Guayaquil
Ecuador's largest city
Guayaquil is Ecuador's largest city and main port, located on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Guayas River.
It serves as the country's commercial and industrial center: We flew into Guayaquil before heading to the Galápagos.
The city is often contrasted with Quito, the highland capital, in discussions of Ecuadorian regional identity.
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
cargo · containers · freight · vessels · maritime · customs · export · import
Central business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- metropolitanOf a major city
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
commercial · residential · avenue · boulevard · plaza · civic · mayor · municipality
Moisture in atmosphere
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- palmHand's flat interior
banana · mango · papaya · climate · mosquito · mangrove · estuary · rainy season
Andean national seat
- GalápagosEcuadorian Pacific archipelago
- AndesSouth American western range
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- MantaEcuadorian coastal municipality
Quechua · Inca · dollarization · ceviche
Bishop's principal church
- Santa AnaDry California wind
- independenceFreedom from external control
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
- liberationRelease from constraint
conquest · settlement · fortress · heritage · plaza · architecture · founders · Spanish
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
shipping · cargo · containers · freight · vessels · maritime · customs · export · import · Pacific
downtown
Central business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- metropolitanOf a major city
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
suburbs · commercial · residential · avenue · boulevard · plaza · civic · mayor · municipality · nightlife
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
palm · banana · mango · papaya · climate · mosquito · mangrove · estuary · rainy season · dry season
Quito
Andean national seat
Manta · Quechua · Inca · dollarization · ceviche
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- Santa AnaDry California wind
- independenceFreedom from external control
- BolívarLatin American revolutionary surname
liberation · conquest · settlement · fortress · heritage · plaza · architecture · founders · Spanish · revolution