travel42 Port Guide: Guayaquil

travel42 Professional Cruise Port of Call Review

Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city and seaport on the country's Pacific coast. Previously considered an unattractive, smelly city and excluded from most tourist itineraries, Guayaquil has received an impressive face-lift from past municipal administrations.

In addition to a series of public works, the Malecon 2000 is a safe, pleasant and impressive 2 mi/3 km promenade along the banks of the Guayas River offering a variety of gardens, restaurants, recreational areas, monuments, shops, museums...