Guayaquil, Ecuador - February 2023

Guayquil is a port city in Ecuador, known as a gateway to Pacific beaches and the Galapagos Islands. We made a stop at Guayaquil on our way to the Galapagos. On the way back, we spent our last day with Gate1 tour group in Guayaquil and overnight at Unipark Hotel. 

The city walking tour started from the popular Seminario Park aka"iguana" park, across from Unipark hotel. We passed by city high lights, monuments, library, city hall to get to the river walk, Malecon 2000. 

Seminario Park

St. Peter Church in Seminario Park

Inside St. Peter Church

Iguana in the park

Many more iguanas

Small shopping plaza near the hotel

City Hall

The Guayaquil monument inside City Hall

Sucre Monument at the City Hall Plaza

Municipal Tower of Guayaquil 

The municipal tower

Monument of Leon - The beginning of the Melacon

On Malcon 2000 along Guayas River.

The Tall Ship

Jose San Martin and Bolivia Monument

Our tour group

"Almost" sunset on the Malecon 2000

Heading toward Santa Ana Hill

The Curve Ferris Wheel

 

San Carlos Fort

Lighthouse on top of Santa Ana Hill

Commute cable cars going across the river.

Penas (neighborhood) steps.

From the river walk (malecon 2000)

We climbed half way of the 444 steps of Penas neighborhood. We came back to the Malecon for a group dinner. It was a lovely evening and also a last evening of our group together.