the
estuary of the dolphins.
Duration: 1 h 30 minutes.
Cost: $5.00.
Route 2-departure: El Morro Port. Tour:
Mangroves of El Morro Estuary and El Morro
Canal, to see pink herons, participate in fishing
activities, visit the estuary of the dolphins and
bird Island (Manglesito).
Duration: 3 hours.
Cost: $8.00.
Contacts: Ecomorro’s Tours.
Phone number: + 593 (04) 301-0618.
Cell phone: + 593 (09) 928-34542.
E-mail: ecuamorrostour@yahoo.com.
Puerto El Morro Tours.
Phone number: + 593 (04) 301-0613.
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• From El Morro Port, different community tourist associations operate, which take tourists for boat rides.
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Guayaquil and its surroundings /Mangroves The Morro
Lisa and Seafood
Festival
This annual Festival is held in May,
and draws hundreds of domestic and
foreign tourists. Carried out with the
active participation of the community,
members agree that such tourism boosts
business productivity while advancing
socio-economic development.
This event stimulates the local
economy, where more than a dozen
fishermen hunt for Lisa fish in El Morro
Canal, providing tourist operators the
opportunity to sell up to 3,000 fish
in every festival. Each fish costs
$2.00 or $3.00, depending on size.
Typical dishes
Roasted or fried Lisa fish accompanied by
roasted or fried plantain and salsa: $2.50 or
$3.00. Arroz Marinero (seafood rice): $4.50
Cell phone: + 593 091302594.
Web site: www.puertoelmorrotours.com.
Community Museum
Admission: Free
Location: Pier of the port.
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday from
08h00 to 16h00.
Puerto El Morro has an Research Center,
housing the remains of crabs, blue crabs
and the skeleton of a dolphin, and also bird
photographs.
• The Farallones Island
offers to the tourist a
wonderful birdwatching
experience.
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Dead Man’s
Hill
Address: Km 9, General Villamil Playas - El
Morro Road. Parish: El Morro (rural).
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Guayaquil and its surroundings /Dead Man’s Hill
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History: Part of the Hill’s history
comes from legends that residents of “El
Morro” tell visitors: “Dead Man’s Hill was
an ominous place due to surprising band
music heard in nearby towns.” Residents
also claim the Hill is “haunted”, telling that
since the dead were buried fully clothed in
clay pots, each midnight their souls return
to the Church to pray and then return to
their tombs.
Its unique name comes from the peculiar
rocky formation that, from a distance,
resembles the profile of a person lying down
with his hands across his chest. As such,
it was baptized as “The Dead Man’s Hill”.
Geographically, the place contains a set of
three hills approximately 100 meters above
sea level.
Access is simple: Visitors ascend
several concrete steps that are protected by
15 columns. Along the way, marble plaques
narrate the Signs of the Cross, which reveal
the Catholic fervor
that has always
Photo: Lissette Pinargote
Attractions: This habitat is
magnificent for adventure tours, and ideal
for hiking, camping, climbing, cycling and
to set out on a pilgrimage to the shrine of the
Virgin of the Rock, a nationally recognized
place of worship.
existed in the parish. From its peak,
visitors can enjoy a panoramic view
of “El Morro”.
Flora and Fauna: The Hill is also
rich in flora and fauna. Various species
of trees, including carob, muyuyo,
cascol, aromo, plum, juquillo ceibo,
and pitajaya are visible. Additionally,
animals such as gulls, herons, pelicans,
mockingbirds, boobies, and at certain
times of the year, sea lions and bluefooted boobies can be appreciated.
Directions: From Guayaquil,
travel the Coastal Highway (via
a la costa) to General Villamil
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Guayaquil and its surroundings /Dead Man’s Hill
• The Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rock is a
well-known place in the province and country.
Playas, located 90 kilometers from the city.
From Playas, take El Morro Road. Before
arriving to town, a sign on the right side
of the road reads, “The Virgin of the Rock”.
Follow this ballast road to the parking area.
A bus ride takes approximately two hours.
Travelling by car an hour and a half.
Services:
Reservations: Buggy rides (two people):
$20.00. Bicycle rides: $7.00 per person.
Information:
Los Puertos:
Phone: + 593 (04) 308-1068 + 593 (09)
996-54288.
Email: contacto@lospuertos.ec.
Twitter: @LosPuertosec.
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Posorja
Address: Km 21, General Villamil-Playas Road. Parish: Posorja (rural).
History: Posorja is one of the five
rural parishes within Guayaquil Canton. It is
surrounded by El Morro parish, to the North;
the Gulf of Guayaquil to the South; El Morro
Canal, to the East and General Villamil (Playas)
canton, to the West.
According to the Ecuadorian Encyclopedia,
written by historian Efren Aviles Pino, several
anecdotes explain the history of its name.
However, the most widely accepted by locals
is that narrated by Gabriel Pino Roca in his
book Legends, Traditions, History and Pages
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Guayaquil and its surroundings /Posorja
of Guayaquil. It says the name comes from an
Aboriginal Princess that led a tribe that settled
in that area, called Posorja, which in native
language meant “sea foam”.
Another tradition holds that its name
originated in colonial times. Back then the
parish (formerly known as Punta de Arena) was
located near a canal. There, the inhabitants of
a nearby farmhouse, led by a Patriarch called
Posorja, fought off assaults from the Gulf
Pirates, who tried to loot the ships that arrived
from Guayaquil.
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• Posorja is one of the main fishing ports in the Guayas
• Posorja is place worth visiting, due to its rich fauna. There, the visitor can see lots of birds such as
herons, boobies, frigates, pelicans, etc. “Bottlenose” dolphins
Attractions: Posorja, located on El
Morro Canal opposite Puna Island in the Gulf of
Guayaquil, is one of the main fishing ports in
Guayas Province.
This rural parish, which was originally a
Guayaquil beach resort whose population
thrived on fishing, is now a tourist destination.
Its primary attraction is boat tours to the
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Guayaquil and its surroundings /Posorja
Farrallones Island (30 minutes).
The parish is worth visiting, due to its rich
fauna. There, the visitor can see multitudes of
birds such as herons, boobies, frigates, pelicans,
etc. Bottlenose dolphins also frequent the area,
often accompanying tourists along the way to
the Island.
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Varadero
Beach
Address: Km 17, General Villamil-Playas Road
Parish: Posorja (rural)
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Guayaquil and its surroundings / Varadero Beach
History: Varadero Beach once had
24 cabins in which the locals offered meals
in an informal and disorganized way. In
2010, the Municipality of Guayaquil placed
the area within its Urban Regeneration plan
and turned the sector into a comfortable
and functional tourist site.
Attractions: Varadero Beach is
popular with tourists thanks to the splendor
of the 2.5 KM beach, which offers privileged
weather and comfortable facilities, including
a shell-shaped beachfront food court made of
Muyuyo (local wood); a place where visitors
can taste gastronomic coastal delicacies.
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• The access road to the Restaurant areas is decorated with endemic flowers from the Coast.
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Guayaquil and its surroundings / Varadero Beach
• Varadero Beach constitutes
a place of great tourist
attractiveness since allows the
visitor to enjoy the splendor of
a 2.5 km beach.
• Varadero Beach has a market
that offers different articles
and has 24 restaurants; 21 of
seafood dishes, 2 cocktail places
and an ice cream shop
Photo: Roberto Bonilla
Photo: Lissette Pinargote
At low tide, natural tidal pools offer
enjoyment for children. A cliff is located at
one side of the beach, and at the lower part
of the hill a spacious area is often used for
beach soccer.
Services: A local market offers a variety
of items and has 24 restaurants; 21 seafood
dishes, 2 cocktail places and an ice cream
shop. 3 ramps provide access to the beach,
which is dotted by 4 Lifeguard tower stations,
parasol rentals, playgrounds, consignment
lockers, parking lots, a reserve area, showers,
pergolas and 10 cabins with hammocks.
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Santay Island
National
Recreational Area
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Address: Located 800 meters
opposite to Guayaquil. Parish: San
Jacinto de Santay. Cantón: Duran.
Ecoaldea (eco-village) hours: From
06h00 to 17h00 (return from the
Island until 18h00. Bascule bridge
hours: from 06h00 to 21h00
Guayaquil and its surroundings / Santay Island National Recreational Area
Access: Visitors can access
the Island by foot, bicycle or by
boat. Pedestrian or bike access
is across a bridge located in
Guayaquil, on El Oro Street, next
to the river. For river access,
tourist boats are anchored to
docks at the Guayaquil Yacht
Club, located diagonally from
the Municipal Palace (Palmeras
de Santay Cooperative).
Phone number: +539 (09)
865-47034
• Santay Island has
an area of 2.179
hectares where 56
families inhabit; 210
people approximately,
distributed in
Ecoaldeas
History: Santay Island
spreads across 2,179 hectares. A
population of fifty-six families,
approximately 210 people
inhabit the island, living in
various ecoaldeas (eco-villages).
In 1940, the Island was known
for its rice and cattle production.
Fromthemid1990s,theEcological
Committee of the Coast, a nongovernmental environmental
organization of Guayaquil,
together with the community,
carried out an organizational
strengthening project. Among
several achievements, it led to
the establishment of the Original
Settlers Association called “San
Jacinto de Santay”, and the
construction of a Community
Center and a school.
Beyond local, regional and
national recognition for its
ecological characteristics and
its population’s dedication
to conservation, Santay was
recognized internationally
as a Ramsar place, an award
highlighting the importance of
these ecosystems as fundamental
for global conservation and
sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Photo: César Mera
Services: The Island has ecological
trails made of a plastic-wood blend that
lead to an observation tower, cabin
accommodations, a food prep area,
a health center, a recycling center, a
tourist office and a park ranger station.
Admission: Admission is free.
Visitors pay only restaurant services. The
community eatery offers refreshments
and several traditional a la Carte dishes
such as mixed ceviche, Seco de Pollo
(chicken dish) and fried fish.
Photo: César Mera
Attractions: One of the
main attractions is the new crocodile
habitat, containing reptiles measuring
approximately 6 meters and weighing
200 pounds, all transported from the
Esmeraldas province. The enclosure,
located next to the Eco-village, is a
large natural lagoon with perimeter
fencing constructed with wooden slats
and triple galvanized mesh, providing
safety for all tourists. The habitat is
divided in two sectors, one for female
crocodiles and the other for only males.
The Island is also home to 85 bird
species, 12 reptiles, such as the boa
and the iguana; mammals includethe
raccoon, the anteater and the bat.
Catfish, sea bass, tilapias, which are
sold for consumption, form the aquatic
fauna. Species like the black mangrove,
guachapeli and Saman trees (endemic
species) can also thrive.
Photo: César Mera
The distinction was awarded on
October 10, 2000, declaring Ecuador’s
sixth wetland, one that encompasses
4,705 hectares. On February 20, 2010,
the Island became a Protected Area and is
part of the National System of Protected
Areas as a National Recreational Area.
Connecting roads: A pedestrian
bridge measuring 840 meters connects
Guayaquil and Santay Island. Its
purpose of which is to improve the
standard of living on the Island and to
promote tourism in in this ecological
environment, which is characterized
by its mangroves and its diverse fauna
and flora.
The bridge is a drawbridge, which
rises in order to allow safe navigation
of riverboats. A parking lot is located at
the point of access in Guayaquil.
• At the island there’s a small exhibition of handcrafted souvenirs
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Photo: César Mera
• Inside the island there’s an ecological trails which
takes you to the Crocodile Station
• The island has large bicycle roads.
• The crocodile station is located next to the Eco-village, is
a large natural lagoon that provides safety to the visitors.
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Photo: Efrén Avilés M.
Historic
Park
Address: Central Avenue and Rio Esmeraldas Avenue (Samborondon Way).
Parish: La Puntilla, Samborondon Canton.
Opening Hours: Wednesday to Sunday from 09h00 to 16h30. Admission: Free
History: The Central Bank of Ecuador
built the Historic Park as a theme park in 1997,
on 8 hectares along the banks of the Guayas
River. It’s mission had educational, cultural,
environmental, recreational and tourist
purposes. It is aimed at exhibiting the history
and culture of the old Guayaquil Province,
the Guayaquil that emerged at the end of the
colonial times. It also captures the beginning
of the republic’s country life (spanning along
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the coast in provinces such as Los Rios, El Oro
and part of Manabi) between the XIX and XX
centuries.
The site also recreates the architecture,
traditions and the urban and rural life of the
Guayaquil of those times, back dropped by a
beautiful park of diverse vegetation that forms
different natural and wildlife areas with their
respective flora and fauna.
Its history dates back to the beginnings of
• Visitors can enjoy
beautiful sunsets.
• The site recreates the
architecture, traditions
and the urban and rural
life of the Guayaquil of
the XIX and XX centuries
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Photos: Courtesy Revista Vista
• The Park mixes architecture,
traditions with beautiful wildlife areas with their respective
flora and fauna.
1980, when Olaf Holm, director of the Central
Bank’s Anthropology Museum, was notified of
the pending demolition of four buildings of
great historic value. Instead of demolishing
them, he suggested they be used in a touristcultural project to be developed to reflect the
architecture of the city. As such, the buildings
were dismantled and stored in the bank until
construction began on the project.
The Special Projects Unit of the Central Bank
inaugurated the work on June 15, 1997, after
developing different areas of the park in stages.
In October 1999, the Wildlife area was opened;
in October 2000, the Territorial Bank and the
Lavayen Paredes House; in November 2000, the
Traditions area; in November 2002, the Urban
Architectonic area and the Pier 1900; in July
2005, the Julian Coronel House; in June 2006,
the chapel of the Corazon de Jesus Hospice.
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Historic Park
The Public Company of Natural Parks and
Public Spaces took over the administration on
June 14, 2012, maintaining its same mission.
Attractions: Visitors can get a taste
of the old days at the Historic Park. Different
habitats such as the woods, the countryside and
the city, in which people of the old province of
Guayaquil once conducted daily activities, are
portrayed. They resemble the so-called “Golden
Age” of the main port of Ecuador, during which
its principal activity was the commercialization
of cocoa.
Visitors can enjoy the history of Guayaquil in
three defined areas:
1) Wildlife Area: This reserve is spread
across approximately four hectares and recreates
the natural habitat. More than 50 species of
birds, mammals and other animals, all of which
are naturally found in such wooded areas and
some of which are in danger of extinction, make
their homes in this area.
Birds found in the area include parrots, a
Harpy eagle (endangered species), a coastal
Toucan, and Maria and masked ducks. Mammals
such as sloths, ocelots, deer, spider monkeys,
tapirs and collared sainos (wild boar) live in
the wildlife area. Reptiles include the coastal
crocodile and spectacled caimans.
Walk-tours through the wildlife area are done
on an elevated trail that allows real contact with
the ecosystem without causing discomfort to
the visitors or the animals. 23 themed stops
occur during the tour, in order to admire
each species individually.
Regarding the flora, tourists
can admire mangroves, which constitute
the predominant plant specie of the
Ecuadorian coast—a region of
great ecological wealth—in all
varieties.
The area has an
2) Urban Architectonic Area: This
area recreates the wealthy times of Guayaquil
from the early decades of the XX century, when
the city enjoyed an economic boom thanks
to the growth and exportation of cocoa,
which brought prosperity to the city and its
surrounding farms.
To entertain visitors, live theatrical
performances that represent daily life of old
Guayaquil take place on weekends. Actors dress
in French style clothes, which were fashionable
at the time. Street vendors sell sweets and
tobacco in this area. A reproduction of an
electric train, which is pulled by mules, can
also be enjoyed.
Regarding the architecture of Guayaquil,
there is an exhibition of several city buildings;
rebuilt and modernized at the beginnings of the
XX century after the great fire of 1896 nearly
almost destroyed them. Among the homes
on display is the Julian Coronel House, built
between 1899 and 1900. Its first floor was once
used for commercial shops and the second for
residential purposes. The Territorial Bank, built
in 1886 and made of wood and zinc, which stood
out for its spacious and beautiful hall, is also
displayed. The Bank was operational until 1980.
Other houses on exhibit include the Lavayen
Paredes House, known as “La Casa Verde” (the
green house), which belonged to a family of
cocoa and coffee plantation owners, and was
used as their residence. Currently, the house
observation point of 11 meters high, where
visitors can enjoy a formidable view of the
woods and the sounds of life in this paradise.
• Parrots live peacefully in
the wildlife area
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offers workshops for traditional crafts and has
an exhibition area showing the history of the
building, including its rescue and restoration.
The Corazon de Jesus Hospice, which began
its construction on June 24, 1889, was
inaugurated on June 25, 1892, as a place for
social assistance. Made of wood and masonry
(in the lower part), the hospice operated until
1982. Tourists admire the building for its
proportions and beauty.
These houses were rescued as Cultural
Heritage, and allow tourists to learn about the
urban life of the old time Guayaquil. Museums,
restaurants, coffee shops, bank agencies,
workshops, audiovisual rooms and exhibitions
are included among the attractions.
One such attraction is the Urban Car, once
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the main form of transportation during the old
days. 715 linear meters of rail tracks have been
installed. The car is a replica of one used in
1866 that was formed by trams and pulled by
mules or horses.
The Station constitutes the link between
the Wildlife and the Urban Architectural areas,
constituting the main entrance to the park from
the river, which offers a breathtaking landscape.
The building, made of Moral and Chanul lumber,
is an historic architectural reference for its foursided roofs and central towers, very traditional
of that era.
Pier 1900 is one of the Park’s main draws,
transporting tourists back in time. The place is
cobbled with 270 original stones that were used
on the streets of yesteryear. Lampposts with
• One of the
attractions is
the Urban Car
that was the
main form of
transportation
during the old
days.
lanterns, and buildings with tiled zinc roofs and
rippled eaves –typical of the times– complete
the realistic ambience of that time.
3) Traditional Area: Two hectares of
total space house this place of reminiscence,
where visitors can learn of Guayaquil’s urban
history as well as its rural, country life.
Tourists will be immersed in the era known
as “Pepa de Oro”, a time of the cocoa boom.
Here they will be guided through a cocoa farm
in where they can observe the entire production
process of chocolate.
The Rural Area exhibits the productive life of
the agricultural people of the coast, showing
orchards as the region’s main products. Country
architecture is reflected in the farmhouse “San
• There is an exhibition of several houses of
the city that was rebuilt and modernized at the
beginnings of the XX century.
Juan” (landlord’s residence), varied country
houses (farmworkers’ residences) and poultry
pens, all integrated into the plantation
environment—a lifestyle that was fundamental
to the development of the country.
Within the Traditional Area are ethnobotanical orchards that have a large variety of
aromatic, medicinal and industrial plants, as
well as fruits, vegetables and spices. The growth
of these plants is carried out in a specialized
plant nursery in order to foster the knowledge
of the medicinal properties of the native plants
of the old province of Guayaquil.
To learn about the principles of agroecological management, the ethno-botanical
orchards contain areas that show the different
recycling processes of organic waste. They
include a composting area, allopathic principles
of the plants, association and rotation of crops,
as well as the quail cycle.
Phone numbers: +593 (04) 283-2958, +593
(04) 283-5356.
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Puná Island
Departure from Posorja: Km 21, General Villamil Playas Road.
Departure from El Morro: Km 9, General Villamil Playas Road.
Puná Island is part of the
Guayaquil Canton, a parish,
according to the political
division of the Guayas
province. It became a parish
on October 13, 1845, and its
patron saint is the Virgin of
Las Mercedes.
Geography: The
Island is the largest in the
Gulf of Guayaquil, its area
measuring approximately 920
square meters. Its northeast
coast is the closest to the
continent. The island, formed
by volcanic rocks, was created
History: According to
the Ecuadorian encyclopedia,
written by historian Efrén
Avilés, Puná Island was the
main settlement of the Punáes
ancient culture, which was
formed by brave warriors who
were ruled by Tumbala; a tribe
that resisted the conquest of
the Incas.
History tells that when the
Spaniards, led by Francisco
Pizarro, arrived in 1532, the
indigenous people of the area
called Tumbes or Punáes,
inhabited the island. They
spoke a different language
than neighboring tribes, one
that went undocumented and
is therefore a non-classified
language.
During the times of the
Spanish conquest, the Battle
of Puná took place in April of
1531. Francisco Pizarro led the
confrontation, one in which
Tumbes Aborigines resisted the
Spanish conquerors’ attack.
Puná Island, an area of great
biodiversity, including five
mangrove species, was declared
a protected area in 2009.
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by the accumulation of recent
materials over an older core.
Situated at the mouth of the
Gulf, between the point of
The Morro and the coast of
the province of The Oro, it
is separated from the land
by the Jambelí Canal to the
Attractions: Fishermen
comprised of remnants
of aborigine culture that
inhabited the Island during
the XV century.
and shell collectors inhabit
this picturesque island. Their
peak season is between
January and May. Puná is
also considered a tourist
destination for its natural
and cultural attractions,
offering ecotourism and
beaches. Its archeological
sites correspond to the
Punáes original settlements,
Fauna: Due to its large
variety of avifauna, the island
is considered an ecological
reserve that houses the
followingspecies:seagulls,pink
herons, white herons, pelicans,
albatross, cucube, blue-footed
boobies, cormorants, sea
swallows, zarapitos and other
migrating birds.
southeast, and by The Morro
Canal to the northeast.
The weather, influenced
by the Humboldt Current, is
tropical and dry. The most
important location is Puná,
located at the northeast of
the Island. Fishing is one of
the main activities.
Activities: Visitors can
enjoy an approximately
30-minute boat ride in from
Posorja. On the island, beach
restaurants are plentiful,
and accommodations are
available at the “Catoir” ecocamp, located at the upper
part of the town. Expert native
guides, tourist information,
lifeguard towers and river
transportation are also
offered. During tours, visitors
will visit the Farallones islets
(rocks of great magnitude),
home to sea birds like bluefooted boobies and an
abundance of pelicans.
There are also tours from
Posorja to observe the
dolphins, which show their
beauty doing their aquatic
dances. People can visit the
Pajaros Island, located at the
main arm of the Guayas River,
where the beauty and color
of the frigate colonies can be
closely appreciated.
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Tours:
Subida Alta: Measuring
2 kilometers and located at
the southeast part of the
island, Subida Alta offers
a marvelous view of the
Posorja coastline, and of the
island’s large beach.
Services there include
cabin-restaurants, located
at the upper part of the area,
accommodations, expert
native guides, a research
center, tourist signage,
• Access
bridge to
Puná.
• Puná is the largest island in the Gulf of Guayaquil with an approximate extension of 920 square meters.
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transportation. Visitors can
also tour an archeological
site and an aborigineSpanish cemetery (towards
Zambapalo hill, reservation
in advance). Boat service
from Posorja provides access
to the island.
Cauchiche: Is located in
the western part of the island,
opposite the rural parish
of Posorja. During tours,
visitors can observe dolphins,
appreciate the Farallones
islets and walk the beaches.
Cauchiche has restaurants
made with local materials, a
tourist inn, the “Tumbala” ecocamp, expert native guides, as
well as a tourist information
center, lifeguard towers and
river transportation. Boat
is access is provided from
Posorja (40 min.).
Estero de Boca: Tourists
can access the Estero de Boca
by foot or car from Cauchiche.
There, a wooden pedestrian
bridge provides final access
to the area. By sea, boats
depart from beaches that are
surrounded by an estuary and
mangroves. From Data, the
ride lasts approximately 40
minutes.
The community includes
two houses, each 150 years
old, that belong to Elio
Quinde and Mercedes Quinde
Torres. Elio Quinde owns a
collection of relics from the
colonial times and the early
days of the republic.
Bellavista: the “Bellavista
Ancestral Aborigine
Commune” has a beautiful
landscape that can be
appreciated from the area’s
u p p e r p o r t io n . B e a c h
restaurants and the “Catoir”
eco-camp are located here,
as well as expert native
guides, tourist signage,
transportation. Tourists
can also visit an aborigine
cemetery (reservation in
advance). To access the beach,
the Boca Estuary has to be
crossed by boat. The return
trip must be at high tide. From
Data, it is an approximately
25-minute ride.
Chirimoya Festival: every
June, the Puná Island is filled
with joy and color to open its
door to the visitors for the
celebration of the Chirimoya
(traditional fruit) Festival.
Contacts: “Pelicano”
Outboard Motors Owners
Association
Phone numbers: +539
(04) 511-3759/ +593 (09)
971-03462.
Email: f-josepo@hotmail.
com.
Transportation
Departures:
- From the Land Terminal
of Guayaquil, by the Posorja
Transport Cooperative.
Duration: 2h30 minutes.
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Cocoa
Route
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Photo: Historic Archives of Guayaquil
Guayaquil:
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Cocoa capital
of the world
uayaquil is the center of a cocoa
economy par excellence. Exported since
Colonial times, cocoa has been key to
its economic growth for more than 400
years. Currently, Guayaquil continues to be the
center point for its distribution and commerce.
Guayaquil possesses a complete cocoa
shipyard and fleet in its maritime port,
operational since Guayaquil’s founding,
which has given the city-port of Guayaquil
a commercial importance of first magnitude.
The vast fluvial net that forms the basin of the
Guayas River once served as a great economic
highway for cocoa harvests being transported
from the farms in boats and steam ships to
Guayaquil.
In the old days, Guayaquil lived amidst a
constant scent of cocoa. Thus, back in the
Golden Age, the exporters that settled in
the city had to deal with post-harvest work.
This meant drying the cocoa in the sun,
removing excess moisture that could cause
mold, sieving and shaking the beans to ensure
the exportation of clean and well-presented
cocoa. This was important for acquiring and
maintaining our cocoa’s good fame, which has
• The streets of Guayaquil, were the place to dry the cocoa beans.
• Workers posing with cocoa beans
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• The work of the farms and the city regarding the cocoa provided numerous jobs, becoming an
economy propelling for Ecuador.
continued to conquer markets worldwide.
Numerous European publications emphasize
the quality of certain types of Ecuadorian
cocoa, some of which are labeled “Guayaquil”,
based on the port of shipment.
The old province of Guayaquil, currently the
coastal region, had many plantations from
which cocoa production shaped the social
and economic base, specifically through tax
collection and maritime shipping of cocoa
beans. For many years, this helped finance the
development of different projects in several
provinces throughout the country.
Due to a thriving cocoa industry, several
historic events were written with golden
letters, such as Guayaquil’s first cry of
independence, and the birth of Ecuador as
an independent republic. We mention this
only as an example that the first banks were
established in Guayaquil thanks to money and
resources obtained from cocoa.
The work of the farms and the city regarding
the cocoa provided numerous jobs, drawing
people from diverse communities. The ethnic
mixture of the native culture of the locals, the
people from the Sierra region, countrymen,
afro-Ecuadorians and the Spaniards fused
varied cultural traditions to give birth to a
population with its own identity, one which
settled in the surroundings of Guayaquil
and throughout the Guayas River basin. This
population is known as the Montubio Costeño
(Coastal Countryman). This natural son of the
cocoa activity is characterized by strength and
spirit, and by a popular culture that stands
out for its joyful folklore and “amorfino” song.
The aforementioned are among the strongest
arguments for developing an agro touristic
route to honor a glorious and striving past,
one which shows the biodiversity of the cocoa
Guayaquil has positioned its
name as the port-city where the
largest cargo of the so called Golden
Street is still exported to the world:
Ecuador’s unique brand.
Guayaquil remains the World Cocoa
Capital, exporting 205,000 metric
tons in 2013, which represented an
approximate income of 600 million
dollars. Ah, the sweet scent of the
Ecuadorian cocoa… recognized
around the world.
farms where the union of cacao
trees, beans and cobs, along with
the techniques applied by the cocoa
farmers result in the production of
top-quality chocolate.
It is a route that also allows us
to recover that tasteful memory
of forgotten flavors, cooking
traditions and the delight of
consuming and enjoying the
world’s best chocolate—the way
our grandfathers used to make it.
• The train used to be a one of the ways to transporting the cocoa harvests that were brought from the
farms to the city.
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Cocoa Route
Photo: José Dimitrakis
Guayaquil
Same departing and returning point
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Cocoa Route Guayaquil
T
he tourist route begins in the port
city of Guayaquil, with five oneday tours available, depending on
tourist preference.
The meeting point is the Gran Hotel
Guayaquil, which features “La Pepa de
Oro” (The Golden Seed) coffee shop.
This is the only place in the city that
has a cocoa-like decoration and offers
exquisite hot chocolate in a traditional
ambiance.
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Cocoa
Route
Guayaquil-Balao
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil-Balao
Guayaquil – Balao.
Camino Verde Farm Farmer: Vicente Norero
Km 110, Naranjal – Balao Road
Photo: Ana Lema
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Photo: Ana Lema
• Visitors receive information about the
route.
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One-day tour
A full day in the country provides an educational
and fun view of our cocoa production. The tour
includes a translator and a simple, one-course
meal. First-class services are also offered, including
a choice from a variety of typical dishes.
How to get there
From Guayaquil, advance to Duran’s Kilometer
Turnabout 26, staying right at the rotary toward the
Naranjal tollbooths. From there, continue straight
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Cocoa Route, Guayaquil-Balao
Photo: Ana Lema
amino Verde is a cocoa plantation renowned
as a Research and Development Center for
flavor profiles and fermentation techniques.
It also has the CCN51.
The “Hacienda Camino Verde”, is proud of being
the only company that has successfully promoted
(internationally) the historical origin –Balao,
Ecuador– of the Ecuadorian Cocoa internationally.
Additionally, Camino Verde has earned ten
national and international awards and is considered
a model farm for the quality of its product.
• Along the road you will find cocoa
pods left by harvesters.
Photo: Fernando Silva
• The “Hacienda Camino Verde” has
an area to receive visitors and enjoy the
freshly made chocolate and hot cocoa.
to Kilometer Turnabout 10, staying right to turn
through the welcome gates of Hacienda Camino
Verde.
Reservations:
Reservations must be made 10-days in advance.
Maximum Capacity:
15 People.
Precio:
$ 120 per person.
Operator Contact of the Cocoa Route
Guayaquil:
Lourdes Delgado & Ana Lema
info@elcacaotero.com.ec
Cellphone numbers: 593-99-9750023; 593-98649-8148.
Photo: Ana Lema
Important Data:
This farm also offers tourist packages that include
accommodations. Contact for more information.
• “Camino Verde” has over ten national and
international awards and is considered a
farm model for the quality of its product.
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Cocoa Route
Guayaquil-The Deseo
Family Orchard Haro - Guerrero and The Deseo Collection Center.
Farmers: Victor Haro and Jacinto Velázquez, The Deseo km 7, road to Milagro.
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil – The Deseo
One-day tour:
On the farm, visitors
will observe typical
orchard activities and
production methods,
including the cocoa
production process
and the transformation
of cocoa pods. They can
also taste fresh cocoa
beans and observe, first-hand, farm workers’
daily responsibilities. This orchard route also
features other trees such as Mango, breadfruit,
citrus, Guaba and other fruit and timber trees.
There is also a small dairy cattle barn.
Tourists will be guided through Association
El Deseo’s collection center, where they will
receive explanations of fermentation processes
and proper post-harvest techniques for the
exportation of cocoa beans.
The Orchard also has a section for tasting nibs
(small pieces of toasted cocoa). It also offers a
country lunch as well as an ample selection of
artisan chocolates for sale.
T
his route has two phases: The orchard,
managed traditionally by its owners Victor
Haro and Bienvenida Guerrero de Haro. The
other is the Collection, Fermentation, Drying
and Storage of Cacao Beans Center of the
association El Deseo, located on the property
of farmer Jacinto Velazquez.
How to get there
From Guayaquil, advance to Duran’s Kilometer
Turnabout 26, staying left until passing the
Milagro toll station. From there advance on the
right side past Kilometer Turnabout 2, keeping
an eye out for La Sombrita restaurant, and an
entry oath which leads to the entrance of the
Haro Guerrero family farm.
Once the first tour ends, visitors will travel
one kilometer toward the CENTRO DE ACOPIO,
which is the second component of the Guayaquil
Cocoa Route Guayaquil – El Deseo.
Reservations:
Reservations must be made 5 days in advance.
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• Visitors will be able to know the farmer`s
care and see other types of trees like Mango,
breadfruit, citrus, guaba and other fruit and
timber trees. There is also a small barn of
milk cattle.
Maximum Capacity:
20 People.
Price:
$75 per person.
Transportation:
The tour departs from the Gran Hotel Guayaquil
and returns to the same point.
Operator Contact of the Cocoa Route Guayaquil:
Cellphonenumbers:0999750023/0986498148.
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil - The Deseo
Important Data:
Contact Tour Operators in advance to coordinate
special requirements.
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Cocoa Route
Guayaquil-Milagro
Vitaliano Sarabia Farm. Farmers: Vitaliano Sarabia and his sons.
Km. 2 Milagro –Babahoyo Road.
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil – Milagro
V
italiano Sarabia is the name of an
organic farm that mass-produces
a national variety of cocoa clones.
The beans are grown in separate parcels
with an organized handling process that
has turned the farm into a model of
recognition. Its owner, farmer Vitaliano
Sarabia, along with his sons, share the
technical information of cocoa and
the ecosystem of the farm, and also
the recent and creditable production
of their artisan chocolate brand called
Don Vita.
One-day tour:
Visitors will be able learn of the
differences between each cocoa clone
and experience the organoleptic flavor
tasting of each. The tour also allows them
to watch how the cocoa pods are picked,
to observe the farm’s organizational
structure, as well its controls and
registers and seedling nurseries.
Finally, visitors will learn how grafting
processes produce new materials that
are to be sowed in the field. They
will also see fruits and timber trees,
guaduales and special areas revealing
details of the production of their artisan
chocolate brand: Don Vita. Visitors will
also be allowed a taste of tropical fruits.
How to get there
From Guayaquil, advance to Duran’s
Kilometer Turnabout 26, staying left
until passing the Milagro toll station.
Continue straight toward the central park
of Milagro, through to the Mariscal Sucre
route, located at 2 km. There, visitors
will find a detour that points toward the
Carrizal path. Advance 3 km until reaching
the 17 de Septiembre High School. Once
there, follow the path and enter to the
right through a banana farm called San
Antonio and then travel 5 kilometers
where the Farm Vitaliano Sarabia awaits.
• Mr. Vitaliano Sarabia explaining the
harvest technique.
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Reservations:
Reservations must be made 5 days in
advance.
Maximum Capacity:
20 People.
Transportation:
The tour offers transportation from
the Gran Guayaquil Hotel, and returns
to the same point.
Price:
$75 per person.
Important Data:
Contact Tour Operators in advance to
coordinate special requirements.
Operator Contact of the Cocoa
Route Guayaquil:
Cellphone numbers: 0999750023
/0986498148.
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil-Milagro
Foto: Fernando Silva
• Mr. Vitaliano Sarabia and his sons.
• Area of young plantations.
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106 Cocoa Route / Guayaquil – Naranjal
Cocoa Route
Guayaquil-Naranjal
Querida Virginia Experimental Farm
Farmer: Darwin Toapanta. Location: Km 73 Guayaquil-Naranjal Road
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Introduction:
The “Querida Virginia” farm comprises part
of the scientific and technical route; it is the
ideal place to acquire knowledge taught by
Darwin Toapanta, a farmer and independent
cocoa researcher that has turned his farm into
a legitimate research center. Toapanta also
explores the rocky areas of Naranjal, searching
its ancient wild trees to find materials with
medicinal or healing qualities as part of his
forward moving research.
One-day tour:
On the farm, visitors will be able to observe
several investigations, evaluations, and
selection and discard processes. They will also
be privy to the commercial production of the
elite material of national cocoa, branded as
NTAF 59, awarded in 2007, for its outstanding
organoleptic qualities. Further ahead, heading
toward Naranjal, visitors will receive an
explanation of the geographical characteristics
of the area, like modus vivendi and the important
aspects of the farmer from Naranjal.
The tour will make a lunch stop, depending
on prior organization, in locations like the
Parador Turistico (Touristic inn), the Comedor
Criollo (Country Diner) or in the Cueva del
Cangrejo (Crab Cave).
From there, the tour proceeds into the
mountains/hills where authentic fine-aromatic
cocoa thrives among ancient, unique trees.
On this part of the expedition, visitors will be
immersed into a natural environment comprised
of agro-ecological cocoa niches, rivers, sloping
terrain, mountain skirts, crystal clear waters
that invite the tourist to take a refreshing dip
if so inclined. Upon completion of the tour,
visitors will return to Guayaquil.
How to get there
From Guayaquil, head straight to the Naranjal
toll station, toward Kilometer Marker 73.
Staying to the left, proceed toward the Querida
Virginia Farm, (part one of the tour), after
which the journey toward Naranjal’s center will
begin after lunch.
Reservations:
Reservations must be made 5 days in advance.
Maximum Capacity:
20 People.
• Monument
to the farmer
of Naranjal.
Transportation:
Transportation from the Gran Hotel Guayaquil
and returning to the same point.
Price:
$100 per person.
Important Data:
info@elcacaotero.com.ec - Cellphone
numbes:r 0999750023 /0986498148.
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Cocoa Route
Guayaquil-Taura
Voluntad de Dios Farm. Farmer: Wilson Tomala
Km. 29, Duran – Naranjal Road
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil – Taura
One-day tour:
After touring different trails, farmers will
demonstrate harvest techniques of cocoa pods
as well as the gathering of fresh cocoa beans,
later to be fermented and dried. When this is
over, the visitor will be allowed to taste farm
fresh tropical and exotic fruits, specially prepared
for the occasion.
Introduction:
The main and neighboring farms thrive with
cocoa trees and mass produced national clones.
In the same surrounding, visitors can appreciate
a natural environment comprised of fruit trees
and huge timbers trees, in which several seasonal
and native birds nest.
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• After the tour,
visitors will be
allowed to taste
tropical and exotic fruits of the
farm, especially
prepared for the
occasion.
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Cocoa Route / Guayaquil – Taura
• Mr. Wilson Tomalá owner of the farm “Voluntad
de Dios” takes care of trees and plantations
himself.
This farm offers a country lunch set in the
middle of the orchard, and when conditions are
favorable, a tour through the Bulu Bulu River.
How to get there
From Guayaquil, head to Duran and pass
the rotary Kilometer Turnabout 26 or Virgen of
Fatima. Staying right, proceed south for about
500 meters, just past the Bulu Bulu River and
then follow the same road beside the river for
12 km.
Reservations: Reservations must be made 5
days in advance.
Maximum Capacity: 20 People.
Transportation: Departure from the Gran
Hotel Guayaquil and returning to the same point.
Price: $ 75 per person.
Important Data:
Cellphone numbers: 0999750023 /0986498148.
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A brief history of Guayaquil
D
uring the 1540’s Diego de Urbina
organized the first settlement at
the foot of Cerrito Verde (Green Hill)
which later became known as Santa
Ana Hill. This settlement developed into a
beautiful city along the banks of the Guayas
River in the ancient Huancavilca Territory.
Thanks to the skillful hands of carpenters, the
wooden architecture of the city grew. Out of
precious, durable woods they built balconies
and portals that were unique to America.
Its location between the hills of Santa Ana
and Carmen offered a commanding view of
the river where sailboats carried out their
port activities. This early commercial activity
became the engine of the regional economy
during both colonial and republican times.
Its sheltered port, located in one of the most
peaceful estuaries of the west coast of the
South Pacific, turned into the largest shipyard
of the South Sea that Spain had.
Guayaquil was a cradle of liberty, which
was achieved during the Glorious Dawn of
October 9, 1820, when for the first time, in
the existing Ecuadorian territory, the explicit
and formal Declaration of Independence took
place. The armies that liberated Quito on May
24, 1822 departed from Guayaquil. From the
same city, a large contingent sealed the liberty
of South America during the battles of Junin
and Ayacucho.
Its geographical location had such
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transcendental geopolitical importance that
the only interview held between liberators
Bolivar and San Martin, took place in the city
on July 26, 1822.
During republican times, the dynamic river
port connected the region and the country
with international trade, creating thousands
of job opportunities and progress for all
Ecuadorians. From the port, cocoa (the golden
bean) and banana were exported to the ports of
Europe and North America. Also, technological
advances arrived to the country through the
port modernizing the life of the inhabitants.
Towards 1960, Guayaquil became a seaport
that promoted the economic, social, and
cultural development of the city. This attracted
the interest of large shipping companies that
invigorated their wealthy trade.
Its large market of diverse opportunities
and the beauty of its urban landscape framed
by the fresh breezes of the river, offered an
ideal atmosphere for art, cultural displays,
and a diverse gastronomy. These factors had
characterized the city as a tourist destination
of growing importance.
This city of the large river and the estuary
“where the sun is a domiciled sun, which dawns
laughing and sleeps playing in the Salado
Estuary” as chanted by poet Pablo Hannibal
Vela, open its arms to locals and foreigners, to
share the effort of building a society of peace
and a better world.
General information
Official name: Santiago de Guayaquil
Patron Saint Festivities of Santiago de Guayaquil: July 25
Independence: October 9, 1820
Extension: 345 square kilometers
Geographic Location: The geography of Guayaquil
is characterized by its coastal location along the
northwestern part of South America near the Equator. It has few elevations since it is far away from the
Andes Mountains. Its higher elevations are made
up of small hills that cross the city and later join
the mountain range called “Chongon-Colonche”,
which is located to the west. There is a network
of rivers formed by the Guayas to the east and the
Salado Estuary to the west giving it easy access to
the Pacific Ocean through the Gulf of Guayaquil.
Its port advantage has made Guayaquil the largest
city in Ecuador.
Elevation: 4 m (13.2 ft.)
Weather: Guayaquil can be visited any time of the
year, since it does not have extreme temperatures.
It has two seasons: winter (from January to May)
and summer (from June to December). During winter season, the city is hot during the day and a little
cooler at night and during the summer months its
cooler during the day and nighttime.
Population: It is the largest city of the country with
a population of approximately 2,500,000 inhabitants. The 2010 census showed that Guayaquil had
2,350, 915 inhabitants at that time.
Regional Name: Guayaquilenos
Time zone: GMT -5.
Language: Spanish is the official language; however, in some tourist areas, like large hotels and
classy restaurants, other languages are spoken.
English is the most common non-native language.
Currency: American Dollar
Postal code: EC0901
Type of government: Autonomous. The government is elected by democratic vote that elects a
Mayor and Cantonal Council.
Political-Administrative distribution: The Guayaquil canton has 16 urban parishes and 5 rural.
Attire: During the rainy season, from January to
May, the city can be quite warm and very sunny, an
ideal time to visit the beaches. During the day it is
recommended to dress for warm weather and wear
comfortable shoes. For those sunny days tourists
should wear something to protect their heads, use
sunblock, and even carry an umbrella. For the dry,
cooler season, from June to December, dress for
warm weather; however, at nighttime some may
need to wear a light sweater.
Voltage: 110 volts.
Local festivities:
January 1: New Year
February or March: Carnival
March or April: Easter
May 1: Labor Day
May 24: Battle of Pichincha
July 24: Birthday of Simon Bolivar.
July 25: Foundation of Guayaquil.
October 9: Independence of Guayaquil.
November 2: Day of the Death
December 25: Christmas
December 31: New Year’s Eve
Important telephone numbers
Emergency 911
National Police 101
Fire Department 102
Red Cross103
Ministry of Health
171
Blood Bank 042- 560675
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport 04-2-169000
Bus Terminal of Guayaquil:04-2-130166
Civil Defense 04-2-469009
04-2-594800
Municipality of Guayaquil: Judicial Police: 04-2-870439
Customs Police: 04-2-489333
Friend (Amigo) Telephone:04-2-385808
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Country Codes, Phone Codes, Dialing Codes and telephone codes of the
provinces and cities of Ecuador
Country code: 593
Long distance dial:
00
ProvincEs:
Azuay: 07
Bolívar: 06
Cañar: 07
Carchi: 06
Chimborazo: 03
Cotopaxi: 03
Esmeraldas: 06
El Oro: 07
Galápagos: 05
Guayas: 04
Imbabura: 06
Loja: 07
Los Ríos: 05
Manabí: 05
Morona Santiago: 07
Orellana: 06
Pastaza: 06
Pichincha: 02
Santa Elena: 04
Santo Domingo
de los Tsáchilas: 07
Sucumbíos: 06
Napo: 06
Tungurahua: 03
Zamora Chinchipe: 03
CiTIes
Ambato: 03
Atacames: 06
Azoguez: 07
Baños: 03
Cuenca: 07
El Coca: 06
Esmeraldas: 06
Guayaquil: 04
Ibarra: 06
Ingapirca: 07
Isla Isabela: 05
Isla San Cristóbal: 05
Isla Santa Cruz: 05
Lago Agrio: 06
Loja: 07
Macas: 07
Machala: 07
Manta: 05
Montañita: 04
Napo: 06
Otavalo: 06
Quito: 02
Playas: 04
Portoviejo: 05
Puyo: 03
Quevedo: 05
Riobamba: 03
Salinas: 06
Santa Elena:
04
Santo Domingo: 02
Tababela: 02
Tena: 06
Pichincha: 02
Vilcabamba: 07
Zamora: 07
Tourist Services
Accommodations: There are a variety of options for
all tastes and budgets: 1 to 5 star hotels and hostels.
(More information in the hotel list on page 126)
Air transportation: Jose Joaquin de Olmedo
International Airport, listed as one of the best in
the world in its category. There are domestic flights
to main tourist destinations of Ecuador. Prices can
be found in the airlines’ websites.
Interprovincial Buses: Departing from the modern
bus terminal of Guayaquil, all destinations within
the country are covered. Prices and travel comfort
may vary according to the routes and transportation
companies.
Airport taxes: Jose Joaquín de Olmedo Airport:
$31.01 (international flights); $ 6.59 (domestic
flights)
Bus Terminal taxes: $0.20
Note: Taxes are subject to change.
Taxi Service: To guarantee the safety and comfort
of the traveler, it is recommended the use of taxis
while going to and from hotels, airports or shopping
malls. Private taxi companies have call centers that
arrange to pick up tourists throughout the city.
Warning: do not hail a taxi on the street. Use the
call center.
Car rental: Rental companies operate in the city
and have agencies inside the airport terminal.
Use of cars: Foreigners can use their driver’s license
for up to six months from the day they enter the
country.
Restaurants: The most exquisite gastronomy of
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Ecuador and the world can be tasted in the city.
There are options for all tastes and budgets
Safety: When visiting Guayaquil, tourists should
take the same precautions that they would anywhere
else. Do not leave your belongings unattended
and avoid deserted places at night. The National
Police and the Metropolitan Police guard the city’s
downtown. In case of emergency you can dial 911
and you will be helped immediately.
Visas and customs: A visa is not required for most
foreigners to enter the country for a stay of 90
days or less. However, citizens of Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal,
Nigeria, Pakistan and Somalia are required a visa
to enter the country for any length of time.
Currency: The US dollar is used. The bills and some
of the coins are the same as the ones used in the
United States; however, some coins are issued in
the country. Euros and other currencies must be
exchanged at the current exchange rate.
Currency exchange: Currency can be exchanged
at authorized exchange offices, hotels and banks.
It is not recommended to exchange currency in
the streets.
ATMs
There are ATMs throughout the city. They are easy
to find, and they work with all types of debit and
credit cards.
Credit cards: the most accepted are Visa,
MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club.
If your card is lost or stolen:
Call the following numbers to
block it:
Diners Club: +593 (02) 2984444.
American Express: 1700 242424.
Visa: +1 (303) 967-1096
Mastercard: +1 (636) 722-7111.
Note: the phone numbers are
subject to change.
Traveller’s Checks: can be used
in banking institutions; however,
they are not accepted in tourist
areas.
Airlines:
Aerogal: 2687566
Aircanada: 2453009
Airfrance/klm: 2169050/68
American Airlines: 2598800
Avianca: 2399411
Copa: 2303211
El al: 2889789
Emetebe: 2309290
Endecots: 2289589
Hanh air: 2453009
Heli Air Monaco Iberia: 2329558
Icelandair Japan Airlines:
2889789
Lac Lan: 2598500
Lufthansa: 2598060
Qantas Airways: 2889789
Saéreo Sba: 2169108/09
Star Perú: (09)81009411
Tame: 2560728/78
Embassies and
Consulates in Ecuador
ALBANIA
* Consular Section (Quito)
Address: N44-54 Isla Santiago
and Rio Coca
Phone mumber: (02) 2447142 (02) 2445272
Fax: (02) 2447090
Email: esumarca@hoy.net
Opening hours: Mondays to
Fridays: 08h30 – 16h00
ARGENTINA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 21-147 Amazonas
avenue No. and Roca, 8th floor,
Offices 812 through 820
Phone numbers: (02) 2527624
- (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207
- (02) 2562292 - (02) 2564149 (02) 2564207 - (02) 2563662.
Fax: (02) 2568177
PO Box: 17 21 0002 / 17- 1-2937
Email: eecua@mrecic.gov.ar
Website: www.cancillleria.gov.ar
Opening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00
from Mondays to Fridays
Customer service: 9:00 to 13:00
*General Consulate (Guayaquil)
Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue
and Carlos Julio Arosemena,
“Hamburgo” Building, ground
floor
Phone numbers: (04) 220869 (04) 220777
Fax: (04) 2208769
Email: eguay@mrecic.gov.ar
(02) 2263502
Fax: (02) 2462562
Email: patricio@izurieta.com
Honorary General Consul in
Quito
Patricio Izurieta Mora Bowen
AUSTRALIA
*Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Address: 520 Rocafuerte and
Tomás Martínez, Fundacion
Leonidas Ortega Building, First
floor.
Phone number: (04) 6017529
Fax: (04) 25014111
Email:ausconsulate@unidas.
com.ec
Opening hours: from 9:00 to
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
BELGIUM
*Consular Section in Quito
Address: N41-163 Los Cabildos
street, Futura Building, 4th floor
–Quito Tenis Residential Development, behind the Embassy
of Japan.
Phone numbers: (02) 2469017 /
099730860
Fax: (02) 2449125
PO Box: 17-07-9431
Email: w.stock@uio.satnet.net
Address: Las Americas Avenue,
TC Television Building. San
Joaquin Orravia. 3rd floor
Phone number: (04) 22 83374
Fax: (04) 2398857
Email: consuladobelgica@
tctelevisión.com
AUSTRIA
*Consular Section (Quito)
Address: E9-53 Gaspar de Villaroel avenue and Shyris, third
floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2469700 099554927
Fax: (02) 2443276 - (02)
2441143
Email: przibra@interactive.net.ec
Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00
*Honorary Consulate General in
Guayaquil
Address: 718 Jorge Pérez Concha
street
Opening hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00.
Email: sotomay@gye.satnet.net
BANGLADESH
*Honorary Consulate in Quito
Address: N35-89 Amazonas
avenues and Corea, Amazonas
Building 4000, 5th floor.
Phone numbers: (02) 2263500 -
BELARUS
Address: E7-22 Alpallana and
Whymper; GF, Torres Almagro
No. 9950
Email: quito@diplobel.sed.be
Honorary Consul of Belarus
Jaime Ortiz Barona
BOLIVIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 2432 Eloy Alfaro avenue and Fernando Ayarza
Phone number: (02) 2244830 (02) 2244831
Fax: (02) 2244833
PO Box: 17 21 0003
Email: embajadabolivia@embajadabolivia.ec
Website: www.embajadabolivia.ec
Opening hours: Consular: from
09:00 to13:00
Mission: from 09:00 to 13:00
and from 14:00 to 17:30
Quito-Ecuador
Address: 100 Cedros and Victor
117
Emilio Estrada (Urdesa)
– (04) 2885791 - (04) 2885789
Cell phone: 099524340
Email: jguzmani2000@yahoo.
com
13:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00
BRASIL
*Embassy (Quito)
and Arizaga, Amazonas Building Square, 7th floor
Fax: (02) 2277003
PO Box: 17 01 231
Email: ebrasil@embajadadelbrasil.org.ec
Website: www.quito.itamaraty.
gov.br
13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Quito-Ecuador
Address: 312 San Jorge avenue
and east 3rd. street (Kennedy)
Phone number: (04) 2293046 (04) 2283825
Cell phone 09-01-10444
Email: alberto@eurogres.
com.ec
14:00
BULGARIA
Address: Juan Tanca Marengo
avenue and Joaquín Orrantia.
Executive Center Building, 7th
floor, office702
Business center: (04) 2291830
Fax: (04) 2296895
Opening hours: 09:30 a 12:45
horas
Honorary Consul in Guayaquil
Isabel Noboa Ponton
CANADA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 37-29 Amazonas and
Union Nacional de Periodistas,
Eurocenter Building, 3rd floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2455499 (02) 2272166
Fax: (02) 2277672
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PO Box: 17-11-6512
Email: quito@international.
gc.ca
Website: www.ecuador.gc.ca
Thursdays from 07:30 to16:00;
Fridays from 07:30 to 13:00.
Address: 234 Francisco de
Orellana avenue, Blue Towers
Building, 6th floor
Ext. 101
Email: cancongye@gmail.com
Basil Haylock
CHILE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 3617 Juan Pablo Sanz
and Amazonas, Xerox Building,
4th floor
- (02) 2452752 - (02) 2459487
Fax: (02) 2444470
PO Box: 17-17-206
Email: echile.ecuador@minrel.
gov.cl / pnaranjo@minrel.
gov.cl
Fridays from 08h30 to 17h30.
*Consulate in Guayaquil
Address: 100 9 de Octubre avenue and Malecon, La Previsora
Building, 23rd floor, office 2306
Phone numbers: (04) 2562995 (04) 2564919
Fax: (04) 2565-151
PO Box: 09-01-828
Email: congechile.guayaquil@
espoltel.net
Opening hours: from 08: 00 to
13:00.
CHINA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 349 Atahualpa avenue
and Amazonas avenue
- (02) 244462 (Protocol) (02)
2433407 –Consular Office
Email: susanaembajadachina@
gmail.com
Fax: 24 44 364/62
Fridays: from 09:00 to 12:00
and 15:00 to 17:00.
Consular Office: Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from
9:00 to 11:30
*Consulate General in Guayaquil
Address: Santa Cecilia Citadel,
840 Central avenue between
streets 7th and 8th
Phone numbers: (04) 2850338 (04) 2850611
Fax: (04) 2850125
Email: consulado_chino_guayaquil@yahoo.com
General Consul in Guayaquil
Wang Weihua
COLOMBIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N24-528 12 de Octubre avenue and Luis Cordero,
World Trade Center, B Tower,
14th floor
Fax: (02) 2221969
Email: equito@cancilleria.
gov.co
Fridays from 08:30 to 13:00 and
14:00 to 18:00.
Address: Francisco de Orellana
avenue, block 111. WTC, B
Tower, 11th floor, office 1105
- (04) 2630-674 - (04) 2630675
Fax: (04) 2630676
Opening Hours: Mondays to
Fridays from 09:00 to 13:30 and
14:30 to 18:00
COSTA RICA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 111 Javier Arauz
and German Aleman (behind
Megamaxi and 6 de Diciembre
Avenue)
Phone number: (02) 2256016 (02) 2252330
Fax: (02) 2254-087
PO Box: 17 -03 -301
Email: embajcr@uio.satnet.net
/ secretcr@uio.satnet.net /
consulcr1@uio.satnet.net
*Consular Section in Guayaquil
Address: 2009 9 de Octubre and
Los Rios, El Marques Building,
11th floor
Fax: (04) 2375224
Cell phone: 09-9632856
Email: rsaenz@rree.go.cr
Consul in Guayaquil
Rafael Saenz
CUBA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 365 Mercurio between
La Razon and El Vengador
Phone numbers: (02) 22 60981
- (02) 2456936 - (02) 2259183
Fax: (02) 2430594
Email: embajada@embacuba.
ec / secretaria@embacuba.ec
Website: www.embacuba.
cubaminrex.cu
CYPRUS
Address: 481 Humboldt and
Novoa Caamaño, Liguria Building, 6th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 3237758 (02) 3237545
Fax: (02) 2227344
Email: mariacar@uio.satnet.
net
Consul Ad-Honorem
Maria Cardenas Rivadeneira
CZEC REPUBLIC
Address: 520 Third avenue and
Fourth street, Los Ceibos
Fax: (04) 2353190
PO Box: 09-01-5094
Email: cnslzec@gye.satnet.net
Website: www.mzv.cz/bogota
12:00
(Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays)
DENMARK
*Consulate General in Quito
Address: Business Center Plaza
del Rancho, Block 1, 2nd floor,
Office. 206, Eugenio Espejo
avenue, Via Tanda –Miravalle
sector
Phone number: (02) 3957565 –
(02) 3957583
PO Box: 17-17-549
Email: danconsul@co-dan.com
/ pfornell@co-dan.com
Address: 604 General Cordova
and Mendiburo
Phone number: (04) 2308-020
/ 099742-908
Consul Guayaquil
Flemming Bo Falkentoft
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E 12-80 German
Aleman street between Juan
Ramirez and Arroyo del Río,
behind Megamaxi (Batan Alto)
Phone numbers: (02) 2434232 (02) 2244478 - (02) 2269163
Fax: (02) 2434275
Email: info@embajadadominicanaecuador.com
Websites: www.embajadadominicanaecuador.com
15:30. Customer service until
14:30
EGYPT
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E 4–56 Tarqui avenue
and 6 de Diciembre avenue
(across El Arbolito park)
Phone numbers: (02) 2509501 (02) 2225240 - (02) 2520895
Fax: (02) 2563521
PO Box: 17-7-9355
Email: embassy.quito@mfa.
gov.eg / nidiacordovamolina@
hotmail.com
Consular: Mondays to Fridays
from 10:00 to 13:00.
EL SALVADOR
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 123 Japon street and
Amazonas avenue, Ferlo- SANT
Building, 2nd floor
Fax: (02) 2254431
Email: estefaniaj@rree.gob.sv
Website: www.elsalvador.
com.ec
Address: 511 Clemente Ballen
and Boyaca
– (04) 2325150
Fax: (04) 2516068
horas
Dinorah De Luzi
ESTONIA
Address: N26-97 12 de Octubre
avenue and Abraham Lincoln,
Tower 1492 Building, 8th floor
Fax: (02) 298 6664
Cell phone: 09 9 443137
P.O Box: 17-03-719
Email: gromero@law.com.ec /
rap@law.com.ec
18:00
EUROPEAN UNION
*Delegation
Address: E11-160 Orellana
avenue and Whimper, Schuman
Building
Phone numbers: (02) 2523 912
– (02) 2523161 – (02) 2528040
Fax: (02) 2527 511
PO Box: 17-7-9695
Email: delegation-ecuador@
eeas.europa.eu
Websites: www.eeas.europa.eu/
delegations/ecuador
Thursdays from 08:00 to 13:00
and from 14:30 to 17:30;
Fridays: 08:00 to 13:30.
FINLAND
Address: 212 Luis Urdaneta and
General Cordova
Fax: (04) 2561295
PO Box: 09-01-4848
Email: jhmatas@yahoo.com
and 16:00 to 18:00
Humberto Mata Salvador
FRANCE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 107 Leonidas Plaza
and Patria
119
Fax: (02) 2943809
PO Box: 1913 y 536
Email: cancilleria.quito-amba@
diplomatie.gouv.fr
Website: www.ambafran-ce-ec.
org
y 14:00 a 16:30, Mondays to
Thurdays
Consulate: 08:00 to 13:30 on
Fridays
Address: 909 Jose Mascote and
Hurtado
Fax: (04) 2328442
Email: consulatg-ye@yahoo.fr
Opening hours: 10:00 a 13:00.
Consul in Guayaquil
Thierry Souët
GEORGIA
Address: N27-157 Muros and
Gonzalez Suarez
Email: mkakabadse@makana.
com.ec
Honorary Consul in Quito
Manuel Eloy Esteban Kakabadse
Navarro (OJO, TRES NOMBRES)
GERMANY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E 10-44 Naciones
Unidas avenue and Republica
de El Salvador, Citiplaza Building, Floors 12-14.
Fax: (02) 2970815 / (02)
2970816
PO Box: 17-17-536
E-mail: info@quito.diplo.de
Website: www.quito.diplo.de
Thursdays: 7:30 to 12:30 and
13:00 to 16:30; Fridays: 07:30
to 13:15.
* Consular Section (Guayaquil)
Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue,
Berlin Building, 2nd floor
Phone number: (04) 2206868 (04) 2206867
Fax: (04) 2206869
Email: guayaquil@hk-diplo.de
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GREAT BRITAIN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: Naciones Unidas and
Republica de El Salvador, Citiplaza Building, 14th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2970800 (02) 2970801
Fax: (02) 2970809S
Emergency cell phone:
092029944
Po Box: 17-17-830
Email: britishembassy.quito@
fco.gov.uk / maria.rios@fco.
gov.uk
Website: www.britembquito.
org.ec / www.ukinecuador.fco.
gov.uk
12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30,
Mondays to Thursday, and from
8:00 to 13:00 on Fridays
Address: 623 General Cordova
and Padre Solano
Phone numbers: (04) 25 60 400
/ (04) 2563850. Extension 318
Fax: (04) 25 62 641
Email: coling.armstronghoncon@fconet.fco.gov.uk /
rocio.torres-honcon@fconet.
fco.gov.uk
Colin Robert Armstrong, CMG
GREECE
Guayaquil
Address: Las Americas avenue
and Cosmerenela, El Bucanero
Building, Office 6.
Email: manager@bluepacagency.com
15:00
General Consul in Guayaquil
Stylianos Gkiokas
GUATEMALA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 733 Republica de El
Salvador and Portugal, Gabriela
Building, 3rd floor, Office 301.
- (02) 2437751 Email: embecuador@minex.gob.gt
Website: www.ecuador.minex.gt
Address: Colon 3 Business
Center, Office 109.
Phone numbers: (04) 2136156 (04) 2136157
Fax: (04) 2380583
12:00.
Rafael Florido White
HAITI
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E8-62 Francisco Robles
between Leonidas Plaza and 6
de Diciembre.
Phone number: (02) 2547565 (02) 223-4152
Fax: (02) 2224152
Email: amb.equateur@diplomatie.ht
Address: Km 8.5, Via Daule,
inside the Conquistador Group,
1st floor
Email: consuladohaiti@
satelite.com.ec
Fridays, from10h00 to 13h00
HOLY SEE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 692 Orellana and 6 de
Diciembre avenue
Phone numbers: (02) 2505200 (02) 2505201
Fax: (02) 2564810
PO Box: 17 07 8980
Email: nunzec@uio.satnet.net
Fridays, from 08:30 to 13:00
and from 15: 00 to 17: 30; Saturdays: from 08:30 to 13:00
HONDURAS
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N-277 Suecia street
and Shyris avenue, Suecia
Building, 5th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2438820 (02) 2442476 - (02) 2254196
Fax: (02) 2442476
POBox: 17-03-4753
Email: embhquito@yahoo.com
Guayaquil
Address: 414 Bolivia y Chile
Fax: (04) 2445972
18:30.
HUNGARY
*Consulate in Quito
Address: 2859 Whimper and
Orellana, Whimper Building
Phone numbers: (02) 2506-514
– (02) 2545546
Fax: (02) 2502-802
PO Box: 17012371
Email: pacosa@andinanet.net
and from 15:00 to 18:00.
Phone numbers: (02) 3971500 (02) 3971502
Fax: (02) 3971555
–0984881288
PO Box: 17-21-038
Email: info@quito.mfa.gov.il
Website: www.quito.mfa.gov.il
16:30, Mondays to Thursdays.
From 08:30 to 14:00 on Fridays.
Address: 729 9 de Octubre
avenue and Boyaca, 4th floor.
Phone number: (04) 2322555 –
(04) 2322000
Fax: (04) 2328-196
13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00.
Johnny Czarninski Baier
INDIA
Address: E9-24 Republica de El
Salvador and Suiza, Euro Building, 2nd floor, office B
Phone numbers: (02) 3332212 (02) 3332215
Fax: (02) 2569-017
Email: información@camara-ecuatoriana-india.ec / asistente@
camara-ecuatoriana-india.ec
IRAN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E14-43 Jose Queri
street and Los Granados avenue
PBX:(02) 334-3450 ext 200
FAX:(02) 334-3450 ext 220
Email: embiranecuador@gmail.
com
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
INDONESIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E15-84 Quiteño Libre
street, Bellavista Neighborhood
Email: quito.kbri@kemlu.go.id
Address: 203 Luque and Pedro
Carbo, 4th floor, Apt. 40
Opening hours: 1 from 3:00 to
15:00
Email: lopezmarindos@yahoo.
com
Marcelo Lopez Mestanza.
ITALY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 111 La Isla street and
Humberto Albornoz
Phone numbers: (02) 3211322 (02) 3211674 - (02) 3210565
Fax: (02) 3210818
PO Box: 17-03-72
Email: archivio.quito@esteri.it
/ segreteria.quito@esteri.it
Website: www.ambitalquito.org
12:30, Mondays to Fridays
Address: 423 P. Icaza between
Cordova and Baquerizo Moreno.
Machala Bank Building, 3rd
floor
Fax: (04) 2568447
13:00.
ISRAEL
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: avenue Coruña E25-58
and San Ignacio, Altana Plaza
Building, 5th floor
JAMAICA
Address: Malecon de Entre Ríos
avenue, Mediterraneo Complex
#8
Fax: (04) 2830-346
Cell phone: 086542 515
Email: consuladojamaicagye@
yahoo.com
A previous appointment is
required.
Ana María Pinchin de Ching
JAPAN
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Jose Arizaga,
Amazonas Plaza Building, floors
11 and 12
Phone numbers: (02) 2278700 (02) 2456426 - (02) 2468738
Fax: (02) 2449 399
PO Box: 17-21-01518
Email: embapon@qi.mofa.go.jp
/ sgc-t@qi.go.jp / japembec@
qi.mofa.go.jp
Website: www.ec.emb-ja-pam.
go.jp
and from 14:00 to 17:15.
Address: Km 11.5 Via Daule
Phone numbers: (04) 2100600 (04) 2100973. Ext 212 - 273
Fax: (04) 2100-151
Email: jsimoni@plastlit.com /
maritzacastro@plastlit.com
17:00
Honorary Consul General in
Guayaquil
Jaime Simon Isaias
LEBANON
Address: 101 Jose Campos and
Garcíi Aviles, 1st floor
– (04) 2563715
Fax: (04) 2562-692
Email: consul@consuladodelibano.com
Guayaquil
121
Juan Saade Saade
MALTA
Address: 905 Malecon between
Victor Manuel Rendon and
Junin. Simon Bolívar Building,
1st floor, Office 103
Fax: (04) 2301948
Email: tjharding@camcomeb.
com
14:00
Trevor Harding Bickle
MEXICO
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N36–165 6 de Diciembre avenue and Naciones
Unidas
- (02) 2923771 - (02) 5103267
- (02) 2510273
Fax: (02) 2448245
Email: embajadamexecuador@
sre.gob.mx
Website: www.embamex.sre.
gob.mx/ecuador
Fridays, from 9h00 to 18h00.
MONACO
Address: 516 9 de Octubre and
Escobedo
Phone numbers: (04) 2306606 (04) 2328435
Fax: (04) 2567438
13:00
Javier Tola Neira
MOROCCO
Address: 200 Victor Emilio
Estrada and Balsamos
Fax: (04) 2883542
Email: asistenteconsul@lasfragancias.com
13:00.
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Guayaquil
Antonio Alvarez Eljuri
NETHERALNDS
Address: 1502 Quisquis and
Tulcan, 1st floor, Office101
Fax: (04) 2286 047
Email: holangye@ecua.net.ec
13:00
NICARAGUA
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Moreno Bellido,
COMONSA Building, 5th floor,
Office. 5 a, (across Petro-Comercial gas station)
– (02) 2238885
Fax: (02) 2550796 Ext. 105
Email: embani-caecuador@
cancilleria.gob.ni / smarin@
cancilleria.gob.ni
Address: Lomas de Urdesa (104
Las Brisas and Olmos) Km 7.5.
Milantex Office
– (04) 2250815
Fax: (04) 2251193 – (04)
2206853
13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00
Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Adelsi Ivette Acevedo Perez
NORWAY
Address: 106 Malecon del
Salado and Todos los Santos –
Urdesa
Fax: (04) 2384544
Email: aschmidt@gye.satnet.
net
14:00
Andres Schmidt Orces
PANAMA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-92 German Aleman and Arroyo del Rio (El
Batan)
Phone numbers: (02) 2248321 (02) 2431792 - (02) 2433653
Fax: (02) 2275044
PO Box: 17–07–9017
Email: panaembaecuador@
hotmail.com / embajadadepanama@uio.satnet.net
Website: www.embajadadepanamaecuador.com
PARAGUAY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 24-594 12 de Octubre
avenue and General Francisco
Salazar, Torre Sol Verde Building, 8th floor.
Emergency cell phone:
0986247567
Telefax: (02) 2909005
Email: embaparaguayecuador@
hotmail.com / ecuadorembaparsc@mre.gov.py
Website: www.embajadadeparaguay.ec
Address: Km 11. 5 Via Daule
(Plasticos del Litoral)
Phone numbers: (04) 2100600.
Ext. 212
Fax: (04) 2100-151
PO Box: 09-01-1299
Email: xsimoni@plastlit.com
Guayaquil
Xavier Felix Simon Isaias
PERU
avenue, Block 501, Kennedy
Norte, 14th floor, office 2,
Centrum Building
– (04) 2280135 – (04) 2280142
Fax: (04) 2280183
Email: conperu@gye.satnet.net
Website: www.consuladoperuguayaquil.com
PHILIPPINES
Address: Alborada, Block Bt. # 2
Fax: (04) 241944
Opening hours: 10:00 to 14:00
Corazon Oliva de Reyes
POLAND
avenue and Malecon. La Previsora Building, 29th floor, office
2901
– (04) 2325757
Fax: (04) 2326111
PO Box: 09 015 965
Email: frizzo@andinave.com
and from 13:30 to 17:30.
Francisco Rizzo Pastor
PORTUGAL
*Honorary Consulate en Guayaquil
Address: 603 Los Rios and
Quisquis
Fax: (04) 2441991
PO. Box: 09-01-1217
Email: amarques@gnoboa.com
Opening Hours: from 09:00 to
12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00
Antonio Marques Firmino
QATAR
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 1820 avenues 12 de
Octubre and Cordero, suite 605,
Swissotel (temporary residence)
Fax: (02) 2528913
Email: quito@mofa.gov.qa /
alinemakarian19@yahoo.com
RUMANIA
Address: Puntilla, Via Samborondon, Los Lagos Residential
Development Nº 28
Fax: (04) 2834088
Email: com.rumania@yahoo.
com
16:00
Maria Fernanda Parra
RUSSIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 4612 Reina Victoria
and Ramon Roca
- (02) 2526375 - (02) 2554510
- (02) 2505089 (consular
section)
Fax: 2565-531
PO Box: 17 01 3868
Email: embrusia_ecuador@
mail.ru / conrusia_ecuador@
mail.ru (consular section)
Websites: www.ecuador.mid.ru
Thursdays, from 08:00 to 13:00
and from 15:00 to 19:00. On
Fridays from 08:00 to 12:00
and Asisclo Garay
Fax: (04) 245-1361
Email: crusia@ecuanet.net.ec
Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Alfredo Jose Ortega Maldonado
SIRIA
Address: 523 Huancavilca and
Cacique Alvarez
Fax: (04) 2403619
and from 16:00 to 18:00
Juan Saman Abud
SLOVENIA
*Consulate (Quito)
Address: N65-Galo Plaza Lasso
avenue and Los Eucaliptos,
diagonal to Los Recuerdos park,
headquarters of Hidria Perles
Ecuador S.A company.
Phone number: (02) 2485213 –
(02) 2471105
Fax: (02) 2809022
Email: ladislao.medvedsek@
hidria.com
SOUTH KOREA
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Cordero, World
Trade Center, B Tower, 3rd floor
Phone number: (02) 2909227 (02) 2909228 - (02) 2909229
Fax: (02) 2501-190
PO Box: 17-03-626
Email: embajadadecoreaquito@gmail.com / ecuador@
mofa.go.kr
Opening hours: from 08:30
to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Address: Km 3.5 Via Duran –
Tambo.
Fax: (04) 2559-029
Email: lchonill@poligrafica.
com
Opening hours: 09:00 a 16:00.
Luis Chonillo
SPAIN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-73 Francisco
Salazar and Toledo
Phone numbers: (02) 3226296 (02) 3226303 - (02) 3226896
Fax: (02) 3227805
PO Box: 17 01 9322
Email: emb.quito@maec.es
Website: www.exteriores.es/
embajadas/quito
Consulate: 455 La Pinta and
Amazonas
Address: corner of Velez and
123
Tungurahua
15:30.
SWITZERLAND
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 35-17 Amazonas
avenue and Juan Pablo Sanz,
Xerox Building, 2nd floor
Fax: (02) 2449314
Cell phone: 099568258 (emergencies)
PO Box: 17-11-4815
Email: qui.vertretung@eda.
admin.ch / roland.fischer@eda.
admin.ch
Website: www.eda.admin. ch/
quito
Avenue, Conauto Building, 5th
floor
Fax: (04) 2681997
12:00
Guayaquil
Herbert Frei Perez
TUNISIA
Address: 812 Cordova and Victor
M. Rendon, Torres de la Merced
Building, 5th floor, Office 7
Fax: (04) 2309903
12:00
Honorary general Consul in
Guayaquil
Fathi Ben Bouzid
TURKEY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: No. 9-28 Sebastian
de Benalcazar street between
Oriente and Esmeraldas
Fax: (02) 2511493
PO Box: 170409
Email: embassy.quito@mfa.
gov.tr
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Luís Alberto Trujillo Bustamante
UNITED STATES
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-170 Avigiras and
Eloy Alfaro
Phone numbers: (02) 398-5000
After opening hours: (02)
398-5000
Fax: (02) 398-5100
PO Box: 17-17-1538
12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00
Consular Section: (02) 3985000
Customer service: Mondays to
Thursdays from 07:30 to 12:00
and from 13:30 to 15:00.
Usaid: Avigiras E12-170 and
Eloy Alfaro
Address: Santa Ana street and
José Rodriguez Bonin avenue
Call center for other provinces
of Ecuador: (04) 371-7000
For Guayaquil and another
cities of the Guayas province:
371-7000
VENEZUELA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N30-240 Amazonas avenue and Eloy Alfaro, COMONSA
Building, floors 8 and 9
Phone numbers: (02) 2554032 (02) 2557209 - (02) 2554483
Fax: (02) 2520306 - (02)
2232334 - (02) 3238318
PO Box: 17-01-688
Email: embve.ecuador@mppre.
gob.ve
Website: www.venezuela.org.ec
Opening Hours: from 08:00 to
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Address: 329 Chile and Aguirre,
2nd floor, Bontex Building
Phone numbers: (04) 2326600 (04) 2326579 - (04) 2326566
Fax: (04) 2320-751
Email: conve.ecgiq@mppre.
gob.ve
13:00
Consulate General in Guayaquil
Marco Antonio Carrillo Jimenez.
URUGUAY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 2816 6 de Diciembre
avenue and Paul Rivet “Josueth González” Building, 9th
floor
- (02) 2544228 - (02) 2541968
Fax: (02) 2563763
PO Box: 17-12-282
Email: uruguay@embajadauruguay.com.ec
Address: 114 Junín and Malecon, Torres del Rio Building,
5th floor, Office 9
Fax: (04) 2563952
Email: consulurug@grupoholco.com
Fridays: from 09:30 to 13:30
Hotel
Accommodations
LUXURY HOTELS
CONTINENTAL HOTEL
Address: 510 Chile avenue and
10 de Agosto street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: 04)2329270 –
(04)2325454
Website: www.hotelcontinental.
com.ec
Email: reservas@hotel continental.com.ec
GRAND GUAYAQUIL HOTEL
Address: 1506 Boyaca avenue
and Clemente Ballen street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone number: (04)2329690
Website: www.grandhotelguayaquil.com/
Email: info@grandhotelguayaquil.com
HAMPTON INN BOULEVARD
HOTEL
Address: 432 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Baquerizo Moreno
Avenue.
Parish: Carbo
Website: www.guayaquilhamptoninn.com
Email: reservas@hampton.com.ec
HILTON COLON HOTEL
avenue and Víctor Hugo Sicouret street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.guayaquilhilton.
com
Email: reservas@hiltonguayaquil.com
ORO VERDE HOTEL
Boulevard and Garcia Moreno
Avenue.
Parish: 9 de Octubre
Phone numbers: (04)2327999
– (04) 2329350
Website: reservas_gye@oroverdehotels.com
Email: www.oroverdehotelel.com
RAMADA HOTEL
Address: 606 Malecon Simon
Bolivar avenue and Manuel
Luzarraga street.
Parish: Carbo
– (04)2565555
Website: www.hotelramada.com
Email: reservas@hotelramada.com
UNIPARK HOTEL
street and Chile Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04) 2328352
Website: www.uniparkhotel.com
Email: reservas@unipark.com
SHERATON HOTEL
Address: Joaquín Orrantia street
and Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue, Plaza del Sol.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2082081
Website: www.ghlhoteles.com
Email: reservas@sheraton.
com.ec
COURTYARD BY MARRIOT
GUAYAQUIL
Address: 236 Francisco de
Orellana Avenue, Blue Towers
Building.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2082081
Website: www.courtyardguayaquil.com
HM INTERNACIONAL
Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel,
Lot 7, Block 305.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hmhotel.ec
Email: info@hmhotel.ec
SONESTA
Address: Joaquín Orrantia street
and Leopoldo Benitez Avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://espanol.sonesta.com/guayaquil/
Email: reservations@sonesta.com
HOLIDAY INN GUAYAQUIL
AIRPORT
Address: Jaime Roldos Aguilera
avenue (next to Jose Joaquín
de Olmedo Airport).
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.holidayinn.com
Email: jlmorejon@holidayinngye.com
WYNDHAM GUAYAQUIL
Address: Puerto Santa Ana, at
the end of Numa Pompilio Llona
street in Las Peñas Neighborhood.
Parrish: Tarqui
Website: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/ecuador/
guayaquil-guayas/wyndhamguayaquil/hotel-overview
FIRST - CLASS
ALEXANDER HOTEL
Address: 1107 Luque street and
Pedro Moncayo Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2328474
Website: http://hotelalexander.
com.ec/
Email: hotelalexander@hotmail.com
DORAL HOTEL
Aguirre street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: 2328490 –
2327088
Website: www.hdoral.com
Email: reservaciones@hdoral.com
RIZZO HOTEL
street and Chile Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2320544
Website: www.rizzohotel.ec
Email: hotrizzo@gye.satnet.net
SOL DE ORIENTE HOTEL
Address: 603 Aguirre street #
603 and Escobedo Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: (04)2325500 –
(04) 2329352
Website: www.hotelsoloriente.
com
Email: reservaciones@hotelsoloriente.com
SOL DE ORO
Address: 1243 Lorenzo de
Garaycoa avenue and Clemente
Ballen street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
(04)2532067/8
Email: hsoloro@hotmail.com
MARCELIUS
Address: Jose Falconi avenue
and y Jose AlaVedra Tama
street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hotelmarcelius.com
Email: info@hotelmarcelius.com
GOLD CENTER HOTEL
Address: Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur avenue, V Stage, Alborada
Citadel.
125
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2262883
Website: www.goldcenterhotel.
com
Email: info@goldcenterhotel.com
PALACE HOTEL
Luque street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
(04) 2322887
Website: www.hotelpalaceguayaquil.com.ec
Email: info@hotelpalaceguayaquil.com
CASTELL HOTEL
Address: Miguel H. Alcívar avenue and Pumpilio Ulloa street,
Kennedy Norte Citadel.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2680099
Website: www.hotelcastell.com
Email: recepcion@castell.com
CITY PLAZA HOTEL
Address: 922 Boyaca avenue
and Víctor Manuel Rendon
street.
Parish: Roca
Website: http://www.hotelcityplaza.com.ec/
Email: reservas@hotelcityplaza.com.ec
CORONA REAL HOTEL
Address: Enrique de Grau Ruiz
avenue, Sauces IX, block L11,
lot 12.
Parish: Tarqui
Email: reservas@hotelcoronareal.com
MANGING GALLERY HOTEL
Boulevard and Garcia Moreno
avenue.
Parish: 9 de Octubre
Category: first-class
– (04)2691881
Website: www.hotelgaleriamanging.com
Email: reservas@hotelgaleria126
General Information
manging.com
AIRPORT HOTEL
Address: Americas avenue and
A street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://airporthotelguayaquil.com
Email: airporthotel@live.com
SECOND - CLASS
LA TORRE HOTEL
Luque street, Torre Azul Building floors 13-14 -15.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2531354
Website: www.latorrehotel.
com.ec
Email: hlatorre@gye.satnet.net
CALIFORNIA HOTEL
Address: 601 Ximena avenue
and Urdaneta street.
Parish: Roca
(04)2562548
Email: hotelcalifornia_@
hotmail.com
NEVADA HOTEL
Address: 710 Lorenzo de Garaycoa avenue and Quisquis street.
Parish: Roca
ALBORADA HOTEL
Address: La Alborada Citadel, IX
Stage, block 935, villa 8.
Parish: Tarqui
(04)2641444
HOTEL HOWARD JOHNSON
avenue and Abel Romero Castillo Avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Phone numbers: (04)2397374(04)3900202
Website: www.ghlhotel.com.co
Email: reservas@hojogye.com
MARCELIUS HOTEL (BRANCH)
Address: Miguel H. Alcívar avenue and Abel Romero Castillo
Avenue, Kennedy Norte Citadel.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hotelmarcelius.
com/indec.htm
Email: marcelius_hotel@
hotmail.com
MALECON INN HOTEL
Address: 203 Sucre street and
Pichincha avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
2511290
Website: http://www.maleconinn.com/home.html
ORQUIDEA INTERNACIONAL
HOTEL
Address: 309 J.J. Olmedo
Boulevard and Chile street.
Parish: Olmedo
Website: www.orquideainternacionalhotel.com
Email: reservas@orquideainternacionalhotel.com
HOTEL PRESIDENTE INTERNACIONAL
Address: 112 Junin street and
Ximena avenue.
Parish: Roca
Website: http://presidenteinternacional.com/
TROPICAL INTERNACIONAL
HOTEL
Address: 516 Ambato avenue
and General Gomez street.
Parish: Ayacucho
Category: Second-class
– (04)6012133
Website: www.hoteltropicalinn.
com
Email: reservas@tropicalinn.com
GARZOTA INN Address: Isidro Ayora avenue
and Camilo Nevarez avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://www.hotelgarzotainn.com
VERSAILLES INTERNACIONAL
Address: 100 Junin street and
Ximena avenue.
Parish: Roca
Email: hotelversailes@hotmail.
com
ONIX GOLD
Address: 514 Jose de Antepara
avenue between Padre Solano y
Luis Urdaneta streets.
Parish: Tarqui
RESIDENTIAL HOSTEL
FIRST-CLASS
MANSO BOUTIQUE HOSTEL
Address: 1406 Malecon Simon
Bolivar avenue and Aguirre
street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Website: www.manso.ec
Email: info@manso.ec
BOARDING HOUSE
FIRST-CLASS
MANSION DEL RÍO
Address: 120 Numa Pompilio
Llona street, next to Puerto
Santa Ana.
Parish: Tarqui
2565827 – 2565983
Website: www.mansiondelrioec.com
Email: reservas@mansiondelrio-ec.com
APART-HOTEL
FIRST-CLASS
APART HOTEL KENNEDY
Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel
(near Hilton Colon Hotel)
Parish: Tarqui
Phone numbers: 2681 111 –
2681 060
Email: reservas@hotelkennedy.
com.ec
Shopping malls
LAS VITRINAS
Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel,
Dr. Juan Bautista Arzube street
between avenue 11 Northeast
and Blind Alley 11 Northeast.
POLICENTRO
Address: Kennedy Norte Citalde.
Avenues Plaza Dañin and San
Jorge.
PLAZA QUIL
Address: Carlos Luis Plaza Dañin
avenue and Francisco Boloña
street.
SAN MARINO SHOPPING
CENTER
Address: Avenues Francisco de
Orellana and Plaza Dañin.
PASEO ORELLANA
Orellana and Santiago Castillo.
MALL DEL SOL
Address: Avenues Joaquin Orrantia and Constitucion.
ALBOCENTRO
Address: Rodolfo Baquerizo
Nazur avenue and Gabriel
Roldos street.
PLAZA LA GARZOTA (GARZOCENTRO)
Address: Avenues Agustin Freire
and Guillermo Pareja.
PLAZA MAYOR
Address: Guillermo Pareja
Rolando avenue and Segundo
Cueva Celi street.
LA ROTONDA
Address: Benjamin Carrion
avenue and Third street.
CITY MALL
Address: Benjamin Carrino Mora
avenue and y Pedro Valverde
Alvarez street.
RIOCENTRO NORTE
Orellana and Guillermo Pareja.
RIOCENTRO CEIBOS
Address: Bombero Avenue, km
6.5 Via the Coast.
PLAZA CEIBOS SHOPPING
Address: Leopoldo Carrera Calvo
avenue, via Campus ESPOL
Prosperina “Gustavo Galindo”.
CENTRO COMERCIAL LOS CEIBOS
Address: Los Ceibos Citadel,
streets Dr. Jose de Rubira
Ramos and Dr. Jose Luis Auzlandazuri.
PIAZZA LOS CEIBOS
Address: Bombero avenue, km
6.5 Via the Coast.
PLAZA COLONIA
Address: Via the Coast, km 11.5
BLUE COAST CENTER
Address: Via the Coast, km 11.5.
COSTALMAR SHOPPING CENTER
Address: Via the Coast, Km 14.
LAGUNA PLAZA
Address: Via the Coast, km 12.5.
MUNICIPAL FLOWER MARKET
“ZAYDA LETTY CASTILLO”
Address: Machala avenue
between streets Vicente Piedrahita and Julian Coronel.
UNICENTRO
Address: Aguirre street between
streets Ch
imborazo and Chile.
PLAZA TRIÁNGULO
Address: Victor Emilio Estrada
avenue and Datiles street.
PASEO COMERCIAL EL CORREO
Address: Pedro Carbo street
betnwen streets Clemente Ballen and Aguirre
AVENTURA PLAZA
Address: Avenues Las Monjas
and Carlos Julio Arosemena.
CRAFT MARKET OF GUAYAQUIL
Address: streets Loja and
Baquerizo Moreno.
ALBAN BORJA
Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena
avenue and Ilanes street.
MALECON 2000
Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar
avenue from Olmedo street
until Colon street.
127
Terrestrial distances (km)
The shortest paths are taken (urban sections are not included)
Locality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314 15
1Ambato
0269220 406 40306338390288 99440251 47511 701
2Azoguez
269 0238 493272 37260630213252279520316242 432
3Babahoyo 220238 0 322273275130392 83121278455267240 427
4Bahia
406493322 0446530248392280381533455375895 682
5Baños
40272237 446 0309335430288116445291 87514 704
6Cuenca
306 37275 530309 0297667250289242557353205 395
7Daule
388260130 248336297 0425 47251300488313455 449
8Esmeraldas 390630392 392430667425 0472489670433343832 819
9Guayaquil 288213 83 280288550 47472 0204253535335415 402
10Guaranda
99252121 381116289251489204 0399350146494 684
11Huaquillas 440279278 533445242300670253399 0693489233 195
12Ibarra
251520455 455291557488433535350693 0204762 952
13Latacunga
47316 267 375 87353 313343335146 489204 0 558 748
14Loja
511242440 895514205455832415494233762558 0 190
15Macara
701432427 682704395449819402684195952748190 0
16Macas
230219427 842190231479620432305473479277436 626
17Machachi
99368313 313739405346291393198541152 52610 800
18Machala
382225216 471383188238608191337 73633492235 222
19Manta
404409281 120444448157442196402449505355611 598
20Otavalo
231500435 435271537468413515330673 20184742 932
21Playas
385310180 364385347131556 97301350632432512 499
22Portoviejo 369407248 86409444155407194367447470320609 596
23Puyo
101333298 513 61370396491349176506350148519 709
24Quevedo
224341193 219264378138289183224381352177543 530
25Quininde 290560292 292330567325100372413570333243732 719
26Quito
136405304 340176442373318420235578115 89647 837
27Riobamba
52217182 464555254280442233 61390303 99459 649
28Rumichaca 380649584 5844206866175626644798221293338911081
29Salinas
451376246 308451413197622163367416685498578 565
30 Sto. Domingo205445207 207245482240185287328485248158847 634
31Tena
180412377 586140449475497428255585271227598 788
32Tulcán
376645580 5804166826135586604758181253298871077
33Zamora
575306504 759516269519896481558297826622 64 254
BAHIA MALL
Address: streets Chile and
Chiriboga.
CENTRO SUR
Address: streets Chile and
Azuay.
CRAFT MARKET OF MALECON2000
avenue, next to Febres- Cordero
street.
MALL DEL SUR
Address: Avenues 25 de julio
and Dr. Ernesto Alban.
CRAFT SHOPPING CENTER
MACHALA
Address: Machala avenue
between streets Ayacucho and
Pedro Pablo Gomez.
128
General Information
RIOCENTRO SUR
Address: 25 de Julio avenue and
y Pio Jaramillo Alvarado street.
CENTRO COMERCIAL EL FORTÍN
Address: Avenues Modesto
Luque and Casuarina.
Conventions Center
SIMON BOLIVAR CONVENTION
CENTER
Address: Las Américas avenue and Dr.
Abel Romero Castillo street.
RODOLFO BAQUERIZO MORENO
EXHIBITION CENTER
Address: Boulevard 9 de Octubre
avenue and Tungurahua street.
OLD SOUTH MARKET
(CRYSTAL PALACE)
Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar, next
to Manabi street, Integration Square.
16 171819 2021 2223242526272829 3031 3233
230 99382404 231385 369101224290136 52380451 205180 376575
219 368225409 500310 407333341530405217649376 445412 645306
427 313218281 435180 242298103292304182584246 207377 580504
842 313471120 435364 86513219292340464584308 207586 580759
190 139383444 271385 409 61264330176 55420471 245140 416516
231 405188448 537347 444370378567442254686413 482449 682269
479 346238157 488131 155396138325373280617197 240475 613519
620 291608442 413556 407491289100318442562622 185497 558896
432 383191196 515 97 194349183372420233664163 287428 660481
305 198337402 330301 367176224413235 61479367 328255 475558
473 541 73449 673350 447506391570578390822416 485585 818297
479 152633505 20632 470350352333115303189685 248271 125826
277 52 492355 184432 320148177 243 89 99333 498 158 227 329 622
436 610235611 742512 609519543732647459891578 847598 887 64
626 800222598 932499 596709530719837649
1081565 6347881077254
0 329419628 459529 626129455520366245608595 435208 604326
329 0481363 132480 328200210191 37151281546 106215 277674
419 481 0387 613288 385444219508518328762354 423523 758299
628 363387 0 485280 35505178342390356634225 257584 630675
459 132613485 0612 450330332313 95285149667 228251 145806
529 480288280 612 0 278446267458517330761120 371525 1575776
626 328385 35 450278 0470143307355427599222 222549 595673
129 200444505 330446 470 0325391237116479512 306 79 475455
454 210319178 332267 143325 0189237276481333 104404 477607
520 191508342 313458 307391189 0218342462522 85397 458796
366 37518390 95517 355237237218 0188244570 133186 240711
245 151328456 285330 427116276342188 0432398 257195 428523
6082891762634 149361 599479481462244432 0514 377400 4955
595 546354225 665120 222512333522570396814 0 437591 810642
435 106423257 228371 222306104 85133257377437 0312 373711
208 215523584 251525 549 79404397186195400591 312 0 396534
604 277758630 145757 595475477458240428 4810 373396 0951
326 674299375 805576 673455607795711523955642 711534 951 0
Sports Venues
LUIS CHIRIBOGA PARRA
STADIUM
Address: streets 40 and J.
CISNE 2 SPORTS COMPLEX
Address: Cooperative Cisne 2,
Las Balsas Avenue.
GEORGE CAPWELL STADIUM
OF EMELEC (BANCO DEL PACIFICO)
Address: Quito avenue between
streets General Gomez, San
Martín and Pio Montufar.
YEYO URAGA BASEBALL STADIUM
Address: Tungurahua street and
Damian Najera Avenue.
(next to Bellavista).
RAMON UNAMUNO STADIUM
Address: streets Los Rios and
Cuenca.
SPENCER
Address: avenues Las Americas
and Kennedy.
ABEL JIMENEZ PARRA COLISEUM
Address: Tungurahua street and
Capitan Najera Avenue.
VOLTAIRE PALADINES POLO
MONUMENTAL STADIUM OF
BARCELONA (BANCO DEL
PICHINCHA)
Address: Barcelona avenue and
Barcelona pedestrian bridge
MODELO STADIUM ALBERTO
COLISEUM
Address: avenues Las Americas
and Kennedy.
BASEBALL FIELDS OF
KENNEDY CITADEl
Address: Kennedy Citadel,
129
streets 7th west and G.
MIRAFLORES BASEBALL
FIELDS
Address: Victor Emilio Estrada
avenue and Enrique Diaz Galarza street.
CARLOS PEREZ PERASSO
GUAYAQUIL COUNTRY CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 33.5
CHILD-JUVENILE MI LOTE
Address: Mucho Lote 1, Stage
2, Block 3.
Museums
Avenue, next to Loja street.
GUAYAQUIL IN HISTORY
MINIATURE MUSEUM
Avenue, next to Loja street.
EL FORTIN DE SANTA ANA
LUIS A. NOBOA NARANJO
SPORTS COURTS
Address: Martha Bucaram de
Roldos street and Barcelona
Avenue, San Eduardo Hill, Via
Daule
MUSEUM
Address: Stair 380 of the Diego
Noboa Stairways, Santa Ana
Hill, northeast of the city.
MUSEUM
Address: General Cordova
avenue and P. Icaza street,
downtown.
JULIO JARAMILLO POPULAR
NATIONAL TENNIS CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 6.5.
MUSIC MUSEUM
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3, second floor, northeast
of the city.
NAHIM ISAIAS MUSEUM
Address: Pichincha avenue and
Clemente Ballen street, Administration Square, downtown.
CHRISTIAN BENITEZ BETANCOURT STADIUM
Address: Los Vergeles Citadel
sector, between citadels Los
Samanes 7 and Orquideas (6NE
Santa Narcisa de Jesús Avenue),
north of the city.
MULTIPORPUSE SPORTS
BEER MUSEUM
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3, second floor, northeast
of the city.
SHIPYARD MUSUEM: BARCE-
COURTS OF LINEAL PARK
Address: Via the Coast, Km. 8.5.
LONA AND EMELEC
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3., second floor, northeast of the city.
ECO-SPORT TRINITARIA
Address: Marcelo Mario Suarez
Montesdeoca Avenue, Isla
Trinitaria.
“CORONEL FELIX LUQUE
PLATA” FIREFIGHTERS MU-
ALEJANDRO PONCE NOBOA
STADIUM
Address: Pío Jaramillo Alvarado
avenue and Sixto Duran Barrera
street, Fertisa sector, Sopeña
Neighborhood.
SEUM
Address: Vernaza Blind Alley
Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue,
Colon Square.
“MARIA EUGENIA PUIG
LINCE” HISTORY OF GUAYA-
GUAYAQUIL TENNIS CLUB
Address: 9 de Octubre avenue
and Lizardo Garcia street.
QUIL IN CLAY MUSEUM
Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, between the bridges El
Velero and 17th street, northeast of the city.
HORSE RIDING COUNTRY CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 22
ANTROPOLOGICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSUEM
(MAAC)
130
General Information
MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF
GUAYAQUIL
Address: Diez de Agosto avenue
and Chile street, downtown.
CARLOS ZEBALLOS MENENDEZ
MUSEUM (CULTURAL CENTER)
Address: 1200 Boulevard 9 de
Octubre and Pedro Moncayo
street, Cultural Center of Guayas
Building, 5th floor, downtown.
PRESLEY NORTON MUSEUM
Address: Boulevard 9 de
Octubre and Carchi Avenue,
downtown.
BAE CALDERON NAVAL MUSEUM
Address: Eloy Alfaro avenue and
Cañar street (32-A SE), south
of the city.
CONTEMPORARY NAVAL MUSEUM
Address: Fray Vacas Galindo
street and Jose Maria Urbina avenue (11 SE), south of the city.
Gloria Gallardo Zavala
President of the Public And Municipal Company of Tourism,
Civic Promotion and International Relations of Guayaquil
T
he President of the Public and
Municipal Company of Tourism,
Civic Promotion and International
Relations of Guayaquil is proud to
present to the people of Guayaquil,
to all Ecuadorians and foreigners, the
official guides of the Municipality of
Guayaquil based in an inventory made
by categories, with directions and
parishes, including the respective maps;
to promote them with our brand
“Guayaquil is my destination”, which has
represented a gigantic work that have
had the support of the Tourism team,
and the Director of Communication and
Urbanism and the Vistazo Group; from
historian Parsival Castro and Engineer
Aldo Mora who designed the maps. My
special gratitude to Carlos Julio Gonzalez
and Priscilla Parker who enriched these
guides with their wonderful pictures; also
to Lourdes Taznic and Ana Lema for the
work carried out on the Cocoa Route.
My eternal appreciation to all the
people that have made possible this
great work of presenting Guayaquil as
“the city of the River and the Estuary”,
with all its history, identity, beauty and
progress; a work achieved that represent
a dream come true for us.
Guayaquil is my Destination to know
its history
its heritage
its Museums and street Art.
Guayaquil is my Destination to live
the Route of Faith
Guayaquil is my Destination to have
fun and enjoy
Guayaquil is my Destination to enjoy
its nature
Guayaquil is my Destination to taste
its gastronomy
These official guides will be available
in PDF in the website web turismo.
guayaquil.gob.ec, for consults and
downloads.
All the information will be also
available through the mobile apps for
tablets and smartphones. Tourists will be
able to use GPS in their mobile devices
to get to the chosen destinations. In this
way, they can locate the sites they want
to go and tour the city of Guayaquil.
“Guayaquil captain of my soul, owner
of my destiny, you are the light that
illuminates my life, where my dreams
come true”.
Guayaquil is my destination.
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