Part 5 of 5 of Blog Series: Everything you wanted to know about GUAYAQUIL… but were afraid to ask!
Size matters… With its semi-circle of columns and the black figures that emerge below it, La Rotonda immortalizes one of South America’s most important moments in history. The day when, in the city of Guayaquil, the independence leaders from north (Simón Bolívar) and south (José de San Martín) met for the first time. The monument […]
Part 4 of 5 of Blog Series: Everything you wanted to know about GUAYAQUIL… but were afraid to ask!
The Guayas, Ecuador’s “chocolate milk” river… The great River Guayas is formed of water that has traversed the entire country; water from glaciers, páramo, subtropics, foothills and coastal plains. Technically, it is born of its two tributaries, the Babahoyo and the Daule, adjacent to Cerro Santa Ana. It is the most symbolic river in Ecuador. […]
Part 3 of 5 of Blog Series: Everything you wanted to know about GUAYAQUIL… but were afraid to ask!
The most wretched pirates… During five days in 1709, pirate Woodes Rogers and his crew sojourned in Guayaquil, taking their sweet old time to loot the city’s every house (including the tombs of the cemetery), taking with them a 400-ton sculpture of Saint Vincent. English-Dutch George d’ Hout and his men, in April 1687, also […]
Part 2 of 5 of Blog Series: Everything you wanted to know about GUAYAQUIL… but were afraid to ask!
A Tale of Two Teams… Passion for one of Guayaquil’s two rival football/soccer teams is central to Guayaquileño identity. You are either a barcelonista or an emelexista. There’s no grey area. No middle ground. Fans prepare for weeks (sometimes months) for the big derby day. The stands fill to capacity. Matches are played to the […]
Part 1 of 5 of Blog Series: Everything you wanted to know about GUAYAQUIL… but were afraid to ask!
Malecón Simón Bolívar, Guayaquil’s makeover The riverside walkway has had its share of names. For several years after its intensive regeneration process, it was known as Malecón 2000, referring to the year in which it was completed. The project turned the space into the splendid riverbank promenade we can enjoy today. Visionary on many fronts, […]
