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7 unusual facts about Guayas river


Coat of arms of Ecuador

In the background of the oval shield is the mount Chimborazo, while the river originating from its base represents the Guayas.

Durán, Ecuador

Durán, is a canton located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador, near the confluence of Daule & Babahoyo rivers, where Guayas River begins.

Jaime Nebot

Nebot built a shopping promenade along the west bank of the Guayas River, in the center of Guayaquil.

Malecón 2000

Malecón 2000 is the name given to boardwalk overlooking the Guayas River in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil.

Several of the greatest historical monuments in the history of Guayaquil can be seen along its length, as well as museums, gardens, fountains, shopping malls, restaurants, bars, food courts, the first IMAX theater in South America, as well as boarding docks where several embarkations offer both daytime and nighttime tours up and down the Guayas River.

Posorja

Posorja is a small village in Ecuador that lies about 120 km from the city Guayaquil at the delta of the Guayas River.

Rugby union in Ecuador

Rugby was first played in Ecuador in the 1930s, when it was introduced by British merchants to Puná Island on the Guayas River.


Diego de Sandoval

They first arrived in the coast of what is now the Ecuadorian province of Manabi, then had to cross the dense jungle around the Guayas river to reach the lower part of the Andes range.

Gulf of Guayaquil

Rivers of both Ecuador and Peru empty in the Gulf of Guayaquil, like the Guayas River, the Jubones River, the Zarumilla River and the Tumbes River.


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