{"id":7104,"date":"2018-06-21T14:01:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T13:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=7104"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:05:21","slug":"the-best-of-guayaquil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/the-best-of-guayaquil\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Guayaquil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>Guayaquil<\/a><\/strong> is the largest and most populous city in Ecuador, as well as the nation\u2019s main port city. Founded in 1538 by the Spanish on top of an already existing native village, Guayaquil has a long and colourful history, as it has taken part in several political struggles throughout Ecuador\u2019s history, stemming from the fact that it is the most populous city in the country. The city\u2019s economy is driven by formal and informal trade, business, agriculture and aquaculture. Guayaquil has a number of notable historical and cultural attractions, including Malecon 2000, Palacio Municipal, Las Penas, Mercado Artesanal, Parque Centenario, Parque Seminario, Urdesa, and Bahia. The city is also home to several performance art centres, museums, and galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some of the top places to visit in Guayaquil<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Museo Presley Norton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Zoo at the Parque Hist\u00f3rico<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Reserva Ecologica Manglar Chute<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Museo Antropol\u00f3gico y de Arte Contempor\u00e1neo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Malec\u00f3n Salado<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Barco Pirata Henry Morgan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Torre de Reloj<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The Point<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. La Casa de Juli\u00e1n Coronel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The Gardens of the Malec\u00f3n 2000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Things to do in Guayaquil<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Explore the Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Hike at the Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica Manglares Churute<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Go on a trip to Isla Santay<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Visit the Museo Presley Norton<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Enjoy the view from Cerro Santa Ana<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Explore Las Pe\u00f1as<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Have some fun with animals at the Parque Hist\u00f3rico Guayaquil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Visit the Catedral Metropolitana de Guayaquil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Have fun at the Iguana Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Have a break at the Malec\u00f3n 2000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Guayaquil is the largest and most populous city in Ecuador, as well as the nation\u2019s main port city. Founded in 1538 by the Spanish on top of an already existing native village, Guayaquil has a long and colourful history, as it has taken part in several political struggles throughout Ecuador\u2019s history, stemming from the fact […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":40873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[697,695],"tags":[795,796],"class_list":["post-7104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-try-activities","category-travel-insider","tag-ecuador-2","tag-guayaquil-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40875,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7104\/revisions\/40875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}