Guayaquil and the Pacific Coast
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Guayaquil and the Pacific Coast - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Guayaquil's riverfront promenade anchors the city's rebirth. After years of neglect, the 26-block street has been transformed into one of the...Read More
If Ecuador doesn't spring to mind when someone mentions art, a visit to one of Guayaquil's most impressive museums might change that. Ecuadoran...Read More
The Nahím Isaías Museum is one of the country's truly fabulous institutions. Each year about 500 pieces of the astounding permanent collection...Read More
The 136,850-acre Parque Nacional Machalilla is in the extreme southwestern corner of the state of Manabí, and was created in 1979 in an effort...Read More
A large replica of a raft is in Bahía's Central Bank Museum, which displays archaeological artifacts and costumes. Rafts were built without...Read More
The twin-spired cathedral, which looms over the western edge of Parque Seminario, is actually one of the city's newest houses of worship....Read More
Also called Ciudad Blanca, the General Cemetery is one of the city's most impressive sights. More than 200 mausoleums, all in elaborately carved...Read More
Until 2002 this neighborhood, Guayaquil's oldest, at the foot of Cerro Santa Ana (Santa Ana Hill) was a seedy barrio of ramshackle houses where...Read More
Guayaquil's oldest church was founded by the Franciscans in 1548. Near the historic Las Peñas neighborhood, the simple colonial structure was...Read More
The name of this place just a short boat ride from town translates as "Heart Island." First you'll stop at an off-island welcome center to see...Read More
Imposing marble columns form the backdrop for statues of the men who liberated most of the continent, Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín....Read More
Open-air restaurants and shops front the city's pleasant oceanside promenade, which leads north and south from the cruise-ship docks. ...Read More
Just a block from the waterfront, the Pacific Bank Museum has rotating exhibits of archaeological discoveries, as well as a permanent collection...Read More
The Museum of Culture features prehistoric stone and ceramic artifacts discovered on La Plata Island off the coast from Guayaquil. There's also...Read More
Yet another museum operated by Ecuador's Central Bank exhibits artifacts from the Pacific coast's pre-Inca indigenous Manta culture. ...Read More
While the Municipal Museum of Guayaquil has many interesting archaeological exhibits, the biggest draw is a collection of tsantsas, or shrunken...Read More
There are three sections to this park: the Architecture Zone, with colonial buildings dating to 1886 (they were restored and moved here); the...Read More
This lovely square, the heart of the city since it was inaugurated in 1895, is known by many names. Because it has the almost obligatory statue...Read More
The Moorish style clock tower, constructed in 1770, is one of the city's most enduring landmarks. Inside is a small exposition of photographs...Read More
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