Guayaquil is my Destination to Discover It's Museums and It's Street Art

Guayaquil is my Destination

TO DISCOVER ITS MUSEUMS AND STREET ART

PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL COMPANY OF TOURISM, CIVIC PROMOTION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF GUAYAQUIL

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Jaime Nebot SaadiMajor of Guayaquil

The phrase “Guayaquil is my Des-tination” conveys our invitation to the people of Guayaquil, Ec-

uador and the world, to love our city and to turn it into everybody’s favorite tourist destination.

“Guayaquil is my Destination” stands for the civic values of our people, whose actions have written the pages of our history in golden letters.

This city is renown for the hospitality of its warm and joyful people who work day to day to make their dreams come true.

Both locals and foreigners have chosen Guayaquil as their destination to live, taking root in this land and keeping it in their hearts, in the hearts of their children and grandchildren.

As a man from Guayaquil, born to this land that I love immensely, I am honored to be its representative since the year 2000. I have devoted my life and my best efforts to turn Guayaquil into the Large Cosmopolitan City in which we live today; in a transformation process that has not slowed down and

that has sowed a feeling of pride in the heart of its citizens.

“Guayaquil is my Destination” is the tourist brand of the city that invites everyone to visit and enjoy it. It symbolizes, along with the Lighthouse, the light, guidance and knowledge of our people, representing what we are: “GUAYAQUIL, PORT OF THE COUNTRY”, “INDEPENDENT CITY THAT PROGRESSES IN LIBERTY”

Guayaquil is art and culture. Our Museums narrate the history of this great city forged with its children’s effort. The city’s cultural value is reflected in pictorial works, ancestral pieces, sculptures and sacred art, alongside with modern artistic expressions depicted in murals and stained glass windows–known as street art—which adorn avenues, squares and parks and enrich the natural landscape that surrounds us.

I invite you to discover the real identity of Guayaquil, through its art and culture.

Guayaquil, july 1 de 2015

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Museums and Street Art)

MUSEUMS6 Municipal Museum of Guayaquil12 Presley Norton Museum16 Guayaquil in History Miniature

Museum22 “Maria Eugenia Puig Lince”

Municipal Museum of Art28 “Julio Jaramillo Laurido” Popular

Music Museum34 Beer Museum38 Astillero Museums: Barcelona and

Emelec42 “Coronel Felix Luque Plata”

Firefighters Museum 46 Antropological Museum of

Contemporary Art (MAAC)50 Luis Noboa Naranjo Museum52 Nahim Isaias Museum 54 El Fortin of Santa Ana Hill Museum 60 Contemporary Naval Museum62 Bae Abdon Calderon Museum

LIBRARIES64 Municipal Library66 MAAC Library

STREET ART68 Manhattan mural: A tribute to

Aracely Gilbert69 Our Ecuadorian Coast70 Fauna and Flora of our Ecuador71 Life in the Mangrove72 Gardens73 Composite Rhythms in Chromatic

Symphonies74 The Man of my Land75 Mother Nature76 Abstract Art77 Land of Light78 Tribute mural to Antonio del

Campo Moreno79 Ecological Designs80 Cosmopolitan City

81 Tropical Navegation82 Folklore Experiencies of Guayaquil83 Nature in Motion84 Historical Mural Eloy Alfaro85 The City: Urban and Ecological

Contexts86 Aborigine Designs87 My Beautiful Coast88 This is my Beautiful Land89 Scenes of the Old Guayaquil:

Homage to Luis Wallpher Bermeo)90 Ecological Trees91 Compositions fron Guayaquil92 Urban Signs93 Flora and Fauna in Resurrection94 Royal Shipyards of Guayaquil95 Our Tropic96 City that Shines97 Everyday Multicolored Fauna98 Compositions from Guayaquil99 Trees and Mangroves of my City100 Lost Mural

SAINED GLASS WINDOWS101 History of Guayaquil102 Glorious Dawn103 Guayaquil for the Nation103 The Story of Guayas and Quil104 Guayaquil Conquers the sky104 History of Guayaquil’s Foundation

SCULPTURES106 Juan Pueblo107 The Parrot107 The Iguana108 Monkey108 Catfish109 The Tightrope109 Kinetic Sculpture Like a Fish in

Water110 Horse head110 Venus of Valdivia111 Quixote and Sancho Panza111 Friends of my garden112 The Fisherman112 Bird’s flight113 Boars113 The Faun and the Bacchante

114 General Information 131 Message Ms. Gloria Gallardo

Z., President of the Municipal Public Company of Tourism, Civic Promotion and International Relations

BIBLIOGRAPHY• Communication department of the museums of Guayaquil and their websites.Municipal Museum of Guayaquil.• Presley Norton Museum: Central Bank of Ecuador.• Armada of Ecuador. Naval Museums.• Nahim Isaias Museum: Cosmogonias. • Luis A. Noboa Naranjo Museum • Barcelona S. C. Museum • Head of Specific Projects: Management Planning, Appraisals and Records. Municipality of Guayaquil. • House of Ecuadorian Culture. Nucleus of Guayas.• Guayaquil outdoor museum: Diego Falconi Parker. Priscila Parker Rendon (2010).• Aviles, Efren. Encyclopedia of Ecuador. • Daily Chronicles El Universo, El Telegrafo, Expreso, Hoy and PP.

Editorial managment:Gloria Gallardo Zavala. Historical Research:Parsival Castro Pita.Graphic designing:Juan Alberto GarcíaProduction:Melida Pluas Torres.Cover Photos:Priscila Parkeer andCésar MeraPhotos:Priscila Parker, Cesar MeraEfren Aviles M.,Carlos Julio Gonzalez,Christian Brückmann,Parsival Castro,Raul Suconota,Jose Dimitrakis,Ivan Navarrete,Freddy Moreno, Piero Burneo, Javier Fuentes, Daniel AvilaMap:Oscar Arias

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Guayaquil is a city that breathes art and culture, a destination of great tourist interest. Its high cultural value is showcased in fourteen

museums that from different perspectives reveal the identity of this city port.

Guayaqui l museums of fe r the possibility to appreciate several cultural manifestations of the city, recounting its history and recreating the stages and most important scenes of the city’s life through time.

Some museums h igh l ight the importance of emblematic institutions like the National Navy and the Fire Department. Others, display popular culture icons like the Music Museum; the Main Soccer Teams Museum of Guayaquil, or the Beer Museum.

In this wide range of exhibitions no expression of art is left out. The Museums panoply include paintings, sculptures, numismatic displays, sacred art, and archeological pieces that gave origin to our identity.

Cosmopolitan city scenes are also portrayed in murals and stained glass windows of “Street Art” depicted all over the city under the overpasses, in viaducts, traffic exchangers, land terminal, airport, streets and parks.

Guayaquil art is also manifest in representative sculptures in parks and squares, which recall aspects of the local history, identity and folklore: Juan Pueblo, icon character of the city, pays tribute to the modest worker struggling to progress; sculptures portraying endemic fauna like the iguana, the monkey, the parrot and the catfish; popular characters like the fisherman and the equilibrist; or the ones depicting various themes like “Don Quixote”, the “Venus of Valdivia” or “The Faun and the Bacchante”; among others.

This guide will take you in a tour of the city, a destination also to discover its culture.

GUAYAQUIL IS MY DESTINATION TO DISCOVER ITS MUSEUMS AND STREET ART

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6 Museums / Municipal Museum of Guayaquil

Municipal Museum of Guayaquil

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Photo: César Mera

HIstORY: The first initiative of the Museum of Guayaquil belongs to patriot Pedro Carbo Noboa. According to the official website (www.museodeguayaquil.com), Carbo Noboa

founded the Industrial Museum in the City Hall on May 1, 1863, with an exhibition of the time’s technological breakthroughs. There it lasted until 1908 when it was consumed by a fire.

Address: Sucre Street between Chile and Pedro Carbo avenues. Parish: Rocafuerte. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays from 09h00 to 17h30. Phone number: +593 (04) 2594800 Ext.

7402 – 7403. Website: www.museodeguayaquil.com Admission: free.


• The colony room “guarded” by a wax statue of a soldier of the time.

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The current Museum held its opening on August 9, 1909 –under the period of major Armando Pareja Coronel– as part of the centennial celebration of the “The First Outcry for Ecuador’s Independence”. The museum comprised two sections: one of national history and one devoted to art and science, replacing the industrial Museum. Its first director Camilo Destruge Illingworth was also appointed Municipal Librarian.

The official name was “Museo Municipal El Industrial de la Biblioteca Edilicia” and it was located at the chalet of Dr. Mario Morla. It owned a collection of more than 1000 archeological, colonial art and numismatic pieces.

The Museum moved to its own wooden building –designed by Portuguese architect Raul Maria Pereira– on August 10, 1916. This construction was demolished in 1939; and the Museum went back to the Municipal Palace for 13 years.

On October 8, 1958, the current building –designed by engineer Miguel Salem Dibo–

was inaugurated during the administration of major Luis Robles Plaza. In 1992, during the first administration of major Leon Febres-Cordero, the Museum was remodeled. And in 2008 it was restored again under the process or urban regeneration carried out by major Jaime Nebot. Currently, the collection is composed by more than 12000 pieces.

AttRACtIOns: The main façade mural worked in glazed ceramic and corrugated

• Act of Independence of Guayaquil.

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iron rods by Guayaquil artist Jorge Swett; the Manteño-Huancavilca culture chairs located at the entrance; the vehicle that belonged to Pedro Carbo Noboa, considered a classic of the automotive industry; the pre-Hispanic pieces and the old octagonal windows that remain in the Museum.

Other attractions include the pre-Hispanic room, which exhibits the development of the Coast cultures; the anthropomorphic stone monolith that has been exposed since the inauguration; the bronze bust of general Antonio Jose de Sucre; and, a Guasango wood Totem of 32 carved figures that was found in Las Negras Hill and is located in the hall of the Museum.

The museum also hosts approximately 2000 objects that belonged to the pre-Columbian cultures of the coast and sierra regions; art collections and objects from Colonial times like paintings, portraits, coins, and medallions.

ROOMs: Ground floor: Historic. Pre-Hispanic, Hispanic, Colony, Independence,

• Tola on display at the Columbian Room.

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• Columbian Room, San Biritute.


Republic, XX Century and the Presidents room.Top f loor: Modern. Multipurpose,

Contemporary Art, Auditorium, Religious Art, Numismatic; temporary exhibitions and technical reserve of the Museum.

PRE-HIsPAnIC ROOM: Presents beautiful ceramic, metal and stone objects from the “Formative” period that lasted 3000 years, from 3.500 BC until 500 BC. Its name refers to the important agricultural advances achieved by the aboriginal inhabitants of ancient Ecuadorian territory, which allowed them to build a stable, settled and organized society.

This society also reached aesthetic developments in ceramic and other handicrafts. The formative cultures of the coast were: Valdivia, Machalilla and Chorrera.

COLOnIAL ROOM: The “birth title” of our city and the history behind its name are exhibited in this room. The first contact between the natives of the Gulf of Guayaquil and the Spanish navigators is also presented here: In 1526, the rafts of the Puna people led by Chief Tumbala intercepted the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.

The room also exhibits Spanish firearms, a diorama from the old church of Santo Domingo, the layouts of Guayaquil traced between 1170 and 1772 by Francisco Requena and Ramon Garcia de Leon y Pizarro, and a scale model of the city made by architect Parsival Castro according to a sketch made in 1858 by Manuel Villavicencio.

RELIGIOus ARt ROOM: Throughout human history, art has proven an important ally to the

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• Independence Hall where the act and statues and images of the Patriots is.

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many religions, providing them with several styles, shapes and expressions to convey their dogmas. In this room there is an exhibition of mystic scenes found in religious paintings from the churches of Guayaquil; icons and archetypes of sacred art, and sculptures crafted by colonial artists like Diego de Robles.

nuMIsMAtIC ROOM: Before the creation of coins as means of trade, a barter system was used to perform commercial transactions. The

system changed as a result of the spec ia l i za t ion of labor and the changing social structures. The obsolescence of the system led the peoples to create a unique element, whose exchange value would allow them to acquire goods

and services.

sERvICEs: The Municipal Museum holds diverse pictorial exhibits, namely the “Salón de Julio” of fine arts to celebrate the Foundation of Guayaquil.

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“Meeting of Two Cultures” displayed in the Colonial Room.

• Room Siglo XX in which a car of the time is displayed as Dr. Carbo Noboa.

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Presley NortonM U S E U M

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Address: Boulevard 9 de Octubre and Carchi avenue, northeast of the city. Parish: 9 de Octubre. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays from 08h30 to 16h30; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from

10h00 to 16h00. Phone numbers: +593(04 2293423 – +593(04) 2293623. Website: www.museos.gob.ec Admission: free.

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HIstORY: The museum is located at the house that used to belong to journalist Ismael Perez Pazmiño, founder of El Universo newspaper, who named the villa Rosa Herlinda, in honor of his wife.

The design and construction of the Museum belongs to Spanish architect Joaquin Perez-Nin de Cardona. It was built between 1936 and 1940 and inaugurated in 1941.

By the end of the 1970s, the mansion was owned by several financial institutions until 1978 when it was transformed into the archeological museum of the Pacific Bank, which acquired 8000 cultural pieces that year. In 2003

the Central Bank took charge of the museum starting a restoration process that turned it into a museographic and cultural center.

Currently, this heritage property serves as headquarters for the Presley Norton Museum inaugurated in 2007. Its name pays tribute to the investigative work of archeologist Presley Norton Yoder (1932 – 1993), who donated his findings on the life and magical traditions as well as archeological pieces from the aboriginals of the coastal region.

Norton discovered a large archeological reserve in 1970 in Salango, place where he established a museum. The exhibition is part

Photo: Parsival Castro• Museum inside the lamp stands fine crystals.

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of a collection of objects gathered by Norton and Leonor Perez. His legacy also includes jewelry and ornaments that bear testimony of the development of metallurgy in the aborigine peoples of the coast.

AttRACtIOns: The museum has a valuable archeological collection from the coastal region, mainly from the cultures Valdivia (400 BC -1500 BC) and Machalilla (1500 BC – 800 BC). The exhibition comprises 8000 cultural pieces that dazzle for their beauty and aesthetic quality.

Regarding the building, it presents a nice

stylistic mixture of wood and concrete, which evokes the classic Spanish architecture.

The design has an upper gallery that leads to the bedrooms of the old residence, which keeps a valuable fine crystal lamp. The refined finishes of the ceilings and the moldings of the columns and walls can be admired.

sERvICEs: The Museum has an audiovisual room that presents the collection in a cinematic form explaining briefly the history of the Pre-Hispanic cultures of the country. It also hosts a souvenir shop and a cybercafe for tourists.

Photo: Parsival Castro• The museum displays a collection of contemporary art.

16 Museums / Guayaquil in History Miniature Museum

Guayaquil in History

M I N I A T U R E M U S E U M

Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue, next to Loja street.Parish: Carbo. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays from 09h00 to 13h30 and from 16h00 to 20h00. Phone numbers: +593(04) 2563078 – +593(04) 2563079 – +593(04) 2563087.

Admission: Adults: $3,00, Childrens: $2,00, Disabled and the Elderly: $1,50

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HIstORY: The Museum is a joint project between the Municipality of Guayaquil and the Foundation Malecon 2000 with the support of private companies. It was inaugurated on October 26, 2006.

The work belongs to Guayaquil sculptor Edgar Cevallos Rosales. The exhibition offers a fantasy world of impressive beauty that exposes an ancestral and historical reality transporting the visitor through time.

The museum is one of the most important cultural centers of the country: through

miniature clay statuettes, 15 scenes (dioramas) capture the development of Guayaquil and its evolution into today’s cosmopolitan city.

The display is considered a didactic project valued between 500 and 600 thousand dollars, aimed to provide visitors of all ages with a 45 minute tour showing the beginnings and development of the city in an entertaining way.

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ments through small scenarios and three-di-mensional characters. It has four buttons with different functions: when one of them is pushed a set of lights and audio is activated, which support the description of the event.

Guayaquil can be appreciated in its different stages, from the XVI to the XXI century. The exhibition encompasses the beginnings of the city, when it was a virgin jungle inhabited by Huancavilca aborigines; through the pirate attacks, the great fire that destroyed it, the independence movement, the conformation of the republic, the cocoa boom and the cosmopolitan metropolis of today. Different scenes can be appreciated like miniature statuettes of the lush jungle, the small wooden houses, the modern buildings and more. The exhibition comprises more than 15 stations, each one with its descriptive name:

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• Diorama of the season Origins of Our Ancestors.

• Staging Modern Guayaquil in which stands the sculpture of the iguana, an

animal symbol of the city.

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stAtIOns:1) “ORIGIns Of OuR AnCEstORs”: It

shows the birth of the city and its first in-habitants, back in the years of 6000 and 3500 BC. We can see the jungle that prolonged to the river where the lifestyle of the natives and their houses is depicted.

2) fOundAtIOns: Scenes from the various foundations of the city are exhibited; also the attack against the aboriginals until the definitive foundation took place.

3) sHIPYARd Of tHE PACIfIC: Portrays Guayaquil as the first naval shipyard of the Pa-cific Ocean, from 1547 until 1741, showing the different vessels built there: approximately 170 deep-draft ships.

4) PIRAtEs In tHE GuLf: Recreates the attack of the pirates in the

Gulf of Guayaquil through a scene that revives the six occasions in which the city was looted

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• Diorama which recreates the pirates in the Gulf.

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by the pirates. It highlights the Guayaquil people’s courage during the clashes.

5) OLd CItY And nEw CItY: Stages the era between 1730 and 1769 when the then governor moved the so-called Old City that was located in a place full of estuaries and bridges, to a safer place at the foot of the existing Santa Ana Hill.

6) AuRORA GLORIOsA: Shows the libertarian feat of the city, known as Glorious Dawn. The so-called Forge of Vulcan where the Independence of Guayaquil was planned is recreated.

7) GuAYAquIL POR LA PAtRIA: Depicts the contribution of the city to the country’s Independence between 1821 and 1823: with shipments of men, weapons and

equipment from the Independent Republic of Guayaquil, to support the battles that took place for to the independence of Quito.

8) REPuBLIC Of ECuAdOR: Shows the formation of the Republic of Ecuador recreating the agreement reached by liberators Bolivar and San Martin to free the city back in the years of 1824 and 1827.

9) tHE MARCH REvOLutIOn: Recreates the overthrow of Juan Jose Flores, first president of the country, who pretended to perpetuate himself in power and was confronted by Guayaquil troops.

10) PROsPERItY tIMEs: It exhibits the economic activities of the city during the cocoa and trade booms.

• Diorama More City: staged urban regeneration undertaken by the Municipality of Guayaquil.

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11) GREAt fIRE Of GuAYAquIL: Recounts the fire that destroyed the city at the beginning of the XX century, consuming almost all the bamboo and wood constructions.

12) XX CEntuRY: Recreation of modern times that depicts the growth of the city; its urban development and philanthropy.

13) GuAYAquIL vIvE POR tI: A scene that recreates today’s big urban works such as Malecon 2000.

14) MAs CIudAd:It recreates new infrastructure works like the

airport, the land terminal, etcétera.

15) wHItE MARCH:Recounts the manifestation that was carried

out by the people of Guayaquil to demand more safety in the city.

sERvICEs: The museum offers English,

Italian and Portuguese speaking guides to serve foreign tourists. School groups are also welcomed.


• Staging Modern Guayaquil with its terminal and its airport.

Photo: Press direction, Municipality of Guayaquil

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“María EugeniaPuig Lince”

M U N I C I P A L M U S E U M O F A R T

Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, between the bridges El Velero and 17th Street. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting Hours: Mondays to Sundays from 10h00 to 17h00. Admission: free.

HIstORY: The Museum was inaugurated on November 15, 2013 and bears the name of Maria Eugenia Puig Lince, Guayaquil intellectual, poet and diplomat who was born on 1919, and died in 2001.

Within this cultural space of 80 square meters, 500 years of Ecuadorian history have been recreated through four moments of our life as a society expressed in 14 suspended mobile murals authorship of Carmen Cadena. She took the ancestral technique of clay sculptural modeling to narrate the history of today’s Ecuador in a sequential way.

These moments made of clay are: the ritual dances that show our origins; the Spanish conquest; the national emancipation and our people’s life after obtaining our freedom.

The Pre-Columbian, Colonial and Republican eras are recreated through historical moments that marked the life of the country, like the Royal Audiencia of Quito, the First Outcry of Independence, the slaughter of August 2, the Independence of Guayaquil, the Battle of Pichincha, and others.

Due to lack of a written language, clay objects are the main source of information

[THE HISTORY OF GUAYAQUIL AND ECUADOR IN CLAY]

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• The museum recreates Ecuador 500 years of history in a series of wall-worked clay.


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about the aboriginal tribes that inhabited the country.

AttRACtIOns: About its architec-ture, the Museum has glass walls so the murals can be appreciated standing from Barcelona Avenue. The hallways have white lights while each mural, which size goes between 1,20 x 1 square meters and 4,7 x 8 square meters, has a set of three LED yellow lights.

There are fourteen groups of sculptures, whose topics are:

1) shamanic dance: A ritual warrior

invocation dance that shows our origins.

2) the spanish Conquest: Represents a conqueror mounted on his horse with the indigenous people resisting the invader.

3) the Colony: Time in which the Spaniards conquered the aborigines.

4) the Illustration: Highlights the

intellectuals of the time such as geographer Pedro Vicente Maldonado, French scholar La Condamine, chief of the French Geodesic Mission of the beginnings of the XVIII century; father Juan de Velasco, author of the “History of the Kingdom of Quito”; doctor Eugenio Espejo, symbol of the intermingling of races; Prussian scholar Alejandro Von Humboldt, who studied the nature of our land and an activist about libertarian ideas; naturalist Pedro Davila and poet father Juan Bautista Aguirre.

5) shipyards of Guayaquil: Considered the economic engine during Royal Audiencia of Quito times: more than 100 vessels were built between the XVII and XVIII centuries.

6) Evocation of August 10, 1809: Recounts the revolt occurred as a result of the Napoleonic invasion that weakened Spain’s colonial rule.

7) the slaughter of August 2, 1810:

Occurred during the time of the Colony where several patriots rose up, were imprisoned and

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• Shamanic dance that portrays the shamans in their ritual invocation warrior.

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• Representation of “Astilleros

de Guayaquil”, the place where more than 100 ships were built

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• Mural portrays the Spanish con-quest in which the native Indians are reluctant to attack the invading conqueror.

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• Scene that recreates the urban

regeneration of Guayaquil undertaken

by the Municipality.

• Dance representation of syncretism, cultural and religious anthropology that attempts to reconcile different doctrines that exist in the world.

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later murdered by the Spanish forces.

8) October 9, 1820: Date in which Guayaquil obtained its independence and started a libertarian campaign in the country. Is depicted in a meeting held between Guayaquil men –Jose de Antepara, Gregorio Escobedo, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo, Jose de Villamil– and Venezuelan captains –Leon Febres Cordero, Luis Urdaneta and Miguel Letamendi.

9) Battle of Pichincha of May 24, 1822: A feat carried out by troops from Guayaquil that joined the ones sent by Bolivar and San Martin, to free the city of Quito.

10) Abolition of slavery: A progressive and liberal measure taken by the then president General Jose Maria Urbina, in 1853, which

ended slavery in the country.

11) the Alfaro Revolution of June 5, 1895: Shows Eloy Alfaro and his “montoneros” on the rails of a train.

12) dance of syncretism: A cultural and religious anthropology that tries to reconcile different doctrines.

13) the Migration of the XXI Century: A painful episode in the life of the country, in which millions of people had to migrate to foreign countries escaping the economic crisis.

14)Guayaquil and the urban regenera-tion: Recounts the city’s reconstruction pro-cess that brought back beauty to the city and selfesteem to its inhabitants.

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• Representation of the Revolution of October 9, 1820.

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“Julio JaramilloLaurido”

P O P U L A R M U S I C M U S E U M

Address: Santa Ana Port, Astillero building No. 3, second floor. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting Hours: Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00, Sundays from 10h00

to 15h00. Phone number: +593(04) 2075004. Admission: free.

HIstORY: Inaugurated on March 1, 2008 sponsored by the Municipality of Guayaquil. Bears the name of Julio Jaramillo paying tribute to the Guayaquil singer popularly known as “J.J.” or “Nightingale of America”, who is considered as the best

Ecuadorian popular singer of all times and a symbol of national music.

Its purpose is to preserve, enrich and disseminate our musical heritage to the new generations. The museum recounts a century in the history of prominent authors, composers

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• Museum Julio Jaramillo in the history and heritage of musical culture is exhibited Guayaquil.

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and Ecuadorian musical promoters.The historical tour begins in 1892 when

the first music school of Guayaquil was established, and ends in 1978 with the death of Julio Jaramillo. It also comprises a historical view of the phonographic industry in Ecuador and the world, rescuing the contribution of the pioneers of local radio broadcasting and the national recording industry.

AttRACtIOns: Black and white photographs, album covers, magazines, jukeboxes, tapes, music scores, clothing, musical instruments and audio equipment from old to modern times. There is also an exhibition of objects and music scores from 1892 that belonged to the first Music School of Guayaquil, which professionalized the careers of several empirical artists.

Other attractions are the statues of musicians popularly known as “lagarteros” who performed the traditional serenades

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• Two models of the radios used in the 1950s.

• Fortich, a busy Guayaquil by youth in past decades bar.

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• Scores of the first musical compositions performed in the city.

• Representation of popular musicians offering serenades known as “lagarteros “.

under the balconies of the old houses of Guayaquil, as well as replicas of popular bars like “La lagartera” and “Fortich” that were very fashionable in past decades.

Among the exhibition of giant prints, stands out the one of the first Philanthropic Society orchestra established in 1920 by Claudio Roza. The band composed a hymn and a martial song for former president of Ecuador, general Eloy Alfaro Delgado. Musician Nicolas Mestanza Alava stands out in the group: popularly known as “child prodigy” for he became the orchestra’s director when he was under-age.

One of the most remarkable photos for its historical value is that of the 1930 New York trip of the famous group “Ecuador” formed by Nicasio Safadi and Enrique Ibañez. The musicians traveled with their promoter Domingo Feraud Guzman to Columbia Records in order to record several songs including the pasillo “Guayaquil de mis Amores” that became a popular anthem in Guayaquil.

Another outstanding picture is the one of the “American Park”, owned by Guayaquil businessman Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno; a fashionable place in the decades of 1940s and 50s. It was a sports and entertainment complex where traditional dances took place with the best national and international music bands.

Ecuadorian phonographic industry “Ifesa” was the first to produce records in the country:

its first recorded 78 revolutions per minute album is exhibited. The album includes the pasillo “En la lejanía” (in the distance) with music by Guayaquil musician icon Carlos Rubira Infante, and lyrics by Wenceslao Pareja.

Music scores and original albums of the pasillos “Ensueño Romantico” (romantic enchantment), “De Corazon a Corazon” (from heart to heart) and “Limosnas de Amor” (handouts of love) can be seen in the museum, performed by the duet Ecuador and recorded during their trip to New York.

Among the audio equipment there is a gra-mophone invented by German Emile Berliner

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• The Lagartera, a meeting place of the old popular musicians of Guayaquil.

• Based on a photograph taken at the bar Julio Jaramillo “ The Artists ‘ Corner “ with characters such as “ Don Evaristo “ and Carlos Armando Romero Rodas.

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and a phonograph invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1877, the first to reproduce sounds recorded in wax cylinders that pre-ceded flat records. The later produced by Berliner, with materials like zinc and slate, allowed the reproduction of high quality sounds. Also, the traditional radios and jukeboxes that were very popular in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, now considered relics.

The photographs of the so-called “Estudiantinas”, female musical groups very fashionable at the beginnings of the XX century, are another attraction.

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These bands played unusual stringed instruments like bandurrias, mandolins, liras and classic guitars.

There is a special exhibition dedicated to Julio Jaramillo that shows a wax statue and a bust of the singer; photographs, clothing, records, album covers, newspaper clippings and other paraphernalia.

Among the articles highlighted there is a representation of a shoe making boy allusive to the first job of Julio Jaramillo, before he turned fully to music, and a painting of the singer sitting next to several important personalities: famous Ecuadorian actor Ernesto Alban, whose popular sierra character “Don Evaristo” criticized social, political and folklore aspects of the country; radio broadcaster Carlos Armando Romero Rodas, one of the major promoters of Julio Jaramillos’ career; and other artists. The picture, basis to the pictorial work, was taken at the popular bar “Rincon de los Artistas” (artists corner), the bohemian artists’ gathering place in the city.

sERvICEs: The museum’s auditorium (a multipurpose room with 120 people capacity) hosts audiovisual projections and special programs that allow interaction between the public and popular musicians. The theatre, by the name of composer Nicasio Safadi, is meant to promote the talent of young interpreters and future national composers.

The program’s main professorship is in hands of well known representatives of Ecuadorian music: Carlos Rubira Infante, Fresia Saavedra, Naldo Campos, among others.

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Beer Museum

Address: Santa Ana Port, Astillero building No.3, second floor. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting

Hours: Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00, Sundays

from 10h00 to 15h00. Phone number: +593(04) 2075004. Admission: free.

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Address: Santa Ana Port, Astillero building No.3, second floor. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting

Hours: Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00, Sundays

from 10h00 to 15h00. Phone number: +593(04) 2075004. Admission: free.

HIstORY: A cultural and tourist attraction opened for the first time on July 27, 2009, the Beer Museum is located on the banks of the Guayas River, in Las Peñas Neighborhood, exactly where

the National Brewery Company used to operate, manufacturing beer and ice in the city since 1887.

In an area of 70 square meters, the Museum displays three showcases of

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a research carried out by Guayaquil historian Jenny Estrada, narrating the world history of beer and the beverage’s 100 years of history in Guayaquil as well as the ensuing labor changes: shifting not only the habit of consuming imported products but also creating jobs.

AttRACtIOns: Miniature figures made of resin recreate scenes of the making and distribution of beer. Also, relics, packaging samples, photographs, acknowledgments, documents and an overview of the National Brewery Company, which started its operations as an ice and beer company.

• The museum displays the history of the brewing industry in Guayaquil and its first products to the market.

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• The museum displays the history of the brewing industry in Guayaquil and its first products to the market.

• The museum has a bar where tourists can enjoy a moment of relaxation.

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A S T I L L E R O M U S E U M S :

Barcelona and EmelecAddress: Santa Ana Port, Astillero Building No.3, second floor. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting Hours: Barcelona: Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00 and from 14h00 to 17h00, Sundays

from 10h00 to 15h00. Emelec: Mondays to Sundays from 10h00 to 18h00 Phone number: +593(04) 2075004. Website: www.museobarcelonasc.com/


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HIstORY: The Shipyard Museums pay tribute to the most emblematic soccer teams of the country, born at the end of the 1920s in the traditional Astillero Neighborhood, place where the river vessels were built. Hence, the teams are called “Idols of the Shipyard”.

The Barcelona Museum was inaugurated on

July 9, 2013 and pays hommage to the most popular sports club of the country. The club was established by Spanish and Ecuadorian businessmen on Friday may 1, 1928 at the house of Catalan Eutimio Perez. Barcelona is the team with more national championships won: 14 titles (from 1957 to 2013); and has

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twice won the runner-up title of the South-American Libertadores Cup (1990 and 2008).

Emelec is a sports club established by American George Capwell in the Electric Company of Ecuador on April 28, 1929. The team has won

the national championship in ten occasions. Currently, the museum is under remodeling.

AttRACtIOns: Team jerseys, photographs, posters and legendary videos of the players are exhibited

at the Barcelona museum, also best plays, important matches, a model of its stadium, clothing and shoes that belonged to the players, trophies, plaques and soccer balls. There are 3 movie screens for video displays.

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“Coronel Felix Luque Plata”

F I R E F I G H T E R S M U S E U M

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HIstORY: The museum of the Guayaquil Worthy Fire Department was established on June 1, 1979, by presidential decree No. 3463 published the same day in the Official Registry No. 856. The process to open the museum started on July 25, 1979 when the first equipment an artifacts were collected.

The Museum was officially open on July 25, 1982 and named Colonel Felix Luque Plata, for one of the most illustrious Fire Department chiefs. The first headquarters were located in a small area in the entresol of the old water supply plant, established January 1, 1905, while Eloy Alfaro was president.

Address: Vernaza Blind Alley and Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue. Parish: Tarqui. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to 17h00; Sundays from 10h30 to

17h30. Phone number: +593(04) 2303572. Admission: Adults: 0,75 cents; Children, Disabled and the Elderly: 0,25 cents.

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In 2001, during the administration of colonel Jaime Cucalon Icaza, the current museum was built over the original early XX Century structure.

AttRACtIOns: The old access door, a relic from 1920 that belonged to Clementina Roca de Peña’s house, located in Chile and Clemente Ballen streets. The story goes that the door was untouched by the fire that resulted from the fall of a military plane called “Diablo Rojo” (red devil), bought later by colonel Aurelio Carrera Calvo on May 8, 1939.

A water fountain from 1902 can be appreciated in the small square of the museum. Another attraction is a semicircle that houses the busts of Fire Department chiefs colonels Asisclo Garay Portocarrero, Aurelio Carrera Calvo, Julio Cesar Rumbea Rosales, Manuel Diaz Granados, Genaro Cucalon Jimenez and Gabriel Gomez Sanchez.

The inside exhibition presents old water pumps, tools, uniforms and awards, besides valuable oil paintings and portraits of the Fire Department Commanders. Also, animal-drawn carts from late XIX century, machines from 1878 and modern fire trucks.

In the clothing exhibition stands the asbestos suit worn in the past to fight high temperature fires. In the history section of the museum, the visitor can learn about the Great Fires and the working places and conditions of the “Casaca Roja” (redcoats) members.

The Museum floor preserves the cobblestones that anciently paved the streets of Guayaquil. The show includes relic exhibition rooms and photo galleries of illustrious firefighters.

sERvICEs: An audio-visual room for children presenting short films about fire prevention is available.

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• Outdoor square where homage is paid to several

illustrious city fire.

• Representation of the first wagons that were used to control

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Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, next to Loja Street. Parish: Carbo. Visiting Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08h30 to

16h30, Saturdays and Sundays from 10h00 to 16h00. Phone number: +593(04) 2309400.

Admission: free

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HIstORY: The Anthropology Museum of Contemporary Art –known as MAAC for its acronym in Spanish– is part of the Simon Bolivar Cultural Center established on July 30, 2003 over an area of more than 10000 square meters.

The Museum aims to reinforce the city and the country’s cultural heritage through collections from the aborigine and modern times. Complementary to this, the Museum hosts a wide variety of events: exhibitions, conferences, forums, film projections, performing arts, both on its 400 people auditorium and its outdoor esplanade.

The history of the museum started in 1950, when several archeological researches were carried out in the Ecuadorian coast, discovering pieces of great historical and archeological value. Then, the Ecuador Central Bank decided


• Pieces of pre-Columbian cultures of

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• MAAC museum exhibits the cultural heritage of Ecuador with samples of pieces of Aboriginal

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• The museum exhibits pieces of ceramics of ancient cultures.

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to establish an “Archeological, Ethnographic and Modern Art Latin American Museum” in Guayaquil, first located at the old Central Bank building in Pichincha Avenue.

Dr. Olaf Holm was appointed director of the museum in 1974. He managed and increased the funds in order to acquire more archeological and art pieces. In 1980, the museum name became “Anthropological Museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador” and was moved to a new location in 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Jose de Antepara Street.

The Anthropologic Museum of Contemporary Art “MAAC” opened to the public in 2004 and, in 2008, the complex –that includes a specialized library, a documentary center, an auditorium and various workshop halls– was renamed “Libertador Simon Bolivar”. In the same year, a general disposition from the Reformatory

Law of Monetary Regime and the State Bank, transferred the cultural areas of the Central Bank to the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador.

AttRACtIOns: A place full of art and culture that exhibits the ancestral wealth of the Pre-Columbian era of Ecuador and Latin America. The exhibition comprises a collection of 50000 archeological pieces of the Ecuadorian coast from aboriginal times between the year 8000 BC and 1400 AC, next to a collection of more than 3000 modern art pieces.

The architecture concept brings to notice the foundations of the Ecuadorian coast culture: a raft from the pre-Columbian Manteño-Huanvavilca culture, the warrior trader ancestor of Guayaquil. The façade shows a mural by artist Manuel Rendon Seminario whose original design was worked in pastel chalk.

The Museum holds permanent archeological and historical exhibits, contemporary art galleries and a small library of national authors. The auditorium is frequent host of cultural events such as concerts, conferences and film shows. The terrace turns into a scene for outdoor art performances.

sERvICEs: In addition to the museum, the cultural center Libertador Simon Bolivar offers: six exhibition rooms, three video-art rooms, lobby and cafeteria to host cultural activities such as conferences, concerts and meetings; a 350 seat auditorium home to the MAAC movie theater project, artistic and academic activities; three rooms for educational workshops and programs for all ages; a fully informed specialized library with more than 20000 archeology, history and art volumes; a digital documentary center including a small auditorium ideal for workshops or meetings; and a library that exhibits and sells several publications.

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Luis A. Noboa Naranjo M U S E U M

Address: P. Icaza street No. 302 and Cordova avenue. Parish: Carbo. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays from 10h30 to 19h00, Saturdays and Sundays from 13h00 to 18h00.

Phone number: +593(04) 2561893Website: http://www.museoluisnoboanaranjo.com/

Admission: free

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• The museum displays a collection of paintings of high artistic value.

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HIstORY: The Luis Noboa Naranjo Museum was inaugurated on January 25, 2006. It was established by Alvaro Noboa Ponton to honor the memory of his father, an Ecuadorian businessman who owned one of the biggest fortunes in the country.

The museum exhibits a considerable art collection acquired in life by Noboa Naranjo, including some the most important works from contemporary Ecuadorian fine artists.

AttRACtIOns: 10 rooms exhibit 97 art pieces and a recreation of the office the businessman had in the first floor of Bananera Noboa Exporting Company in the south of the city: his old oak desk, three leather armchairs, his favorite leather briefcase, desk accessories, ashtrays and photographs of the businessman alongside famous personalities.

Among the fine art pieces stand three murals of Manuel Rendon, paintings from the Art School of Quito, works of Oswaldo Guayasamin, Eduardo Kingman, Humberto More, Carlos Catasse, Ricardo Montesinos, Segundo Espinel, Luis Miranda, Oswaldo Viteri, and others.

sERvICEs: Guided tours for school groups are offered.

• Exhibition of contemporary paintings.

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HIstORY: The museum was established by banker Nahim Isaias Barquet to contribute to artistic and cultural activities in Guayaquil as General manager of Filanbanco.

The museum aims to disseminate colonial art since Isaias studied in the Colonial Art School of Quito. He gathered a collection of valuable art pieces, specially paintings and sculptures, from the famous Colonial Art School of Quito,

Nahim Isaias

M U S E U M

Address: Pichincha Avenue and Clemente Ballen Street, Administration Square.

Parish: Rocafuerte. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays from 08h30 to 16h30, Saturdays and Sundays from 09h00 to 16h00. Phone

number: +593(04) 2324182Website: www.museos.gob.ec Admission: free

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• Hall of paintings of contemporary art.

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which comprises approximately 2.500 works that currently belong to the Central Bank.

It was inaugurated on June 25, 1989 and later, on June 20, 1996; the Museum extended the exhibition to archeology acquiring valuable pieces that belonged to the main cultures that inhabited the coastal regions of the country. The first permanent exhibition was the one denominated “Pre-Hispanic cultures of the Ecuadorian Coast”.

Due to the economic crisis that affected the country in 2000, during which several financial institutions were closed, the collection of the Museum was handed to the Central Bank of Ecuador as payment. The Museum remained

closed until September 30, 2004 when it opened its door again.

AttRACtIOns: A collection of 2500 pieces, especially paintings and sculptures from the famous Colonial Art School of Quito. There is also a valuable collection of modern and contemporary art that comprises paintings and sculptures.

The museum is divided in three floors. The ground floor and the first floor houses the Room for Temporary and Itinerant Exhibitions, and a permanent display of Cosmogonies is exhibited in the third floor, which is dedicated to colonial art.

• The Nahim Isaias Museum is located in the Plaza of the Administration in the city center.

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Museums / El fortin of santa Ana Hill naval Museum

• Representing the prow of a ship built in the shipyards of Guayaquil.

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HIstORY: It was built in 2002 an inaugurated on October 31, 2003 as an initiative of the Ecuadorian Foundation of the Sea (Fundemar, for its Spanish acronym) through an agreement with the Municipality of Guayaquil and the Siglo XXI Foundation in order to highlight the importance of the maritime activity of the city – port, which, since its beginnings, had the Guayas River as

the main commercial way to contribute to the progress of Guayaquil.

The museum is an outdoor space located at the old “Polvorosa Fort” that was used to defend the city from the pirate attacks, for its privileged location at the top part of the Hill. A few years before, the place served to shoot blank cannons to celebrate the city’s

El Fortin of Santa Ana Hill

N A V A L M U S E U M

Address: Stair #380 of the Diego Noboa Staircases, Santa Ana Hill.Parish: Tarqui. Visiting hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08h30 to 22h00; Saturdays and Sundays

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festivities. To commemorate naval history, the

museum pays tribute to 4 personalities of the Ecuadorian Navy, which are represented in 4 busts: Captain Rafael Moran Valverde, Captain Rafael Andrade Lalama, General Thomas Charles Wright Montgomery and Admiral Juan Illingworth Hunt.

AttRACtIOns: 21 objects that date back to the XVI century and others from the modern era until the XX century. Among the relics there are replicas of the most

representative vessels of our naval tradition, which were made of wood and were built at the shipyards of Guayaquil, like the replica of the bow of the vessel called ‘Jesus, Maria de la Limpia y Pura Concepcion de Nuestra Señora (1544-1654), built for the King of Spain; the replica of the stern of La Capitana ship and the anchor that belonged to the Cotopaxi, which later was named as the Gunboat Calderon, the largest and most impressive vessel built by the Spanish colonies of South America.

Among the navigational instruments there is an astrolabe, which was used to observe

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• The museum is located in the open air and naval history is displayed Guayaquil.

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• Representa-tion of a pirate who attacked the city in the

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• Sundial which marked the hours in ancient times.

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• The museum has the added attraction the natural environment in which it is located.

• Busts of the main players in the shipbuilding activity of the city. Photo: Parsival Castro

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the height, location and movements of the stars and planets to navigate; others that served as tools to know the latitude of the vessel, a quadrant, a pressure calibrator and a ballestina used to calculate the height of the polar star; a sundial that marked the hours according to the inclination of the shadows through a horizontal bar; a lantern of Swedish fabrication that served as lighthouse along the coast and the Galapagos Islands from 1950 until 1970; as well as anchors, a telegraph and a reflector.

Several weapons and cannons can also be appreciated (originals and replicas),

which were part of the military weaponry used between the XVI and XVII centuries to defend our country, as a cannon of 3.480 pounds and 30 pounds of ammunition built in 1865; another one built in 1709, the Gunboat Calderon that started to serve the Navy in 1886 and a wheeled cannon made of wood and built in 1875.

The remains of the fort called “La Polvorosa” are also in the Museum that was established in 1629 and was considered as the sole military defense point of Guayaquil against the pirate attacks. The central courtyard houses a sundial.

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Contemporary Naval Museum

HIstORY: The museum was inaugurated on October 9, 2006 and is located at the old house of Augusto Dillon Valdez, which is a heritage property of great architectonic value.

It was established thanks to the initiative of the Ecuadorian Navy before the need of telling the people about the development and growth of the Navy of our Country, from the Combat

Address: Fray Vacas Galindo Street and Jose Maria Urbina Avenue. Parish: Ximena. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays: from 09h00 to 17h00; Saturdays: from 09h00 to13h00.

Phone number: +593(04) 2449699Website: www.armada.mil.ec Admission: free

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of Jambeli. The Museum also comprises the Armada Park, Marinero Square and the naval library.

It has 9 rooms that bear the names of the

heroes and forgers of our naval history like late captain Rafael Moran Valverde, who fought in the battle of Jambeli that was led by the Gunboat Calderon.

AttRACtIOns: The museum is a three-story building with an underground floor, which exhibits a compilation of elements, instruments, weapons, scale models, photographs, documents and others that represent the evolution of the Navy from 1941 until today; as well as its contribution to the country.

In presence area is located in the first floor where the busts that pay tribute to naval heroes are placed. There is also a representation of the Superior Naval School, The Training Ship Guayas and a naval corner that comprises several instruments and navigation equipment, and some furniture.

The Operational Programs are represented in the second floor, like the Marine Corps with a recreation of one of its members in action, an hyperbaric chamber and diving equipment; the Naval High Command and the Naval Aviation, with a display of weapons and naval air models.

The third floor is dedicated to the contribution of the Navy to the development of the country; represents the work carried out by the Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (Inocar, for its Spanish acronym), to improve navigation and cartography; also an exhibition of implements and models about the presence of our country in Antarctica. The work of the National Department of Water Spaces (Dirnea, for its Spanish acronym) through the Ecuadorian Coastguard is also represented in this floor, as the maritime authority that controls illicit activities that occur both in the seas and navigable rivers.

The Room dedicated to submarines is located in the underground floor and comprises and exhibition of its history and evolution and also a recreation of the areas destined to the habitability of the members of the crew, equipment and weapons.

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Bae Abdon Calderon

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HIstORY: The Museum opened its doors in 1985 and is located inside the famous Ecuadorian vessel known as BAE Calderon, which was built in Port Glasgow (Scotland) in 1884 for the Chilean shipping company Adam Greulich of Valparaiso, which was called “Chaihuin” and was used as a tug boat until 1886 when president Placido Caamaño acquired it for the Ecuadorian Navy that turned the vessel into a Warship

BAE (Buque Armada del Ecuador, for its Spanish acronym) Calderon, bears that name since 1950 in honor of military from Cuenca Abdon Calderon, fighter and hero of the “Battle of Pichincha”. Before, the vessel was called “Cotopaxi” and was part of several activities and campaigns of the Ecuadorian Navy; the most important was the Combat of Jambeli, which took place on July 15,1941, during the war against Peru.

After serving the Navy tirelessly for a period of 70 years, the vessel abandoned the sea in 1957 and remained anchored in the Guayas River until 1961 when it was moved to the docks of the Navy Arsenal, currently Ecuadorian Naval Shipyards. In 1972 it was transferred by pieces to the Armada Nacional Park to become a “Memorial Museum” of the

Museums / BAE Abdón Calderón Museum

Address: Eloy Alfaro Avenue and Cañar Street. Parish: Ximena. Visiting Hours: Tuesdays to

Fridays: from 09h00 to 17h00; Saturdays: from 09h00 to 13h00. Phone numbers: +593(04)

2449669 – +593(04) 042344547Website: www.armada.mil.ec Admission: free

Ecuadorian Navy in 1985 that shows the roots and achievements of the Navy, which shaped the destiny of our country from the sea.

AttRACtIOns: The Museum has

several exhibition rooms:

POPA ROOM: Exhibits models of the combat, the weapons that were used, the commander’s cabin, distinctions and diplomas; photographs of the officials and the crew.

PROA ROOM: Pays tribute to the marines that participated in the air combat of 1941 called “Aviso Atahualpa”, who also served the country bravely against the Peruvian aviation and managed to countermeasure the attacks of July 23 of the same year.

EntREPuEntE ROOM: Exhibits a model that represents the Combat of Jambeli, also photographs of the crewmembers and the weapons used by The Ecuadorian Navy.

PuEntE dE GOBIERnO ROOM: Has an exhibition that comprises a ship rudder, a magnetic compass from radio sending and

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receiving stations, navigation instruments.KItCHEn ROOM: Shows the kitchen of the

ship where the meals were prepared, the pots and pans and other cooking implements.

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flag; war reports; photographs of the ship; the cabin of Commander “Rafael Moran Valverde”; a logbook; diplomas awarded to the crew by the Ecuadorian Congress in 1961; a hat called “bicornio” that was part of the uniform of the officials; and a wooden chest of 1890 that was used to keep the flag and news guide of the time, which presents what happened between Ecuador and Peru.

Among the weapons, there are tactical machine guns, bombs and projectiles from the Peruvian aviation; Ecuadorian and Peruvian projectiles used during the naval combat of Jambeli, which were rescued by sailors in the year of 1952; Mauser riffles used by the crew of the Calderon Gunboat; two bow and stern cannons of 76/4; port and starboard cannons of 47/40 mm; and two antiaircraft Breda machine guns of 20 mm.

sERvICEs: The visitor can experience a guided tour or he can do it by himself, since the Museum provides explanatory cards for each object.

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HIstORY: On March 24, 1862, the Municipal Library opened its doors when Pedro Carbo Noboa was the President of the City Hall of Guayaquil, who contributed with the first 100 volumes. It worked every day in a small department in the old House of the City Hall, and jurist Jose Plutarco Vera was its first librarian.

In 1908, due to the crumbling of the City Hall House, it was to be incinerated, so the Municipal Library was relocated into the chalet of Dario Morla located in Villamil Street. On August 10, 1916, the current building was constructed, in which the Municipal Museum also worked. This structure was a wooden house, designed by Portuguese architect Raul Maria Pereira, which was demolished in 1939, due to the structural flaws. In the meantime it worked in the City Hall for 13 years.

The current building was inaugurated on October 8, 1958, which was designed by architect Guillermo Cubillo Renella and built by engineer Miguel Salem Dibo.

From that time to the present, the Municipal Library continues to serve the community with an editorial fund that enriches itself every day, thanks to the rescue and restoration work carried out by its Director, architect Melvin Hoyos.

AttRACtIOns: Besides all the books in its existence, it also has an additional attraction, the building itself, which was designed and built by the architect from Guayaquil, Guillermo Cubillo Renella. The building has a sculpture of Venus, crafted by sculptor Evelio Tandazo, which is located at the entrance. There is also a wooden woman with naked chest, a work from the sculptor Ayabaca.

Address: 10 de Agosto Street and Pedro Carbo Avenue. Parish: Rocafuerte.

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09h00 to 17h00.

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• Proceedings of the Cabildo Guayaquileno dating back to the 1700s.

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HIstORY: In the year 2004, the Anthropologic Museum of Contemporary Art (MAAC for its Spanish acronym), put a public library at the service of the people that provides information about art, archeology, anthropology and other related subjects; besides of the numerous encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines and general brochures available for school investigations. The users have at their disposition over 18,500 publications from which 10,600 are part of the bibliographic fund of the Central Bank and 5,700 are documents from the Olaf Holm fund.

The library uses a system of open shelves, which permits direct contact between the user and the bibliographic fund. It also has a file to facilitate the search of the readers.

In parallel with the library, the functional Documentary Center operates, which has 35 computers with folders of press articles from 20-years-ago. These files are for those students that search specific information of the past.

The library also has the MAAC book, which is a library where the user can access several publications focused on anthropology, archeology, art and social studies.

Libraries / MAAC Library

MAAC L I B R A R Y

Address: Simon Bolivar Pier, near Loja Street. Parish: Carbo.Opening Hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10h00 to

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The popular art in the streets is another form of cultural expression. In Guayaquil, its streets and public spaces offer a large variety of possibilities to

appreciate the art of painters and muralists. This artwork depicts several historical topics, like legends, traditions, and more.

The artistic murals, the sculptures and the stained glasses windows created by the hands of known artists, show in their work matters of universal culture along with icons and stamps of the city and its people, which at the same time reflect their identity.

This art can be appreciated in overpasses, parks, squares and buildings that have turned into sites for the permanent exposition of artworks. A tour through them allows the viewers to know the city from an artistic and cultural point of view, since the touristic destination of a city can also be found in street art.


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Manhattan

[A TRIBUTE TO ARACELY GILBERT]

Address: Quito Avenue and Boulevard 9 de Octubre. Parish: Roca. Author: Carlos Swett

AttRACtIOns: Since the construc-tion of the Casa de la Cultura (Culture Center), on 9 de Octubre Boulevard, it was foreseen that in the lateral wall of the structure, on Quito Avenue, a mural of great transcendence was to be crafted. Such mural was not able to create for more than six decades, when a proposal was addressed by the Cultural Center to Jaime Nebot Saadi, Mayor of Guayaquil, for the Municipality to create a mural i n s uc h wa l l . T h e p r o j e c t was accepted immediately by the Mayor and, trough common agreement with t he G i l b e r t

family, as well as with art critic Ines Flores and the Cultural Center, it was decided that the mural had to represent the work of the renowned painter of Guayaquil, Araceli Gilbert, as a tribute from Guayaquil to such great artist to commemorate the centenary of her birth.

The work is titled “Manhattan”, and it was chosen due to its chromatic impact. It was inaugurated on July 2, 2014.

The new mural is 16 meters height by 6 meters wide. The artwork was crafted in 2 by 2 glass mosaic and shows the artist constructive art, a true homage to Aracely Gilbert, the arts and the city of Guayaquil.

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Murals / Manhattan Mural: A tribute to Aracely Gilbert

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AttRACtIOns: The nature-oriented mural was inaugurated on January 5, 2012. Its design was crafted on a simple low relief that reflects the Ecuadorian identity through all its regions of many landscapes due to the different climates, flora and fauna.

The mural has a varied set of colorful figures crafted in ceramic mosaics that represent flowers of many colors, typical fruits of the country like cocoa and banana, besides the natural beauty of its women. The distinct touch

that calls the attention of this art piece, is that the colors of the plants and fruits are not real, the artist gave them other tropical tones.

This mural was a donation made to support the process of urban regeneration carried out by the Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot Saadi, as part of the project comprised by the Forestal Park (Forest Park) and the Centro Civico (Civic Center), which support the improvement of the city.

Address: Quito Avenue and Venezuela Street.Parish: Garcia Moreno. Author: Olmedo Quimbita.

Our Ecuadorian Coast


Murals / Our Ecuadorian Coast Mural

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AttRACtIOns: The mural is located in an overpass and was inaugurated on February 22, 2005. It shows with the most beautiful colors, the infinity variety of flora and fauna of Ecuador representing different types of birds with infinite colors in their feathers, butterflies, ants, monkeys, swallows and the great diversity of fishes of brilliant colors that inhabit our waters.

The mural also shows our diversity of flora with roses falling from the sky. This shows that our country is one of the greatest exporters of this beautiful flower.

The work was awarded in the contest of adequacy of murals that was carried out as a policy of the urban regeneration project carried out by the Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot Saadi.

Fauna and Flora of our Ecuador

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Murals/ fauna and flora of our Ecuador Mural

Photo: Priscila Parker.


Address: 25 de Julio Avenue and Dr. Raul Clemente Huerta Street.

Parish: Ximena. Author: Julia Lama de Wong.

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AttRACtIOns: The mural depicts different subjects in which can be appreciated a combination of different plants of multicolored feathers with naval themes, like two ships that ‘sail’ over the mural.

To the lively colors of the murals, complementary elements of the overpass are added, like the windings and the height of the bridges that converge in the location.

The mural is one of the winners of the sixth contest of adequacy of murals carried out by the Municipality in the year 2005. This is part

of the urban regeneration policy developed by the Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot.

The author, an architect devoted to indigenous art, is one of the most renowned figures of Ecuadorian art. This is the criterion of one person close to the artist due to his passing:

“He made the mural, gave it many colors and always thought that when he no longer existed, people would always remember him by the mural. This work gave him the opportunity to show his ideas.”

Address: 25 de Julio Avenue and Pio Jaramillo Alvarado Street.Parish: Ximena. Author: Gabriel Townsend Melgar.

Life in the MangroveM U R A L

Murals / Life in the Mangrove Mural

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AttRACtIOns: The artwork named ‘Gardens’ is located in an overpass and was awarded in the sixth contest of adequacy of murals that was carried out on September 25, 2006. The mural pays tribute to the flora and fauna of Guayaquil that is represented by birds and colorful flowers with a terracotta background that highlights the richness of clay, thus making the observer remember the importance of their land.

The artwork comprehends the coating of 20 piles executed with intercropping designs. The work was crafted in unglazed terracotta tiles.

Address: 25 de Julio Avenue and Ernesto Alban Street.

Parish: Ximena. Authors: Freddy Pacheco and Juan Pacheco Paredes.

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AttRACtIOns: The work was crafted with different materials while using a manual painting technique. The process lasted more than a year and it shows a variety of chromatic multi-color designs in which flowers and

abstract concepts can be perceived. This artwork combines different materials

like ceramic with a great chromatic variation in the pillars, also resin, fiberglass, and metallic aluminized acrylic among others.

The artist presents its work as something for posterity, with a freedom that allows the admiration of everyone.

Address: 25 de Julio Avenue and Jose Vicente Trujillo Street. Parish: Ximena.Author: Theo Constante Parra.

Composite Rhythms in Chromatic Symphones

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Murals / Composite Rhythms in Chromatic symphones Mural


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AttRACtIOns: The designs depict characters representative of some values worthy of recognition: the modest youth that overcomes his situation through study; the chalan campirano, the tamer and fighter

Address: Transport interchanger of Quito Avenue and Julian Coronel Street. Parish: Tarqui. Author: Carlos Swett.

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against difficulties; the workman that forges the progress with his hands and effort; the fish of the coast, tamer of currents and reserves; the cocoa farmer with his working woman partner representing an important aspect of the origins of progress in our city and country; the montubio dance, “a pata pelada”, which depict the wealthy land of our region.

The artwork design was crafted with the following basic materials: stone rebuilt with techniques that combine mixtures of special additives; and wall tiling. The stone is painted in grey colors and in certain places are lightly inked with unalterable minerals pigments.

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AttRACtIOns: The mural was the first in Guayaquil to be planted into the pillars of an overpass, since May 21, 2001. Its style, considered a mixture of magical realism, art and elegance, highlights the vernacular values of the Coast within the ambiance formed by the flora, rivers and seas.

The mural was worked in a bass relief technique of rebuilt stone and ceramic. It highlights some animals such as: Diostede (toucan), the Lizard of Tembladera (alligator), el Bufeo (dolphin), el Tigrillo (Ocelot), la Iguana Colorada, the mountain butterflies, el Chupaflor (hummingbird), fishes of the sea and rivers among many other specimens that along with mother nature are symbolized by a half woman and half tree figure.

The colors used were neutral in order to avoid flamboyant colors and respect the sobriety of the surroundings.

The mural was awarded in a mural adequacy contest that was held on May of 2001, which was part of the urban regeneration policy carried out by Major of the city, Jaime Nebot.

Address: Traffic interchanger of Quito Avenue and Julian Coronel Street. Parish: Tarqui. Author: Carlos Swett Salas.

Mother NatureM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The piece crafted in this overpass is called “abstract” and the work started in January 11, 2007. The mural distinguishes itself for its five lighted pillars of modern geometrical shapes. For its elaboration hand-cut ceramic and mirrors were used.

The mural was awarded in a contest carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil. The author of the work had the support of the experienced mural artist Juan Sanchez.

Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue and Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Street.

Parish: Tarqui.Author: Brenda Gonzalez Torre.

Abstract Art

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AttRACtIOns: The mural represents what Ecuador means to the author, a land of light: an immeasurable country due to its joyful people and its colorful landscapes, in which she highlights the Guayas River and the mangroves of the Salado Estuary.

Within the chromatic of the mural, yellow is used as a symbol of light that together with the blue of the water create life in the area. The Chongon-Colonche mountain range,

which looks blue from the distance, was called “Cerro Azul” (Blue Hill) for that contact of yellow and blue.

The material used was pre-fabricated ceramic painted both manually and industrially; the technique is a combination of wall tiling and high-relief ceramic.

The mural was chosen in the fourth contest carried out by the Municipality on February 2003.

Address: Bombero Avenue and Perimetral Highway.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Natasha Demtchenko Molotkova.

Land of LighM U R A L

Murals / Land of Ligh Mural



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AttRACtIOns: The mural is recognition from the Municipality of Guayaquil to the memory of artist Antonio del Campo Moreno.

The work, inaugurated on May 10, 2002, had the participation of a specialized team of mural artists conformed by Rocio del

Campo in the technical direction and artist of Cuenca, Felipe Cordero.

In order to carry out the construction of the mural, several paintings of the artist were procured and only the best were chosen. The technique used was that of hand-made national ceramic.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue and Alfonso Alvear OrdonezParish: Tarqui. Author: Felipe Cordero Ortiz.

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AttRACtIOns: The work focuses on the existing nature of the city, with its fauna and flora, which is represented through images of rivers, fishes, canoes, birds, vegetation, trees and flowers.

These designs are worked on high relief and stand out for their strong colors, which causes a great visual impact.

The mural, whose coating was worked in artificial ceramic and some areas in high reliefs, is one of the winning works of the Municipal mural competition, held on May 10, 2002.

The visual impact of the work is the nature represented by the designs that are highlighted by their strong colors. The ecological motifs worked in high relief exalt the importance of our province, with the flora and fauna of our city, reflected in canoes, rivers, fishes and birds.

Handmade ceramic was used for coating the mural and high relief areas were crafted to highlight the most important symbols.

The work was awarded trough municipal contest held on May 10, 2002.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena and Ignacio Cuesta Garces avenuesParish: Tarqui. Author: Robin Echanique.

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Murals / Ecological designs Mural



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AttRACtIOns: The design collects the most representative places of the city portraying them in a stylized way and using a chromatic with tropical tones, which are characteristic of the city.

The mural is a composition that takes existing items in the city like buildings, churches and antique houses of Las Peñas Neighborhood, monuments, vegetation details along with pictures of colorful sites and landmarks of the city such as the Municipality, the Rotunda Hemicycle, Seminario Park, among others.

The drawings were made of ceramic that later were captured in tiles. The ceramic coating was made in high and bas-reliefs and was glued with Portland cement; the joins were filled with porcelain.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena and Las Monjas avenues.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Jaime Villa Herrera.

Cosmopolitan CityM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The work created on October 22, 2001 was crafted with shattered ceramic, which shows the importance of navigation in the city due to their status as maritime port.

The design highlights the boats guided by the wind, whose sails represent the inner strength and the thrust of the great men that have carried forward the city despite the adversities. Flag like sails represent the reception and solidarity of our city with the rest of the country and the world.

There is also a motif allusive to the lighthouse that lights the path for its people to turn the city into the pioneer of progress in the country.

The coating of the pillars was possible by using two techniques: tiled ceramic (irregular) in greater surface areas; segments of ceramic heated in the oven, using pigment colors consistent with the original design, were subsequently worked.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue and Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Street.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Ricardo Gonzenbach Abad.

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Murals / tropical navigations Mural

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AttRACtIOns: The mural reflects the everyday and most representative activities of the city such as bicycle rides, roller-skating, flying kites, the spinning top in the children games, guitars, music, among others.

The first steam ship of Guayas, built in 1840 on the American shores of the Pacific is represented in the central area of the mural.

In the work made with a technique of Byzantine mosaic, pottery pieces of irregular geometric shapes were used. The mural has sinuous lines and vivid colors.

The mural was chosen for being one of the winners of the second competition of art in overpasses, carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil and held on November 22, 2001.

Address: 5 de Junio and Carlos Julio Arosemena avenues.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Ivan Paredes Navarrete.

Guayaquil Folklore Experiences

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Murals / Guayaquil folklore Experiences Mural




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AttRACtIOns: The mural used the movement of fishes and birds as reference to generate forms in motion that are natural to these species and habitat. This creates a true abstraction of nature and a figurative composition inspired by their movement. The coating material was ceramic; in the smaller spaces mosaic was placed.

The mural was crafted during the second contest of mural art in overpasses carried out on October 22, 2001.

Murals / nature in Motion Mural

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Address: John F. Kennedy Street and Periodista Avenue. Parish: Tarqui. Author: David Nürnberg Anda.


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AttRACtIOns: The mural features as main figure the former Ecuadorian President, Eloy Alfaro and his outstanding works that enriched the nation, as the great railway that still tours the country and which stands out for its construction in the geographical difficult terrain known as “Nariz del Diablo.”

Among the elements that stand out in each pillar are; the face of Eloy Alfaro, the train as one of the primary means of mobilization in the country, the fighting Army, the national flag, a machete, boots, horse, torch, the rooster, the lantern and the condor as a symbol of America.

Address: Las Americas Avenue and Plaza Danin Street.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Jorge Chalco.

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Eloy Alfaro

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Urban and Ecological Contexts

AttRACtIOns: The work crafted in ceramic presents aspects related to the city, distributed in four murals located in each of the pillars of the overpass.

The first describes the Simon Bolivar Pier with a background that comprises modern architecture and the new tunnels. The second mural is the representation of the old Guayaquil, formed by Las Peñas Neighborhood and the Planchada Fort. The third and the fourth represent the marginal part formed by wood houses, aquatic fauna and the Guayas River.

The murals were awarded to the author on the competition carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil, which took place on July 17, 2001.

Address: Plaza Dañin and Francisco de Orellana avenues.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Carlos Chaw Macias.

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AttRACtIOns: The mural presents contemporary designs with recreations of ancient signs of our Aboriginal cultures that represent the recovery of cultural identity.

The design whose style is neo Expressionism or new figuration was worked over fresh mortar with cement and marble dust.

The mural, located opposite to the city’s old airport, was one of the winners of the second competition of murals carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil, on October 22, 2001.

Address: Jaime Roldos Aguilera Avenue and Joaquin Orrantia Street.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Hernan Zuñiga Alban.

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AttRACtIOns: The mural is an artistic description of two typical characters of the Ecuadorian coast: the man from the beach and the one from the countryside, each one with their own customs and traditions, which operate within a limited social context, as it is the development of daily work, enabling them to survive despite its limitations.

The mural takes into consideration several characters of the beach such as the “Fisherman of my land” and the “beach arbero”. Among the characters of the countryside, are: “the sugar cane cutter”, the “fruit men of the coast” and “the banana man of the southern part of the coast”.

For the elaboration of the mural that has a modern and figurative style, with intense and varied colors, national manufactured ceramic was used.

Address: Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue and Joaquin Orrantia Street.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Leonardo Hidalgo Jimenez.

My Beautiful CoastM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The subjects chosen and represented in the mural have to do with the reality and the idiosyncrasies of our people. First, the people of the coast dependent on fishing named “Return of the fishermen from the sea”; second: “Las Barcas”; third and fourth represent the life in the depths of our sea and rivers with the theme: “Dolphins and fish”.

This work was awarded at the fifth contest in February 2003, which was made with tiled ceramic of various colors, with high reliefs in several levels of it.

Address: Transport interchanger of Juan Tanca Marengo and Francisco de Orellana avenues.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Victor Franco Vitores.

This is my Beautiful Land

Murals / this is my Beautiful Land Mural

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AttRACtIOns: The mural is a tribute to painter from Quito Luis Wallpher Bermeo, who passed away in 1990.

There are seven paintings in the mural, which individually represent the daily characteristics of the popular good living: the women selling crabs that walked

through the neighborhoods of the city, the popular duo performing serenades with their romantic voices, old carriages like the one pulled by animals, the man who sold wafers and popcorn, the “cholo” who sold fish and the ice cream man from Cuenca.

The mural was crafted with glazed tiled ceramic in a mosaic pattern and the work was chosen in the overpass contest carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil in 2007.

Address: Francisco de Orellana and Guillermo Pareja Rolando avenues.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Juan Sanchez Andrade.

Scenes of the Old Guayaquil(Homage to Luis Wallpher Bermeo)

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Murals / scenes of the Old Guayaquil / Homage to Luis wallpher Bermeo


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AttRACtIOns: The artist expresses his work through designs that symbolize the nature and its glory, taking as reference the trees in which different elements stand out such as flowers, butterflies and birds that offer a warm variety of colors and project a vital sense of the human being in conjunction with its surroundings.

The coating of the mural, whose work started on September 5, 2001, was made with high and bas-relief ceramic of national craftsmanship. Portland cement was used as glue and the joins are filled with porcelain.

Address: Guillermo Pareja Avenue and Agustin Freire Street.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Felix Arauz Basante.

Ecological TreesM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The work is one of the winners of the third mural contest carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil. It symbolizes the coastal culture manifested in their cane houses, which combine several elements that show the characters, the wildlife, customs and the rural folklore.

In the mural, typical coastal elements

Address: Francisco de Orellana Avenue and Agustin Freire Street.Parish: Tarqui.

Author: Hellen Constante Palacios

Compositions from Guayaquil

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Murals / Compositions from Guayaquil Mural

can be distinguished as the man who rests in a hammock, animals such as crabs and iguanas, and agricultural products like bananas, palms, among others.

The artwork made by the daughter of famous painter Theo Constante, began to be crafted on May 10, 2002 using national ceramic with a craftsman artistic finish.



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AttRACtIOns: The mural depicts the humane aspect of large urban concentrations, in the vitality of contemporary cities, in the warm face of ports, in the everyday life, in the big house that we live and the fragments of the urban collective memory we carry on the skin.

For its construction craftsmanship clay tiles were used, worked in high and bas-relief to be painted afterwards.

The mural was one of the winners of the third contest that was carried out on May 10, 2001.

Address: Francisco de Orellana Avenue and Benjamin Carrion Street. Parish: Tarqui.

Author: Joaquin Serrano Macias.

GuayaquilUrban Signs

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AttRACtIOns: The mural is inspired in the Ecuadorian coast that is represented through crocodiles, crickets, dragonflies, butterflies, and ladybugs, among other insects of the coast.

The mural offers a visual impact for its stylized forms and its playful colors that interlaced with the reliefs.

The material used in the work was tiled ceramic in high relief.

The mural was awarded as a result of the fifth contest held in February 2003.

Address: Pedro Menendez Gilbert Avenue and Plaza Dañin Street.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Juan Pablo Toral Cevallos.

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ResurrectionM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The designs of the mural represent scenes from the shipyards that existed in Guayaquil during the colonial times, considering the port status of the city, which became a historical reference.

Dirección: Avenida Pedro Menéndez Gilbert y calle Plaza Dañín.Parroquia: Tarqui. Autor: Juan Pablo Toral Cevallos.

Royal Shipyards of Guayaquil

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Murals / Royal shipyards of Guayaquil Mural

Photo: José Dimitrakis.

The mural takes us to the era of the XVII century, which shows how the galleons and America’s main naval vessels were built with typical woods from the region as the mulatto guachapeli, mountain laurel, cedar, oak and other types.

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AttRACtIOns: The work depicts the man of the Ecuadorian coast, surrounded by wildlife and the tropical flora, which shows the modest coastal worker on their everyday tasks. Flowers, birds and plants typical of the area are also highlighted, which gives a colorful sight of our vegetation.

For its elaboration stones painted in different

colors were used, which harmonize as a whole and serve as protection. The material used was ceramic and the technique employed is called Byzantine mosaic.

This mural was one of the winners of the fourth contest organized by the Very Illustrious Municipality of Guayaquil, in August of 2002.

Address: Daule Road and Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Luis Miranda Neira.

Our TropicM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The mural shows the wildlife of Guayaquil combined with illustrations of typical houses of the city, characterized by its chaza windows and baluster balconies.

Among the details that are highlighted in the mural are fungi, owls, iguanas, pelicans, and the plague of locusts, among others.

Tiled ceramic was used for the elaboration

of the mural. The wall was prepared with mortar, then the designs were drawn to scale and a black line was painted that was filled with pieces of the colored ceramic, according to the original design.

The mural was awarded in the fifth mural contest organized by the Municipality of Guayaquil, which took place in February 2003.

Address: Transport interchanger of Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue and Daule Road.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Julio Peña Tomala.

City that ShinesM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The artistic concept of the mural highlights the fauna of the Ecuadorian coast showing the colors of our habitat and common animals, like birds of various species, pelicans, butterflies and fishes.

The technique used is the high relief. The installation of the tiles had to fit the shape of the columns and molds had to be made for certain parts of the mural.

The mural was awarded during the sixth contest that took place in the year 2005.

Address: Dr. Camilo Ponce E. Avenue and Modesto Luque Street.

Parish: Pascuales.Author: Felipe Cordero Ortiz.

Everyday Multicolored

FaunaM U R A L

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AttRACtIOns: The symbolism of the work is intended to represent themes such as social problems, economic development, the widespread issue of ecology and nature in all its expression, in harmony with the purpose and spiritual guidance that are emblems of our territory.

In the mural made in 2006 can be seen the Moorish tower where different images such as herons, birds, iguanas and men are combined to represent the fusion of the urban environment and nature.

For its design several techniques were used: colored stones and minerals mixed with granite, marble powder, white-grey cement and sand, materials that are covered by special acrylic colors and prepared lacquer.

The mural has details by way of grids and forms in glass fiber combined with embossed copper plates and aluminum type Inos Italian color. The high and low reliefs produce visual effects, and all the elements used are seized to the wall in ties with wire rods, screws and Fisher studs, being safe over time, due to its earthquake-resistant construction.

Address: Transport interchanger of Daule Road and Perimetral highway.Parish: Pascuales. Author: Simon

Carrillo Urdiales.

Compositions from Guayaquil

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AttRACtIOns: The design of the mural is devoted to nature, the defense of the environment and the recover of the mangrove that is gradually becoming extinct.

The mural shows on its pillars different species of mangroves such as the brown, black and red mangrove, in addition to animals typical of this habitat including crabs, herons and butterflies

The mural was made with tiled ceramic over ten pillars of 2 meters in diameter by 6 meters in height. The materials used were burnt ceramic, cement, and iron, among others.

Address: Transport interchanger of Daule Road and Perimetral Highway.

Parish: Pascuales. Author: Gabriel Buenaño Rugel.

Trees and Mangroves of my City

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Murals / trees and Mangroves of my City Mural

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AttRACtIOns: The work, popularly known as “Lost Mural”, for the history that surrounds it, was placed on the façade of the Simon Bolivar Cultural Center, Anthropological Museum of Contemporary Art (MAAC for its Spanish acronym), on July 25, 2011 by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.

This mural of 20,40 meters long, was “lost” for 30 years, since it was stored first in the warehouses of the Central Bank of Ecuador and later in the MAAC.

The mural, made in Mexico in 1980 in a Byzantine glass mosaic technique, was supposed to be located in 1982 at one of the façades of the building of the institution in

Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar near Loja Street. Parish: Carbo. Author: Manuel Rendon

Seminario.

Lost Mural

Murals / Lost Mural


Guayaquil. This never happened, because it was initially thought that the building that occupies three streets (Pedro Carbo, 9 de Octubre and Pichincha) extends to a fourth Street (P. Icaza), which was not achieved, but the mural was already made so it was stored.

In 1994, its existence was accidentally discovered, when the Bank hired artists Jorge and Carlos Swett to restore the mural that Rendon had done in the 80’s and could not see it installed, because he died in Portugal. Swett and the rest of the artists were informed that in the cellars of the Bank, there were spare parts, but when they went to see, they were surprised by the novelty of finding a whole mural.

They made a report and from 1994 to 2010 efforts were made to restore the mural, which turned out to be fruitless. On 2011 the search for a place to put it started and finally a space was found in the Anthropological Museum of Contemporary Art, in a corridor that links two areas.

The restoration process lasted four months, and the installation of the mural on the wall lasted 15 days.

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The history of Guayaquil exposed in stained glass windows represent episodes of the city, which are told by the muralist and poet Edgar Cevallos,

using a technique that combines images with texts written in prose.

Unveiled in January 2011, the stained glass windows were made with the traditional technique of cut glass and colors, assembled

History ofGuayaquilin stained glass windows



with rods of lead and tin, protected by two tempered and laminated 10-mm-thick glass.

The works are installed on a chrome iron structure with a concrete base of 5.5 meters long by 50 centimeters wide, covered with black porcelain.

A glass screen explains the meaning of each stained glass window with a poem of Cevallos.

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dEsCRIPtIOn: The stained glass window shows the advancement and progress of Guayaquil after the urban regeneration process implemented by the last two mayors of the city, Leon Febres-Cordero and Jaime Nebot.

The context of the stained glass window is shown through several representations as a bus of the metrovia that symbolizes the improvement of public transport; the joy

of people bathing in a water source, which refers to the water parks that are sites for family entertainment; students working on computers that make reference to the technological advances in education; people carrying flags of the city, symbolizing the pride of the citizen who identify with his city and feels proud to have recovered its self-esteem; among others.

dEsCRIPtIOn: The stained glass window refers to the independence deed of October 9, 1820, which freed Guayaquil and became the example for the rest of the country to liberate themselves from the Spanish yoke.

An ancient building that reflects the a rch i t e c tu re of the Guayaquil from those times can be appreciated, also a patriot with a scroll in one hand (which symbolizes the Act of Independence) and waving with the other, as a symbol of having obtained freedom. The character is surrounded by several il lustrious Patriarchs who participated in the heroic deeds, and people clapping as an expression of happiness and thankfulness.

Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, North linear park.Parish: Tarqui. Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales.

Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, North Lineal Park Parish: Tarqui.

Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales.Mounting: Fernando Lupera.

Guayaquil Más Ciudad

Glorious Dawn

stained glass windows / Guayaquil Más Ciudad / Glorius dawn



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dEsCRIPtIOn: There is a written legend that describes the libertarian process of Guayaquil that became an example to other

cities of Ecuador, recounting, among other things, the Government Board led by Olmedo; Febres Cordero and Urdaneta´s performance in the independence campaign; the agreement signed on May 15th, 1821 by Antonio José de Sucre in which, without renouncing the autonomy, the independence of the city of Guayaquil is consolidated.

dEsCRIPtIOn: The work pays tribute to the Huancavilca aborigines, Guayas and Quil, who according to some historians gave rise to the name of the city. The stained glass window highlights the value of these ancestors, whose legend, wrote next to it, tells the story that

Guayas, submitted by the Spanish conquerors, convinced them to untie him in exchange of a treasure, but when he was released, he attacked a guard, stripped him of his spear and with it murdered Quil and then committed suicide, as a symbol of freedom, of the then Villa Santiago, inhabited by 95 settlers and with 36 small houses.

The artwork is installed in a structure of chromed iron with a concrete base of 5.5 meters long by 50 centimeters wide, covered in black tile. In them, highlights the union of pieces of different colored glass assembled and

supported by tin rods. They are protected by two tempered and laminated glasses of 8 lines of thickness each one.

For a better visualization the stained glass window has mercury lights and six lights of 400 volts.

Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, North Lineal Park

Parish: Tarqui.Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales.Mounting: Fernando Lupera.

Address: Pier of the Salado Estuary, Aguirre Street. Seafood Square. Parish: Urdaneta. Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales.

Guayaquil for the Nation

The Story of Guayas and Quil

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dEsCRIPtIOn: It was built in 1873 and tells the history of aviation through a fragment of the poem by Edgar Cevallos that says:

“The curious people filled San Francisco, the squares, the streets, all the places. Guayaquil looked how an air balloon from a circus inflamed and ascended to the sky”.

The poem describes a universe packed with many colorful birds, the Square of San Francisco, the old Jockey Club racetrack (hippodrome), a floating circus with trapeze artists and the monoplane that belonged to Cosme Renella. Another poem also talks about the beginnings of aviation, from June 8, 1903.

dEsCRIPtIOn: The history of the Foundation of Guayaquil is described in the stained glass window with a fragment that says: “One day, ships from another sea arrive suddenly, pushed by imposing cloths. They approach the shore and violent men descend”.

The stained glass window depicts the arrival of the Spanish ships that descent to the shore to place their banners and flags to mark their territory.

Address: Americas Avenue, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport.Parish: Tarqui.

Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales.

Address: Benjamin Rosales Avenue, Land Terminal

Parish: Tarqui.Author: Edgar Cevallos Rosales

Guayaquil Conquers the sky

History of Guayaquil’s Foundation

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Other artistic interpretation of Guayaquil include the dozens of sculptures made by renowned national and foreign artists that

show different themes ranging from nature and the ecological environment of flora and fauna to various everyday aspects like folklore, architecture and the traditions of the city.

Sculptures made of different materials such

as bronze, marble, iron, copper, basalt, wood, scrap metal, ceramics, etc., are located in parks, squares, main avenues and commercial and tourist centers.

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HIstORY: Juan Pueblo is a popular character and icon of Guayaquil, created in 1918 by cartoonist Virgilio Jaime Salinas for the column kaleidoscope that was published by El Telegrafo Newspaper, who was identified as the person responsible of complaints within Guayaquil’s society. The character represents the modest man, the worker who struggles to succeed.

The character had several versions and was illustrated in several newspapers of the country like El Universo and La Prensa. Initially he was portrayed as a very thin man, malnourished, who walked barefoot and wore old clothes and a black cap with a star in the center; he was accompanied by a dog as skinny as its owner.

When Virgilio Jaime Salinas died in 1959, Ecuadorian artists Miguel Angel Gomez and Luis Peñaherrera Bermeo subsequently retook Juan Pueblo. Finally Peñaherrera,

known by his pseudonym “Robin”, in 1962 won a contest held by El Telegrafo newspaper to succeed the original author and he inherited the character and published it in his column “Flechazos”.

In 1992 during the administration of Leon Febres Cordero, Juan Pueblo became the symbol of the “new Guayaquil”, leading the civic campaign “Ahora o nunca, Guayaquil Vive por Ti”. Since then Juan Pueblo became an icon of the city, dressed in his white guayabera shirt, his blue pants and his October star Cap.

In 2011, Mayor Jaime Nebot proposed to Peñaherrera the idea of perpetuating him in a sculpture.

The sculpture is made of bronze and appears seated on a bench. The work of Luis Peñaherrera is located at the Simon Bolivar Pier next to the Moorish Tower within the Civic Plaza and also at the Pier of the Salado Estuary inside the Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno Square.

Addresses: 1) Simon Bolivar Pier, near 10 de Agosto Street. Parish: Rocafuerte.2) 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Tungurahua Street, Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno Square.

Parish: Tarqui. Author: Luis Peñaherrera.

Sculptures of Juan Pueblo

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fEAtuREs: The sculpture of the parrot that represents the bird of Guayaquil was inaugurated on November 8, 2006. The work is 21 meters high and is considered an iconic image of the city for being considered flagship specie in the tropical dry forest conservation programs.

The sculpture is covered with about 70,000 hand-made ceramic pieces of several colors.

fEAtuREs: The sculpture of the Iguana pays homage to an emblematic and native animal of Guayaquil.

The work was made with thousands of ceramic pieces and for its elaboration the author carried out an intense observation of the specie that inhabits the Seminario Park in Guayaquil, in perfect harmony with the visitors.

Address: Rotunda of Benjamin Carrion Avenue and Felipe Pezo Street, next to City Mall. Author: Juan Marcelo

Sánchez. Parish: Tarqui.

Address: Las Monjas Avenue and Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue

(Aventura Plaza Shopping Center.) Author: Juan Marcelo Sánchez.Parish:

Tarqui.

Parrot sculpture

Iguana sculpture

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fEAtuREs: The Sculpture of the monkey, which is 12 meters high, is located at the en-trance of the tunnel of Carmen Hill and shows a primate called “machin monkey “, with his left hand extended climbing up the branches and leaves of a tropical tree.

The work required 110,000 small-multi-colored ceramic pieces placed on a structure of iron and cement. The main purpose of the artwork is to strengthen environmental aware-ness among the inhabitants of Guayaquil, so the fauna and flora of the city are valued and respected.

The catfish was chosen by the Municipality of Guayaquil for being the representative fish of the city because they reproduce in the waters of the Salado Estuary.

The sculpture measures 2.20 meters in height and 5 meters in width; weighs six tons, and is made of basalt, which is harder than marble.

Catfish sculptureAddress: Barcelona S. C. Avenue, North Lineal

Park.Author: Jose Antonio Cauja.

Parish: Tarqui.

fEAtuREs: The sculpture of the catfish, inaugurated on January 18, 2009, represents the rich fauna of the Ecuadorian mangrove.

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Address: Pedro Menendez Gilbert Avenue, north exit of the Carmen Hill tunnel. Author: Juan

Sanchez. Parish: Tarqui.

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fEAtuREs: “Like a fish in the water” is a mobile sculpture constructed by the Municipality of Guayaquil.

The work is 3.5 meters long and 1.5 meters high and it is made of stainless steel, bronze and copper. In its bottom part, it has a small

electric engine that serves to produce a very slow movement that simulates a living fish. The bronze scales also move in accordance with the rest of the structure. Underwater reflectors that produce a unique light effect illuminate the sculpture.

CHARACtERIstICs: The sculp-ture inaugurated on February 2, 2006, is a structure made of steel, bronze and metal plate of 5 meters high, inspired by the people who do juggling in the streets, which shows a tightrope walker dressed in blue pants, harlequin shoes and stripy socks, riding a unicycle powered by a mechanical engine. The equilibrist is pedaling while at the same time is holding a balanc-ing stick in his hands.

The mobile figure is inspired by an investigation about new trends on the circuses of the world carried out by French artist Maurice Monteros.

Address: Pier of the Salado Estuary, near 9 de Octubre Boulevard.Author: Maurice Montero. Parish: Tarqui.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue, Carlos Armando Romero

Rodas Square, Lineal Park.Author: Maurice Monteros.

Parish: Tarqui.

Equilibrist statue

“Like a fish in water” kinectic sculpture

sculptures / Equilibrist statue / Like a fish in water kinetic sculpture

Photo: Parsival Castro.

Photo: Raúl Suconota

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fEAtuREs: The sculpture that is casted in bronze and is three meters in height, with one meter twenty in width, was made in reference to the Venus of Valdivia, a statuette of mud and stone of the ancestral aborigine culture of the Ecuadorian coast (3500 B.C to 1800 B.C), which represents the beauty of the women of the coastal region of the country with their thin waists, wide hips, and curved legs.

The bronze statue, casted in wax, is placed over a concrete base coated with marble; the casting process was done in one piece.

The Venus of Valdivia figures are made from mud and stone and are famous for highlighting the feminine forms, usually naked, and for having hairstyles of all sizes. In that culture, the higher the hair the higher the hierarchy within a group.

fEAtuREs: The sculpture of a “horse head”, which is five meters high, is surrounded by gardens and green areas that highlight the beauty of the sculptural work.

Horse Head sculptureAddress: Barcelona S. C. Avenue, North Lineal Park.

Author: Yela Loffredo. Parish: Tarqui.

The horse head is perfectly represented, which is shown in the details of the work, including the eyes of the horse, its snout and mane.

Venus of Valdivia sculpture

sculptures / Horse Head / venus of valdivia

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Photo: Raúl Suconota

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue, Carlos Armando Romero Rodas Square. Lineal Park.

Author: Yela Loffredo. Parish: Tarqui.

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fEAtuREs: The sculpture, which was inaugurated in March 2007, shows the carving of several women, representing the humanity coming out of a tree, a concept, which reflects that life comes from mother-nature.

The work elaborated from a 200-year-old eucalyptus wood from Quito, has a dimension of 4.5 meters high and 2.5 meters wide and is raised on a sphere surrounded by gardens.

fEAtuREs: The work pays tribute to the classic character of literature, “Don Quixote de La Mancha” created by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

The sculpture that depicts Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and a windmill was inaugurated on July 20, 2005.

The work is 3 meters high and 1.20 meters wide, it is made with metals such as steel and copper and has an approximate weight of 400 pounds.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue, Carlos Armando Romero Rodas Square. Lineal Park.Author: Manuel Velastegui. Parish: Tarqui.

Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena Avenue, Carlos Armando Romero

Rodas Square. Lineal Park.Author: Jorge Pazzo Vargas.

Parish: Tarqui.

Sculpture of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Friends of my garden

sculptures / don quixote and sancho Panza / friends of my garden



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fEAtuREs: A memorial that pays tribute to the working people, represented in the artisan fishermen of the coast.

The sculpture in bronze is approximately five meters high and is located on a circular pedestal. It shows the figure of a fisherman who is holding the fishing net and two fish in his right hand, while his left hand rests on a representation of a boat.

fEAtuREs: The sculpture which is four meters high is made with recycled parts from tractors and scrap metal, it represents, according to the author of Guayaquil, “a city of birds”, which mixes the longing of human flight and a whirlwind of birds around a nest.

The work, which took six months and was constructed from the process of welding iron, shows a human figure with extended arms towards the sky symbolizing freedom.

The Fisherman

Address: Rotunda of the intersection between Barcelona S. C. and 5 de Junio avenues.

Author: Leonor Vera.Parish: Tarqui.

Address: Antonio de Alcedo Street and Roberto Levi Hoffman Avenue.

Author: Manuel Velastegui. Parish: Tarqui.

Bird’s flight

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fEAtuREs: The monument of the wild boars, from French sculptor Virgil Chaudejeaug, was imported from France and placed in a corner of the Seminario Park, after the inauguration of the statue of the Liberator that occurred on July 24, 1889.

The monument was donated by the Chinese community who lived in the city, as was the custom of the era, in which the consulates and foreign colonies, contributed with the adornment of the city. In Chinese culture the boar or pig is associated with fertility and virility.

The sculpture of Naturalist and Impressio-nist style is located on a concrete pedestal

fEAtuREs: This 95-year-old monument, made by Ecuadorian sculptor, Luis Veloz in the year 1918, is inspired by the visit to Guayaquil of Spanish dancer Tortola Valencia, who performed at the Olmedo and Eden theaters between 1922 and 1930. Because of the sensual nature of the dancer, one of the most ancient myths of mankind is evoked, having as its principal element the sensual nudity of a Bacchante in ecstasy. In ancient Rome, women worshipped Bacchus, the god of wine, participating in the so-called bacchanals. A Faun, the Roman god of the countryside and the shepherds, supports the Bacchante.

Address: 10 de Agosto Street and Chile Avenue, Seminario Park.

Author: Virgil Chaudejeaug.Parish: Rocafuerte.

Address: Simon Bolivar Pier, near Imbabura Street, Gardens of Pier.

Author: Luis Veloz.Parish: Carbo.

Wild Boars

with a printed allegory in bronze about nature, over which a wild boars fight takes place.

The Faun and the Bacchante

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During 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

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.

A brief history of Guayaquil

General Information

General informationOfficial name: Santiago de Guayaquil Patron Saint Festivities of Santiago de Guaya-quil: July 25Independence: October 9, 1820Extension: 345 square kilometers

Geographic Location: The geography of Guayaquil is characterized by its coastal location along the northwestern part of South America near the Equa-tor. 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 win-ter 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 inhabit-ants. 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; how-ever, 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 govern-ment is elected by democratic vote that elects a Mayor and Cantonal Council.

Political-Administrative distribution: The Guay-aquil 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 YearFebruary or March: CarnivalMarch or April: EasterMay 1: Labor DayMay 24: Battle of PichinchaJuly 24: Birthday of Simon Bolivar.July 25: Foundation of Guayaquil.October 9: Independence of Guayaquil.november 2: Day of the DeathDecember 25: Christmas December 31: New Year’s Eve

Important telephone numbersEmergency 911national Police 101Fire Department 102Red Cross 103Ministry of Health 171Blood Bank 042- 560675 Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport 04-2-169000Bus Terminal of Guayaquil: 04-2-130166Civil Defense 04-2-469009Municipality of Guayaquil: 04-2-594800Judicial Police: 04-2-870439Customs Police: 04-2-489333Friend (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

Tourist ServicesAccommodations: 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: $0.20note: 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

Ecuador and the world can be tasted in the city. There are options for all tastes and budgetsSafety: 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.

ATMsThere 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.

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Country code: 593Long distance dial: 00

PROVINCES:Azuay: 07Bolívar: 06Cañar: 07Carchi: 06Chimborazo: 03Cotopaxi: 03Esmeraldas: 06El Oro: 07Galápagos: 05Guayas: 04 Imbabura: 06 Loja: 07 Los Ríos: 05 Manabí: 05 Morona Santiago: 07 Orellana: 06 Pastaza: 06Pichincha: 02

Santa Elena: 04 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: 07Sucumbíos: 06napo: 06 Tungurahua: 03 Zamora Chinchipe: 03

CITIESAmbato: 03Atacames: 06Azoguez: 07Baños: 03Cuenca: 07El Coca: 06 Esmeraldas: 06 Guayaquil: 04Ibarra: 06 Ingapirca: 07Isla Isabela: 05 Isla San Cristóbal: 05 Isla Santa Cruz: 05

Lago Agrio: 06Loja: 07 Macas: 07 Machala: 07 Manta: 05 Montañita: 04napo: 06 Otavalo: 06 Quito: 02 Playas: 04 Portoviejo: 05 Puyo: 03 Quevedo: 05 Riobamba: 03 Salinas: 06Santa Elena: 04 Santo Domingo: 02 Tababela: 02 Tena: 06 Pichincha: 02 vilcabamba: 07Zamora: 07

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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) 967-1096Mastercard: +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: 2687566Aircanada: 2453009Airfrance/klm: 2169050/68American Airlines: 2598800Avianca: 2399411Copa: 2303211El al: 2889789Emetebe: 2309290Endecots: 2289589Hanh air: 2453009Heli Air Monaco Iberia: 2329558Icelandair Japan Airlines: 2889789Lac Lan: 2598500Lufthansa: 2598060Qantas Airways: 2889789Saéreo Sba: 2169108/09Star Perú: (09)81009411Tame: 2560728/78

Embassies and Consulates in Ecuador

ALBAnIA* Consular Section (Quito)Address: N44-54 Isla Santiago and Rio CocaPhone mumber: (02) 2447142 - (02) 2445272Fax: (02) 2447090Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays: 08h30 – 16h00

ARGEnTInA*Embassy (Quito) Address: 21-147 Amazonas avenue No. and Roca, 8th floor, Offices 812 through 820Phone numbers: (02) 2527624 - (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207 - (02) 2562292 - (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207 - (02) 2563662.

Fax: (02) 2568177PO Box: 17 21 0002 / 17- 1-2937Email: [email protected]: www.cancillleria.gov.arOpening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00 from Mondays to FridaysCustomer service: 9:00 to 13:00 *General Consulate (Guayaquil)Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue and Carlos Julio Arosemena, “Hamburgo” Building, ground floorPhone numbers: (04) 220869 - (04) 220777Fax: (04) 2208769Email: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 520 Rocafuerte and Tomás Martínez, Fundacion Leonidas Ortega Building, First floor. Phone number: (04) 6017529Fax: (04) 25014111Email:[email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00

AUSTRIA*Consular Section (Quito) Address: E9-53 Gaspar de Vil-laroel avenue and Shyris, third floorPhone numbers: (02) 2469700 - 099554927Fax: (02) 2443276 - (02) 2441143Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 718 Jorge Pérez Concha street Phone number: (04) 22384886Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00.Email: [email protected]

BAnGLADESH*Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: N35-89 Amazonas avenues and Corea, Amazonas Building 4000, 5th floor.Phone numbers: (02) 2263500 -

(02) 2263502Fax: (02) 2462562Email: [email protected] General Consul in Quito Patricio Izurieta Mora Bowen

BELARUS *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: E7-22 Alpallana and Whymper; GF, Torres Almagro No. 9950 Phone number: (02) 2905161Email: [email protected] Consul of BelarusJaime Ortiz Barona

BELGIUM*Consular Section in Quito Address: N41-163 Los Cabildos street, Futura Building, 4th floor –Quito Tenis Residential Devel-opment, behind the Embassy of Japan. Phone numbers: (02) 2469017 / 099730860Fax: (02) 2449125PO Box: 17-07-9431Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Las Americas Avenue, TC Television Building. San Joaquin Orravia. 3rd floorPhone number: (04) 22 83374Fax: (04) 2398857Email: consuladobelgica@tctelevisión.com

BOLIvIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 2432 Eloy Alfaro av-enue and Fernando AyarzaPhone number: (02) 2244830 - (02) 2244831Fax: (02) 2244833PO Box: 17 21 0003Email: [email protected] Website: www.embajadabolivia.ecOpening hours: Consular: from 09:00 to13:00 Mission: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30Quito-Ecuador*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 100 Cedros and Victor

Emilio Estrada (Urdesa) Phone numbers: (04) 2885790 – (04) 2885791 - (04) 2885789Cell phone: 099524340Email: [email protected] hours: from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00

BRASIL*Embassy (Quito)Address: N39-123 Amazonas and Arizaga, Amazonas Build-ing Square, 7th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2277300Fax: (02) 2277003PO Box: 17 01 231Email: [email protected] Website: www.quito.itamaraty.gov.brOpening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00, Mondays to FridaysQuito-Ecuador*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 312 San Jorge avenue and east 3rd. street (Kennedy) Phone number: (04) 2293046 - (04) 2283825Cell phone 09-01-10444Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 14:00

BULGARIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo avenue and Joaquín Orrantia. Executive Center Building, 7th floor, office702Phone number: (04) 2296837Business center: (04) 2291830Fax: (04) 2296895Opening 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 floorPhone numbers: (02) 2455499 - (02) 2272166Fax: (02) 2277672

PO Box: 17-11-6512Email: [email protected]: www.ecuador.gc.caOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 07:30 to16:00; Fridays from 07:30 to 13:00.*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 234 Francisco de Orellana avenue, Blue Towers Building, 6th floorPhone numbers: (04) 2631109 Ext. 101Email: [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilBasil Haylock

CHILE*Embassy (Quito) Address: 3617 Juan Pablo Sanz and Amazonas, Xerox Building, 4th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2453327 - (02) 2452752 - (02) 2459487Fax: (02) 2444470PO Box: 17-17-206Email: [email protected] / [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08h30 to 17h30.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 100 9 de Octubre av-enue and Malecon, La Previsora Building, 23rd floor, office 2306Phone numbers: (04) 2562995 - (04) 2564919Fax: (04) 2565-151PO Box: 09-01-828Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 08: 00 to 13:00.

CHInA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 349 Atahualpa avenue and Amazonas avenuePhone numbers: (02) 2433337 - (02) 244462 (Protocol) (02) 2433407 –Consular OfficeEmail: [email protected]: 24 44 364/62Opening hours: Mondays to 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 Guaya-quil Address: Santa Cecilia Citadel, 840 Central avenue between streets 7th and 8th Phone numbers: (04) 2850338 - (04) 2850611Fax: (04) 2850125Email: [email protected] General Consul in Guayaquil Wang Weihua

COLOMBIA*Embassy (Quito) Address: N24-528 12 de Octu-bre avenue and Luis Cordero, World Trade Center, B Tower, 14th floorPhone number: (02) 2236463Fax: (02) 2221969Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue, block 111. WTC, B Tower, 11th floor, office 1105 Phone numbers: (04) 2630670 - (04) 2630-674 - (04) 2630675Fax: (04) 2630676Opening 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) 2252330Fax: (02) 2254-087PO Box: 17 -03 -301Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 16:00.*Consular Section in GuayaquilAddress: 2009 9 de Octubre and Los Rios, El Marques Building, 11th floorPhone number: (04) 2453065Fax: (04) 2375224Cell phone: 09-9632856

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Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 16:00.Consul in GuayaquilRafael Saenz

CUBA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 365 Mercurio between La Razon and El VengadorPhone numbers: (02) 22 60981 - (02) 2456936 - (02) 2259183Fax: (02) 2430594Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.embacuba.cubaminrex.cuOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:30 to 14:30.

CYPRUS *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: 481 Humboldt and Novoa Caamaño, Liguria Build-ing, 6th floorPhone numbers: (02) 3237758 - (02) 3237545Fax: (02) 2227344Email: [email protected] Ad-HonoremMaria Cardenas Rivadeneira

CZEC REPUBLIC*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 520 Third avenue and Fourth street, Los Ceibos Phone number: (04) 2354613Fax: (04) 2353190PO Box: 09-01-5094Email: [email protected]: www.mzv.cz/bogotaOpening hours: from 9:00 to 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 sectorPhone number: (02) 3957565 – (02) 3957583PO Box: 17-17-549Email: [email protected]

/ [email protected]*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 604 General Cordova and MendiburoPhone number: (04) 2308-020 / 099742-908Opening hours: 09:00 a 12:00 Consul GuayaquilFlemming 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) 2269163Fax: (02) 2434275Email: [email protected] Websites: www.embajadado-minicanaecuador.comOpening hours: from 09:00 to 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) 2520895Fax: (02) 2563521PO Box: 17-7-9355Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 15:00.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 floorPhone number: (02) 2254433Fax: (02) 2254431Email: [email protected]: www.elsalvador.com.ecOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:30 to 11:30.*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 511 Clemente Ballen

and BoyacaPhone numbers: (04) 2516066 – (04) 2325150Fax: (04) 2516068Opening hours: 9:00 a 18:00 horas Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Dinorah De Luzi

ESTOnIA *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: N26-97 12 de Octubre avenue and Abraham Lincoln, Tower 1492 Building, 8th floorPhone number: (02) 298 6666Fax: (02) 298 6664Cell phone: 09 9 443137P.O Box: 17-03-719Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: from 8:30 to 18:00

EUROPEAn UnIOn*Delegation Address: E11-160 Orellana avenue and Whimper, Schuman BuildingPhone numbers: (02) 2523 912 – (02) 2523161 – (02) 2528040Fax: (02) 2527 511Cell phone: 098790834PO Box: 17-7-9695Email: [email protected] Websites: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ecuadorOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:30; Fridays: 08:00 to 13:30.

FInLAnD*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 212 Luis Urdaneta and General CordovaPhone number: (04) 2564268Fax: (04) 2561295PO Box: 09-01-4848Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 12:00 and 16:00 to 18:00 Honorary Consul in GuayaquilHumberto Mata Salvador

FRAnCE*Embassy (Quito)Address: 107 Leonidas Plaza and Patria

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Phone number: (02) 2943800Fax: (02) 2943809PO Box: 1913 y 536Email: [email protected]: www.ambafran-ce-ec.org Opening hours: 08:00 a 13:00 y 14:00 a 16:30, Mondays to Thurdays Consulate: 08:00 to 13:30 on Fridays*Consulate in GuayaquilAddress: 909 Jose Mascote and HurtadoPhone number: (04) 2328442Fax: (04) 2328442Email: [email protected] hours: 10:00 a 13:00. Consul in Guayaquil Thierry Souët

GEORGIA*Honorary Consulate in QuitoAddress: N27-157 Muros and Gonzalez SuarezPhone number: (02) 2227713Cell phone: 0999801900Email: [email protected] Consul in QuitoManuel Eloy Esteban Kakabadse Navarro (OJO, TRES NOMBRES)

GERMAnY*Embassy (Quito) Address: E 10-44 Naciones Unidas avenue and Republica de El Salvador, Citiplaza Build-ing, Floors 12-14.Phone number: (02) 2970820Fax: (02) 2970815 / (02) 2970816Cell phone: 0999497967PO Box: 17-17-536E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.quito.diplo.de Opening Hours: Mondays to 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) 2206867Fax: (04) 2206869Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to

Fridays from 09:00 to 12:00.

GREAT BRITAIn*Embassy (Quito)Address: Naciones Unidas and Republica de El Salvador, Citi-plaza Building, 14th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2970800 - (02) 2970801Fax: (02) 2970809SEmergency cell phone: 092029944Po Box: 17-17-830Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.britembquito.org.ec / www.ukinecuador.fco.gov.ukOpening hours: from 08:00 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30, Mondays to Thursday, and from 8:00 to 13:00 on Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 623 General Cordova and Padre SolanoPhone numbers: (04) 25 60 400 / (04) 2563850. Extension 318Fax: (04) 25 62 641Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilColin Robert Armstrong, CMG

GREECE*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: Las Americas avenue and Cosmerenela, El Bucanero Building, Office 6.Phone number: (04) 2285706Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 15:00General Consul in GuayaquilStylianos Gkiokas

GUATEMALA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 733 Republica de El Salvador and Portugal, Gabriela Building, 3rd floor, Office 301. Phone number: (02) 2459700 - (02) 2437751 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ecuador.minex.gtOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 13:00.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Colon 3 Business Center, Office 109.Phone numbers: (04) 2136156 - (04) 2136157Fax: (04) 2380583Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilRafael Florido White

HAITI*Embassy (Quito) Address: E8-62 Francisco Robles between Leonidas Plaza and 6 de Diciembre.Phone number: (02) 2547565 - (02) 223-4152Fax: (02) 2224152Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Km 8.5, Via Daule, inside the Conquistador Group, 1st floorPhone number: (04) 2250141Email: [email protected] Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from10h00 to 13h00

HOLY SEE*Embassy (Quito)Address: 692 Orellana and 6 de Diciembre avenuePhone numbers: (02) 2505200 - (02) 2505201Fax: (02) 2564810PO Box: 17 07 8980Email: [email protected] Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:30 to 13:00 and from 15: 00 to 17: 30; Sat-urdays: from 08:30 to 13:00

HOnDURAS*Embassy (Quito)Address: N-277 Suecia street and Shyris avenue, Suecia Building, 5th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2438820 - (02) 2442476 - (02) 2254196Fax: (02) 2442476 POBox: 17-03-4753 Email: [email protected]


Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 14:00*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 414 Bolivia y ChilePhone numbers: (04) 2447300Fax: (04) 2445972Opening hours: from 16:30 to 18:30.

HUnGARY*Consulate in QuitoAddress: 2859 Whimper and Orellana, Whimper BuildingPhone numbers: (02) 2506-514 – (02) 2545546Fax: (02) 2502-802PO Box: 17012371Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.

InDIA*Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: E9-24 Republica de El Salvador and Suiza, Euro Build-ing, 2nd floor, office B Phone numbers: (02) 3332212 - (02) 3332215Fax: (02) 2569-017Email: informació[email protected] / [email protected]

InDOnESIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: E15-84 Quiteño Libre street, Bellavista Neighborhood Phone number: (02) 2431717Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 203 Luque and Pedro Carbo, 4th floor, Apt. 40Phone number: (04) 2323-592Opening hours: 1 from 3:00 to 15:00 Email: [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilMarcelo Lopez Mestanza.

ISRAEL*Embassy (Quito)Address: avenue Coruña E25-58 and San Ignacio, Altana Plaza Building, 5th floor

Phone numbers: (02) 3971500 - (02) 3971502Fax: (02) 3971555Cell phone: 0984881289 –0984881288PO Box: 17-21-038Email: [email protected]: www.quito.mfa.gov.ilOpening hours: from 09:00 to 16:30, Mondays to Thursdays. From 08:30 to 14:00 on Fridays. *Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 729 9 de Octubre avenue and Boyaca, 4th floor.Phone number: (04) 2322555 – (04) 2322000Fax: (04) 2328-196Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJohnny Czarninski Baier

IRAn*Embassy (Quito) Address: E14-43 Jose Queri street and Los Granados avenuePBX:(02) 334-3450 ext 200FAX:(02) 334-3450 ext 220Email: [email protected] hours: from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00

ITALY*Embassy (Quito)Address: 111 La Isla street and Humberto Albornoz Phone numbers: (02) 3211322 - (02) 3211674 - (02) 3210565Fax: (02) 3210818Cell phone: 099778061PO Box: 17-03-72Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.ambitalquito.orgOpening hours: from 8:30 to 12:30, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 423 P. Icaza between Cordova and Baquerizo Moreno. Machala Bank Building, 3rd floorPhone number: (04) 2568358Fax: (04) 2568447Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00.

JAMAICA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Malecon de Entre Ríos avenue, Mediterraneo Complex # 8Phone number: (04) 2830-346Fax: (04) 2830-346Cell phone: 086542 515Email: [email protected] previous appointment is required.Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Ana María Pinchin de Ching

JAPAn*Embassy (Quito)Address: N39-123 Amazonas avenue and Jose Arizaga, Amazonas Plaza Building, floors 11 and 12Phone numbers: (02) 2278700 - (02) 2456426 - (02) 2468738Fax: (02) 2449 399PO Box: 17-21-01518Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]: www.ec.emb-ja-pam.go.jpOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:45 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:15.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Km 11.5 Via Daule Phone numbers: (04) 2100600 - (04) 2100973. Ext 212 - 273Fax: (04) 2100-151Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 Honorary Consul General in GuayaquilJaime Simon Isaias

LEBAnOn*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 101 Jose Campos and Garcíi Aviles, 1st floor Phone numbers: (04) 2300988 – (04) 2563715Fax: (04) 2562-692Email: [email protected] Honorary General Consul in Guayaquil

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Juan Saade SaadeMALTA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 905 Malecon between Victor Manuel Rendon and Junin. Simon Bolívar Building, 1st floor, Office 103Phone numbers: (04) 2301948Fax: (04) 2301948Cell phone: 094360900Email: [email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 14:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilTrevor Harding Bickle

MExICO*Embassy (Quito) Address: N36–165 6 de Diciem-bre avenue and Naciones UnidasPhone numbers: (02) 2923770 - (02) 2923771 - (02) 5103267 - (02) 2510273Fax: (02) 2448245Email: [email protected]: www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/ecuadorOpening Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 9h00 to 18h00.

MOnACO*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 516 9 de Octubre and EscobedoPhone numbers: (04) 2306606 - (04) 2328435Fax: (04) 2567438Opening hours: from 10:00 to 13:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJavier Tola Neira

MOROCCO*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 200 Victor Emilio Estrada and Balsamos Phone number: (04) 2883542Fax: (04) 2883542Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00. Honorary General Consul in

GuayaquilAntonio Alvarez Eljuri

nETHERALnDS*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 1502 Quisquis and Tulcan, 1st floor, Office101Phone number: (04) 2280 156Fax: (04) 2286 047Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 13:00

nICARAGUA*Embassy (Quito)Address: N31-62 Amazonas avenue and Moreno Bellido, COMONSA Building, 5th floor, Office. 5 a, (across Petro-Com-ercial gas station)Phone numbers: (02) 2550796 – (02) 2238885Fax: (02) 2550796 Ext. 105Email: [email protected] / [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Lomas de Urdesa (104 Las Brisas and Olmos) Km 7.5. Milantex OfficePhone numbers: (04) 2254822 – (04) 2250815Fax: (04) 2251193 – (04) 2206853Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAdelsi Ivette Acevedo Perez

nORWAY*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 106 Malecon del Salado and Todos los Santos – UrdesaPhone number: (04) 2389610Fax: (04) 2384544Cell phone: 099516150Email: [email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 14:00 Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Andres Schmidt Orces

PAnAMA*Embassy (Quito)Address: E12-92 German Ale-man and Arroyo del Rio (El Batan)Phone numbers: (02) 2248321 - (02) 2431792 - (02) 2433653Fax: (02) 2275044PO Box: 17–07–9017Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.embajadadep-anamaecuador.comOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 15:00

PARAGUAY*Embassy (Quito) Address: 24-594 12 de Octubre avenue and General Francisco Salazar, Torre Sol Verde Build-ing, 8th floor.Phone numbers: (02) 2909006Emergency cell phone: 0986247567Telefax: (02) 2909005Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.embajadadepa-raguay.ecOpening hours: from 8:30 to 16:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quil Address: Km 11. 5 Via Daule (Plasticos del Litoral)Phone numbers: (04) 2100600. Ext. 212Fax: (04) 2100-151PO Box: 09-01-1299Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 17:00 Honorary General Consul in GuayaquilXavier Felix Simon Isaias

PERU*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue, Block 501, Kennedy Norte, 14th floor, office 2, Centrum BuildingPhone numbers: (04) 2280114 – (04) 2280135 – (04) 2280142Fax: (04) 2280183Cell phone: 099424664Email: [email protected]


Website: www.consuladoperu-guayaquil.comOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 16:00

PHILIPPInES *Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Alborada, Block Bt. # 2Phone number: (04) 2247461Fax: (04) 241944Opening hours: 10:00 to 14:00 Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Corazon Oliva de Reyes

POLAnD*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 100 9 de Octubre avenue and Malecon. La Previ-sora Building, 29th floor, office 2901Phone numbers: (04) 2325555 – (04) 2325757Fax: (04) 2326111PO Box: 09 015 965Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:30 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 17:30.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilFrancisco Rizzo Pastor

PORTUGAL*Honorary Consulate en Guaya-quilAddress: 603 Los Rios and QuisquisPhone number: (04) 2293284Fax: (04) 2441991Cell phone: 094043394PO. Box: 09-01-1217Email: [email protected] Hours: from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilAntonio Marques Firmino

QATAR*Embassy (Quito) Address: 1820 avenues 12 de Octubre and Cordero, suite 605, Swissotel (temporary residence) Phone number: (02) 2528865Fax: (02) 2528913Cell phone: 0981299166Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

RUMAnIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Puntilla, Via Sambo-rondon, Los Lagos Residential Development Nº 28Phone number: (04) 2834088Fax: (04) 2834088Email: [email protected] hours: from 10:00 to 16:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilMaria Fernanda Parra

RUSSIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 4612 Reina Victoria and Ramon RocaPhone numbers: (02) 2526361 - (02) 2526375 - (02) 2554510 - (02) 2505089 (consular section)Fax: 2565-531PO Box: 17 01 3868Email: [email protected] / [email protected] (consular section)Websites: www.ecuador.mid.ruOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays, from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00. On Fridays from 08:00 to 12:00*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 2703 Clemente Ballen and Asisclo Garay Phone number: (04) 2451361Fax: (04) 245-1361Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 13:00Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quil Alfredo Jose Ortega Maldonado

SIRIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 523 Huancavilca and Cacique AlvarezPhone numbers: (04) 2402902Fax: (04) 2403619Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJuan 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) 2471105Fax: (02) 2809022Email: [email protected]

SOUTH KOREA*Embassy (Quito) Address: 1942 12 de Octubre avenue and Cordero, World Trade Center, B Tower, 3rd floorPhone number: (02) 2909227 - (02) 2909228 - (02) 2909229Fax: (02) 2501-190PO Box: 17-03-626Email: [email protected] / [email protected] hours: from 08:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Km 3.5 Via Duran – Tambo.Phone number: (04) 2224334Fax: (04) 2559-029Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 16:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilLuis Chonillo

SPAIn*Embassy (Quito) Address: E12-73 Francisco Salazar and ToledoPhone numbers: (02) 3226296 - (02) 3226303 - (02) 3226896Fax: (02) 3227805PO Box: 17 01 9322Email: [email protected]: www.exteriores.es/embajadas/quitoOpening hours: from 08:00 to 15:30, Mondays to FridaysConsulate: 455 La Pinta and AmazonasPhone number: (02) 2555733*Consulate General in Guaya-quilAddress: corner of Velez and

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Tungurahua Phone number: (04) 6017-460Opening hours: from 08:00 to 15:30.

SWITZERLAnD*Embassy (Quito)Address: 35-17 Amazonas avenue and Juan Pablo Sanz, Xerox Building, 2nd floorPhone number: (02) 2434949Fax: (02) 2449314Cell phone: 099568258 (emer-gencies) PO Box: 17-11-4815Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.eda.admin. ch/quitoOpening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue, Conauto Building, 5th floor Phone numbers: (04) 2681900Fax: (04) 2681997Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00 Honorary General Consul in GuayaquilHerbert Frei Perez

TUnISIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 812 Cordova and Victor M. Rendon, Torres de la Merced Building, 5th floor, Office 7Phone numbers: (04) 2309903Fax: (04) 2309903Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00Honorary general Consul in GuayaquilFathi Ben Bouzid

TURKEY*Embassy (Quito)Address: No. 9-28 Sebastian de Benalcazar street between Oriente and Esmeraldas Phone numbers: (02) 2511490Fax: (02) 2511493PO Box: 170409Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:00 to 16:30

UnITED STATES*Embassy (Quito)Address: E12-170 Avigiras and Eloy AlfaroPhone numbers: (02) 398-5000After opening hours: (02) 398-5000Fax: (02) 398-5100PO Box: 17-17-1538Opening hours: from 08:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00 Consular Section: (02) 398-5000Customer service: Mondays to Thursdays from 07:30 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:00. Usaid: Avigiras E12-170 and Eloy AlfaroPhone number: (02) 398-5000*Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: Santa Ana street and José Rodriguez Bonin avenueOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 17:00. Call center for other provinces of Ecuador: (04) 371-7000For Guayaquil and another cities of the Guayas province: 371-7000

URUGUAY*Embassy (Quito)Address: 2816 6 de Diciembre avenue and Paul Rivet “Jos-ueth González” Building, 9th floor Phone numbers: (02) 2563762 - (02) 2544228 - (02) 2541968Fax: (02) 2563763PO Box: 17-12-282Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:30 to 15:30*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 114 Junín and Male-con, Torres del Rio Building, 5th floor, Office 9Phone number: (04) 2311058Fax: (04) 2563952Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays: from 09:30 to 13:30

Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Luís Alberto Trujillo Bustamante

vEnEZUELA*Embassy (Quito) Address: N30-240 Amazonas av-enue and Eloy Alfaro, COMONSA Building, floors 8 and 9Phone numbers: (02) 2554032 - (02) 2557209 - (02) 2554483Fax: (02) 2520306 - (02) 2232334 - (02) 3238318PO Box: 17-01-688Email: [email protected] Website: www.venezuela.org.ecOpening Hours: from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00, Mondays to Fridays*Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 329 Chile and Aguirre, 2nd floor, Bontex Building Phone numbers: (04) 2326600 - (04) 2326579 - (04) 2326566Fax: (04) 2320-751Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00Consulate General in GuayaquilMarco Antonio Carrillo Jimenez.

HotelAccommodations

LUxURY HOTELSCOnTInEnTAL HOTELAddress: 510 Chile avenue and 10 de Agosto streetParish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 04)2329270 – (04)2325454Website: www.hotelcontinental.com.ecEmail: reservas@hotel conti-nental.com.ec

GRAnD GUAYAQUIL HOTELAddress: 1506 Boyaca avenue and Clemente Ballen streetParish: RocafuertePhone number: (04)2329690Website: www.grandhotel-guayaquil.com/Email: [email protected]


HAMPTOn Inn BOULEvARD HOTELAddress: 432 9 de Octubre Bou-levard and Baquerizo Moreno Avenue.Parish: CarboPhone number: (04) 2329690Website: www.guayaquilhamp-toninn.comEmail: [email protected]

HILTOn COLOn HOTELAddress: Francisco de Orellana avenue and Víctor Hugo Sico-uret street.Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2689000Website: www.guayaquilhilton.comEmail: [email protected]

ORO vERDE HOTELAddress: 414 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Garcia Moreno Avenue.Parish: 9 de Octubre Phone numbers: (04)2327999 – (04) 2329350Website: [email protected]: www.oroverdehotelel.com

RAMADA HOTELAddress: 606 Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue and Manuel Luzarraga street.Parish: CarboPhone numbers: (04)2563036 – (04)2565555Website: www.hotelramada.comEmail: [email protected]

UnIPARK HOTEL Address: 406 Clemente Ballen street and Chile Avenue.Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04) 2327100 – (04) 2328352Website: www.uniparkhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

SHERATOn HOTELAddress: Joaquín Orrantia street and Juan Tanca Marengo Av-enue, Plaza del Sol. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04) 2082088 – (04)2082081

Website: www.ghlhoteles.comEmail: [email protected]

COURTYARD BY MARRIOT GUAYAQUIL Address: 236 Francisco de Orellana Avenue, Blue Towers Building.Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2082088 – (04)2082081Website: www.courtyardguaya-quil.com

HM InTERnACIOnAL Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel, Lot 7, Block 305. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2280806Website: www.hmhotel.ecEmail: [email protected]

SOnESTAAddress: Joaquín Orrantia street and Leopoldo Benitez Avenue.Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2595900Website: http://espanol.son-esta.com/guayaquil/Email: [email protected]

HOLIDAY Inn GUAYAQUIL AIRPORT Address: Jaime Roldos Aguilera avenue (next to Jose Joaquín de Olmedo Airport).Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04) 4714610Website: www.holidayinn.com Email: [email protected]

WYnDHAM GUAYAQUIL Address: Puerto Santa Ana, at the end of Numa Pompilio Llona street in Las Peñas Neighbor-hood.Parrish: TarquiPhone number: (04)3717800Website: http://www.wynd-ham.com/hotels/ecuador/guayaquil-guayas/wyndham-guayaquil/hotel-overview

FIRST - CLASSALExAnDER HOTELAddress: 1107 Luque street and Pedro Moncayo Avenue.

Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2532000 – (04)2328474Website: http://hotelalexander.com.ec/Email: [email protected]

DORAL HOTELAddress: 402 Chile avenue and Aguirre street. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 2328490 – 2327088Website: www.hdoral.comEmail: [email protected]

RIZZO HOTELAddress: 406 Clemente Ballen street and Chile Avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)6017500 – (04)2320544Website: www.rizzohotel.ecEmail: [email protected]

SOL DE ORIEnTE HOTELAddress: 603 Aguirre street # 603 and Escobedo Avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2325500 – (04) 2329352Website: www.hotelsoloriente.comEmail: [email protected]

SOL DE OROAddress: 1243 Lorenzo de Garaycoa avenue and Clemente Ballen street. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2510000 – (04)2532067/8Email: [email protected]

MARCELIUSAddress: Jose Falconi avenue and y Jose AlaVedra Tama street. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)6026422Website: www.hotelmarcelius.comEmail: [email protected]

GOLD CEnTER HOTELAddress: Rodolfo Baquerizo Na-zur avenue, V Stage, Alborada Citadel.

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Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2644665 – (04)2262883Website: www.goldcenterhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

PALACE HOTELAddress: 214 Chile avenue and Luque street. Parish: Rocafuerte Phone numbers: (04)2321080 – (04) 2322887Website: www.hotelpalace-guayaquil.com.ecEmail: [email protected]

CASTELL HOTELAddress: Miguel H. Alcívar av-enue and Pumpilio Ulloa street, Kennedy Norte Citadel. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2680190 – (04)2680099Website: www.hotelcastell.comEmail: [email protected]

CITY PLAZA HOTELAddress: 922 Boyaca avenue and Víctor Manuel Rendon street.Parish: RocaPhone number: (04)2309209Website: http://www.hotelcity-plaza.com.ec/Email: [email protected]

COROnA REAL HOTELAddress: Enrique de Grau Ruiz avenue, Sauces IX, block L11, lot 12. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)6020102Email: [email protected]

MAnGInG GALLERY HOTELAddress: 1608 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Garcia Moreno avenue. Parish: 9 de Octubre Category: first-classPhone numbers: (04)2395498 – (04)2691881Website: www.hotelgaleria-manging.comEmail: reservas@hotelgaleria-

manging.com

AIRPORT HOTELAddress: Americas avenue and A street. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2392966Website: http://airporthotel-guayaquil.comEmail: [email protected]

SECOnD - CLASSLA TORRE HOTELAddress: 333 Chile avenue and Luque street, Torre Azul Build-ing floors 13-14 -15.Parish: Rocafuerte Phone numbers: (04)2531316 – (04)2531354Website: www.latorrehotel.com.ecEmail: [email protected]

CALIFORnIA HOTELAddress: 601 Ximena avenue and Urdaneta street. Parish: RocaPhone numbers: (04)2302538 – (04)2562548Email: [email protected]

nEvADA HOTELAddress: 710 Lorenzo de Garay-coa avenue and Quisquis street. Parish: RocaPhone number: (04)2311298

ALBORADA HOTELAddress: La Alborada Citadel, IX Stage, block 935, villa 8.Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2237251 – (04)2641444

HOTEL HOWARD JOHnSOnAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo avenue and Abel Romero Cas-tillo Avenue. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2397374- (04)3900202Website: www.ghlhotel.com.coEmail: [email protected]

MARCELIUS HOTEL (BRAnCH)Address: Miguel H. Alcívar av-enue and Abel Romero Castillo Avenue, Kennedy Norte Citadel.

Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2398987Website: www.hotelmarcelius.com/indec.htmEmail: [email protected]

MALECOn Inn HOTELAddress: 203 Sucre street and Pichincha avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 2400457 – 2511290Website: http://www.male-coninn.com/home.html

ORQUIDEA InTERnACIOnAL HOTELAddress: 309 J.J. Olmedo Boulevard and Chile street. Parish: OlmedoPhone number: (04)2413536Website: www.orquideainterna-cionalhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

HOTEL PRESIDEnTE InTERnA-CIOnAL Address: 112 Junin street and Ximena avenue. Parish: Roca Phone number: (04)2306779Website: http://presidentein-ternacional.com/

TROPICAL InTERnACIOnAL HOTELAddress: 516 Ambato avenue and General Gomez street. Parish: AyacuchoCategory: Second-class Phone numbers: (04)2404996 – (04)6012133Website: www.hoteltropicalinn.comEmail: [email protected]

GARZOTA Inn Address: Isidro Ayora avenue and Camilo Nevarez avenue. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2231888Website: http://www.hotelgar-zotainn.com

vERSAILLES InTERnACIOnAL Address: 100 Junin street and Ximena avenue.


Parish: RocaEmail: [email protected] OnIx GOLDAddress: 514 Jose de Antepara avenue between Padre Solano y Luis Urdaneta streets. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2284502

RESIDEnTIAL HOSTELFIRST-CLASSMAnSO BOUTIQUE HOSTELAddress: 1406 Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue and Aguirre streetParish: Rocafuerte Phone number: (04)2526644Website: www.manso.ecEmail: [email protected]

BOARDInG HOUSEFIRST-CLASSMAnSIOn DEL RÍOAddress: 120 Numa Pompilio Llona street, next to Puerto Santa Ana. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: 2566044 – 2565827 – 2565983Website: www.mansiondelrio-ec.comEmail: [email protected]

APART-HOTEL FIRST-CLASSAPART HOTEL KEnnEDYAddress: Kennedy Norte Citadel (near Hilton Colon Hotel)Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: 2681 111 – 2681 060Email: [email protected]

Shopping mallsLAS vITRInASAddress: 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 CEnTERAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Plaza Dañin.

PASEO ORELLAnAAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Santiago Castillo.

MALL DEL SOL Address: Avenues Joaquin Or-rantia and Constitucion.

ALBOCEnTROAddress: Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur avenue and Gabriel Roldos street.

PLAZA LA GARZOTA (GARZO-CEnTRO)Address: Avenues Agustin Freire and Guillermo Pareja.

PLAZA MAYORAddress: Guillermo Pareja Rolando avenue and Segundo Cueva Celi street.

LA ROTOnDAAddress: Benjamin Carrion avenue and Third street.

CITY MALL Address: Benjamin Carrino Mora avenue and y Pedro Valverde Alvarez street.

RIOCEnTRO nORTEAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Guillermo Pareja.

PLAZA TRIÁnGULOAddress: Victor Emilio Estrada avenue and Datiles street.

AvEnTURA PLAZAAddress: Avenues Las Monjas and Carlos Julio Arosemena.

ALBAn BORJAAddress: Carlos Julio Arosemena avenue and Ilanes street.

RIOCEnTRO CEIBOSAddress: 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 Auz-landazuri.

PIAZZA LOS CEIBOSAddress: Bombero avenue, km 6.5 Via the Coast.

PLAZA COLOnIAAddress: Via the Coast, km 11.5

BLUE COAST CEnTERAddress: Via the Coast, km 11.5.

COSTALMAR SHOPPInG CEnTER Address: Via the Coast, Km 14.

LAGUnA PLAZAAddress: Via the Coast, km 12.5.

MUnICIPAL FLOWER MARKET “ZAYDA LETTY CASTILLO”Address: Machala avenue between streets Vicente Piedra-hita and Julian Coronel.

UnICEnTROAddress: Aguirre street between streets Chimborazo and Chile.

PASEO COMERCIAL EL CORREOAddress: Pedro Carbo street betnwen streets Clemente Bal-len and Aguirre

CRAFT MARKET OF GUAYAQUIL Address: streets Loja and Baquerizo Moreno.

MALECOn 2000Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue from Olmedo street until Colon street.

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BAHIA MALLAddress: streets Chile and Chiriboga.

CRAFT MARKET OF MALECOn2000Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue, next to Febres- Cordero street.

CRAFT SHOPPInG CEnTER MACHALAAddress: Machala avenue between streets Ayacucho and Pedro Pablo Gomez.

Terrestrial distances (km) The shortest paths are taken (urban sections are not included)

CEnTRO SUR Address: streets Chile and Azuay.

MALL DEL SURAddress: Avenues 25 de julio and Dr. Ernesto Alban.

RIOCEnTRO SURAddress: 25 de Julio avenue and y Pio Jaramillo Alvarado street.

CEnTRO COMERCIAL EL FORTÍn Address: Avenues Modesto Luque and Casuarina.

Conventions CenterSIMOn BOLIvAR COnvEnTIOn

CEnTERAddress: Las Américas avenue and Dr. Abel Romero Castillo street.

RODOLFO BAQUERIZO MOREnO

ExHIBITIOn CEnTERAddress: Boulevard 9 de Octubre avenue and Tungurahua street.

OLD SOUTH MARKET (CRYSTAL PALACE) Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar, next to Manabi street, Integration Square.

General Information

Locality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 331 Ambato 0 269 220 406 40 306 338 390 288 99 440 251 47 511 701 230 99 382 404 231 385 369 101 224 290 136 52 380 451 205 180 376 5752 Azoguez 269 0 238 493 272 37 260 630 213 252 279 520 316 242 432 219 368 225 409 500 310 407 333 341 530 405 217 649 376 445 412 645 3063 Babahoyo 220 238 0 322 273 275 130 392 83 121 278 455 267 240 427 427 313 218 281 435 180 242 298 103 292 304 182 584 246 207 377 580 5044 Bahia 406 493 322 0 446 530 248 392 280 381 533 455 375 895 682 842 313 471 120 435 364 86 513 219 292 340 464 584 308 207 586 580 7595 Baños 40 272 237 446 0 309 335 430 288 116 445 291 87 514 704 190 139 383 444 271 385 409 61 264 330 176 55 420 471 245 140 416 5166 Cuenca 306 37 275 530 309 0 297 667 250 289 242 557 353 205 395 231 405 188 448 537 347 444 370 378 567 442 254 686 413 482 449 682 2697 Daule 388 260 130 248 336 297 0 425 47 251 300 488 313 455 449 479 346 238 157 488 131 155 396 138 325 373 280 617 197 240 475 613 5198 Esmeraldas 390 630 392 392 430 667 425 0 472 489 670 433 343 832 819 620 291 608 442 413 556 407 491 289 100 318 442 562 622 185 497 558 8969 Guayaquil 288 213 83 280 288 550 47 472 0 204 253 535 335 415 402 432 383 191 196 515 97 194 349 183 372 420 233 664 163 287 428 660 48110 Guaranda 99 252 121 381 116 289 251 489 204 0 399 350 146 494 684 305 198 337 402 330 301 367 176 224 413 235 61 479 367 328 255 475 55811 Huaquillas 440 279 278 533 445 242 300 670 253 399 0 693 489 233 195 473 541 73 449 673 350 447 506 391 570 578 390 822 416 485 585 818 29712 Ibarra 251 520 455 455 291 557 488 433 535 350 693 0 204 762 952 479 152 633 505 20 632 470 350 352 333 115 303 189 685 248 271 125 82613 Latacunga 47 316 267 375 87 353 313 343 335 146 489 204 0 558 748 277 52 492 355 184 432 320 148 177 243 89 99 333 498 158 227 329 62214 Loja 511 242 440 895 514 205 455 832 415 494 233 762 558 0 190 436 610 235 611 742 512 609 519 543 732 647 459 891 578 847 598 887 6415 Macara 701 432 427 682 704 395 449 819 402 684 195 952 748 190 0 626 800 222 598 932 499 596 709 530 719 837 649 1081 565 634 788 1077 25416 Macas 230 219 427 842 190 231 479 620 432 305 473 479 277 436 626 0 329 419 628 459 529 626 129 455 520 366 245 608 595 435 208 604 32617 Machachi 99 368 313 313 739 405 346 291 393 198 541 152 52 610 800 329 0 481 363 132 480 328 200 210 191 37 151 281 546 106 215 277 67418 Machala 382 225 216 471 383 188 238 608 191 337 73 633 492 235 222 419 481 0 387 613 288 385 444 219 508 518 328 762 354 423 523 758 29919 Manta 404 409 281 120 444 448 157 442 196 402 449 505 355 611 598 628 363 387 0 485 280 35 505 178 342 390 356 634 225 257 584 630 67520 Otavalo 231 500 435 435 271 537 468 413 515 330 673 20 184 742 932 459 132 613 485 0 612 450 330 332 313 95 285 149 667 228 251 145 80621 Playas 385 310 180 364 385 347 131 556 97 301 350 632 432 512 499 529 480 288 280 612 0 278 446 267 458 517 330 761 120 371 525 157 577622 Portoviejo 369 407 248 86 409 444 155 407 194 367 447 470 320 609 596 626 328 385 35 450 278 0 470 143 307 355 427 599 222 222 549 595 67323 Puyo 101 333 298 513 61 370 396 491 349 176 506 350 148 519 709 129 200 444 505 330 446 470 0 325 391 237 116 479 512 306 79 475 45524 Quevedo 224 341 193 219 264 378 138 289 183 224 381 352 177 543 530 454 210 319 178 332 267 143 325 0 189 237 276 481 333 104 404 477 60725 Quininde 290 560 292 292 330 567 325 100 372 413 570 333 243 732 719 520 191 508 342 313 458 307 391 189 0 218 342 462 522 85 397 458 79626 Quito 136 405 304 340 176 442 373 318 420 235 578 115 89 647 837 366 37 518 390 95 517 355 237 237 218 0 188 244 570 133 186 240 71127 Riobamba 52 217 182 464 555 254 280 442 233 61 390 303 99 459 649 245 151 328 456 285 330 427 116 276 342 188 0 432 398 257 195 428 52328 Rumichaca 380 649 584 584 420 686 617 562 664 479 822 129 333 891 1081 608 2891 762 634 149 361 599 479 481 462 244 432 0 514 377 400 4 95529 Salinas 451 376 246 308 451 413 197 622 163 367 416 685 498 578 565 595 546 354 225 665 120 222 512 333 522 570 396 814 0 437 591 810 64230 Sto. Domingo 205 445 207 207 245 482 240 185 287 328 485 248 158 847 634 435 106 423 257 228 371 222 306 104 85 133 257 377 437 0 312 373 71131 Tena 180 412 377 586 140 449 475 497 428 255 585 271 227 598 788 208 215 523 584 251 525 549 79 404 397 186 195 400 591 312 0 396 53432 Tulcán 376 645 580 580 416 682 613 558 660 475 818 125 329 887 1077 604 277 758 630 145 757 595 475 477 458 240 428 4 810 373 396 0 95133 Zamora 575 306 504 759 516 269 519 896 481 558 297 826 622 64 254 326 674 299 375 805 576 673 455 607 795 711 523 955 642 711 534 951 0

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Sports VenuesLUIS CHIRIBOGA PARRA

STADIUMAddress: streets 40 and J.

CISnE 2 SPORTS COMPLExAddress: Cooperative Cisne 2, Las Balsas Avenue.

GEORGE CAPWELL STADIUM OF EMELEC (BAnCO DEL PACI-

FICO) Address: Quito avenue between streets General Gomez, San Martín and Pio Montufar.

Locality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 331 Ambato 0 269 220 406 40 306 338 390 288 99 440 251 47 511 701 230 99 382 404 231 385 369 101 224 290 136 52 380 451 205 180 376 5752 Azoguez 269 0 238 493 272 37 260 630 213 252 279 520 316 242 432 219 368 225 409 500 310 407 333 341 530 405 217 649 376 445 412 645 3063 Babahoyo 220 238 0 322 273 275 130 392 83 121 278 455 267 240 427 427 313 218 281 435 180 242 298 103 292 304 182 584 246 207 377 580 5044 Bahia 406 493 322 0 446 530 248 392 280 381 533 455 375 895 682 842 313 471 120 435 364 86 513 219 292 340 464 584 308 207 586 580 7595 Baños 40 272 237 446 0 309 335 430 288 116 445 291 87 514 704 190 139 383 444 271 385 409 61 264 330 176 55 420 471 245 140 416 5166 Cuenca 306 37 275 530 309 0 297 667 250 289 242 557 353 205 395 231 405 188 448 537 347 444 370 378 567 442 254 686 413 482 449 682 2697 Daule 388 260 130 248 336 297 0 425 47 251 300 488 313 455 449 479 346 238 157 488 131 155 396 138 325 373 280 617 197 240 475 613 5198 Esmeraldas 390 630 392 392 430 667 425 0 472 489 670 433 343 832 819 620 291 608 442 413 556 407 491 289 100 318 442 562 622 185 497 558 8969 Guayaquil 288 213 83 280 288 550 47 472 0 204 253 535 335 415 402 432 383 191 196 515 97 194 349 183 372 420 233 664 163 287 428 660 48110 Guaranda 99 252 121 381 116 289 251 489 204 0 399 350 146 494 684 305 198 337 402 330 301 367 176 224 413 235 61 479 367 328 255 475 55811 Huaquillas 440 279 278 533 445 242 300 670 253 399 0 693 489 233 195 473 541 73 449 673 350 447 506 391 570 578 390 822 416 485 585 818 29712 Ibarra 251 520 455 455 291 557 488 433 535 350 693 0 204 762 952 479 152 633 505 20 632 470 350 352 333 115 303 189 685 248 271 125 82613 Latacunga 47 316 267 375 87 353 313 343 335 146 489 204 0 558 748 277 52 492 355 184 432 320 148 177 243 89 99 333 498 158 227 329 62214 Loja 511 242 440 895 514 205 455 832 415 494 233 762 558 0 190 436 610 235 611 742 512 609 519 543 732 647 459 891 578 847 598 887 6415 Macara 701 432 427 682 704 395 449 819 402 684 195 952 748 190 0 626 800 222 598 932 499 596 709 530 719 837 649 1081 565 634 788 1077 25416 Macas 230 219 427 842 190 231 479 620 432 305 473 479 277 436 626 0 329 419 628 459 529 626 129 455 520 366 245 608 595 435 208 604 32617 Machachi 99 368 313 313 739 405 346 291 393 198 541 152 52 610 800 329 0 481 363 132 480 328 200 210 191 37 151 281 546 106 215 277 67418 Machala 382 225 216 471 383 188 238 608 191 337 73 633 492 235 222 419 481 0 387 613 288 385 444 219 508 518 328 762 354 423 523 758 29919 Manta 404 409 281 120 444 448 157 442 196 402 449 505 355 611 598 628 363 387 0 485 280 35 505 178 342 390 356 634 225 257 584 630 67520 Otavalo 231 500 435 435 271 537 468 413 515 330 673 20 184 742 932 459 132 613 485 0 612 450 330 332 313 95 285 149 667 228 251 145 80621 Playas 385 310 180 364 385 347 131 556 97 301 350 632 432 512 499 529 480 288 280 612 0 278 446 267 458 517 330 761 120 371 525 157 577622 Portoviejo 369 407 248 86 409 444 155 407 194 367 447 470 320 609 596 626 328 385 35 450 278 0 470 143 307 355 427 599 222 222 549 595 67323 Puyo 101 333 298 513 61 370 396 491 349 176 506 350 148 519 709 129 200 444 505 330 446 470 0 325 391 237 116 479 512 306 79 475 45524 Quevedo 224 341 193 219 264 378 138 289 183 224 381 352 177 543 530 454 210 319 178 332 267 143 325 0 189 237 276 481 333 104 404 477 60725 Quininde 290 560 292 292 330 567 325 100 372 413 570 333 243 732 719 520 191 508 342 313 458 307 391 189 0 218 342 462 522 85 397 458 79626 Quito 136 405 304 340 176 442 373 318 420 235 578 115 89 647 837 366 37 518 390 95 517 355 237 237 218 0 188 244 570 133 186 240 71127 Riobamba 52 217 182 464 555 254 280 442 233 61 390 303 99 459 649 245 151 328 456 285 330 427 116 276 342 188 0 432 398 257 195 428 52328 Rumichaca 380 649 584 584 420 686 617 562 664 479 822 129 333 891 1081 608 2891 762 634 149 361 599 479 481 462 244 432 0 514 377 400 4 95529 Salinas 451 376 246 308 451 413 197 622 163 367 416 685 498 578 565 595 546 354 225 665 120 222 512 333 522 570 396 814 0 437 591 810 64230 Sto. Domingo 205 445 207 207 245 482 240 185 287 328 485 248 158 847 634 435 106 423 257 228 371 222 306 104 85 133 257 377 437 0 312 373 71131 Tena 180 412 377 586 140 449 475 497 428 255 585 271 227 598 788 208 215 523 584 251 525 549 79 404 397 186 195 400 591 312 0 396 53432 Tulcán 376 645 580 580 416 682 613 558 660 475 818 125 329 887 1077 604 277 758 630 145 757 595 475 477 458 240 428 4 810 373 396 0 95133 Zamora 575 306 504 759 516 269 519 896 481 558 297 826 622 64 254 326 674 299 375 805 576 673 455 607 795 711 523 955 642 711 534 951 0

YEYO URAGA BASEBALL STADIUMAddress: Tungurahua street and Damian Najera Avenue.

RAMOn UnAMUnO STADIUMAddress: streets Los Rios and Cuenca.

ABEL JIMEnEZ PARRA COLISEUMAddress: Tungurahua street and Capitan Najera Avenue.

MOnUMEnTAL STADIUM OF BARCELOnA (BAnCO DEL

PICHInCHA) Address: Barcelona avenue and Barcelona pedestrian bridge

(next to Bellavista).

MODELO STADIUM ALBERTO

SPEnCER Address: avenues Las Americas and Kennedy.

vOLTAIRE PALADInES POLO

COLISEUMAddress: avenues Las Americas and Kennedy.

BASEBALL FIELDS OF KEnnEDY CITADElAddress: Kennedy Citadel,

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streets 7th west and G.

MIRAFLORES BASEBALL

FIELDSAddress: Victor Emilio Estrada avenue and Enrique Diaz Galar-za street.

CARLOS PEREZ PERASSO

SPORTS COURTS Address: Martha Bucaram de Roldos street and Barcelona Avenue, San Eduardo Hill, Via Daule

nATIOnAL TEnnIS CLUBAddress: Via Daule, km 6.5.

CHRISTIAn BEnITEZ BETAn-

COURT STADIUMAddress: Los Vergeles Citadel sector, between citadels Los Samanes 7 and Orquideas (6NE Santa Narcisa de Jesús Avenue), north of the city.

MULTIPORPUSE SPORTS

COURTS OF LInEAL PARK Address: Via the Coast, Km. 8.5.

ECO-SPORT TRInITARIA Address: Marcelo Mario Suarez Montesdeoca Avenue, Isla Trinitaria.

ALEJAnDRO POnCE nOBOA

STADIUMAddress: Pío Jaramillo Alvarado avenue and Sixto Duran Barrera street, Fertisa sector, Sopeña Neighborhood.

GUAYAQUIL TEnnIS CLUB Address: 9 de Octubre avenue and Lizardo Garcia street.

HORSE RIDInG COUnTRY CLUB Address: Via Daule, km 22

GUAYAQUIL COUnTRY CLUB Address: Via Daule, km 33.5

CHILD-JUvEnILE MI LOTEAddress: Mucho Lote 1, Stage 2, Block 3.

MuseumsEL FORTIn DE SAnTA AnA

MUSEUMAddress: Stair 380 of the Diego Noboa Stairways, Santa Ana Hill, northeast of the city.

JULIO JARAMILLO POPULAR

MUSIC MUSEUMAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3, second floor, northeast of the city.

BEER MUSEUMAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3, second floor, northeast of the city.

SHIPYARD MUSUEM: BARCE-

LOnA AnD EMELECAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3., second floor, north-east of the city.

“COROnEL FELIx LUQUE PLATA” FIREFIGHTERS MU-

SEUMAddress: Vernaza Blind Alley Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, Colon Square.

“MARIA EUGEnIA PUIG LInCE” HISTORY OF GUAYA-

QUIL In CLAY MUSEUMAddress: Barcelona S.C. Av-enue, between the bridges El Velero and 17th street, north-east of the city.

AnTROPOLOGICAL AnD COn-TEMPORARY ART MUSUEM (MAAC)

Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, next to Loja street.

GUAYAQUIL In HISTORY

MInIATURE MUSEUM Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, next to Loja street.

LUIS A. nOBOA nARAnJO

MUSEUMAddress: General Cordova avenue and P. Icaza street, downtown.

nAHIM ISAIAS MUSEUM Address: Pichincha avenue and Clemente Ballen street, Admin-istration Square, downtown.

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 MUSEUMAddress: Boulevard 9 de Octubre and Carchi Avenue, downtown.

BAE CALDEROn nAvAL MU-

SEUMAddress: Eloy Alfaro avenue and Cañar street (32-A SE), south of the city.

COnTEMPORARY nAvAL MU-

SEUMAddress: Fray Vacas Galindo street and Jose Maria Urbina av-enue (11 SE), south of the city.

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Gloria Gallardo ZavalaPresident of the Public And Municipal Company of Tourism,

Civic Promotion and International Relations of Guayaquil

The 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 Guayaquil is my Destination to know

its heritage Guayaquil is my Destination to know

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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