Guayaquil, Ecuador

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Rank : 9.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : -2.171584, -79.924222 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Monuments, museums and parks as well as the new pier which is called "Malecon 2000" from the year of the inauguration, with its large Ferris wheel called "La Perla", by the nickname of the city: Pearl of the Pacific. The "Las Peñas" neighbourhood with its houses Coloured farmhouses and the fortified lighthouse for defending the city from the Pirates. On the outskirts of the city and along the river Guayas is the "Parque historico" with vegetation, constructions and characteristic fauna.

Recommended equipment : As there is a great variety of opportunities, from architecture to fauna and folklore, the equipment can range from extreme wide angle to telephoto (not extreme), useful a macro and monopod. Beware of equipment in non-central neighborhoods!

Best months : July and August are the freshest months, on July 25 is the feast of the city and on August 10 the national one. In This period it seldom rains.

How to get there : By airplane at José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport (Intercontinental) of the city.

Visits : Parque Historico, open by day, normally you pay while in the period I visited it was free for the city Party (week of 25 July).

Notes : Move in yellow taxi, regular one, and possibly with local people.

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Sunrise: 06:17, Sunset: 18:21

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🌘 Waning Crescent, Brightness: 20%

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