Guayaquil

Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador. This article also covers Durán, which is a UNESCO Creative City on the other side of the river. Wikivoyage

Population 2,650,288 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ecuador

• 101PolicePolice
• 102FireFire
• 131AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ecuador

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Columna de los Próceres del 9 de octubre Memorial · 870 m
• Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo Museum · 880 m
• Faro del Cerro Santa Ana Attraction · 910 m
• La Perla Ferris wheel Attraction · 900 m
• Vicente Rocafuerte Memorial · 990 m
• Casa de la Cultura Museum · 890 m
• Mirador de Ecuavisa Viewpoint · 130 m
• Tumba de Vicente Rocafuerte Memorial · 340 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Friture 1
• Chicken 1
• Chinese 1

All 8 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Jardines del Malecon 340 m across 810 m
• Areas verdes Malecon Simon Bolivar 340 m across 960 m
• Parque Matilde Hidalgo 400 m across 1.3 km
• Parque Centenario 210 m across 890 m

Getting around

• Exxon 680 m
• Taxi Ruta-Durán 720 m
• Metrovia Coliseo Cerrado 940 m
• Colegio Aguirre Abad 1.2 km
• Metrovia Aviación Civil 2.1 km
• Universidad Católica 2.3 km

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