Cemetary

Guayaquil

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May 6th 2008
Guayaquil, with 2.4 million inhabitants Ecuador´s largest city, was always on my backburner of things to see in Ecuador. I imagined it largely as an industrial city with little interest to me. Overall, my visit to this Perla del Pacifico confirmed this impression. However, I found a number of interesting places that are well worth visiting: 1) The Malecon The restoration of t ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more