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Guayaquil Is mY DestinATION

TO LIVE THE ROUTE OF FAITH

PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL COMPANY OF TOURISM, CIVIC PROMOTION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF GUAYAQUIL

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Jaime Nebot SaadiMajor of Guayaquil

“Guayaquil is my Destination” is the phrase that invites all people of Guayaquil, Ecua-

dor, and the world to love our city and to turn it into the destination of each and every one.

“Guayaquil is my Destination” rep-resents the civic values of our people that through its acts, has written with golden letters the pages of our history.

This city is characterized by its hos-pitality, its warm and joyful people who work every day to make their dreams come true.

Locals and foreigners have chosen Guayaquil as their destination to live set-ting down roots in this land and keeping this city in their hearts and in the hearts of their children and grandchildren.

As a man from Guayaquil, born in this land that I love immensely, I have the honor to be its representative since the year 2000. I have devoted my life and my best efforts to turn Guayaquil

into the Large Cosmopolitan City that it is today; a transformation process that has not been slowed and has planted a feeling of pride in the heart of the citi-zens of Guayaquil.

“Guayaquil is my Destination” is the tourist brand of the city that invites ev-eryone to visit it. With the lighthouse, it symbolizes light, guidance, and knowl-edge, representing what we are: “GUA-YAQUIL, PORT OF THE NATION”, “INDEPENDENT CITY THAT PRO-GRESSES IN LIBERTY.”

I invite you to visit the Cathedral and all the churches of classic, modern and contemporary style. They possess an architectural and cultural wealth that reflect the deep religious faith of our people. Past generations have made sig-nificant efforts, overcoming adversities, to leave us this testimony of love, faith and hope.

Guayaquil, july 1 of 2014

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INDEX

BIBLIOGRAPHYArchdiocese of GuayaquilParish Priests and Public Relations Staff of the Ecclesiastical churches of Guayaquil.San José Church: Padre Fabricio Alaña.San Alejo Church: Padre Cesar Pichestain García.San Pedro Apóstol: Metropolitan Cathedral, Coralia Campusano.San Francisco Church “Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles”: Padre Fray Ernesto Echeverría.Santo Domingo Church: Sergio Serrano.San Agustín Church: Padre Wilson Malave.La Victoria “Nuestra Señora del Carmen” Church: Padre José María Huergas.María Auxiliadora Church: Padre Alejandro.Nuestra Señora de la Alborada Church: Patricia Coello. Castro Parsival (2000 – 2013). SerieChurches and monuments of Guayaquil.12 volumes.Avilés Pino Efrén , Enciclopedia del Ecuador.Estrada Julio. (1966, noviembre)Guía Histórica de Guayaquil. Tomo 2Guayaquil: Imprenta Poligráfica.Chávez Modesto (1944). Crónicas de Guayaquil antiguo.Chronicles of the Diaries and Newspapers El Universo, El Telégrafo, Expreso, Hoy y PP.Students dissertations of the folowing colleges:Católica, ESPOL, ECOTEC.Web page: Monografías.com. Iglesias del Ecuador.Expresiones Politécnicas. Arte y Literatura Sites of Tourism and Architecture:ww.ecostravel.com,www.southvoyage.comwww.xploraecuador.com,www.amerpages.com,Editorial managment: Gloria Gallardo Zavala.Historical research: Parsival Castro Pita.Graphic designing:Marco CerqueraProduction:Mélida Plúas Torres.Cover photo:José Dimitrakis.Photos:César Mera, Efrén Avilés M., Carlos Julio Gon-zález, Christian Brückmann, Parsival Castro, José Dimitrakis, Freddy Moreno, Piero BurneoJavier Fuentes, Daniel ÁvilaMap:Oscar Arias C.

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4 Guayaquil, Route of faith6 San José Church12 San Alejo Church16 San Pedro Apóstol Metropolitan

Cathedral26 San Francisco Church32 La Merced Church38 Santo Domingo de Guzmán

Church44 Santa Ana Chapel48 San Agustín Church52 La Victoria Church56 María Auxiliadora Church60 Cristo del Consuelo Church64 San Vicente de Paúl Church68 Nuestra Señora de la Alborada

Church72 Samanes Church76 Czestochowa Church80 Schoesnstant Sanctuary84 Divina Misericordia Sanctuary90 San Jacinto de El Morro Church94 San Jacinto de Yaguachi Church98 Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán

Sanctuary National104 Señor de los Milagros Sanctuary110 Divino Niño Sanctuary114 General Information131 Message from Sra. Gloria

Gallardo Z., president of the public and municipal company of tourism and civic promotion of Guayaquilde Guayaquil

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Guayaquil is a city that has expressed its spirituality through culture, religion, art and traditions. Since its establishment and settlement

at the foot of the Cerrito Verde in 1540,

several religious orders have built temples and chapels. The name Santiago de Guayaquil comes from a Spanish tradition that aims to keep alive the memory of Santiago el Mayor (James the Greater), one of the apostles of

GuayaquilIs my destination to live the

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Guayaquil Christ. A group of cities in America bear the name Santiago before the name of the city.

Because of the presence of these religious orders in the Old City, several buildings were constructed for them. “The Iglesia Mayor (Main Church) is located at the top of the Hill, and the shipyards are opposite to them”, relates Dionisio de Alsedo (sic) y Herrera in his memoires, highlighting the city’s maritime and trade activities as well as its spirituality expressed through different religious denominations.

The old churches made of wood and decorated with frescoes disappeared during the 20 fires that assailed the city. The processions and religious festivities were a traditional form

of sacred activity, the most important ones being those related to Christmas and Easter.

The temples were built thanks to the generous contributions of the people of Guayaquil who understood that life itself, both individually and collectively, should be like a temple where the beautiful mystery of a conscious existence is developed. For this reason, the church buildings constructed during the republican era reflect an architectural tradition full of symbols.

The churches and temples of different religious denominations have shaped a route of faith, in other words, a confidence in a spiritual path which lights up the life of the people.

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Address: Eloy Alfaro Avenue between Huancavilca and Manabi Streets. Parish: Olmedo. Mass schedule: Mondays to fridays: 07h00, saturdays:

07h00 and 18h00, sundays 08h00, 09h30, 11h00 and 18h00.

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HIStORY: The church was built in 1905 by Venezuelan engineer, Francisco Manrique, and was completed in 1926, as indicated in the inscription engraved in the façade of Eloy Alfaro Avenue. Italian architect, Francisco Maccaferri, designed the façade.

The initials A.M.D.G. can be seen in the upper part of the façade, words in Latin that mean Ad maiorem Dei gloriam (to the greatest Glory of God). Right in the center there is a monogram with the word Jeshu that can be translated as “the Man of Light”.

One of the most important statuary heri-tages of Guayaquil is located inside the church, which were crafted by Italian sculptor, Enrico Pacciani, such as the figure of Christ after he was removed from the cross, the altarpiece of the main altar, the carvings of Golgotha, and a carving in Carrara marble that represents the

Christ-Child. The body of Saint Narcisa de Jesus was placed inside a lateral crypt.

AttRACtIOnS: While entering and touring the left nave, the visitor can appre-ciate the beautiful sculpture of Christ in the grave. In this area there is a group of statues of Calvary that evoke the moment when Jesus speaks both to Mary, his mother, and John, his apostle: “Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your Mother”. At the foot of the statues is Mary Magdalene. The sculptures were made by Enrico Pacciani, as well.

Moving a little forward to the left in the same nave, there is a lovely stained glass window brought from France, which was donated by the Santiestevan family.

The church has an interior tower that houses three bells crafted by the Paccard House of

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•The main altar with Jesus image and the saints Francisco Javier and Ignacio de Loyola, the Jesuit order founders.

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• Altar of San José, which venerates the Virgin Maria Auxiliadora.

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Savoy in France, and a terrace surrounded by balusters decorated in the shape of jars. There is also a rosette stained glass window of eight petals that represent the eight beatitudes of Christian theology. A dome that stands out for

its skylight crowns the main altar.Another attraction is the figure of Ecua-

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• “Cristo en el Sepulcro” sculpture, marble carve, from the artista Enrico Pacciani.

• “Niño Jesús” sculpture, from the italian sculptor Enrico Pacciani.

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Address: Eloy Alfaro avenue and Joaquín Chiriboga street. Parish: Olmedo. Mass schedule: ondays to Saturdays: 19h00. Sundays: 07h30, 09h00, 11h00, 18h30.

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HIStORY: Since the colonial times, the church has been located in the Astilleros (Shipyards) area, which was created following the transfer from the Old City in 1690. It constitutes one of the first religious references of Guayaquil. Cu-riously, pirates entered the little chapel several times to pray before looting the city. Later in time, La Industria Street (currently Eloy Alfaro Avenue) was opened. This street was initially linked to the shipbuilding industry. For this reason, some hard-ware stores that sell marine articles have remained in this area.

The Mercedarian Order con-structed the building out of wood. Its slim tower became a traditional image for this area located near the San Car-los Estuary, existing Olmedo Avenue. It has always been a commercial area.

An air of legend and tradi-tion still remains in its clois-ter with its vaulted ceiling and altarpiece of the main altar. The old walls and the entablature of the floor were replaced with concrete.

In 1786, Priest Salvador Guerrero took the initiative to build a temple to provide spiritual guidance for the people working in the grow-ing shipbuilding industry. The initiative began to crystallize with the donation of land by a wealthy businessman of the city by the name of Severino Franco Espinoza. Alejo Franco

• San Alejo Church’s Altar with its roof built entirely of wood.

gave the image of San Alejo as a gift.

AttRACtIOnS: At the entrance of Eloy Alfaro Avenue there is a legend that greets the visitor: “A young girl asked an image of Christ for a miracle of love. In ex-

change she promised to do-nate the curls of her hair for the image to wear. The miracle was granted, and from then on, the image of Jesus has curls.

To the left, there is a group of statues crafted at the start of the 20th century, during the

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time of confrontation between liberals and conservatives. Going forward there is a bell that belonged to one of the motorboats that traveled the cocoa route from Guayaquil to Vinces.

The church keeps some admirable relics like the fol-lowing: Santa Martha, the

Virgin of La Merced, the Lord of la Porteria, the Lord of la Buena Esperanza and San Jose. These are the oldest and were crafted in the tra-ditional Spanish style of co-lonial times. The figures have no body, just a simple wooden frame from which the head, arms, and feet emerge. The

wooden frame is covered with fabric. There are also jute and plaster figures, also from the colonial times, representing Santa Ana and San Joaquin. Also ones made of wood like the Virgin of La Merced and the Lord of los Azotes, which were crafted by artisans from Guayaquil and Cuenca.

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San Pedro Apóstol Metropolitan Cathedral

San Pedro ApóstolMetropolitan Cathedral

Address: Chimborazo avenue and 10 de Agosto street.Parish: Rocafuerte. Mass Schedule: Mondays to fridays from 08h00 to 18h00, saturdays from

09h00 to 13h00, and sundays at 16h00.

HIStORY: The Cathedral was built in the same place where the main church was located in the New City. From this wooden structure rang the bells that announced the Glorious Dawn of October 9, 1920. It was elevated to cathedral category on September 14, 1838.

The church of neo-gothic style is the work of the architect, Paolo Russo, who designed it in 1924 for the General Society of Construction. Russo led the first stage of the construction until 1934. From 1941 to 1958, Spanish archi-tect, Juan Orus Madinya (1892-1987) was in charge of the project. He designed the façade and carried out the interior design following

the original sketches of Russo. From 1958, the leadership was in the hands of Chilean architect, Alamiro Gonzalez.

In 1949, the central nave was completed and in 1956, the towers were inaugurated with their respective needles. A clock was placed in each one of the towers; one of them marked the tides of the Guayas River. The upper stained glass windows were installed that same year. They represent allegories of the Apostles and evocations of the passion of Christ.

The ornamentations of the towers were done by sculptor, Emilio Soro, and the Altar of the Lady of Perpetual Help, crafted in Carrara mar-

• The Arch at the top of the entrance of the Cathedral.

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ble, was made by artist, Enrico Pacciani.

AttRACtIOnS: If the visitor stops at the sidewalk at Seminario Park (Iguana Park), he will notice two imposing towers that end in gothic needles. A little bit behind in the upper area there is a statue of Santiago el Mayor (James the Greater). The center of the façade has rosette stained glass windows; its colored glass filters the light towards the interior of the

temple creating a beautiful effect.When crossing the street to reach the portal

there is a pointed arch that has four bass-re-liefs representing a bull, an angel, an eagle and a lion, all with wings, and also a book as emblems of willpower, knowledge, silence and boldness.

To walk underneath the tall gothic arches is to perceive a spatial rhythm and a symphony of light that comes from the upper stained glass

• The stained glass windows are Guillermo de Larrazabal´s work.

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windows made by Guillermo de Larrazabal. The church is full of light and the steps that lead to the main altar reveal, in silence, the ten splendors of the Jewish-Christian tradition. At the transept of the two naves, the temple resembles the body of the crucified, in whose heart is reflected the light that descends from the upper apse. Turning to the left there is the Altar to the Lady of Perpetual Help, which was crafted in Carrara marble by artist Enrico Pacciani. The chapel of the Blessed Sacrament can be observed at the northern area, and the burial chamber of the church is located under the main altar.

PROCESSIOnS: The church organizes three processions every year devoted to the Corpus Christi, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and

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Christ the King. In addition, the religious tour called “Route of the Seven Churches” also takes place.

Corpus Christi (Body of Christ): It aims to exalt Jesus Christ. The faithful accept that the body of Jesus is in the consecrated host and in the chalice his blood.

The pilgrimage is carried out during the last week of May. The image of Corpus Christi departs from the Cathedral and tours several streets and avenues of the city, on board a

• Altar dedicated to Narcisa de Jesús Martillo.• “Perpetuo Socorro” altar, work of the sculp-tor Enrico Pacciani.

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float escorted by priests and accompanied by hundreds of penitents. The procession starts at 19h00 and includes four stops or stations be-fore returning to the church. The first is located in Baquerizo Moreno Avenue and 9 de Octubre Boulevard. The second stop is the church of “Nuestra Señora de los Angeles” (Our Lady of Angels). The third Station is the Basilica of La Merced, and the fourth is located in Roca-fuerte Avenue and Tomas Martinez Street until reaching the Santo Domingo Church.

Sacred Heart of Jesus: It is carried out in the month of June to venerate the Heart of Jesus. The procession includes nine churches located at the city’s downtown and departs from the Cathedral continuing to Chimborazo Avenue, Clemente Ballen Street and Chile Ave-nue until reaching the San Jose Church; then, the pilgrims return to the Cathedral.

The nine churches that are visited are the folowing: San Jose, San Alejo, Santo Domingo, San Agustin, La Merced, San Francisco, Victo-ria, and Medalla Milagrosa (behind the Insti-tute of Social Security known as Social Security Fund).

Christ the King: This procession takes place on November 20 (according to the liturgical calendar), and starts at 18h00. The image of Christ the King, painted in a canvas and escorted by several priests who walk ahead of it, departs from the Cathedral to reach the Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Carmen Hill. The pilgrimage takes about an hour and approximately 2,000 faithful par-ticipate while praying the rosary and singing songs of worship. The procession comprises a tour through Chimborazo Avenue, Baquer-izo Moreno Avenue and Loja Street, where the

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pilgrims take the ascending street to Carmen Hill that reaches the Monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, after climbing its 166 steps. According to history, Pope Pio XI established the festivities of Christ the King in 1925, in an effort to highlight Jesus’ identity as King and Master of the Universe.

The tradition started in Guayaquil in 1926 when Ecuador was ruled by a liberal govern-ment that prohibited public faith manifesta-tions and did not recognize the Church as an authority. Therefore, there was no ecclesial authority in the city. Guayaquil was apostoli-cally administered by the bishop of Riobamba, Monsignor Carlos Maria de la Torre Nieto.

Despite the adversities, a group of women, motivated by a deep Christian love and were part of the Catholic Social Action of Guayaquil, requested permission from the Monsignor to establish the festivities of Christ the King un-der the papal decree and the existing Religious Law established on June 5, 1895.

The first festivities were celebrated on Sun-day, October 21, 1926 at the location of the American Park (currently Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno Square) and had the participation of a massive crowd.

During that time, the tradition of placing the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in windows and balconies of the houses of Guayaquil was also established. It was accompanied by the Ecuadorian flag as a reminder of the consecra-tion of the country to the Heart of Jesus and a symbol that “There is no rupture between Catholicism and patriotism”.

The costume of adorning windows and balconies with the image of Christ the King belongs to a Christian tradition established in the 16th century in which the image of the crucified Christ is being complemented by the image of a triumphant Christ in all his Glory.

Route of the seven churches: The Catholics of Guayaquil are very devoted and faithful peo-ple and have religious rituals that form part of the city’s cultural tradition. This has become a tourist attraction that today is known as • Image of Cristo Rey, situated on the side of

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the “Route of Faith” within tourist and religious spheres.

The tour of the seven churches is a tradition in Gua-yaquil, which is carried out mainly on Holy Thursday to visit several heritage temples located in the historic center of the city. It departs from the Metropolitan Cathedral and continues to Pedro Carbo

and Eloy Alfaro Avenues until reaching the first stop at San Jose Church where the proces-sion starts.

First stop: The procession starts at San Jose Church, lo-cated in Eloy Alfaro Avenue and Manabi Street. The buil-ding dates back to 1905 and possesses a statuary heritage consisting of images crafted

• Jesus Sacred Heart, a religious tradition established in Guayaquil.

by Italian sculptor, Enrico Pacciani. Visiting hours: from 08h00 to 18h30.

Second stop: After cross-ing the overpass of Eloy Al-faro Avenue, the procession reaches the second stop at San Alejo Church, which is located in Eloy Alfaro Ave-nue between Olmedo Boule-vard and Joaquin Chiriboga

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Street, opposite to Montalvo Park. The church operated as vice-parish in 1827, and was canonically established in 1867. Visiting hours: from 08h00 to 18h30.

third stop: Departing from San Alejo church, the pil-grimage continues through Eloy Alfaro, Pedro Carbo and Rocafuerte Avenues until reaching the Santo Domingo Church, located in Rocafuerte

Avenue and Julian Coronel Street, in Colon Square, at the foot of Santa Ana Hill. This church was built in 1548, and is the oldest in the city. Visiting hours: from 07h00 to 19h30.

Fourth stop: From Santo Domingo Church, the proces-sion continues through the Loja, Cordova and Luis Urdan-eta Streets. Then it crosses Pedro Moncayo Avenue un-

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til arriving at San Agustin Church, located in Luis Ur-daneta Street and 6 de Marzo Avenue. The current temple is made of concrete and dates back to 1913. Visiting hours: from 07h00 to 19h30.

Fifth stop: Leaving from San Agustin, the pilgrims take 6 de Marzo Avenue and continue on to Victor Ma-nuel Rendon and Pedro Carbo Avenues where La Merced Church is located. The temple dates back to 1896 when it was made of wood and was destroyed in the great fire of that year. The concrete church was finished in 1936. Visiting hours: from 07h00 to 19h00.

Sixth stop: From La Mer-ced church, the procession continues through Cordova Avenue and 9 de Octubre Boulevard to reach Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles (Our Lady of Angels) Church, best known as San Francisco be-cause it was established by the Franciscans. The church is located on 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Pedro Carbo Avenue. Visiting hours: from 08h00 to 18h30.

Seventh stop: Finally, the penitents take Velez Street and continue to Chile Avenue and Clemente Ballen Street to reach the seventh and last stop, which is the Metropoli-tan Cathedral Saint Peter the Apostle, a traditional temple of the city that is located in Chimborazo Avenue between Clemente Ballen and 10 de Agosto Streets, opposite to Seminario Park. Visiting hours: from 07h00 to 19h00.

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San Francisco Church

Address: 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Pedro Carbo avenue. Parish: Rocafuerte. Mass schedule: Mondays to fridays: 07h00, 08h00, 09h00, 10h00, 11h00- 12h00, 17h00 and 19h00. Sundays: 08h00, 09h00, 10h00, 11h00, 12h00,

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HIStORY: As history tells the story, in the first years of the 18th century a church with its tower was built in 1702 at Los Francisca-nos Street where the New City began. After a decade the tower was about to crumble. So, because of the danger, the governor recom-mended Fray Simplon, who was in charge of the diocese, to tear it down.

The many times the governor reminded Fray Simplon about the danger were in vain and useless. He didn’t have the funds to do the job. Besides his duties as priest of the church,

Fray Simplon spent his time taking care of the doves he had brought from the Castilla region of Spain.

As the danger remained, the governor took advantage of the festivities of Santiago where the people were gathered at La Orilla Street and ordered the demolition of the tower. When the tower fell, the night became darker and darker as a wolf’s mouth. After a brief silence, the sound of wings flapping was heard and lasted all night. The following day, the governor went to inspect the place and was surprised to see

• The facade of the church has an eclectic style where its towers and its domes.

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that the tower was rebuilt. He asked Fray Simplon about the miracle, to which he responded,

“It was the work of the doves; they rebuilt the adobe walls with branches and earth.” Since then, the doves have been a part of the church.

About this building, chronicler Mario Cicala wrote in his “Description of the city of Guayaquil” the following: “In that church there are beautiful and majestic golden wood altars and artistic statues”.

The current building was constructed in 1956 by engineer, Modesto Luque Riva-deneira, following the architectural lines of the old wooden church of the early 1900’s.

AttRACtIOnS: The spacious nave in the ground floor and a chapel of great beauty. When entering the church the visitor can appreciate an imposing perspective of its altar with six niches in which there are lovely sculptures repre-senting several saints and distributed in three columns. The marble altar with gold leaf moldings stands out.• Altar of San Francisco church with

Saint Clara de Asis’ image.

• Altar with the images of Saint Benito (center), Saint Clara de Asis (left) and Saint Judas (right).

• Altar that yields devotion to Fatima´s Virgin.

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ChurchLa Merced

Address: Victor Manuel Rendon street and Pedro Carbo avenue. Parish: CarboMass schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 07h00, 08h00, 09h00, 18h00, and 19h00.

Thursdays: 07h00, 08h00. Saturdays: 07h00, 08h00, 09h00, 10h00 and19h00. Sundays: 07h00, 08h00, 09h00, 10h00, 11h00, 12h00, 19h00 and 20h00.

HIStORY: The first building of the Mercedarian Order was located at the then church of La Concepcion (today the existing Firefighters Museum). The second one was located at the current Victor Manuel Rendon Street (it was rebuilt several times after being

destroyed by fires). The third one, known as Astillero (Shipyard) Chapel (today the San Alejo church), was located in Eloy Alfaro Ave-nue and Luzurraga Street.

The current location dates back to 1787, according to the “Anonymous Plans and Maps”,

La Merced Church

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published in the Historic Guide of Julio Estrada. It was located in the then Tigre Street, existing Victor Manuel Rendon Street. Architect Paolo Russo between 1934 and 1936 built it.

AttRACtIOnS: To visit the minor basilica of La Merced is to be overwhelmed by great aesthetic emotion. To walk under its pointed arches is to go back to the beautiful gothic times, whose style is reflected in me-dieval cathedrals. In the left nave there is a painting from 1800, or perhaps towards the late 1790’s. It depicts the Virgin with a young girl by her side touching her vestments. The girl who posed for the painting was Rosa Icaza

y Silva who later became the wife of hero and poet, Jose Joaquin de Olmedo.

Going forward, the visitor can observe the light that filters through the ceiling from the octagonal apse, as a living symbol of the “Light coming from Above”. The lovely entablature of the main altar has the image of the Virgin of La Merced wearing the Templar Cross habit of four equal arms that evokes one of the most famous European cavalry religious orders from the 10th century.

To the left side of the apse area, one of the marvels of universal art can be appreciated: the Eucharist allegory masterly crafted by Italian sculptor Enrico Pacciani.

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The capitals, decorated with flowers and angels lo-cated at the upper part of the pilasters that support the gothic archivolts of this church built between 1934 and 1936, reflect the propor-tional harmony of its three naves. The visitor will experi-ence a sacred sense of archi-tecture that leaves a spiritual mark remembered for a long time.

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Santo Domingo de Guzmán

Address: Rocafuerte Avenue and General Vernaza Street. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: Mondays: 07h00, 09h00, 16h00, 17h30 and 19h00. Tuesdays and Fri-

days: 07h00. Thursdays: 07h00 and 19h00. Saturdays: 08h00 and 19h00.

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HIStORY: The first temple was ope-rated by the Dominican Fathers who arrived in Guayaquil in the year 1548, according to a plaque located in the facade of the Santo Doming Church, which is located at the foot of the then Cerrito Verde, now called Santa Ana Hill.

The existing church was built in 1938, based on a project of Italian architect, Paolo Russo (1885-1971). It was the fifth building con-structed in the same location. The previous ones had to be rebuilt due to material damages and fires.

The central nave has a barrel vault and two lateral naves of lower height. Two chapels are located in the interior. One is devoted to the veneration of the Blessed Sacrament that has a marble entablature of baroque style with

the image of the Eucharist or Holy Grail in the upper part and a pelican feeding its chicks in the inferior part, which represent the Divinity feeding the body, the soul, and the spirit. The other chapel located to the right, has a ba-roque entablature with a marble basin used for baptismal ceremonies.

At the entrance of the temple the visitor can appreciate a space that recreates the cli-matic chambers of the old European churches, where several doors were opened in sequence to avoid the early morning cold winds that affected the people attending the Midnight Mass. In previous times, these climate cham-bers were used as reflection spaces where the faithful waited in silence for the moment when the priest rang the church bells to invite them to mass.

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AttRACtIOnS: In the steps that lead to the Santo Domingo Church, at the foot of the hills where the settlement of the city started, the visitor will find a cross that reflects the old tradition of medieval churches. The low area formed by Santa Ana Hill and Carmen Hill resembles a riding sad-dle. For this reason, Guayaquil was once called the Riding Saddle City.

The colonial interior has thick walls and a tall central nave with a vaulted ceiling that invites silence. Architect Paolo Russo constructed the sober and convent building according to the plans made in Europe. It still has its original one meter wide walls. The visitor can appreciate three naves that form the symbolic design of the building. The lateral nave to the left represents mercy. The one to the right is allusive to justice. And the central nave, of greater height, integrates the two meanings of love.

The central nave has the only remaining pulpit in Guayaquil crafted in marble with a sounding board that reflects the times when there were no speakers and the priest came down off the altar to give the homily during mass.

The 500 year old adobe wall is lo-cated to one side of the sacristy and also the traditional gardens of the con-vents of the monastic orders, which symbolize the interior garden that each one of us should cultivate.

The lateral naves have beautiful baroque altars crafted in Carrara mar-ble that fill with the light that comes from the byzantine dome. The interior has images of La Dolorosa, the Divine Child, Santa Marianita, Santa Catalina de Siena and Santa Rosa de Lima. Also there are images of San Vicente, San Judas Tadeo, San Jacinto, Santo Tomas de Aquino and San Martin de Porres.

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Santa AnaChapel

Address: Stair #444 of the Diego Noboa Stairs, top of Santa Ana Hill. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule:

Sundays at 12h00.

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HIStORY: The chapel is consecrated to the Virgin of La Merced. The Order was established in 1200 to safeguard the roads to the Holy Land. They had both a military and religious mission. The Mercederian order arrived in Guayaquil in 1548.

On September 23, 2002, due to the festivi-ties of the Virgin of La Merced, the Municipality of Guayaquil carried out an inauguration cere-mony for the chapel as part of the regeneration project of Santa Ana Hill. During the cere-mony, priest, Augustin Alcazar, renewed the consecration vows of the chapel to the Virgin of La Merced as patron saint of the coastal region and the Armed Forces of the country. He received the keys of the chapel according to the review published by El Universo Newspaper on September 24, 2002.

AttRACtIOnS: The chapel is part of a tourist complex consisting of the light-house, a lookout point and the Naval Museum.

The design evokes the old chapel of colonial times. Spiral columns form its portico and the interior has beautiful stained glass windows that illustrate the Passion of Christ. Among the stained glass windows located to the east, there is one devoted to Santa Cecilia, protector of music. The other is of an image of a sailboat that reminisce the boats built at the shipyards of Guayaquil. In the back part of the chapel

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visitors can appreciate the sword of Santiago the Greater, patron saint of the city.

The building was designed in several styles using local materials of the coast like chanul, a typical wood of the region that is resistant to plagues and humidity due to its hardness.

There are old paintings in the interior of the chapel that depict the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. In addition there are nineteen

stained glass windows designed by Ecuadorian artists, Luis Narea and Patricio Leon. Fourteen of them represent Calvary and the crucifixion of Christ. The other five depict the galleons (sailboats) that are reminiscent of the mari-time tradition of the city, the Virgin Mary and her Son, the popular legend of Our Lady of Santa Ana, patron saint of the place, and Santa Cecilia, patron of music.

• The stained glass windows were designed by the ecuadorians artists Luis Narea and Patricio León.

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HIStORY: The current building was inaugurated on July 4, 1926. According to the layouts traced by the then Governor Ramon Garcia y Pizarro in 1772, the church was located between La Car-cel Street (existing 10 de Agosto), Sin Nombre Street (currently Sucre), Torre Street (existing Chimborazo) and Caridad Street (currently Chile). A convent was built to one side of the church, whose building was located next to the current Municipal Library.

After been destroyed by a fire for the second time, the church was transferred to a chapel known as “La Soledad”, according to the book “Religious Architecture of Guayaquil from the XVIII and XIX Centuries”, written by architect Melvin Hoyos.

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San Agustín

Address: Luis Urdaneta street and 6 de Marzo avenue. Parish: Rocafuerte. Mass

schedule: Mondays to Fridays: 07h30, 08h30, 19h00.Satur-

days: 09h30. Sundays: 07h00, 08h00, 09h00, 10h00, 11h00

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Street remained until 1902 when it was destroyed by a fire, for a second time. It was transferred to the chapel “La Soledad”, which was built on land donated to the Order of San Agustin, narrates architect, Hoyos, in the Bul-letin 85 of the Municipal Library.

After the fire, the temple was rebuilt with reinforced concrete in its existing location. The construction was com-pleted on July 4, 1926, date in which it was inaugurated.

AnECDOtES: There are urban and colloquial anecdotes that date back to the 1600’s, like the one certi-fied by the king’s scribe, Juan Martinez de Miranda. He made public that Cap-tain Nicolas Serrano slapped himself in the face a hundred times right next to the church and in front of the whole community for his “past mistakes”.

AttRACtIOnS: The rounded arches located at the dome represent a visual experience of great aesthetic value. The semicircular altar suggests a welcome embrace. During the tour, the old polychrome ceramic that cov-ers the floor can be appreciated, with its Mudejar designs of Arab architec-ture.

The lateral altar to the left, of ba-roque style, has figures carved in wood and high reliefs worked in marble. The altar of Santa Rita, also of baroque style, has images carved in wood with a finish that resembles marble. Its lower part has the emblem of Santa Rita. The altar of San Nicolas de Tolentino has the monogram of Jesus, Man of Light, carved in the lower part.

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“Nuestra Señoradel Carmen”

Victoria Church

Dirección: Avenida Quito y calle 10 de Agosto.Parroquia: 9 de octubre. Horarios de Misa: Lunes a sábados: 07h00, 18h30;

Domingos: 07h00, 08h30, 10h00, 18h30.

HIStORY: The first references about this church date back to the 19th century, in the year of 1835, when it was a small chapel made of cane and bijao. In 1887, city plans officially show that the church was located on Quito Avenue between Aduana Street (existing Clemente Ballen) and Mu-nicipalidad Street (currently 10 de Agosto).

The church of Our Lady of Carmen

was initially built with wood. On July 1, 1888 Canon Nicanor Corral, a mem-ber of the Diocesan Council of the Cathedral Church, requested the Mu-nicipality for a lot within the premises of Victoria Square to build a temple. During the session held on December 21, 1888, city council welcomed the request made by Corral.

In 1934, the construction began by the initiative of priest, Carlos Maria de

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la Torre, who later was appointed Cardinal. The architectural design was the work of ar-chitect, Paolo Russo. Architect Luigi Fratta was in charge of the construction and the bas-reliefs are the work of Italian artist, Emilio Soro Sguria, who lived in Guayaquil.

That year the history of the church took a new turn when it was handed over to the parish of the Carmelitas Descalzos Priests by disposition of the VII Bishop of Guaya-quil, Carlos Maria de la Torre Nieto. The name was changed to “Our Lady of Carmen”.

In 1935 the first stone was placed, and after six years, in 1941, the blessing cere-mony of the façade and the two towers was held. The structure was affected by the 7.7 earthquake that occurred on May 13, 1942.

AttRACtIOnS: The central nave is reminiscent of European medieval churches. Its architecture calls to mind the body of

the crucified. The altar represents the head, since the mystery of conscious life occurs in the mind. The apse corresponds to the heart, which is the most illuminated place of the building thanks to the natural light-ing that descends from the upper windows symbolizing the light of love.

A circular apse can be seen at the up-per part of the church in which can be observed symbolic figures of the four evangelists: Saint Mathew accompanied by an angel that symbolizes knowledge, Saint Luke accompanied by a bull chewing its food as a symbol of willpower, Saint Mark accompanied by a lion representing courage; and finally, Saint John accompa-nied by the eagle as a symbol of silence or self-fulfillment. A little bit further, there are three steps that lead to the altar, which represent the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity.

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• Vault with allegory of the Virgin Mary and the saints, located on the High Altar of the Victoria’s church. At the bottom there’s a triangle with the Eye of Wisdom

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MaríaAuxiliadoraChurch

Address: Domingo Comin avenue and Daule Blind Alley.

Parish: Ximena. Mass schedule: Mondays to saturdays: 07h00, 19h00.

Sundays: 07h00, 08h30, 10h00, 12h00 and 19h00. Thursdays: 08h00.

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• The altar has a picture The Virgin Mary, from the cuencano painter David Pacurucu Regalado.

• The interior nave of the church is distinguish by its gotics arcades.

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HIStORY: Italian architect, Paolo Russo Scuderi, designed and built the church between 1934 and 1936. The religious order that manages the Cristobal Colon School is in charge of its administration. Currently it was elevated to “Archdiocesan Marian Sanctuary of Maria Auxiliadora”.

Artwork was added to its main altar in 2013 that transmits the beauty of faith. It is a re-plica of a painting of Maria Auxiliadora done by artist, Tomas Lorenzone, upon the request of

San Juan Bosco in 1865 for the Turin Basilica in Italy.

The artwork, painted by an artist from Cuen-ca, David Pacurucu Regalado, following the original painting, was unveiled on December 8, 2013.

AttRACtIOnS: The pointed arches located at the entrance hall of the chapel; the painting of the Virgin of Maria Auxiliadora lo-cated in the Main Altar.

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ChurchCristo del Consuelo

Address: Lizardo Garcia avenue and A street, Cristo del Consuelo Neighborhood. Parish: García Moreno. Mass schedule: Mondays to fridays: 07h00, 08h00, 18h00; saturdays:

07h00, 08h00, 17h30; sundayss: 07h00, 08h00, 09h30, 11h00, 16h30, 17h30.

HIStORY: According to accounts given by historian, Julio Estrada Ycaza, and folklorist, Guido Garay, the church was started in the populous Cristo del Consuelo Neighborhood in 1954 over a swamp along the banks of the Salado Estuary on land that was part of the old La Chala Hacienda, property of the Robles Chambers Family that was sold to the Municipality of Guayaquil.

The neighborhood, in its beginnings, had

the support of the Claretian Priests who built the citadel by the name of Santisimo Cristo del Consuelo between 1961 and 1962. This was a project envisioned by Father Angel Maria Canals who later built the church. The first building was small and made of cane. In later years, the religious order improved the structure.

PROCESSIOnS: The church carries

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out the traditional procession of Cristo del Consuelo, considered as one of the country’s most important and a symbol of faith for the people of Guayaquil. The procession represents the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. Starting over half a century ago, it is held once a year during Easter on the morning of Holy Friday.

The pilgrimage starts at 07h00 from the church located in Lizardo Garcia Avenue and A Street; then, it continues through Azuay Street and Leonidas Plaza Avenue until reaching the Espiritu Santo Church (Azuay Street and Gallegos Lara Street). The procession is attended by approximately half million parishioners doing different penances along a route that takes almost six hours.

The origin of this emblematic procession dates back to April 15, 1960, when the image of Cristo del Consuelo arrived at the location, which at that time was a mangrove swamp. The 1.80 meters high image is a replica of the one located at the Sanctuary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Madrid. It was crafted by an artist from Cuenca, Julio Quispe, and his assistant, Julio Jimbo, upon the request of Priest Angel Maria Canal.

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• The church conserves traditional elements of the coastal architecture, like the grottoes and circle shape balusters.

• The image of Cristo del Consuelo is 5.90 feet and is an existing replica in the sanctuary “Inmaculado Corazon de María” of Madrid.

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• The “Cristo del Consuelo” procession on Easter is the biggest in the country. It is estimated that half of a million of parishioners assist and walk seventeen blocks.

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San Vicente de Paúl Parish

Nuestra Señora del Cisne Sanctuary

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Address: 25 Street and A Street, Cisne 2 Sector. Parish: Garcia Moreno. Mass schedule: Mondays: 07h00; Tuesdays to Fridays: 07h00, 19h00; Saturdays:

19h00; Sundays: 07h00, 08h30, 10h00, 12h00, 17h00, 19h00.

HIStORY: The parish of San Vicente de Paul, located within the Southern Episcopal Vicariate of Guayaquil, was established on December 12, 1977 by disposition of the then

archbishop of the city, Monsignor Bernardino Echeverria Ruiz; its first pastor was Diocesan Father Pablo Mesa and its first parish priest was Father Francisco Smith.

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• Thousands of worshippers go to the San Agustin church to be part of “La Virgen del Cisne” procession.

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The Missionary Oblates arrived at the parish on July 20, 2003 and currently operate it. The first Oblate priest was Reverend Misael Castillo Leon.

The patron saint of the church is San Vicente Paul, one of the most representative figures of 17th century French Catholicism and founder of the Mission Congregation also called Lazarists Missionary.

San Vicente de Paul was born in Landas on April 24, 1581 and died in Paris on September 27, 1660, as Royal Missionary. He worked to improve the life of the villagers.

AttRACtIOnS: The image of the Virgin of El Cisne, patron saint of the church, which occupies a central area of the altar and also, the dome above the main altar and the Blessed Sacrament.

PROCESSIOnS: The religious festivity of the Virgin of El Cisne is celebrated in August. In her honor, a procession is carried out the last Saturday of August that starts at 15h00 and departures from San Agustin Church (Luis Urdaneta Street and Pedro Moncayo Avenue). The pilgrimage covers 95 blocks from the departure site to San Vicente Church, located in the suburb of Guayaquil. The route includes the following: Luis Urdaneta Street, Machala Avenue, Cuenca Street, Los Rios Avenue, Portete Street, 17 Street, Garcia Goyena Street, 25 Street, and A Street.

• “La Virgen del Cine”, called “ Churonita” a procession is made in her honor.

• San Vicente de Paul church that stands for its simplicity and for its local architecture.

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Church

Nuestra Señora de la Alborada

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Address: Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno Avenue and Jose Maria Egas Street, Alborada Citadel, VII stage. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: Mondays to Saturdays: 07h00, 08h00 and 19h00; Sun-days: 07h00, 09h00, 10h00, 11h15, 17h00,

18h00 and 19h00.

HIStORY: The church was established on October of 1977 in Alborada Citadel, a residential neighborhood built in 1975 on the lots of the Hacienda Mapasingue, property of the Pareja Gomez family, formed by Guillermo Pareja Rolando and Cecilia Gomez de Pareja.

The church was constructed by Vivienda de Interes Social (low-cost housing company) within an area of 10,000 square meters, thanks to the initiative of a priest from Cuenca, Paulino Toral Velez. Before the construction of


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the temple, Father Toral held outdoor masses, heard confessions in a van, and gave catholic services to the neighbors for a period of three months until he formed a community that gathered in a small chapel located at the first stage of La Alborada.

Monsignor Bernardino Echeverria, then archbishop of Guayaquil, ordered the construction of the temple to commemorate 2000 years of the birth of the Virgin Mary. In 1878, the building was blessed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope of the Catholic Church between the years of 2005 and 2013 by the name of Benedict XVI.

The church, currently a Sanctuary, gained importance when Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) offered a special mass on January 31, 1985, for the 2000th anniversary of the birth of the Virgin Mary as part of the celebrations carried out during his visit to Ecuador.

For being blessed by two Popes, the Sanctuary has a spiritual importance. The people of Guayaquil view La Alborada Citadel as a place blessed by God.

PROCESSIOnS: Our Lady of La Alborada Church carries out the procession during Easter, on Holy Friday, which is devoted to the Way of the Cross.

This procession, which is considered the second largest in Guayaquil after the Cristo del Consuelo Procession, is a tradition that goes back to 1991. The route travels through the northern part of the city, departing from Stage VII of La Alborada Citadel and includes Stages V, XII, XIII, and Sauces 8 at Isidro Ayora Avenue and Sauces 1 until reaching Stage IV where the church is located.

The parishioners tour the following streets: First Station (Jesus is condemned to die in the cross) located in the same street as the church; Second Station (Jesus carries the cross) in Rodolfo Baquerizo and Gabriel Roldos streets; Third Station (Jesus falls for the first time) in Francisco de Orellana Avenue and Sauces 8; Fourth Station (Jesus comes across his mother) in the street that divides the Stage VIII of La Alborada and Sauces 8; Fifth Station

(the man from Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross) in Sauces 8 opposite to Albonor Lyceum; Sixth Station (the Veronica washes Jesus’ face) in Isidro Ayora Avenue, Stage VI of La Alborada opposite to Sauces 6; Seventh Station (Jesus falls for the second time) in Isidro Ayora Avenue near La Española Supermarket; Eight Station (Jesus meets the women from Jerusalem) in Isidro Ayora Avenue and Demetrio Aguilera Street; Ninth Station (Jesus falls for the third time) in Isidro Ayora Avenue and Jose Maria Egas Street; Tenth Station (Jesus is stripped of

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his garments) in Isidro Ayora Avenue and Jose Roura Street; Eleventh Station (Jesus is nailed to the cross) near the San Miguel Arcangel Church in Sauces 1; Twelfth Station (Jesus dies in the cross) in Jose Roura and Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur Streets; Thirteenth Station (Jesus is removed from the cross and handed to his mother) in Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur Street opposite to Plaza Mayor Shopping Center; the last station (Jesus is buried) in the church.• Procession of the Via Crucis

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Papal TempleSamanes Church

Address: Isidro Ayora Avenue and Teodoro Alvarado Olea Street. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: Mondays to Fridays:

07h30; Thursdays: 18h00; Sundays: 08h00, 11h00 and 18h00.

HIStORY: The name of the church is Beata

Mercedes de Jesus Molina, but is best known as Samanes Church or

Pope’s Cross Church. It was inaugurated on January 31, 1985, through a religious service

given by Pope John Paul II, who conducted the beatification ceremony of the missionary from Guayaquil, Mercedes de Jesus Molina y Ayala, founder of the Marianitas Religious Congregation. The mass in honor of “The Rose of Guayas”, as the Blessed was known and was

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celebrated at the temple of Samanes Citadel, built specially for the occasion; 400,000 parishioners attended the service. The place has a cross that was named as “Papal Cross” for the visit of the Supreme Pontiff to the church.

The Blessed was born in Baba, Los Rios Province in 1928 and died on June 12, 1883. She was an example of virtue since she renounced her wealth to dedicate her life to God and to people who needed spiritual guidance.

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support of the parishioners and Priest Eduardo Tutiven Cardenas, one of the promoters of the construction of the temple to serve as venue for the Pope’s visit.

On May 9, 2013, the church was inaugurated with a capacity for 600 people. The work, which started on May, 2012, was carried out by the Municipality of Guayaquil during the administration of Jaime Nebot Saadi, who raised the funds for the main altar, the baptistery, the sacristy, the stained glass windows, and other works.

AttRACtIOnS: The image of the Blessed Mercedes de Jesus Molina alongside two children that is placed at the entrance of the temple. The cross that characterizes the church also stands out and can be viewed from afar.

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• Templete Papal´s Sanctuary.

• Church altar yields devotion to the crucified Christ.

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• The interior of the church is distinguish by its minimalist style.

• Image of the Blessed Mercedes de Jesús Molina.

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Church

Nuestra Señora de Czestochowa

Address: Antonio Parra Velasco Avenue, Northeast 16 A Street, Acuarela del Rio Citadel. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: Mondays to Saturdays: 18h30; Sundays: 08h00, 11h00, 18h00, 19h30.

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HIStORY: It bears the name in honor of the black Virgin of Poland, a religious icon in that country. Its origin is attributed to an old painting made by Luke the Evangelist, who, ac-cording to one of the oldest documents of Jasna Gora, traveled from Jerusalem through Constan-tinople until finally arriving at Czestochowa, an industrial city located in the South of Poland.

The church was built on June 14, 1981 as an act of gratitude to Our Lady of Czestochowa for saving the life of Pope John Paul II from the assassination attempt that occurred on May 13, 1981. The construction was carried out thanks to the collaboration of Jose Asaf, who contributed most of the funds.

Pope John Paul II visited the temple on January 31, 1985, during his four-day visit to Ecuador; he blessed the church and celebrated a mass in honor of the Virgin of Czestochowa, Patron Saint of Poland, his original homeland. A monument was crafted to commemorate this visit.

• Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) blessed the church on his visist to Ecuador in 1985.

• Knowledge plate of the people that colla-borated with the construction of the temple.

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• Czestochowas church has a monument to Pope John Paul II.

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SanctuarySchoenstattAddress: Santuario Avenue and Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue, km 4.5. Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 07h00; Thursdays: 11h00, 19h00.

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HIStORY: According to information published in the official website of the Sanctuary, Schoenstatt is an apostolic renewal movement that was started within the Church with a strong apostolic and secular character. Its spiritual character is the Sanctuary that gathers diverse communities to form the “Family of Schoenstatt”. The Sanctuary is found in more than 50 countries around the world.

The Sanctuary bears part of the name of the town of Vallendar, located near Koblenz, Germany, to the south of the city of Cologne. It literally means “beautiful place”. Its origin dates back to the First World War, October 18, 1914, when Priest Kentenich, of Germany, sealed his Love Alliance with Mary. Its purpose was to strengthen the spirit of the students that were forced to fight in the war.

The Movement arrived in Guayaquil in 1960 and was brought from Chile by Spanish priest, Juan Fernando Marin, who received the invitation from several Ecuadorians that lived in Santiago. The first meetings were carried out in a garage located in the southern part

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of Guayaquil. Later, a religious school was used until the 1970’s when they managed to acquire their own headquarters.

The Schoenstatt Marian Sanctuary of Guayaquil is a little chapel consecrated to the

• The Schoenstatt Sanctuary is surrounded by a nature environment.

• The Schoenstatt Sanctuary has a small chapel consecrated to the Virgin Mary.

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Virgin Mary, and is a replica of the original one located in Germany. Its doors were opened on January 20, 1972. The Sanctuaries around the world are at the service of families in nearby communities, and serve as a venue for spiritual

formation groups for children, youths, adults, and couples. The economic contributions are used to maintain the place to where the faithful pilgrimage from different areas of the city.

PROCESSIOnS: “Caminando con Maria por nuestras vidas” (walking with Mary for our lives) is the slogan of the procession in honor of our Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt, which is carried out every May since 1979 on the eve of Mother’s Day. The pilgrimage is attended by almost 10,000 people from different vicariates of the city and several provinces of the country.

The procession departs from various churches located throughout the city and tours different streets until reaching the Sanctuary. Among the parishes that participate are: Nuestra Señora de la Alborada, Santa Gema, La Anunciacion, Santa Teresita of Entre Rios, Maria Auxiliadora, Madre Admirable, Stella Maris, San Juan Bosco, Antonio Santa Ana, and Puerto Azul; from the latter, the inhabitants of the area carry out “La Marcha de las Antorchas” (the Torch March) the night before.

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Address: Km 26 Via the Coast.Parish: Tarqui. Mass schedule: undays:

10h30 and 17h00

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HIStORY: It is the second largest temple in Guayaquil, following the Cathedral San Pedro Apostol. It has a capacity for 2,300 people.

According to the official website, its history goes back to 2007, when an altar to the Divine Mercy was unveiled inside the Cathedral San Pedro Apostol. It was witnessed by a massive crowd indicating the large amount of devotees of the city. Therefore, the archbishop of Guayaquil, Monsignor Antonio Arregui, asked the Association of the Divine Mercy to build a sanctuary in our city.

On September 6, 2009, the first stone was placed. Architect Eduardo Romero built the project in phases. On June 26, 2011, the first part was inaugurated, which was made up of the first dome and the altar. On May 2012, the second dome was completed during the second phase. Finally, on July of 2013, the third phase was finished.

The work, funded by businessmen and faithful people of the city, is 110,000 square meters comprised of a retreat house, a house for the priests, recreational areas, rooms for catechesis and evangelization, an area for 2000 graves, and a parking lot for 120 vehicles. The sanctuary is 29 meters high and

• Stained glass that pays devotion to Jesus.


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• The sanctuary has 110.000 square meters, and a great importance is given to its natural environment.

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has seating capacity for 2,200 on 248 benches.While the sanctuary was being built, the

priests celebrated mass within the premises of a small cabin. At first approximately 20 people attended the service given by Priest Alfredo Garcia, but in time the attendance increased to 600.

AttRACtIOnS: The Sanctuary is surrounded by extensive vegetation and a lake, which gives it a natural beauty. It is

characterized for its impressive architectural structure. At the entrance there is a pointed arch that covers the central nave (1,790 m2), the sacristy, and the crypt (118 m2).

Besides this, the sanctuary has an altar made of marble and a one-piece stained glass window made by Ecuadorian artist, Jorge Luis Narea. It measures 288 square meters and depicts the Lord of the Divine Mercy decorated with vivid colors. There is also a grotto devoted to the Virgin of Medjugorje.

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PROCESSIOnS: The sanctuary carries out a procession in honor of the Lord of the Divine Mercy on April 27; approximately 3000 faithful participate. The people carry the image on their shoulders along the route that starts in the northern part of the city along the road that leads to the coast. The pilgrimage departs from the toll station and continues until the Sanctuary located at the km 24 of that road.

The Divine Mercy is a Christian devotion focused, as the name suggests, on mercy. The

message is aimed at forgiving others based on God forgiving our sins when confessed by the penitents.

The devotion was disseminated to the world through a diary written by Polish nun, Saint Faustina Kowalska, known as “Apostle of Mercy”, in which she narrates the mystic conversations she had with Jesus Christ. Her confessor, the Blessed Miguel Spocko requested her to write about them in her diary. The devotion spread due to the displaced Polish population caused by the Second World War.

In Guayaquil, this devotion congregates thousands of devotees who have contributed to the construction of the sanctuary.

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San Jacinto del Morro

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Address: Central Street, block 123, opposite to Central Park. Parish: El Morro (rural). Mass schedule: Satur-

days: 17h00.

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• Image of San Jacinto, Patron of El Morro Church.

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HIStORY: The church bears the name of its Polish patron saint, Jacinto of Cracow, who was chosen as protector in 1737 by the Chanduyes aborigines, the first inhabitants of the place, after having seized the lands of Caucan, Guzman and Jordan, according to the chronicle published by El Universo Newspaper on August 11, 2007.

The church has great historic and religious significance because it is one of the few that remain from colonial times. Its construction dates back to the 18th century (1737). It was built of wood and adobe on a lot located at the entrance of the parish. The building was reconstructed several times. The first one was in 1855 and took 43 years to finish it in 1898, according to the local history books. The temple was made of wood including the floor and the columns that were covered with planks. It also had 20 windows and three entrances at the front.

During the first restoration, human skeletons were found underneath the altar, which probably belonged to the priests.

In 1993, the Central Bank tried to restore the church by doing repairs on the roof; however, remodeling was put on hold for another 15 years until 2008 when the Municipality of Guayaquil intervened to restore it as part of the urban regeneration program. It was inaugurated on January 30, 2010.

The temple was remodeled without losing its original materials. Among them are wood carvings covered in gold and imitation zinc with artisan tiles for the upper part of the towers. The church was declared as a cultural heritage in 1980.

AttRACtIOnS: Its colonial architecture. A bell tower that can be reached by climbing the stairway located inside the church. At the top visitors can observe a swamp surrounded by tamarind trees and the Manglarcito Island (in front), which is inhabited by a diverse variety of birds.

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San Jacinto de Yaguachi

Address: Lorenzo de Garaycoa Avenue and 21 de Julio Street. Mass schedule: Mondays to Fridays: 19h00; Satur-

days: 19h00; Sundays: 09h30, 11h00 and 19h30.

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HIStORY: According to the official website of the San Jacinto Dioceses, the history of the church goes back to the beginnings of the 16th century when it was located in the existing parish of Cone and the Vuelta Larga Village. Saint Jacinto of Cracow is the patron saint of the church, a reformer of the feminine monasteries of Poland. The first inhabitants of Yaguachi settled in that location.

Priest Nicanor Espinoza,

vicar of the place, built the temple in wood and cane with the help of the villagers; it was inaugurated on July 14, 1844. In 1901, the building was replaced by one made of imperishable wood until 1942 when the construction of a concrete temple started with the arrival of Priest Manuel Paz Ruiz. The work was completed fourteen years later in 1956. The temple remains until today.

On August 7, 1977, the church was consecrated and

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elevated to Archdiocesan Sanctuary by the then archbishop of Guayaquil, Mons ignor Be rna rd ino Echeverria Ruiz. On June 18, 1980, Pope John Paul II declared it Minor Basilica in recognition of the feverous devotion for Saint Jacinto. Finally, on November 4, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI elevated the Minor Basilica to Cathedral.

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San Jacinto are one of the largest and most important religious traditions of the Guayas province, which are celebrated in Yaguachi on August 16 of every year. Approximately 600,000 pilgrims and tourists attend the pilgrimage. The festivities date back to the times of the colony and constitute one of the most important cults of Catholic faith.

There are several stories about the devotion to Saint Jacinto. However, the most widely accepted is the one that says that the image appeared in a painting hung

•Image of a polish saint, Saint Jacinto de Carcovia, patron of Yaguachi church.

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The most relevant part of the festivities is the religious procession in honor of San Jacinto, which takes place on August 16 and whose pilgrimage has the participation of approximately 600,000 pilgrims and tourists from different parts of the city.

The festivity, whose origin dates back to the times of the colony, represents one of the most important cults of the Catholic faith. During the procession, the image of San Jacinto is carried through several streets of the city until reaching the Main Church where the priest celebrates a mass.

on a leafy pechiche tree, a place located 7 km away from the crossing of the Daule and Babahoyo Rivers. The people who saw the image went to tell the parish priest and together carried the painting in a procession to the chapel starting the well-known tradition.

According to several authors, a Spanish citizen who lived in Poland for a long time brought the painting to the country in the mid-16th century; he moved to Ecuador to start a lumber business. He traveled to Yaguachi to harvest lumber and afterwards, out of gratitude, he hung the painting to venerate it. Stories are told that sometimes the painting disappeared from the owner’s house and appeared hanging from a tree; therefore, he decided to donate it to the parish.

AttRACtIOnS: Its eclectic style based on a combination of elements from different eras and styles such as colonial, rustic, and modern among others.

PROCESSIOnS: One of the most important traditions of Guayas is the festival of San Jacinto, which is celebrated in Yaguachi during the month of August, especially between the 15 and 17; several religious, artistic, sports, commercial and tourist activities are carried out during those days.

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Narcisa de JesúsNational Sanctuary

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• Altar of the church where is the casket with the remains of Saint Narcisa de Jesús.

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Address: Tomas Martinez avenue and Eloy Alfaro street, Nobol. Mass schedule: Mondays to Saturdays: 08h30, 11h00, 16h00; Sundays: 08h00, 9h30, 11h00, 14h00, 16h00.


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HIStORY: Is one of the most visited pilgrimage shrines in the country, which is located by the Daule River. Underneath the altar lies the body of a secular young girl born in 1832 at the farm of her parents.

Narcisa, known as the “Violet of Nobol”, was born in this canton on October 29, 1832 and died in Lima on October 8, 1869. She was beatified in 1992 and later canonized by Benedict XVI on October 12, 2008. There is a strong devotion towards her, which constitutes one of the main references of faith in the country.

The history of the temple construction goes

back to 1992 after the beatification of Narcisa. The event motivated the idea of building a temple in her birthplace where her uncorrupt body could rest. Initially it was in Lima where she had lived the final years of her life and died. The body was brought to Guayaquil on April 30, 1955 and was kept in two churches, the Santisimo Sacramento and San Jose, until 1972 when it was taken secretly to her hometown in 1983, where a crypt was built for her.

After the beatification, the Archbishop of Guayaquil, Monsignor Larrea, announced the construction of the temple. In 1993,

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• Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán National Sanctuary is located in Nobol, is a reference point of the religious Ecuadorian culture where around 400,000 visitors come monthly.

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• The Ecuadorian people yields a special devotion to the saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán.

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• Image of Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán.

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• The Ecuadorian family pays a lot of devotion to their saint, who they call “their Narcisita”.

• Casket that keeps the garment that were used in life by Saint Narcisa de Jesús.

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father Placido Muñoz Macias arrived at Nobol to direct the construction project that had the economic support of the faithful. On November 7, 1994, the work started, and a year later, on August 1995, the priests began to celebrate mass inside the temple.

In 1998 , when the church was finished, it was inaugurated with a procession and a solemn Eucharist. Father Muñoz was appointed as the first rector of the church. Seven years later, in February of 2005, several renovations were carried out at the rectory of Father Jaime Cedeño Amador.

On October 23, 2009, the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference elevated the temple from Archdiocesan

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The temple is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in the country, which receives foreign tourists from Peru, Colombia, the United States, and Europe, where thousands of Ecuadorian immigrants have spread their devotion to the Ecuadorian Saint. According to national statistics, half a million pilgrims visited the sanctuary in 2013, with an average of 421,000 visitors per month.

AttRACtIOnS: The urn that contains the uncor-rupt body of Santa Narcisa is located underneath the main altar and the tabernacle. The presbytery (place where the liturgical services are carried

• The devotion for Saint Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán, is inculcated for the Ecuadorian fami-lies to their children from generation to generation, who massively come to venerate her.

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out) is an area that has sev-eral representative elements like the images of Jesus the Crucified and the Virgin Mary.

PROCESSIOnS: Two processions are carried out in Nobol: one devoted to the Way of the Cross and the other to its patron saint, Ecuador-ian Narcisa de Jesus.

WAY O F t H E CROSS: It takes place dur-ing Holy Week in the morning of Holy Friday. The pilgrimage lasts up to four hours and has the participation of more than 600 faithful. It starts at 07h00 and departs from the main church touring several streets of the city. The image of Christ travels inside a car, while a heavy wooden cross

is carried on the shoulders on some of the followers.

Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Moran: The procession is devoted to the saint born in this town, following her canonization held on October 12, 2008.

The pilgrimage has been taking place since 2010 on the day when Narcisa was sanctified. It’s held at night and hundreds of people tour the main streets of the city while carrying the image of the so-called “Violet of Nobol”. The preparations begin in the afternoon with the praying of the rosary. Later, a mass is celebrated; after which, the people start touring the surrounding streets of the Inmaculada Conception temple.

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Señor de los Milagros

Address: Simon Bolivar street and Francisco de Marcos street. Mass schedule: Mondays: 07h00; Tuesdays to Fridays: 07h30, 08h30; Saturdays: 10h00, 19h00; Sundays:

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HIStORY: According to the official website based on the book “History of the Saint Christ of Daule, the Lord of Miracles” written by Priest Hugo Vasquez y Almazan, the history of the sanctuary of the Lord of Miracles or Black Christ dates back to 17th century in the year 1650 when, out of gratitude for a miracle, it was built by Spanish citizen Isidro de Vienza y Mora, owner of large agricultural properties in Daule and Balzar. As the story goes, this landlord, who was blind, accidentally found the image of the Black Christ by the Daule River and upon touching it, he recovered his sight. In appreciation, he freed the slaves he had working on his land and built the chapel with the image of the Black Christ carved in wood

located in the same place where it is today.

The legend of the Black Christ goes back to colonial times. According to the “Ecuadorian Encyclopedia”, written by historian, Efren Aviles Pino, in the morning of February 13, 1648, during the time when it was prohibited, a black slave entered the first chapel of the then called Santa Clara Villa to pray and touch the image of the Lord of Miracles asking for some favors. Upon being caught, he was flogged in the public square and sent to prison as punishment. The next day, the image of Christ, who was white, became black like the skin of the slave. This was interpreted as a predilection of the Lord towards the less fortunate and a

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• Fluvial procession in honor of the black Christ of Daule that takes place in September.

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• At the end of the procession an outsi-de mass takes place

in the exterior of the sanctuary.


protest against such injustice.Another chronicle published

by several newspapers in the country, tell of the same story but in different settings. They narrate that the event did not happen in the church but on the street during Holy Week when the image was removed from the altar to be restored and shown in public. A third version, published in the Tourist Guide of Guayas, says that the event took place on September 14, the same date of the procession.

AttRACtIOnS: The plaster image of the Crucified Black Christ nailed to a marble cross with a crown of thorns made of wood and a white skirt that has two marble angels at

each side wearing a robe. Other attractions are the Way of the Cross panels hung across the church, the images of the Virgin Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the angels.

t H E L O R D O F MIRACLES RIVER PROCESSIOn: Every September 14, approximately 50 vessels depart from the Daule Pier for the Naupe Village. The tour is made up of 14 stations in which penitents receive a blessing from the priests while praying and showing the image of the Black Christ. After reaching the Naupe Village, the procession continues by foot for 3 kilometers until arriving at the Sanctuary of the Lord of Miracles.

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Divino NiñoSanctuary

Address: Roberto Gilbert Street and Manuela Cañizares, Pedro Menendez Gilbert Citadel. Parish: Duran. Mass schedule: Mondays to Fridays: 07h30, 18h00; Saturdays: 10h00;

Sundays: 09h00, 11h30, 17h30.

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HIStORY: According to the website of the San Jacinto Dioceses, the sanctuary honors the holy infancy of Jesus, manifested through the devotion to the Divine Child, whose image was brought from Colombia in 1935 by Italian priest, Juan de Rizzo.

The miraculous fame of the Divine Child reached Ecuador in the 1980’s and quickly captured the devotion of many.

The history of the Sanctuary begins in 1992 when the inhabitants of the Pedro Menendez Citadel, led by Maria Ines de Villacis, established a committee to build the temple. Three years later, in 1995, they requested an image of the Divine Child from

Colombia in order to carry out a procession on Christmas Day from the 9 de Octubre Boulevard and the Pier of Guayaquil to the church in Duran. The walk gave origin to a tradition that was adopted years later. The image was placed in one of the altars and increased the attendance of the parishioners so much that the mass had to be celebrated outside the church, which increased interest for having a temple consecrated solely for this image.

On May 26, 1996, the first stone was set and on August 17 construction began, thanks to the contribution of devotees that carried out several benefit events to fund the

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• The Divine Child Image, which in whose honor the sanctuary was build.

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project. Architect Luis Matamoros designed the temple, which was finished on July 26, 1998. It has an auditorium, a day care center, several rooms for catechesis, and a nursing home for the priests.

For the inauguration celebration, a new image of the Divine Child was crafted in the workshops of San Antonio de Ibarra, whose artisans specialize in all sorts of carved figures. The previous image was placed inside a crystal urn located in a prayer room where visitors could leave letters and photographs to make petitions and show appreciation.

PROCESSIOn: On December 25, the

procession of the Divine Child is carried out in Duran, which tours the main streets of the city. The 15 kilometers long walk starts at the railroad station and ends at the sanctuary where an outdoor mass is celebrated.

The story is told that this pilgrimage started because of the gratitude of an anonymous woman, who one day, had received a picture of the Divine Child. Upon reading the prayer she felt plenitude, and so she promised to disseminate its virtues.

The 25th of each month smaller pilgrimages take place and on Saturdays many people arrive to take a tour.

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During the 1540’s Diego de Urbina organized the first settlement at the foot of Cerrito Verde (Green Hill) which later became known as Santa

Ana Hill. This settlement developed into a beautiful city along the banks of the Guayas River in the ancient Huancavilca Territory. Thanks to the skillful hands of carpenters, the wooden architecture of the city grew. Out of precious, durable woods they built balconies and portals that were unique to America.

Its location between the hills of Santa Ana and Carmen offered a commanding view of the river where sailboats carried out their port activities. This early commercial activity became the engine of the regional economy during both colonial and republican times.

Its sheltered port, located in one of the most peaceful estuaries of the west coast of the South Pacific, turned into the largest shipyard of the South Sea that Spain had.

Guayaquil was a cradle of liberty, which was achieved during the Glorious Dawn of October 9, 1820, when for the first time, in the existing Ecuadorian territory, the explicit and formal Declaration of Independence took place. The armies that liberated Quito on May 24, 1822 departed from Guayaquil. From the same city, a large contingent sealed the liberty of South America during the battles of Junin and Ayacucho.

Its geographical location had such

transcendental geopolitical importance that the only interview held between liberators Bolivar and San Martin, took place in the city on July 26, 1822.

During republican times, the dynamic river port connected the region and the country with international trade, creating thousands of job opportunities and progress for all Ecuadorians. From the port, cocoa (the golden bean) and banana were exported to the ports of Europe and North America. Also, technological advances arrived to the country through the port modernizing the life of the inhabitants.

Towards 1960, Guayaquil became a seaport that promoted the economic, social, and cultural development of the city. This attracted the interest of large shipping companies that invigorated their wealthy trade.

Its large market of diverse opportunities and the beauty of its urban landscape framed by the fresh breezes of the river, offered an ideal atmosphere for art, cultural displays, and a diverse gastronomy. These factors had characterized the city as a tourist destination of growing importance.

This city of the large river and the estuary “where the sun is a domiciled sun, which dawns laughing and sleeps playing in the Salado Estuary” as chanted by poet Pablo Hannibal Vela, open its arms to locals and foreigners, to share the effort of building a society of peace and a better world.

A brief history of Guayaquil

General Information

General informationOfficial name: Santiago de Guayaquil Patron Saint Festivities of Santiago de Guaya-quil: July 25Independence: October 9, 1820Extension: 345 square kilometers

Geographic Location: The geography of Guayaquil is characterized by its coastal location along the northwestern part of South America near the Equa-tor. It has few elevations since it is far away from the Andes Mountains. Its higher elevations are made up of small hills that cross the city and later join the mountain range called “Chongon-Colonche”, which is located to the west. There is a network of rivers formed by the Guayas to the east and the Salado Estuary to the west giving it easy access to the Pacific Ocean through the Gulf of Guayaquil. Its port advantage has made Guayaquil the largest city in Ecuador.

Elevation: 4 m (13.2 ft.)

Weather: Guayaquil can be visited any time of the year, since it does not have extreme temperatures. It has two seasons: winter (from January to May) and summer (from June to December). During win-ter season, the city is hot during the day and a little cooler at night and during the summer months its cooler during the day and nighttime.

Population: It is the largest city of the country with a population of approximately 2,500,000 inhabit-ants. The 2010 census showed that Guayaquil had 2,350, 915 inhabitants at that time.

Regional name: Guayaquilenos

Time zone: GMT -5.

Language: Spanish is the official language; how-ever, in some tourist areas, like large hotels and classy restaurants, other languages are spoken. English is the most common non-native language.

Currency: American Dollar

Postal code: EC0901

Type of government: Autonomous. The govern-ment is elected by democratic vote that elects a Mayor and Cantonal Council.

Political-Administrative distribution: The Guay-aquil canton has 16 urban parishes and 5 rural.

Attire: During the rainy season, from January to May, the city can be quite warm and very sunny, an ideal time to visit the beaches. During the day it is recommended to dress for warm weather and wear comfortable shoes. For those sunny days tourists should wear something to protect their heads, use sunblock, and even carry an umbrella. For the dry, cooler season, from June to December, dress for warm weather; however, at nighttime some may need to wear a light sweater.

voltage: 110 volts.

Local festivities:January 1: New YearFebruary or March: CarnivalMarch or April: EasterMay 1: Labor DayMay 24: Battle of PichinchaJuly 24: Birthday of Simon Bolivar.July 25: Foundation of Guayaquil.October 9: Independence of Guayaquil.november 2: Day of the DeathDecember 25: Christmas December 31: New Year’s Eve

Important telephone numbersEmergency 911national Police 101Fire Department 102Red Cross 103Ministry of Health 171Blood Bank 042- 560675 Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport 04-2-169000Bus Terminal of Guayaquil: 04-2-130166Civil Defense 04-2-469009Municipality of Guayaquil: 04-2-594800Judicial Police: 04-2-870439Customs Police: 04-2-489333Friend (Amigo) Telephone: 04-2-385808

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Tourist ServicesAccommodations: There are a variety of options for all tastes and budgets: 1 to 5 star hotels and hostels. (More information in the hotel list on page 126) Air transportation: Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport, listed as one of the best in the world in its category. There are domestic flights to main tourist destinations of Ecuador. Prices can be found in the airlines’ websites. Interprovincial Buses: Departing from the modern bus terminal of Guayaquil, all destinations within the country are covered. Prices and travel comfort may vary according to the routes and transportation companies. Airport taxes: Jose Joaquín de Olmedo Airport: $31.01 (international flights); $ 6.59 (domestic flights)Bus Terminal taxes: $0.20note: Taxes are subject to change.Taxi Service: To guarantee the safety and comfort of the traveler, it is recommended the use of taxis while going to and from hotels, airports or shopping malls. Private taxi companies have call centers that arrange to pick up tourists throughout the city. Warning: do not hail a taxi on the street. Use the call center. Car rental: Rental companies operate in the city and have agencies inside the airport terminal. Use of cars: Foreigners can use their driver’s license for up to six months from the day they enter the country.Restaurants: The most exquisite gastronomy of

Ecuador and the world can be tasted in the city. There are options for all tastes and budgetsSafety: When visiting Guayaquil, tourists should take the same precautions that they would anywhere else. Do not leave your belongings unattended and avoid deserted places at night. The National Police and the Metropolitan Police guard the city’s downtown. In case of emergency you can dial 911 and you will be helped immediately.visas and customs: A visa is not required for most foreigners to enter the country for a stay of 90 days or less. However, citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan and Somalia are required a visa to enter the country for any length of time.Currency: The US dollar is used. The bills and some of the coins are the same as the ones used in the United States; however, some coins are issued in the country. Euros and other currencies must be exchanged at the current exchange rate. Currency exchange: Currency can be exchanged at authorized exchange offices, hotels and banks. It is not recommended to exchange currency in the streets.

ATMsThere are ATMs throughout the city. They are easy to find, and they work with all types of debit and credit cards.Credit cards: the most accepted are Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club.

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Country code: 593Long distance dial: 00

PROVINCES:Azuay: 07Bolívar: 06Cañar: 07Carchi: 06Chimborazo: 03Cotopaxi: 03Esmeraldas: 06El Oro: 07Galápagos: 05Guayas: 04 Imbabura: 06 Loja: 07 Los Ríos: 05 Manabí: 05 Morona Santiago: 07 Orellana: 06 Pastaza: 06Pichincha: 02

Santa Elena: 04 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: 07Sucumbíos: 06napo: 06 Tungurahua: 03 Zamora Chinchipe: 03

CITIESAmbato: 03Atacames: 06Azoguez: 07Baños: 03Cuenca: 07El Coca: 06 Esmeraldas: 06 Guayaquil: 04Ibarra: 06 Ingapirca: 07Isla Isabela: 05 Isla San Cristóbal: 05 Isla Santa Cruz: 05

Lago Agrio: 06Loja: 07 Macas: 07 Machala: 07 Manta: 05 Montañita: 04napo: 06 Otavalo: 06 Quito: 02 Playas: 04 Portoviejo: 05 Puyo: 03 Quevedo: 05 Riobamba: 03 Salinas: 06Santa Elena: 04 Santo Domingo: 02 Tababela: 02 Tena: 06 Pichincha: 02 vilcabamba: 07Zamora: 07

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If your card is lost or stolen:Call the following numbers to block it:Diners Club: +593 (02) 2984444.American Express: 1700 242424.visa: +1 (303) 967-1096Mastercard: +1 (636) 722-7111. note: the phone numbers are subject to change. Traveller’s Checks: can be used in banking institutions; however, they are not accepted in tourist areas.

Airlines:Aerogal: 2687566Aircanada: 2453009Airfrance/klm: 2169050/68American Airlines: 2598800Avianca: 2399411Copa: 2303211El al: 2889789Emetebe: 2309290Endecots: 2289589Hanh air: 2453009Heli Air Monaco Iberia: 2329558Icelandair Japan Airlines: 2889789Lac Lan: 2598500Lufthansa: 2598060Qantas Airways: 2889789Saéreo Sba: 2169108/09Star Perú: (09)81009411Tame: 2560728/78

Embassies and Consulates in Ecuador

ALBAnIA* Consular Section (Quito)Address: N44-54 Isla Santiago and Rio CocaPhone mumber: (02) 2447142 - (02) 2445272Fax: (02) 2447090Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays: 08h30 – 16h00

ARGEnTInA*Embassy (Quito) Address: 21-147 Amazonas avenue No. and Roca, 8th floor, Offices 812 through 820Phone numbers: (02) 2527624 - (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207 - (02) 2562292 - (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207 - (02) 2563662.

Fax: (02) 2568177PO Box: 17 21 0002 / 17- 1-2937Email: [email protected]: www.cancillleria.gov.arOpening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00 from Mondays to FridaysCustomer service: 9:00 to 13:00 *General Consulate (Guayaquil)Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue and Carlos Julio Arosemena, “Hamburgo” Building, ground floorPhone numbers: (04) 220869 - (04) 220777Fax: (04) 2208769Email: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 520 Rocafuerte and Tomás Martínez, Fundacion Leonidas Ortega Building, First floor. Phone number: (04) 6017529Fax: (04) 25014111Email:[email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00

AUSTRIA*Consular Section (Quito) Address: E9-53 Gaspar de Vil-laroel avenue and Shyris, third floorPhone numbers: (02) 2469700 - 099554927Fax: (02) 2443276 - (02) 2441143Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 718 Jorge Pérez Concha street Phone number: (04) 22384886Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00.Email: [email protected]

BAnGLADESH*Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: N35-89 Amazonas avenues and Corea, Amazonas Building 4000, 5th floor.Phone numbers: (02) 2263500 -

(02) 2263502Fax: (02) 2462562Email: [email protected] General Consul in Quito Patricio Izurieta Mora Bowen

BELARUS *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: E7-22 Alpallana and Whymper; GF, Torres Almagro No. 9950 Phone number: (02) 2905161Email: [email protected] Consul of BelarusJaime Ortiz Barona

BELGIUM*Consular Section in Quito Address: N41-163 Los Cabildos street, Futura Building, 4th floor –Quito Tenis Residential Devel-opment, behind the Embassy of Japan. Phone numbers: (02) 2469017 / 099730860Fax: (02) 2449125PO Box: 17-07-9431Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Las Americas Avenue, TC Television Building. San Joaquin Orravia. 3rd floorPhone number: (04) 22 83374Fax: (04) 2398857Email: consuladobelgica@tctelevisión.com

BOLIvIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 2432 Eloy Alfaro av-enue and Fernando AyarzaPhone number: (02) 2244830 - (02) 2244831Fax: (02) 2244833PO Box: 17 21 0003Email: [email protected] Website: www.embajadabolivia.ecOpening hours: Consular: from 09:00 to13:00 Mission: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:30Quito-Ecuador*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 100 Cedros and Victor

Emilio Estrada (Urdesa) Phone numbers: (04) 2885790 – (04) 2885791 - (04) 2885789Cell phone: 099524340Email: [email protected] hours: from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00

BRASIL*Embassy (Quito)Address: N39-123 Amazonas and Arizaga, Amazonas Build-ing Square, 7th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2277300Fax: (02) 2277003PO Box: 17 01 231Email: [email protected] Website: www.quito.itamaraty.gov.brOpening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00, Mondays to FridaysQuito-Ecuador*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 312 San Jorge avenue and east 3rd. street (Kennedy) Phone number: (04) 2293046 - (04) 2283825Cell phone 09-01-10444Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 14:00

BULGARIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo avenue and Joaquín Orrantia. Executive Center Building, 7th floor, office702Phone number: (04) 2296837Business center: (04) 2291830Fax: (04) 2296895Opening hours: 09:30 a 12:45 horas Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Isabel Noboa Ponton

CAnADA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 37-29 Amazonas and Union Nacional de Periodistas, Eurocenter Building, 3rd floorPhone numbers: (02) 2455499 - (02) 2272166Fax: (02) 2277672

PO Box: 17-11-6512Email: [email protected]: www.ecuador.gc.caOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 07:30 to16:00; Fridays from 07:30 to 13:00.*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 234 Francisco de Orellana avenue, Blue Towers Building, 6th floorPhone numbers: (04) 2631109 Ext. 101Email: [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilBasil Haylock

CHILE*Embassy (Quito) Address: 3617 Juan Pablo Sanz and Amazonas, Xerox Building, 4th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2453327 - (02) 2452752 - (02) 2459487Fax: (02) 2444470PO Box: 17-17-206Email: [email protected] / [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08h30 to 17h30.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 100 9 de Octubre av-enue and Malecon, La Previsora Building, 23rd floor, office 2306Phone numbers: (04) 2562995 - (04) 2564919Fax: (04) 2565-151PO Box: 09-01-828Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 08: 00 to 13:00.

CHInA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 349 Atahualpa avenue and Amazonas avenuePhone numbers: (02) 2433337 - (02) 244462 (Protocol) (02) 2433407 –Consular OfficeEmail: [email protected]: 24 44 364/62Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays: from 09:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:00. Consular Office: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from

9:00 to 11:30*Consulate General in Guaya-quil Address: Santa Cecilia Citadel, 840 Central avenue between streets 7th and 8th Phone numbers: (04) 2850338 - (04) 2850611Fax: (04) 2850125Email: [email protected] General Consul in Guayaquil Wang Weihua

COLOMBIA*Embassy (Quito) Address: N24-528 12 de Octu-bre avenue and Luis Cordero, World Trade Center, B Tower, 14th floorPhone number: (02) 2236463Fax: (02) 2221969Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue, block 111. WTC, B Tower, 11th floor, office 1105 Phone numbers: (04) 2630670 - (04) 2630-674 - (04) 2630675Fax: (04) 2630676Opening Hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 13:30 and 14:30 to 18:00

COSTA RICA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 111 Javier Arauz and German Aleman (behind Megamaxi and 6 de Diciembre Avenue) Phone number: (02) 2256016 - (02) 2252330Fax: (02) 2254-087PO Box: 17 -03 -301Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 16:00.*Consular Section in GuayaquilAddress: 2009 9 de Octubre and Los Rios, El Marques Building, 11th floorPhone number: (04) 2453065Fax: (04) 2375224Cell phone: 09-9632856

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Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 16:00.Consul in GuayaquilRafael Saenz

CUBA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 365 Mercurio between La Razon and El VengadorPhone numbers: (02) 22 60981 - (02) 2456936 - (02) 2259183Fax: (02) 2430594Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.embacuba.cubaminrex.cuOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:30 to 14:30.

CYPRUS *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: 481 Humboldt and Novoa Caamaño, Liguria Build-ing, 6th floorPhone numbers: (02) 3237758 - (02) 3237545Fax: (02) 2227344Email: [email protected] Ad-HonoremMaria Cardenas Rivadeneira

CZEC REPUBLIC*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 520 Third avenue and Fourth street, Los Ceibos Phone number: (04) 2354613Fax: (04) 2353190PO Box: 09-01-5094Email: [email protected]: www.mzv.cz/bogotaOpening hours: from 9:00 to 12:00 (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)

DEnMARK*Consulate General in Quito Address: Business Center Plaza del Rancho, Block 1, 2nd floor, Office. 206, Eugenio Espejo avenue, Via Tanda –Miravalle sectorPhone number: (02) 3957565 – (02) 3957583PO Box: 17-17-549Email: [email protected]

/ [email protected]*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 604 General Cordova and MendiburoPhone number: (04) 2308-020 / 099742-908Opening hours: 09:00 a 12:00 Consul GuayaquilFlemming Bo Falkentoft

DOMInICAn REPUBLIC*Embassy (Quito)Address: E 12-80 German Aleman street between Juan Ramirez and Arroyo del Río, behind Megamaxi (Batan Alto)Phone numbers: (02) 2434232 - (02) 2244478 - (02) 2269163Fax: (02) 2434275Email: [email protected] Websites: www.embajadado-minicanaecuador.comOpening hours: from 09:00 to 15:30. Customer service until 14:30

EGYPT*Embassy (Quito)Address: E 4–56 Tarqui avenue and 6 de Diciembre avenue (across El Arbolito park)Phone numbers: (02) 2509501 - (02) 2225240 - (02) 2520895Fax: (02) 2563521PO Box: 17-7-9355Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 15:00.Consular: Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 to 13:00.

EL SALvADOR*Embassy (Quito)Address: 123 Japon street and Amazonas avenue, Ferlo- SANT Building, 2nd floorPhone number: (02) 2254433Fax: (02) 2254431Email: [email protected]: www.elsalvador.com.ecOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:30 to 11:30.*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 511 Clemente Ballen

and BoyacaPhone numbers: (04) 2516066 – (04) 2325150Fax: (04) 2516068Opening hours: 9:00 a 18:00 horas Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Dinorah De Luzi

ESTOnIA *Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: N26-97 12 de Octubre avenue and Abraham Lincoln, Tower 1492 Building, 8th floorPhone number: (02) 298 6666Fax: (02) 298 6664Cell phone: 09 9 443137P.O Box: 17-03-719Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: from 8:30 to 18:00

EUROPEAn UnIOn*Delegation Address: E11-160 Orellana avenue and Whimper, Schuman BuildingPhone numbers: (02) 2523 912 – (02) 2523161 – (02) 2528040Fax: (02) 2527 511Cell phone: 098790834PO Box: 17-7-9695Email: [email protected] Websites: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ecuadorOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:30 to 17:30; Fridays: 08:00 to 13:30.

FInLAnD*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 212 Luis Urdaneta and General CordovaPhone number: (04) 2564268Fax: (04) 2561295PO Box: 09-01-4848Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 12:00 and 16:00 to 18:00 Honorary Consul in GuayaquilHumberto Mata Salvador

FRAnCE*Embassy (Quito)Address: 107 Leonidas Plaza and Patria

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Phone number: (02) 2943800Fax: (02) 2943809PO Box: 1913 y 536Email: [email protected]: www.ambafran-ce-ec.org Opening hours: 08:00 a 13:00 y 14:00 a 16:30, Mondays to Thurdays Consulate: 08:00 to 13:30 on Fridays*Consulate in GuayaquilAddress: 909 Jose Mascote and HurtadoPhone number: (04) 2328442Fax: (04) 2328442Email: [email protected] hours: 10:00 a 13:00. Consul in Guayaquil Thierry Souët

GEORGIA*Honorary Consulate in QuitoAddress: N27-157 Muros and Gonzalez SuarezPhone number: (02) 2227713Cell phone: 0999801900Email: [email protected] Consul in QuitoManuel Eloy Esteban Kakabadse Navarro (OJO, TRES NOMBRES)

GERMAnY*Embassy (Quito) Address: E 10-44 Naciones Unidas avenue and Republica de El Salvador, Citiplaza Build-ing, Floors 12-14.Phone number: (02) 2970820Fax: (02) 2970815 / (02) 2970816Cell phone: 0999497967PO Box: 17-17-536E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.quito.diplo.de Opening Hours: Mondays to Thursdays: 7:30 to 12:30 and 13:00 to 16:30; Fridays: 07:30 to 13:15.* Consular Section (Guayaquil) Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue, Berlin Building, 2nd floor Phone number: (04) 2206868 - (04) 2206867Fax: (04) 2206869Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to

Fridays from 09:00 to 12:00.

GREAT BRITAIn*Embassy (Quito)Address: Naciones Unidas and Republica de El Salvador, Citi-plaza Building, 14th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2970800 - (02) 2970801Fax: (02) 2970809SEmergency cell phone: 092029944Po Box: 17-17-830Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.britembquito.org.ec / www.ukinecuador.fco.gov.ukOpening hours: from 08:00 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30, Mondays to Thursday, and from 8:00 to 13:00 on Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 623 General Cordova and Padre SolanoPhone numbers: (04) 25 60 400 / (04) 2563850. Extension 318Fax: (04) 25 62 641Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilColin Robert Armstrong, CMG

GREECE*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: Las Americas avenue and Cosmerenela, El Bucanero Building, Office 6.Phone number: (04) 2285706Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 15:00General Consul in GuayaquilStylianos Gkiokas

GUATEMALA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 733 Republica de El Salvador and Portugal, Gabriela Building, 3rd floor, Office 301. Phone number: (02) 2459700 - (02) 2437751 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ecuador.minex.gtOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 13:00.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Colon 3 Business Center, Office 109.Phone numbers: (04) 2136156 - (04) 2136157Fax: (04) 2380583Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilRafael Florido White

HAITI*Embassy (Quito) Address: E8-62 Francisco Robles between Leonidas Plaza and 6 de Diciembre.Phone number: (02) 2547565 - (02) 223-4152Fax: (02) 2224152Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Km 8.5, Via Daule, inside the Conquistador Group, 1st floorPhone number: (04) 2250141Email: [email protected] Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from10h00 to 13h00

HOLY SEE*Embassy (Quito)Address: 692 Orellana and 6 de Diciembre avenuePhone numbers: (02) 2505200 - (02) 2505201Fax: (02) 2564810PO Box: 17 07 8980Email: [email protected] Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:30 to 13:00 and from 15: 00 to 17: 30; Sat-urdays: from 08:30 to 13:00

HOnDURAS*Embassy (Quito)Address: N-277 Suecia street and Shyris avenue, Suecia Building, 5th floorPhone numbers: (02) 2438820 - (02) 2442476 - (02) 2254196Fax: (02) 2442476 POBox: 17-03-4753 Email: [email protected]


Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 14:00*Honorary Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 414 Bolivia y ChilePhone numbers: (04) 2447300Fax: (04) 2445972Opening hours: from 16:30 to 18:30.

HUnGARY*Consulate in QuitoAddress: 2859 Whimper and Orellana, Whimper BuildingPhone numbers: (02) 2506-514 – (02) 2545546Fax: (02) 2502-802PO Box: 17012371Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00.

InDIA*Honorary Consulate in Quito Address: E9-24 Republica de El Salvador and Suiza, Euro Build-ing, 2nd floor, office B Phone numbers: (02) 3332212 - (02) 3332215Fax: (02) 2569-017Email: informació[email protected] / [email protected]

InDOnESIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: E15-84 Quiteño Libre street, Bellavista Neighborhood Phone number: (02) 2431717Email: [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 203 Luque and Pedro Carbo, 4th floor, Apt. 40Phone number: (04) 2323-592Opening hours: 1 from 3:00 to 15:00 Email: [email protected] Consul in GuayaquilMarcelo Lopez Mestanza.

ISRAEL*Embassy (Quito)Address: avenue Coruña E25-58 and San Ignacio, Altana Plaza Building, 5th floor

Phone numbers: (02) 3971500 - (02) 3971502Fax: (02) 3971555Cell phone: 0984881289 –0984881288PO Box: 17-21-038Email: [email protected]: www.quito.mfa.gov.ilOpening hours: from 09:00 to 16:30, Mondays to Thursdays. From 08:30 to 14:00 on Fridays. *Consulate in Guayaquil Address: 729 9 de Octubre avenue and Boyaca, 4th floor.Phone number: (04) 2322555 – (04) 2322000Fax: (04) 2328-196Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJohnny Czarninski Baier

IRAn*Embassy (Quito) Address: E14-43 Jose Queri street and Los Granados avenuePBX:(02) 334-3450 ext 200FAX:(02) 334-3450 ext 220Email: [email protected] hours: from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00

ITALY*Embassy (Quito)Address: 111 La Isla street and Humberto Albornoz Phone numbers: (02) 3211322 - (02) 3211674 - (02) 3210565Fax: (02) 3210818Cell phone: 099778061PO Box: 17-03-72Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.ambitalquito.orgOpening hours: from 8:30 to 12:30, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 423 P. Icaza between Cordova and Baquerizo Moreno. Machala Bank Building, 3rd floorPhone number: (04) 2568358Fax: (04) 2568447Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00.

JAMAICA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Malecon de Entre Ríos avenue, Mediterraneo Complex # 8Phone number: (04) 2830-346Fax: (04) 2830-346Cell phone: 086542 515Email: [email protected] previous appointment is required.Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Ana María Pinchin de Ching

JAPAn*Embassy (Quito)Address: N39-123 Amazonas avenue and Jose Arizaga, Amazonas Plaza Building, floors 11 and 12Phone numbers: (02) 2278700 - (02) 2456426 - (02) 2468738Fax: (02) 2449 399PO Box: 17-21-01518Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]: www.ec.emb-ja-pam.go.jpOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:45 to 12:30 and from 14:00 to 17:15.*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Km 11.5 Via Daule Phone numbers: (04) 2100600 - (04) 2100973. Ext 212 - 273Fax: (04) 2100-151Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 Honorary Consul General in GuayaquilJaime Simon Isaias

LEBAnOn*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 101 Jose Campos and Garcíi Aviles, 1st floor Phone numbers: (04) 2300988 – (04) 2563715Fax: (04) 2562-692Email: [email protected] Honorary General Consul in Guayaquil

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Juan Saade SaadeMALTA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 905 Malecon between Victor Manuel Rendon and Junin. Simon Bolívar Building, 1st floor, Office 103Phone numbers: (04) 2301948Fax: (04) 2301948Cell phone: 094360900Email: [email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 14:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilTrevor Harding Bickle

MExICO*Embassy (Quito) Address: N36–165 6 de Diciem-bre avenue and Naciones UnidasPhone numbers: (02) 2923770 - (02) 2923771 - (02) 5103267 - (02) 2510273Fax: (02) 2448245Email: [email protected]: www.embamex.sre.gob.mx/ecuadorOpening Hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 9h00 to 18h00.

MOnACO*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 516 9 de Octubre and EscobedoPhone numbers: (04) 2306606 - (04) 2328435Fax: (04) 2567438Opening hours: from 10:00 to 13:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJavier Tola Neira

MOROCCO*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 200 Victor Emilio Estrada and Balsamos Phone number: (04) 2883542Fax: (04) 2883542Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00. Honorary General Consul in

GuayaquilAntonio Alvarez Eljuri

nETHERALnDS*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 1502 Quisquis and Tulcan, 1st floor, Office101Phone number: (04) 2280 156Fax: (04) 2286 047Email: [email protected] hours: from 09:00 to 13:00

nICARAGUA*Embassy (Quito)Address: N31-62 Amazonas avenue and Moreno Bellido, COMONSA Building, 5th floor, Office. 5 a, (across Petro-Com-ercial gas station)Phone numbers: (02) 2550796 – (02) 2238885Fax: (02) 2550796 Ext. 105Email: [email protected] / [email protected]*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Lomas de Urdesa (104 Las Brisas and Olmos) Km 7.5. Milantex OfficePhone numbers: (04) 2254822 – (04) 2250815Fax: (04) 2251193 – (04) 2206853Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAdelsi Ivette Acevedo Perez

nORWAY*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 106 Malecon del Salado and Todos los Santos – UrdesaPhone number: (04) 2389610Fax: (04) 2384544Cell phone: 099516150Email: [email protected] hours: from 9:00 to 14:00 Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Andres Schmidt Orces

PAnAMA*Embassy (Quito)Address: E12-92 German Ale-man and Arroyo del Rio (El Batan)Phone numbers: (02) 2248321 - (02) 2431792 - (02) 2433653Fax: (02) 2275044PO Box: 17–07–9017Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.embajadadep-anamaecuador.comOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 15:00

PARAGUAY*Embassy (Quito) Address: 24-594 12 de Octubre avenue and General Francisco Salazar, Torre Sol Verde Build-ing, 8th floor.Phone numbers: (02) 2909006Emergency cell phone: 0986247567Telefax: (02) 2909005Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.embajadadepa-raguay.ecOpening hours: from 8:30 to 16:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quil Address: Km 11. 5 Via Daule (Plasticos del Litoral)Phone numbers: (04) 2100600. Ext. 212Fax: (04) 2100-151PO Box: 09-01-1299Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 17:00 Honorary General Consul in GuayaquilXavier Felix Simon Isaias

PERU*Consulate in Guayaquil Address: Francisco de Orellana avenue, Block 501, Kennedy Norte, 14th floor, office 2, Centrum BuildingPhone numbers: (04) 2280114 – (04) 2280135 – (04) 2280142Fax: (04) 2280183Cell phone: 099424664Email: [email protected]


Website: www.consuladoperu-guayaquil.comOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 16:00

PHILIPPInES *Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Alborada, Block Bt. # 2Phone number: (04) 2247461Fax: (04) 241944Opening hours: 10:00 to 14:00 Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Corazon Oliva de Reyes

POLAnD*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 100 9 de Octubre avenue and Malecon. La Previ-sora Building, 29th floor, office 2901Phone numbers: (04) 2325555 – (04) 2325757Fax: (04) 2326111PO Box: 09 015 965Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:30 to 12:30 and from 13:30 to 17:30.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilFrancisco Rizzo Pastor

PORTUGAL*Honorary Consulate en Guaya-quilAddress: 603 Los Rios and QuisquisPhone number: (04) 2293284Fax: (04) 2441991Cell phone: 094043394PO. Box: 09-01-1217Email: [email protected] Hours: from 09:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilAntonio Marques Firmino

QATAR*Embassy (Quito) Address: 1820 avenues 12 de Octubre and Cordero, suite 605, Swissotel (temporary residence) Phone number: (02) 2528865Fax: (02) 2528913Cell phone: 0981299166Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

RUMAnIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Puntilla, Via Sambo-rondon, Los Lagos Residential Development Nº 28Phone number: (04) 2834088Fax: (04) 2834088Email: [email protected] hours: from 10:00 to 16:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilMaria Fernanda Parra

RUSSIA*Embassy (Quito)Address: 4612 Reina Victoria and Ramon RocaPhone numbers: (02) 2526361 - (02) 2526375 - (02) 2554510 - (02) 2505089 (consular section)Fax: 2565-531PO Box: 17 01 3868Email: [email protected] / [email protected] (consular section)Websites: www.ecuador.mid.ruOpening hours: Mondays to Thursdays, from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 19:00. On Fridays from 08:00 to 12:00*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 2703 Clemente Ballen and Asisclo Garay Phone number: (04) 2451361Fax: (04) 245-1361Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:00 to 13:00Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quil Alfredo Jose Ortega Maldonado

SIRIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 523 Huancavilca and Cacique AlvarezPhone numbers: (04) 2402902Fax: (04) 2403619Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00Honorary Consul in GuayaquilJuan Saman Abud

SLOvEnIA*Consulate (Quito) Address: N65-Galo Plaza Lasso avenue and Los Eucaliptos, diagonal to Los Recuerdos park, headquarters of Hidria Perles Ecuador S.A company.Phone number: (02) 2485213 – (02) 2471105Fax: (02) 2809022Email: [email protected]

SOUTH KOREA*Embassy (Quito) Address: 1942 12 de Octubre avenue and Cordero, World Trade Center, B Tower, 3rd floorPhone number: (02) 2909227 - (02) 2909228 - (02) 2909229Fax: (02) 2501-190PO Box: 17-03-626Email: [email protected] / [email protected] hours: from 08:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Km 3.5 Via Duran – Tambo.Phone number: (04) 2224334Fax: (04) 2559-029Email: [email protected] hours: 09:00 a 16:00.Honorary Consul in GuayaquilLuis Chonillo

SPAIn*Embassy (Quito) Address: E12-73 Francisco Salazar and ToledoPhone numbers: (02) 3226296 - (02) 3226303 - (02) 3226896Fax: (02) 3227805PO Box: 17 01 9322Email: [email protected]: www.exteriores.es/embajadas/quitoOpening hours: from 08:00 to 15:30, Mondays to FridaysConsulate: 455 La Pinta and AmazonasPhone number: (02) 2555733*Consulate General in Guaya-quilAddress: corner of Velez and

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Tungurahua Phone number: (04) 6017-460Opening hours: from 08:00 to 15:30.

SWITZERLAnD*Embassy (Quito)Address: 35-17 Amazonas avenue and Juan Pablo Sanz, Xerox Building, 2nd floorPhone number: (02) 2434949Fax: (02) 2449314Cell phone: 099568258 (emer-gencies) PO Box: 17-11-4815Email: [email protected] / [email protected]: www.eda.admin. ch/quitoOpening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00, Mondays to Fridays*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue, Conauto Building, 5th floor Phone numbers: (04) 2681900Fax: (04) 2681997Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00 Honorary General Consul in GuayaquilHerbert Frei Perez

TUnISIA*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 812 Cordova and Victor M. Rendon, Torres de la Merced Building, 5th floor, Office 7Phone numbers: (04) 2309903Fax: (04) 2309903Opening hours: from 09:00 to 12:00Honorary general Consul in GuayaquilFathi Ben Bouzid

TURKEY*Embassy (Quito)Address: No. 9-28 Sebastian de Benalcazar street between Oriente and Esmeraldas Phone numbers: (02) 2511490Fax: (02) 2511493PO Box: 170409Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 08:00 to 16:30

UnITED STATES*Embassy (Quito)Address: E12-170 Avigiras and Eloy AlfaroPhone numbers: (02) 398-5000After opening hours: (02) 398-5000Fax: (02) 398-5100PO Box: 17-17-1538Opening hours: from 08:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00 Consular Section: (02) 398-5000Customer service: Mondays to Thursdays from 07:30 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 15:00. Usaid: Avigiras E12-170 and Eloy AlfaroPhone number: (02) 398-5000*Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: Santa Ana street and José Rodriguez Bonin avenueOpening hours: Mondays to Fridays from 08:00 to 17:00. Call center for other provinces of Ecuador: (04) 371-7000For Guayaquil and another cities of the Guayas province: 371-7000

URUGUAY*Embassy (Quito)Address: 2816 6 de Diciembre avenue and Paul Rivet “Jos-ueth González” Building, 9th floor Phone numbers: (02) 2563762 - (02) 2544228 - (02) 2541968Fax: (02) 2563763PO Box: 17-12-282Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, from 09:30 to 15:30*Honorary Consulate in Guaya-quilAddress: 114 Junín and Male-con, Torres del Rio Building, 5th floor, Office 9Phone number: (04) 2311058Fax: (04) 2563952Email: [email protected] hours: Mondays to Fridays: from 09:30 to 13:30

Honorary Consul in Guayaquil Luís Alberto Trujillo Bustamante

vEnEZUELA*Embassy (Quito) Address: N30-240 Amazonas av-enue and Eloy Alfaro, COMONSA Building, floors 8 and 9Phone numbers: (02) 2554032 - (02) 2557209 - (02) 2554483Fax: (02) 2520306 - (02) 2232334 - (02) 3238318PO Box: 17-01-688Email: [email protected] Website: www.venezuela.org.ecOpening Hours: from 08:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00, Mondays to Fridays*Consulate General in GuayaquilAddress: 329 Chile and Aguirre, 2nd floor, Bontex Building Phone numbers: (04) 2326600 - (04) 2326579 - (04) 2326566Fax: (04) 2320-751Email: [email protected] Opening hours: from 09:00 to 13:00Consulate General in GuayaquilMarco Antonio Carrillo Jimenez.

HotelAccommodations

LUxURY HOTELSCOnTInEnTAL HOTELAddress: 510 Chile avenue and 10 de Agosto streetParish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 04)2329270 – (04)2325454Website: www.hotelcontinental.com.ecEmail: reservas@hotel conti-nental.com.ec

GRAnD GUAYAQUIL HOTELAddress: 1506 Boyaca avenue and Clemente Ballen streetParish: RocafuertePhone number: (04)2329690Website: www.grandhotel-guayaquil.com/Email: [email protected]


HAMPTOn Inn BOULEvARD HOTELAddress: 432 9 de Octubre Bou-levard and Baquerizo Moreno Avenue.Parish: CarboPhone number: (04) 2329690Website: www.guayaquilhamp-toninn.comEmail: [email protected]

HILTOn COLOn HOTELAddress: Francisco de Orellana avenue and Víctor Hugo Sico-uret street.Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2689000Website: www.guayaquilhilton.comEmail: [email protected]

ORO vERDE HOTELAddress: 414 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Garcia Moreno Avenue.Parish: 9 de Octubre Phone numbers: (04)2327999 – (04) 2329350Website: [email protected]: www.oroverdehotelel.com

RAMADA HOTELAddress: 606 Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue and Manuel Luzarraga street.Parish: CarboPhone numbers: (04)2563036 – (04)2565555Website: www.hotelramada.comEmail: [email protected]

UnIPARK HOTEL Address: 406 Clemente Ballen street and Chile Avenue.Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04) 2327100 – (04) 2328352Website: www.uniparkhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

SHERATOn HOTELAddress: Joaquín Orrantia street and Juan Tanca Marengo Av-enue, Plaza del Sol. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04) 2082088 – (04)2082081

Website: www.ghlhoteles.comEmail: [email protected]

COURTYARD BY MARRIOT GUAYAQUIL Address: 236 Francisco de Orellana Avenue, Blue Towers Building.Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2082088 – (04)2082081Website: www.courtyardguaya-quil.com

HM InTERnACIOnAL Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel, Lot 7, Block 305. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2280806Website: www.hmhotel.ecEmail: [email protected]

SOnESTAAddress: Joaquín Orrantia street and Leopoldo Benitez Avenue.Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2595900Website: http://espanol.son-esta.com/guayaquil/Email: [email protected]

HOLIDAY Inn GUAYAQUIL AIRPORT Address: Jaime Roldos Aguilera avenue (next to Jose Joaquín de Olmedo Airport).Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04) 4714610Website: www.holidayinn.com Email: [email protected]

WYnDHAM GUAYAQUIL Address: Puerto Santa Ana, at the end of Numa Pompilio Llona street in Las Peñas Neighbor-hood.Parrish: TarquiPhone number: (04)3717800Website: http://www.wynd-ham.com/hotels/ecuador/guayaquil-guayas/wyndham-guayaquil/hotel-overview

FIRST - CLASSALExAnDER HOTELAddress: 1107 Luque street and Pedro Moncayo Avenue.

Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2532000 – (04)2328474Website: http://hotelalexander.com.ec/Email: [email protected]

DORAL HOTELAddress: 402 Chile avenue and Aguirre street. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 2328490 – 2327088Website: www.hdoral.comEmail: [email protected]

RIZZO HOTELAddress: 406 Clemente Ballen street and Chile Avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)6017500 – (04)2320544Website: www.rizzohotel.ecEmail: [email protected]

SOL DE ORIEnTE HOTELAddress: 603 Aguirre street # 603 and Escobedo Avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2325500 – (04) 2329352Website: www.hotelsoloriente.comEmail: [email protected]

SOL DE OROAddress: 1243 Lorenzo de Garaycoa avenue and Clemente Ballen street. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2510000 – (04)2532067/8Email: [email protected]

MARCELIUSAddress: Jose Falconi avenue and y Jose AlaVedra Tama street. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)6026422Website: www.hotelmarcelius.comEmail: [email protected]

GOLD CEnTER HOTELAddress: Rodolfo Baquerizo Na-zur avenue, V Stage, Alborada Citadel.

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Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: (04)2644665 – (04)2262883Website: www.goldcenterhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

PALACE HOTELAddress: 214 Chile avenue and Luque street. Parish: Rocafuerte Phone numbers: (04)2321080 – (04) 2322887Website: www.hotelpalace-guayaquil.com.ecEmail: [email protected]

CASTELL HOTELAddress: Miguel H. Alcívar av-enue and Pumpilio Ulloa street, Kennedy Norte Citadel. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2680190 – (04)2680099Website: www.hotelcastell.comEmail: [email protected]

CITY PLAZA HOTELAddress: 922 Boyaca avenue and Víctor Manuel Rendon street.Parish: RocaPhone number: (04)2309209Website: http://www.hotelcity-plaza.com.ec/Email: [email protected]

COROnA REAL HOTELAddress: Enrique de Grau Ruiz avenue, Sauces IX, block L11, lot 12. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)6020102Email: [email protected]

MAnGInG GALLERY HOTELAddress: 1608 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Garcia Moreno avenue. Parish: 9 de Octubre Category: first-classPhone numbers: (04)2395498 – (04)2691881Website: www.hotelgaleria-manging.comEmail: reservas@hotelgaleria-

manging.com

AIRPORT HOTELAddress: Americas avenue and A street. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2392966Website: http://airporthotel-guayaquil.comEmail: [email protected]

SECOnD - CLASSLA TORRE HOTELAddress: 333 Chile avenue and Luque street, Torre Azul Build-ing floors 13-14 -15.Parish: Rocafuerte Phone numbers: (04)2531316 – (04)2531354Website: www.latorrehotel.com.ecEmail: [email protected]

CALIFORnIA HOTELAddress: 601 Ximena avenue and Urdaneta street. Parish: RocaPhone numbers: (04)2302538 – (04)2562548Email: [email protected]

nEvADA HOTELAddress: 710 Lorenzo de Garay-coa avenue and Quisquis street. Parish: RocaPhone number: (04)2311298

ALBORADA HOTELAddress: La Alborada Citadel, IX Stage, block 935, villa 8.Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2237251 – (04)2641444

HOTEL HOWARD JOHnSOnAddress: Juan Tanca Marengo avenue and Abel Romero Cas-tillo Avenue. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: (04)2397374- (04)3900202Website: www.ghlhotel.com.coEmail: [email protected]

MARCELIUS HOTEL (BRAnCH)Address: Miguel H. Alcívar av-enue and Abel Romero Castillo Avenue, Kennedy Norte Citadel.

Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2398987Website: www.hotelmarcelius.com/indec.htmEmail: [email protected]

MALECOn Inn HOTELAddress: 203 Sucre street and Pichincha avenue. Parish: RocafuertePhone numbers: 2400457 – 2511290Website: http://www.male-coninn.com/home.html

ORQUIDEA InTERnACIOnAL HOTELAddress: 309 J.J. Olmedo Boulevard and Chile street. Parish: OlmedoPhone number: (04)2413536Website: www.orquideainterna-cionalhotel.comEmail: [email protected]

HOTEL PRESIDEnTE InTERnA-CIOnAL Address: 112 Junin street and Ximena avenue. Parish: Roca Phone number: (04)2306779Website: http://presidentein-ternacional.com/

TROPICAL InTERnACIOnAL HOTELAddress: 516 Ambato avenue and General Gomez street. Parish: AyacuchoCategory: Second-class Phone numbers: (04)2404996 – (04)6012133Website: www.hoteltropicalinn.comEmail: [email protected]

GARZOTA Inn Address: Isidro Ayora avenue and Camilo Nevarez avenue. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2231888Website: http://www.hotelgar-zotainn.com

vERSAILLES InTERnACIOnAL Address: 100 Junin street and Ximena avenue.


Parish: RocaEmail: [email protected] OnIx GOLDAddress: 514 Jose de Antepara avenue between Padre Solano y Luis Urdaneta streets. Parish: TarquiPhone number: (04)2284502

RESIDEnTIAL HOSTELFIRST-CLASSMAnSO BOUTIQUE HOSTELAddress: 1406 Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue and Aguirre streetParish: Rocafuerte Phone number: (04)2526644Website: www.manso.ecEmail: [email protected]

BOARDInG HOUSEFIRST-CLASSMAnSIOn DEL RÍOAddress: 120 Numa Pompilio Llona street, next to Puerto Santa Ana. Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: 2566044 – 2565827 – 2565983Website: www.mansiondelrio-ec.comEmail: [email protected]

APART-HOTEL FIRST-CLASSAPART HOTEL KEnnEDYAddress: Kennedy Norte Citadel (near Hilton Colon Hotel)Parish: TarquiPhone numbers: 2681 111 – 2681 060Email: [email protected]

Shopping mallsLAS vITRInASAddress: Kennedy Norte Citadel, Dr. Juan Bautista Arzube street between avenue 11 Northeast and Blind Alley 11 Northeast.

POLICEnTRO Address: Kennedy Norte Citalde. Avenues Plaza Dañin and San Jorge.

PLAZA QUIL Address: Carlos Luis Plaza Dañin avenue and Francisco Boloña street.

SAn MARInO SHOPPInG CEnTERAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Plaza Dañin.

PASEO ORELLAnAAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Santiago Castillo.

MALL DEL SOL Address: Avenues Joaquin Or-rantia and Constitucion.

ALBOCEnTROAddress: Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur avenue and Gabriel Roldos street.

PLAZA LA GARZOTA (GARZO-CEnTRO)Address: Avenues Agustin Freire and Guillermo Pareja.

PLAZA MAYORAddress: Guillermo Pareja Rolando avenue and Segundo Cueva Celi street.

LA ROTOnDAAddress: Benjamin Carrion avenue and Third street.

CITY MALL Address: Benjamin Carrino Mora avenue and y Pedro Valverde Alvarez street.

RIOCEnTRO nORTEAddress: Avenues Francisco de Orellana and Guillermo Pareja.

PLAZA TRIÁnGULOAddress: Victor Emilio Estrada avenue and Datiles street.

AvEnTURA PLAZAAddress: Avenues Las Monjas and Carlos Julio Arosemena.

ALBAn BORJAAddress: Carlos Julio Arosemena avenue and Ilanes street.

RIOCEnTRO CEIBOSAddress: Bombero Avenue, km 6.5 Via the Coast.

PLAZA CEIBOS SHOPPInG Address: Leopoldo Carrera Calvo avenue, via Campus ESPOL Prosperina “Gustavo Galindo”.

CEnTRO COMERCIAL LOS CEIBOS Address: Los Ceibos Citadel, streets Dr. Jose de Rubira Ramos and Dr. Jose Luis Auz-landazuri.

PIAZZA LOS CEIBOSAddress: Bombero avenue, km 6.5 Via the Coast.

PLAZA COLOnIAAddress: Via the Coast, km 11.5

BLUE COAST CEnTERAddress: Via the Coast, km 11.5.

COSTALMAR SHOPPInG CEnTER Address: Via the Coast, Km 14.

LAGUnA PLAZAAddress: Via the Coast, km 12.5.

MUnICIPAL FLOWER MARKET “ZAYDA LETTY CASTILLO”Address: Machala avenue between streets Vicente Piedra-hita and Julian Coronel.

UnICEnTROAddress: Aguirre street between streets Chimborazo and Chile.

PASEO COMERCIAL EL CORREOAddress: Pedro Carbo street betnwen streets Clemente Bal-len and Aguirre

CRAFT MARKET OF GUAYAQUIL Address: streets Loja and Baquerizo Moreno.

MALECOn 2000Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue from Olmedo street until Colon street.

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BAHIA MALLAddress: streets Chile and Chiriboga.

CRAFT MARKET OF MALECOn2000Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar avenue, next to Febres- Cordero street.

CRAFT SHOPPInG CEnTER MACHALAAddress: Machala avenue between streets Ayacucho and Pedro Pablo Gomez.

Terrestrial distances (km) The shortest paths are taken (urban sections are not included)

CEnTRO SUR Address: streets Chile and Azuay.

MALL DEL SURAddress: Avenues 25 de julio and Dr. Ernesto Alban.

RIOCEnTRO SURAddress: 25 de Julio avenue and y Pio Jaramillo Alvarado street.

CEnTRO COMERCIAL EL FORTÍn Address: Avenues Modesto Luque and Casuarina.

Conventions CenterSIMOn BOLIvAR COnvEnTIOn

CEnTERAddress: Las Américas avenue and Dr. Abel Romero Castillo street.

RODOLFO BAQUERIZO MOREnO

ExHIBITIOn CEnTERAddress: Boulevard 9 de Octubre avenue and Tungurahua street.

OLD SOUTH MARKET (CRYSTAL PALACE) Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar, next to Manabi street, Integration Square.

General Information

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Sports VenuesLUIS CHIRIBOGA PARRA

STADIUMAddress: streets 40 and J.

CISnE 2 SPORTS COMPLExAddress: Cooperative Cisne 2, Las Balsas Avenue.

GEORGE CAPWELL STADIUM OF EMELEC (BAnCO DEL PACI-

FICO) Address: Quito avenue between streets General Gomez, San Martín and Pio Montufar.

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YEYO URAGA BASEBALL STADIUMAddress: Tungurahua street and Damian Najera Avenue.

RAMOn UnAMUnO STADIUMAddress: streets Los Rios and Cuenca.

ABEL JIMEnEZ PARRA COLISEUMAddress: Tungurahua street and Capitan Najera Avenue.

MOnUMEnTAL STADIUM OF BARCELOnA (BAnCO DEL

PICHInCHA) Address: Barcelona avenue and Barcelona pedestrian bridge

(next to Bellavista).

MODELO STADIUM ALBERTO

SPEnCER Address: avenues Las Americas and Kennedy.

vOLTAIRE PALADInES POLO

COLISEUMAddress: avenues Las Americas and Kennedy.

BASEBALL FIELDS OF KEnnEDY CITADElAddress: Kennedy Citadel,

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streets 7th west and G.

MIRAFLORES BASEBALL

FIELDSAddress: Victor Emilio Estrada avenue and Enrique Diaz Galar-za street.

CARLOS PEREZ PERASSO

SPORTS COURTS Address: Martha Bucaram de Roldos street and Barcelona Avenue, San Eduardo Hill, Via Daule

nATIOnAL TEnnIS CLUBAddress: Via Daule, km 6.5.

CHRISTIAn BEnITEZ BETAn-

COURT STADIUMAddress: Los Vergeles Citadel sector, between citadels Los Samanes 7 and Orquideas (6NE Santa Narcisa de Jesús Avenue), north of the city.

MULTIPORPUSE SPORTS

COURTS OF LInEAL PARK Address: Via the Coast, Km. 8.5.

ECO-SPORT TRInITARIA Address: Marcelo Mario Suarez Montesdeoca Avenue, Isla Trinitaria.

ALEJAnDRO POnCE nOBOA

STADIUMAddress: Pío Jaramillo Alvarado avenue and Sixto Duran Barrera street, Fertisa sector, Sopeña Neighborhood.

GUAYAQUIL TEnnIS CLUB Address: 9 de Octubre avenue and Lizardo Garcia street.

HORSE RIDInG COUnTRY CLUB Address: Via Daule, km 22

GUAYAQUIL COUnTRY CLUB Address: Via Daule, km 33.5

CHILD-JUvEnILE MI LOTEAddress: Mucho Lote 1, Stage 2, Block 3.

MuseumsEL FORTIn DE SAnTA AnA

MUSEUMAddress: Stair 380 of the Diego Noboa Stairways, Santa Ana Hill, northeast of the city.

JULIO JARAMILLO POPULAR

MUSIC MUSEUMAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3, second floor, northeast of the city.

BEER MUSEUMAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3, second floor, northeast of the city.

SHIPYARD MUSUEM: BARCE-

LOnA AnD EMELECAddress: Santa Ana Port, Build-ing # 3., second floor, north-east of the city.

“COROnEL FELIx LUQUE PLATA” FIREFIGHTERS MU-

SEUMAddress: Vernaza Blind Alley Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, Colon Square.

“MARIA EUGEnIA PUIG LInCE” HISTORY OF GUAYA-

QUIL In CLAY MUSEUMAddress: Barcelona S.C. Av-enue, between the bridges El Velero and 17th street, north-east of the city.

AnTROPOLOGICAL AnD COn-TEMPORARY ART MUSUEM (MAAC)

Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, next to Loja street.

GUAYAQUIL In HISTORY

MInIATURE MUSEUM Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, next to Loja street.

LUIS A. nOBOA nARAnJO

MUSEUMAddress: General Cordova avenue and P. Icaza street, downtown.

nAHIM ISAIAS MUSEUM Address: Pichincha avenue and Clemente Ballen street, Admin-istration Square, downtown.

MUnICIPAL MUSEUM OF GUAYAQUIL Address: Diez de Agosto avenue and Chile street, downtown.

CARLOS ZEBALLOS MEnEnDEZ

MUSEUM (CULTURAL CEnTER) Address: 1200 Boulevard 9 de Octubre and Pedro Moncayo street, Cultural Center of Guayas Building, 5th floor, downtown.

PRESLEY nORTOn MUSEUMAddress: Boulevard 9 de Octubre and Carchi Avenue, downtown.

BAE CALDEROn nAvAL MU-

SEUMAddress: Eloy Alfaro avenue and Cañar street (32-A SE), south of the city.

COnTEMPORARY nAvAL MU-

SEUMAddress: Fray Vacas Galindo street and Jose Maria Urbina av-enue (11 SE), south of the city.

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Gloria Gallardo ZavalaPresident of the Public And Municipal Company of Tourism,

Civic Promotion and International Relations of Guayaquil

The President of the Public and Municipal Company of Tourism, Civic Promotion and International

Relations of Guayaquil is proud to present to the people of Guayaquil, to all Ecuadorians and foreigners, the official guides of the Municipality of Guayaquil based in an inventory made by categories, with directions and parishes, including the respective maps; to promote them with our brand “Guayaquil is my destination”, which has represented a gigantic work that have had the support of the Tourism team, and the Director of Communication and Urbanism and the Vistazo Group; from historian Parsival Castro and Engineer Aldo Mora who designed the maps. My special gratitude to Carlos Julio Gonzalez and Priscilla Parker who enriched these guides with their wonderful pictures; also to Lourdes Taznic and Ana Lema for the work carried out on the Cocoa Route.

My eternal appreciation to all the people that have made possible this great work of presenting Guayaquil as “the city of the River and the Estuary”, with all its history, identity, beauty and progress; a work achieved that represent a dream come true for us.

Guayaquil is my Destination to know

its history Guayaquil is my Destination to know

its heritage Guayaquil is my Destination to know

its Museums and street Art. Guayaquil is my Destination to live

the Route of Faith Guayaquil is my Destination to have

fun and enjoy Guayaquil is my Destination to enjoy

its nature Guayaquil is my Destination to taste

its gastronomy These official guides will be available

in PDF in the website web turismo.guayaquil.gob.ec, for consults and downloads.

All the information will be also available through the mobile apps for tablets and smartphones. Tourists will be able to use GPS in their mobile devices to get to the chosen destinations. In this way, they can locate the sites they want to go and tour the city of Guayaquil.

“Guayaquil captain of my soul, owner of my destiny, you are the light that illuminates my life, where my dreams come true”.

Guayaquil is my destination.

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