Guayaquil Is mY DestinATION

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Guayaquil
Is mY
DestinATION
to taste its
GASTRONOMY
PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL COMPANY OF TOURISM,
CIVIC PROMOTION AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS OF GUAYAQUIL
Jaime Nebot
Saadi
Major of Guayaquil
“G
uayaquil
is
my
Destination” is the phrase
that summons the people
of Guayaquil, of Ecuador, and of the
world to love our city and make it a
tourist destination for everyone.
“Guayaquil is my Destination”
represents the civic values of our
people, whom, through their actions,
have written the pages of our history
in letters of gold.
This city is characterized for the
hospitality of its warm and joyful
people, who work everyday to make
their dreams come true.
Citizens and foreigners alike have
chosen Guayaquil as their home, taking
root in this land, holding our city dear
to their hearts, and in the hearts of
their children and grandchildren.
As a man born in Guayaquil—a land
that I love immensely—I have had the
honor to be its representative since
the year 2000. I have devoted my life
and my best efforts to turn Guayaquil
into the Great Cosmopolitan City in
which we live today. It has been an
uninterrupted transformation process
that has filled the hearts of the citizens
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of Guayaquil with pride.
“Guayaquil is my Destination”
is the tourist trademark of the city,
which beacons all tourists to visit.
Like a lighthouse, its beam, guidance
and knowledge represent what we
are: “GUAYAQUIL, PORT OF THE
COUNTRY”, “INDEPENDENT CITY
THAT PROGRESSES IN LIBERTY”
I invite you to come to Guayaquil to
taste its cuisine, the traditional dishes
of our region, which have remained a
fundamental part of the essence of the
people of Guayaquil for generations.
Guayaquil is the city where different
cultures converge, uniting Ecuadorians
from all the country’s provinces.
As such, it is a place with a varied
gastronomy that combines flavors
from every corner of Ecuador. The
guide “Guayaquil is my Destination
to Taste its Cuisine reveals the
true flavor of Guayaquil, tasted in
traditional restaurants called “huecas”
that provide cozy and traditional
environments visitors will never forget.
Welcome to Guayaquil!
Guayaquil, july 1 of 2014
INDEX
2 Message of Guayaquil´s Mayor,
Jaime Nebot S.
4 Guayaquil, International
Gastronomy Destination
6 El Mesón de Don Suco
8 La Culata
10 Corozo el verdadero
12 Amador Restaurant
13 Ambigú café
14 La Barca Azul
15 Costillas y empanadas de
Nico
16 Bollos del Sabrosón
17 Picantería Don Juan # 2
18 Frutabar
19 Map of Pedro Carbo parish
20 Marisquería El Lechón
22 Tenedor de Oro
24 Picantería Valdano
25 Empanadas J.B.
26 Don Pepe
27 Map of Roca parish
28 El Pollo Marino
30 La Guatita
32 Piqueos Criollos
34 La Palma
36 Panadería y pastelería Don
Pepe
37 Soda Bar Coca Cola
38 Tres Canastas
39 Map of Roca Fuerte parish
40 El Palacio de los Secos
42 Pique y Pase
44 El Pez Volador
46 El Manabita
48 Picantería Don Juan # 1
50 Aquí está Marcelo
51 Llulan
52 Cevichería D’Marcelo
53 Rincón del Encocado
54 Picantería Amparito
55 Map of 9 de Octubre and
Tarqui parish
56 Conchas y Mariscos del
Velero
58 La Preferida
60 El Rincón de Carlos Ochipinti
Jr.
61 Map of Sucre and Urdaneta
parish
62 Pollos Barcelona
64 Picantería Don Carlos
66 Rincón del Café
67 Cevichería Rosita
68 El Rey del Bollo
69 Mar Azul
70 Don David
71 Fuente de Soda Vinicio’s
72 El Campeón
73 Caprichos del Mar
74 Mr. Palma
75 Map of Olmedo parish
76 La Tradicional
78 Mr. Moto
79 Fluke
80 Map of Bolivar parish
81 Eparepa Choco
82 La Caldera
84 Cordero Jr.
86 Picantería Salinas
87 Los Arbolitos
88 El Mesón de Barón
89 Colada Morada
90 El Cuchifrito de Don Lucho
91 Arturito, el descanso de los
amigos
92 Map of García Moreno and
Ayacucho parish
94 Labra que Labra
96 Súper Morocho
98 Cristóbal Bolón
100 Gran Arrecife
101 La Nana
102 Fuente de Soda Ricardito
103 El Canoero
104 Bar Restaurante El Astillero
105 Picantería Olguita #2
106 Map of Ximena parish
107 Picantería Ivis
108 Pastelería Le Gourmet
109 Map of Pascuales parish
110 La Garza Rosada
112 Mapa del El Morro
114 General Information
115 Message from Mrs. Gloria
Gallardo Z., President of
the Public and Municipal
Company of Tourism,
Civic Promotion and
International Relations of
Guayaquil
Bibliography
Investigation Direction of
Tourism and Civic Promotion now
Public and Municipal Company
of Tourism, Civic Promotion
and International Relations of
Guayaquil
Editorial managment:
Gloria Gallardo Zavala.
Investigation:
Dirección de Turismo y Promoción
Cívica
Revista Vistazo
Graphic designing:
José Zambrano Granda
Production:
Mélida Plúas Torres.
Photos:
Lissette Pinargote,
Raúl Suconota,
César Mera,
Jose Dimitrakis,
Iván Navarrete,
Freddy Moreno.
Map:
Oscar Arias C.
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• The mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, the director of Tourism and Civic Promotion Gloria Gallardo and
the event coordinator, the chef Santiago Granda, from The Higher Technological Institute of Culinary Art.
Guayaquil
international culinary destination
W
ith the objective of converting
Guayaquil into a culinary
destination of global importance,
the Convention Center hosted
the culinary event called “Raices” (Roots)
occurred from July 24 to July 27.
Mayor Jaime Nebot Saadi hosted the event,
which was organized by the Municipality of
Guayaquil’s directorate of Tourism and Civic
Promotion run by Gloria Gallardo Zavala. Expo
Guayaquil, the Chamber of Tourism and several
of Guayaquil’s culinary schools provided
venues and logistical support.
Raices” had four stages: “Huecas”
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Competition, the Ecuadorian Culinary Cup,
the Raices Latitud Cero Conference (Roots
Zero Latitude Conference), and the culinary
products and services exhibit.
The main objective of this international
event was to support and promote of the
“huecas” of Guayaquil, traditional popular
restaurants that represent a symbol of our
history and part of our identity. These family
businesses have been passed down from
generation to generation, and for decades have
prepared the traditional dishes of Ecuadorian
cuisine, seasoned with the authentic flavor
of Guayaquil.
Key to organizing the event, the Municipality
of Guayaquil partnered with seven local
culinary school schools, evaluating the Huecas
and gathering data under the coordination of
Chef Santiago Granda, promoter of the Higher
Technological Institute of Culinary Art in
Guayaquil.
Institutions that participated in the event
included: the Higher Technological Institute
of Culinary Art of Guayaquil, the Espiritu Santo
Higher Technological Institute, the South
American Higher Technological Institute, the
Espiritu Santo University, the State University
of Guayaquil, the Cook and Chef School, and
the School of Chefs.
Survey data revealed a total of 378 huecas
located in the following urban parishes:
Tarqui, Rocafuerte, Carbo, Sucre, Roca,
9 de Octubre, Bolivar, Olmedo, Ayacucho,
Garcia Moreno, Ximena and Pascuales; also
in the rural parishes of El Morro, Posorja and
Varadero.
During a competition sponsored by the
Municipality, local culinary schools selected
70 Huecas to compete, based on their menus’
flavor, tradition, quality and service, to be
declared as “Tourist Culinary Destinations”.
The top the thirty earned the opportunity to
participate in the “Raices” event, where they
exhibited their signature dishes and offered
samples of delicious traditional food.
Also during the event, the participating
culinary schools evaluated the selected
huecas, which competed for the Culinary Star
of Guayaquil. “El Pez Volador” earned The
Golden Culinary Star. “Picanteria Don Carlos”
obtained the Silver Star, and “El Manabita”
earned the Bronze Star.
More than 600.000 attended the “Raices”
event, run by Nicolas Romero Ordeñana at the
Convention Center. Its huge success constitutes
the first step toward turning Guayaquil into an
International Culinary Destination.
The “Raices” event, complemented by
continued training for the owners of the select
huecas, as well as improvements to their the
thirty locales, will recur annually. The second
expo is scheduled for July of 2015.
• Inauguration of the fair “RAICES” carried out on July 24th 2014,
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El Mesón de
Don Suco
• Raúl Suconota, proprietor.
Photo: Vistazo Magazine
T
his traditional restaurant prepares a
delicious duck stew (seco de pato),
seasoned with several spices that bring
out the duck’s natural flavor. They include
Rosemary, Basil, Peppermint, mint leaves,
Cilantro, Thyme, Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena,
Saffron, Cinnamon and cloves.
Established in 1978, and located at 547
General Cordova Avenue and Mendiburo Street,
this hueca features a music venue and an
exhibit area for discussion of the arts. Known
for its personalized service, at Meson de Don
Succo guests can enjoy their meals with a glass
of red wine.
Owner and chef, Raul Suconota, uses no
artificial flavors in his dishes, assuring that
natural ingredients, when used in proper
amounts, are sufficient to properly flavor food.
The locale was among the the thirty huecas
chosen to participate in the inaugural Raices
International Culinary Fair.
El Meson de Don Suco opens from Monday to
Saturday from 07h00 to 23h00. Closing time
is extended on Fridays due to the increased
number of visitors.
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / Pedro Carbo Parish
pedro carbo PARISH - 10 “HUECAS”
Photo courtesy: Raúl Suconota
Specialty: Duck Stew
Address: General Córdova avenue # 547
and Mendiburo street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
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Corozo, el
verdadero
Specialty: Seafood made with coconut
Address: Pedro Carbo avenue # 103 and
Roca street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
D
aniel Corozo arrived to Guayaquil from
his birthplace, Esmeraldas, in the 1970s,
and began selling toasted peanuts in the
Streets of Guayaquil. When his peanut roaster
broke, he had no choice but to take his business
in a different direction.
Soon, he began to prepare his traditional bollo
(plantain roll stuffed with seafood), its recipe
remaining unchanged, even after he expanded
to his restaurant located in Pedro Carbo and Roca
Streets.
A man of creativity, Daniel soon prepared dishes
made with coconut and seafood (encocados),
using only natural ingredients for seasoning. His
restaurant, El Verdadero, was among the thirty
selected to participate in the inaugural Raices
Culinary Fair.
Corozo’s El Verdadero opens Monday to
Saturday from 07h30 to 16h00 in two locations:
one located downtown and the other in Kennedy
Citadel.
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• Daniel Corozo, proprietor.
Photos: Vistazo Magazine
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Ambigú
Café
Specialty: Tortillas
Address: Luis Urdaneta street # 502
y Boyacá avenue
Parish: Pedro Carbo
• Edgar Palma, proprietor.
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I
f you are looking for a midday or afternoon
snack, Ambigú Café’s owner, Edgar Palma
will wait on you personally. His locale, with
its distinctive flavor, serves natural fruit juices
and snacks such as tortillas and bolones de
verde (cooked plantain ball filled with cheese
and pork).
The café, located in the corner of Urdaneta
Street and Boyaca Avenue, has a colorful
design featuring images of its fruit shakes
and juices. Selected for its quality and service,
Ambigú Café was selected to participate in the
Inaugural Raices Culinary Fair.
At Ambigú Café, diners can enjoy tortillas
and coffee, and if so inclined, juice and fried
eggs. Catering to executives and walk-in
customers alike, the establishment opened its
doors ten years ago.
Ambigú Café opens Monday to Friday from
08h00 to 18h00, and Saturday until 14h00.
Photo: Lissette Pinargote G.
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La Culata
O
pened three-and-a-half years ago, La
Culata, owned and operated by Freddy
Giron and his wife Miriam Herrera, has
become a favorite of local artists.
Seafood specialties such as Encebollado
(hot fish soup), bollos (plantain roll stuffed
with seafood), and ceviches, among others,
are included on the menu. However, the house
specialty is Encurtido de Pescado (Picked
Fish), which is sold from morning to night.
Previously, the locale functioned as a
cultural bar, where artists performed music
• Miriam Herrera,
proprietor.
Photo: Courtesy of Miriam
Herrera
or exhibited their art. Such visitors included
members of the Fantoche group, movie
directors, dancers, and painters. According
to the owner, the name refers to an old epithet
of the city, before it was named Santiago de
Guayaquil.
La Culata is located in 507 Cordova Avenue
and Mendiburo Street. The restaurant opens
from Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to
16h00, and from 17h00 to 24h00; Sundays
from 08h00 to 16h00.
Specialty: Encurtido de pescado
Address: General Córdova avenue # 518-B and
Mendiburo street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
Photo: Iván Navarrete
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Amador Restaurant
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Specialty: Seafood Soup and gut stew.
Address: Luis Urdaneta street # 104
and Rocafuerte avenue
Parish: Pedro Carbo
• Yoconda Cruz, manager.
hirty-five years ago, Amador Rivera (+)
opened a seafood place that became an
icon within Guayaquil’s culinary scene.
Currently, his niece, Yolanda Cruz, manages
the business, offering specialties that include
Sopa Marinera and Guatita.
Other delicacies, such as Cazuela de Pescado
(seafood covered with plantain puree and
baked in a clay saucepan), ceviches and the
traditional fanesca, a dish made with 12 grains
and is eaten during Easter, also make up the
menu.
Amador Restaurant is located in Luis
Urdaneta Street # 104 and Rocafuerte Avenue.
Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday
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La Barca Azul
T
his hueca started as a Cuban restaurant
twenty years ago, until owner, Maggy
Gomez, converted it into a traditional
seafood restaurant.
Located at 201 Panama Avenue and
Roca Street, the Barca Azul prepares dishes
according to customer requests. However,
its signature dish is the Bandera de Mariscos
(Mixed Seafood Platter), but the restaurant
also offers Seco de Chivo (goat stew with rice)
and executive lunches.
La Barca Azul opens Monday to Friday from
07h00 to 21h00, and Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays from 07h30 to 17h00.
Specialty: Mixed Seafood Platter
Address: Panamá avenue # 201 and Roca
street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
• Maggy Gómez, proprietor.
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Costillas y
empanadas de Nico
O
pening its doors three years ago on Pedro Ycaza
and General Cordova Streets, this restaurant’s
featured dish is barbecued ribs.
Owner, Nicolas Calle Andrade, was born in Quito but
moved to Guayaquil seeking a better future. Currently,
he owns three restaurants that serve his unique ribs,
which undergo four hours of basting and preparation.
The seasoning and flavor have earned this hueca a
place as one of the most famous in Guayaquil. As a side
dish, Nico’s is also known for it famous empanadas
(stuffed pastry).
It opens daily from 12h00 to 22h00.
Specialty: Pork ribs
Address: P. Icaza street and General
Córdova avenue
Parish: Pedro Carbo
• Nicolás Calle, proprietor.
Photo: José Dimitrakis
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Bollos
del Sabrosón
• Noé Crespo, proprietor.
Photo: Lissette Pinargote G
N
oe Crespo started his business
seventeen years ago, selling
bollos in a spot near the Social
Security Offices. Thanks to his hard
work, he eventually rented a kiosk and
then eight years ago opened his own
restaurant at 508 Padre Aguirre Street
Baquerizo Moreno Street.
This hueca’s signature dish is fish
bollo, accompanied by hot pepper
sauce, lemon and rice. The locale sells
around 70 plates per day.
According to Crespo, quality
ingredients and warm customer service
have led to the restaurant’s success.
This hueca opens Monday to Saturday
Specialty: Cooked plantain rolls stuffed with seafood
Address: Padre Aguirre street # 508 and Baquerizo
Moreno avenue
Parish: Pedro Carbo
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Picantería
Don Juan # 2
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he Picanteria started forty-five years ago
as a family business when Sandro Molina
and his father Juan sold encebollados from
a kiosk. Their hard worked paid off and soon they
opened a restaurant located within the city’s
banking district.
Currently, Sandro manages the locale with
his wife Jessica Sanjines, staying loyal to the
original seasonings and flavor that made them
famous. Encebollado is deeply entrenched in
Guayaquil’s culinary culture, and is a main
dish served in this hueca. Two hundred daily
customers dine in pleasure when tasting this
popular dish, also known as “levantamuerto”
or raiser of the dead.
Picanteria Don Juan also serves fresh seafood
dishes. Located at 700 Cordova Avenue and Luis
Urdaneta Street, it opens from 08h00 to 22h00.
Specialty: Seafood Soup
Address: General Córdova avenue # 700 and
Luis Urdaneta street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
• Sandro Molina, proprietor.
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Frutabar
• Rodolfo Calderón,
proprietor.
Specialty: Juices, cocktails and sandwiches
Address: Malecón Simón Bolívar avenue
and Imbabura street
Parish: Pedro Carbo
T
his locale has beach-style décor,
offering a laid-back customer
atmosphere. Known for its delicious
fruit juices and cocktails, Frutabar also
serves fresh sandwiches.
The owner, Rodolfo Calderon, has
managed the restaurant for fourteen years,
offering an original menu that attracts
foreigners and locals of all ages.
Located at Malecon Simon Bolivar
Avenue and Imbabura Street, its distinctive
design is registered with the Ecuadorian
Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI for
its acronym in Spanish) and features several
of Calderon’s original designs.
Frutabar opens Monday to Saturday from
09h00 to 01h00.
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pedro carbo PARISH - 10 HUECAS
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Marisquería
El Lechón
C
azuela, which can be uniquely flavored
and prepared with either fish or a mixture
of shrimp and crab, is one of this locale’s
signature plates. Served in a traditional clay
saucepan, customers can choose either hot
pepper or lemon seasonings.
The dough, prepared with cooked, grated
plantain and peanuts, is mixed with seafood
and then baked in the oven. Served hot, this
dish is garnished with cilantro.
Jimmy Asan, owner, tells that the restaurant’s
name was chosen as an advertising strategy
to attract customer attention. Marisqueria El
Lechon participated in the inaugural Raices
Continually seeking to improve, a dish called
El Naufrago (castaway) will soon be added to
the menu. This meal includes encebollado (fish
soup), Guatita (gut stew), Seco de Chivo (goat
stew), shrimp ceviche, fish or concha (shell),
Cazuela and a fried egg.
El Lechon opens daily from 08h00 to 15h00,
and is located in Victor Manuel Rendon Street
and Boyaca Avenue.
Specialty: Cooked plantain stuffed with
seafood served in a clay saucepan
Address: Víctor Manuel Rendón avenue
and Boyacá avenue
Parish: Roca
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / ROCA PARISH
ROCA PARISH - 5 HUECAS
• Jimmy Asán, proprietor.
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Sánduches
Don
Pepe
D
on Pepe’s, which opened
over fifty years ago and is
now run by third generation
family, is a traditional place to eat
pork sandwiches.
Jorge Perez, current owner,
learned recipes from his mother.
Don Pepe’s started as a kiosk
located in Boyaca and Velez
Streets, where Jorge’s wellknown grandparents were
supported by loyal customers
who ate sandwiches every time
they passed by.
The Hueca bears the Don Pepe
name in honor Jorge’s father, Jose,
who was better known as Pepe. As
the business grew, it expanded
and is now rooted in Ximena
and Padre Solano Streets. Due
to its quality and good service,
this hueca participated in the
inaugural Raices International
Culinary Fair.
Jorge Perez has kept the
tradition of serving the pork in a
bun with pickled onion.
Don Pepe opens Monday to
Saturday from 09h00 to 19h00.
Specialty: Pork sandwich
Address: Ximena avenue and
Padre Solano street
Parish: Roca
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• José Pérez, proprietor.
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Tenedor
de Oro
B
ella Sol Herrera started her traditional
restaurant twelve years ago with the
support of her friend, chef Francisco
Calderon (+), who convinced her to open a
place. Currently, she has seven restaurants.
The menu offers baked chicken, Seco de
Pollo (chicken stew with rice), Lambada de
Mariscos (seafood dish), and Bandeja Mixta,
among others. Tenedor de Oro’s signature dish,
served to approximately 25 customers per day,
is fried fish served with salad.
Tenedor de Oro is located in 628 Boyaca
Avenue between Padre Solano and Alejo
Lascano Streets. It opens Tuesday to Sunday
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• Bella Sol Herrera, proprietor.
Specialty: Fried fish
Address: Boyacá avenue # 110 and Boulevard 9
de Octubre avenue
Parish: Roca
Picantería Valdano
Photo: Cesar Mera
P
icanteria Valdano, owned by
Carlos Roman Torres, which
opened its doors thirty-five
years ago on Boyaca Street. Its
signature dish is encebollado,
traditional fish soup, served with
shrimp.
Approximately 700 people visit
the restaurant daily to taste this
unique dish, which costs only
$2.50. Ceviches and banderas (a
combination of traditional dishes)
are also popular menu items here.
The hueca opens Tuesday to
Sunday from 09h00 to 15h00.
• Carlos Román
Torres, proprietor.
Photo: César Mera
Specialty: Fish Soup
Address: Boyacá avenue 628 and Padre Solano street
Parish: Roca
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Empanadas J.B.
T
en years ago, Jorge Baez Macias from
Manta, began selling empanadas in La
Florida Citadel. The empanadas come
stuffed with several ingredients, but his cheese
empanada is the customers’ favorite. He offers
natural fruit juices to accompany the pastry.
Baez Macias says his success lies in the
fact that the affordably priced empanada is
something that can be eaten at any time, as
a snack, for breakfast or lunch. Such success
allowed him to open another hueca, located
in Luis Urdaneta Street and Pedro Moncayo
Avenue, where he sells around 500 empanadas
per day.
Empanadas stuffed with ham, chicken and
beef are always available. The place opens
Monday to Sunday from 06h00 to 20h00.
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Photo: Lissette
Pinargote G.
Specialty: Sstuffed pastry
Address: Luis Urdaneta street and Pedro
Moncayo avenue
Parish: Roca
Roca PARISH - 5 HUECAS
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El Pollo
Marino
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his locale, offering the exquisite taste
of catfish soup, opened its doors fortyfour years ago at its present address on
Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue, close to the
former South Market (currently Crystal Palace).
Leonidas Hernandez started the business,
which is presently run by his granddaughter
Ingrid Reyes. The hueca is located in Colon
and 10 de Agosto Streets.
The founder thought catfish resembled
chicken breast, which is why he named the
place Pollo Marino or Sea Chicken.
The restaurant prepares a hundred pounds
of fish daily for the soup, which includes fish
heads that, according to the owner, have great
nutritive value. For its quality and good service,
the hueca participated in the inaugural Raices
Pollo Marino opens daily from 07h30 to
17h00.
Specialty: Catfish soup
Address: Colón street # 112 y
Malecón Simón Bolívar avenue
Parish: Rocafuerte
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / rocafuerte PARISH
ROCAFUERTE PARISH - 7 HUECAS
• Ingrid Reyes, manager.
Photo: Jose Dimitrakis
Photo: Courtesy “El Pollo Marino”
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La Guatita
• Adela Mera de Campos, proprietor.
A
dela Mera de Campos created one of
the best guatita recipes in Guayaquil.
Her hueca, La Guatita, is located in the
corner of Pedro Moncayo and Luque Streets.
A gentleman from Los Rios province founded
the place sixty-five years ago. Fifteen years
later, Adela acquired the restaurant and soon
expanded it to seat seventy customers.
Guatita is prepared with cow gut, which
has to be properly cleaned and seasoned.
Preparation includes adding potatoes,
spices and the mandatory ground peanuts.
Additionally, its sauce is prepared with onions,
peppers, garlic and other ingredients.
The restaurant has a varied menu that offers
Seco de Pollo and chivo (goat and chicken
stew), Bandera (combination of traditional
dishes), Encebollado (fish soup) and breakfast.
It was one of the thirty huecas that participated
in the Raices International Culinary Fair.
La Guatita opens Monday to Friday from
06h45 to 18h00; on weekends it closes at
15h30.
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Specialty: Gut stew
Address: Luque street # 1039 and Pedro Moncayo avenue
Parish: Rocafuerte
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Piqueos
Criollos
M
aria Teresa Ormaza and her
family prepare delicious
humitas, hayacas,
bolones (cooked plantain stuffed
with cheese and pork), and other
snacks that are served at this
traditional restaurant, which
is located in 10 de Agosto and
Pichincha.
Maria Teresa’s mother-in-law,
a fan of cooking, convinced her
to open the place. It now serves
150 humitas daily and the same
amount of hayacas, which are
prepared with original recipes
created by her family. The owners
are careful to use highest quality
ingredients. For its good service,
quality and tradition, the place
was among the thirty huecas
that participated in the Raices
Piqueos Criollos opens Mondays
to Fridays from 07h00 to 17h30.
Specialty: Humitas (corn dish)
and Hayacas (corn flour dough
stuffed with a combination of ingredients)
Address: Pichincha street # 702
and 10 de Agosto street
Parish: Rocafuerte
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• Sheyla Torres, proprietor.
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La
Palma
L
a Palma Confectionery is
the oldest in Guayaquil. Its
original owners were Spanish
businessmen, but the Costa family
has owned and run the place for
105 years.
Currently, fourth generation
family members administer the
hueca, supervised by their parents.
Beatriz Lertora de Costa supervises
the production along with her
children Beatriz and Santiago
Costa and her niece, Maria Paola
Costa.
The main establishment is
located in Escobedo Street
between Luque and Velez. An
additional branch located in
Urdesa. For its good service,
quality and tradition, the place
was chosen to participate in the
Raices International Culinary Fair.
La Palma opens daily from 07h00
thirty to 19h00. The locale in
Urdesa closes at 20h00.
Specialty: Traditional sweets and
desserts
Dirección: Escobedo avenue #
1308 and Vélez
Parish: Rocafuerte
34
• Beatriz Lértora de Costa y Beatriz Costa, proprietor.
35
Panadería y Pastelería
Don Pepe
T
Address: Ximena and Luis Urdaneta
Parish: Rocafuerte
his hueca opened as a kiosk fifteen
years ago, then moved to its current
location on Clemente Ballen Street
#1113 and Pedro Moncayo Avenue.
The owner is Jose Muñoz Prieto, who
started the business at 18 years old.
Currently, his sons and grandchildren help
him run the business.
Its signature dish is a pork sandwich
prepared with 100% natural ingredients.
The hueca also serves breakfast, traditional
sweets and pastries.
It opens Monday to Saturday from 09h00
to 19h00.
• José Muñoz, proprietor.
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Soda Bar
Coca Cola
D
olores Londo, owner and founder of this
hueca, owes her success to the flavor
of her pork, cooked in a firewood oven.
The place has local fame and has operated for
twenty-five years.
It is located on the corner of Colon Street #
425 and Chimborazo, and its signature dish is
the pork sandwich, sold at $1.50.
Soda Bar Coca Cola opens daily from 08h00
to 20h00.
• Photo: Iván Navarrete
Address: Colón street # 425 and Chimborazo
avenue
Parish: Rocafuerte
37
Tres
Canastas
T
his breakfast restaurant opened sixteen
years ago. It serves fruit juices, shakes,
empanadas (stuffed pastry), hayacas
(stuffed corn dough), bollos (seafood stuffed
rolled), and stuffed potatoes, among other
dishes.
This hueca was established in 1998 by
Chinese emigree Ganchau Tacian, who always
provides fast and agile service, and dishes
prepared with fresh ingredients. His shakes are
famous, ranging in price from $1.00 to $4.00
Tres Canastas opens daily from 08h00 to
18h00 and is located in Chile Avenue and Velez
Street.
• Photo: Iván
Navarrete
Specialty: Breakfasts
Address: Chile avenue and Vélez street
Parish: Rocafuerte
38
Rocafuerte PARISH - 7 HUECAS
39
El Palacio
de los Secos
S
andra Asanza and her husband Juan
Izquierdo own this restaurant, where
visitors can taste a delicious hen dish.
Before tasting the plate, a cooked plantain is
served with sal prieta (special salt seasoned
with toasted corn and toasted peanuts), a
typical condiment from the province of Manabi.
The restaurant is located in 9 de Octubre
and Jose Mascote Streets in a heritage house
that was built in 1929, by architect Francisco
Macaferri, who also built the Municipal Palace.
The hen stew is accompanied by rice,
fried sweet plantain, hot pepper sauce and
avocado. The perfect combination of spices,
onions, pepper, chicha (fermented beverage
derived form maize) and other ingredients give
the dish a unique and delicious flavor. The
restaurant participated among the thirty in the
The restaurant also serves goat, pork and
duck stew. El Palacio de los Secos opens
Monday to Saturday from 12h00 to 17h00.
Specialty: Seco de gallina (hen stew)
Address: Boulevard 9 de Octubre # 900 and
José Mascote avenue
Parish: Tarqui
Photo: Revista Vistazo
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / TARQUI PARISH
tarqui AND 9 DE OCTUBRE PARISH - 10 HUECAS
• Sandra Azanza, proprietor.
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• Angélica Cujilán, proprietor.
42
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / 9 de octubre PARISH
El Pez
Volador
T
his hueca is owned by Angelica Cuillan,
who prepares all the dishes and serves
encebollado, a traditional fish soup, with
a twist.
The main ingredients are fish, cassava and
spices that give the dish a unique flavor. All
the ingredients are natural.
The restaurant is located on Aguirre Street,
between Esmeraldas y Mascote. The business
started as a small kiosk and later expanded
to the restaurant of today. For its quality,
tradition and flavor, El Pez Volador was chosen
as one of thirty restaurants to participate in
the Raices International Culinary Fair, and was
awarded the Golden Culinary Star.
Another famous dish is the fish bollo, known
for its delicious seasoning. It is served mainly
Fridays to Sundays. This stuffed fish roll’s main
ingredients are fish, green plantain dough
and peanuts. The plate is served wrapped in
a plantain leaf, which preserves the aroma
and flavor.
El Pez Volador opens daily from 09h00 to
15h00.
Specialty: Encebollado (fish soup) and bollos
(stuffed seafood rolls)
Address: Aguirre street # 1.800 and Esmeraldas street
Parish: 9 de Octubre
43
• Marino Calderón, proprietor.
44
El
Manabita
E
l Manabita is located at the corner
of Luque and Garcia Moreno Streets.
However, people who’ve long known
owner Marino Calderon visit his other hueca
located near the Olympic Pool on Hurtado
Street, where the business originated.
Twenty-one years ago, this entrepreneur
started selling juices and fruit salads.
Marino, then seven years old, arrived to
Guayaquil from his native Jipijapa with
his family. From a young age, he learned
from his father to prepare fruit juices, and
in time managed to improve on his dad’s
original recipes.
The restaurant, part of the Raices
International Culinary Fair, and was
awarded with the Bronze Culinary Star.
El Manabita opens Monday to Saturday
Specialty: Juices and fruit
Address: Hurtado street and José Mascote
avenue
45
Picantería
Don Juan # 1
T
his hueca was established forty-six
years ago and offers a varied menu.
One of its signature dishes is fried sea
bass, served with patacones (fried green
plantains), rice, avocado and a traditional
salad.
It is located in Ejercito Avenue and
Clemente Ballen Street and seats seventy
people. There are two branches, one located
in downtown and the other in Kennedy
Citadel, north of the city.
At the beginning, owner, Juan Molina,
prepared the dishes but in time he passed his
recipes to his sons and several employees.
Picanteria Don Juan also offers shrimp
ceviches, fish and concha (shellfish), Arroz
Marinero (rice with seafood), Sopa Marinera
(seafood soup), and encebollado (fish soup).
For its quality and tradition, the place was
among the thirty huecas that participated in
the Raices International Culinary Fair.
This hueca opens from 07h00 thirty
to17h00, every day.
Address: Del Ejército avenue # 1026 and Clemente Ballén street
46
• Juan Molina, proprietor.
47
Aquí está
Marcelo
F
or the thirty years, Mariana Molina has
been known for her ceviches and other
delicacies, which she prepares with
seafood and serves in her restaurant Aqui
esta Marcelo, located in Esmeraldas and 10
de Agosto.
She started her business with a single table
located in Velez and Esmeraldas Streets, where
she served fresh oysters with lemon. Now, her
family restaurant includes her sons, daughters
and sons-in-law.
The two-story building has room for 150
people on the ground floor and the same
amount on the upper floor. The signature
dish is the ceviche, but the menu also offers
rice mixed with shrimp, concha, or seafood.
Several specialties, like the Russian ceviche,
which is a mixture of different seafood, also
highlight the menu.
The place was one of the thirty huecas to
participate in the Raices International Culinary
Fair and has a branch located in Urdesa. Soon,
branches will open in Samborondon and in
Salinas. Hours of operation are daily from
07h00 to 22h00.
Specialty: Ceviche
Address: 10 de Agosto street
# 1903 and Esmeraldas avenue
48
• Mariana Molina, proprietor.
49
Llulán
T
his restaurant has been located at Hurtado Street between
Machala Avenue and Antepara Street for more than sixtyfive years. The current owner, Belgica Hojas, together with
her partners, prepares the soup daily.
Work starts early in the morning at this hueca, beginning with
the preparation of the sausage’s rice stuffing. Each ingredient is
carefully chosen and must be fresh.
Once ready, the soup is served hot, accompanied with
whatever the customer prefers—choices include cooked green
plantain, chifles (sliced, fried green plantain), or bread, and the
mandatory lemon and hot pepper.
Belgica tightly controls the flavor and seasoning of her soups,
so she doesn’t plan to open any additional branches. For its
quality and good service the place was one of the thirty huecas
to participate in the Raices International Culinary Fair
Llulan opens Tuesday to Sunday from 08h00 to 14h00.
Specialty: Caldo de salchicha (sausage soup)
Address: Hurtado street # 218 and Machala
50
• Bélgica Hojas, proprietor.
Pique y Pase
O
ver the past forty-four years, Pique y Pase has
become an iconic symbol Guayaquil’s cuisine.
What started as a family business at the end
of the 60s, turned into a restaurant that currently
has three branches in the city.
Creating a source of income for her family was
Gabriela Navarrete’s goal when she tried to establish
a bazaar at 1617 Alejo Lascano and Tulcan Street.
Since business was slow, she complemented it with
a soda bar. That’s why her hueca bears the name
Pique y Pase (have a snack and go), alluding to the
phrase: “have a snack at the soda bar and go to the
bazaar”. Currently, she runs the business with her
husband, Max Loaiza.
Arroz con menestra (rice with beans) is the
restaurant’s signature dish, and is served with beef.
Also, the hueca offers Seco de Gallina (hen stew),
Caldo de Gallina (hen broth), Guatita (gut stew),
Moros de Lenteja (rice with lentils and cheese), Caldo
de Salchicha (sausage soup) and other traditional
dishes of our cuisine. The place opens daily from
12h00 to 23h00.
• Max Loaiza, proprietor.
Specialty: Arroz con menestra (rice
with beans)
Address: Alejo Lascano # 1617 and
Carchi
Parish: Tarqui
51
Cevichería B
D´Marcelo
• Roger y Wilson Calva, proprietor.
rothers Roger and Wilson Calva, who
arrived to Guayaquil with their parents
from El Oro when they were twelve years
old, founded this hueca.
Eleven years ago they decided to start a
restaurant that specialized in ceviches. The
freshness and unique seasoning of their dishes
have captivated the palates of locals and
foreigners. The menu also offers a wide variety
of seafood dishes.
Artists, athletes and even politicians often
visit the restaurant, due to its excellent
customer service. It is located in Esmeraldas
#1624 and Velez Streets and opens daily from
08h00 to 17h00.
Specialty: Ceviches
Address: Esmeraldas avenue # 1624 and Vélez
street
52
• Carlota Cortéz y Alfonso
Arce, proprietor.
Rincón del Encocado
F
resh products are the main ingredients
of this restaurant, which serves dishes
made with coconut and fish, or shrimp
and crab, each accompanied by a portion of
sweet plantain.
Four years ago, Alfonso Arce and his
stepsister Carlota Cortez arrived from
Esmeraldas and have been preparing the dishes
based on a family recipe. The menu also offers
another traditional dishes from the province of
Esmeraldas, including Tapao de Pescado (boiled
fish dish), Tapao Arrecho (boiled dish made of
a combination of beef, pork and sausage), and
the aphrodisiac Encocado de Chautiza (dish
made of coconut and small river fishes).
El Rincon del Encocado is located at Quito
Street between Esmeraldas and Luque. It opens
Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 16h00.
Specialty: Encocado (seafood prepared with
coconut)
Address: Quito avenue # 1016 and Luque
53
Picantería
Amparito
T
his restaurant has been serving encebollado for
twenty-one years. Amparo Maicedo and Angel
Quinche started as street vendors and now have
their own restaurant, located at 10 de Agosto #1421 and
Jose de Antepara.
This pair, which arrived from Ribamba and Peru,
managed to fuse their two cultures in their specialty,
encebollado. The place also offers fish and/or shrimp
cazuelas (cooked plantain dough served in a clay
saucepan).
Picanteria Amparito opens daily from 07h00 to 13h00.
54
• Amparito Maicelo y Áncel
Quinche, proprietor.
Specialty: Encebollado (fish soup)
Address: 10 de Agosto street #
1421 and Antepara
tarqui AND 9 de octubre PARISH - 10 HUECAS
55
La
Preferida
L
a Preferida is located at Esmeraldas and
Alcedo Streets, a place where you can eat
one of the most delicious pork hornados
in Guayaquil.
This establishment, owned by Elena Morales,
has thrived for forty years. Morales’s mother
started the business and has continued it with
her family. For its quality, flavor and tradition,
La Preferida was among the thirty huecas to
Fair.
Elena, who is an economist but also a chef,
says that her mother, a simple, but hardworking
woman of irreproachable conduct, never
thought of a name for the restaurant. However,
one day, a group of clients gave her a sign with
the name of La Preferida (the preferred), which
was placed at the site, baptizing the business.
The specialty, Hornado, is served with chifles
(sliced fried green plantain), white hominy,
sweet plantain, corn and a delicious hot pepper
sauce.
La Preferida’s single locale opens Monday to
Sunday from 09h00 to 21h00.
Specialty: Hornado (pork dish)
Address: Esmeraldas avenue and Alcedo street
Parish: Sucre
56
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / sucre PARISH
sucre AND URDANETA PARISH - 3 HUECAS
• Elena Morales, proprietor.
57
• Xavier Cuesta, manager.
58
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / sucre PARISH
El Rincón de CarlosOchipinti Jr.
A
traditional place to eat crab in Guayaquil
is El Rincon de Carlos - Ochipinti Jr.,
located at the corner of Los Rios and
Alcedo Streets. Its owners are experts in in
preparing Creole crab and other crustacean
specialties.
Carlos Briones, who taught his children how
to prepare the dishes, began the business forty
years ago.
Xavier Cuesta, son of Carlos Briones, and one
of the managers, says that his father chose
the name Ochipinti because Glubis Ochipinti,
a Barcelona soccer player, was one of its early
but frequent clients.
The Creole crab is served with onion sauce
and cooked sweet plantain. If the customer
chooses, it can be accompanied by rice,
patacones or chifles (fried green plantain).
For its history, quality and tradition, this was
one of the thirty huecas to participate in the
El Rincón de Carlos - Ochipinti Jr. opens
Monday to Sunday from 15h00 to midnight. It
closes only during times when crab catching is
prohibited due to limited numbers.
Specialty: Rice and Crab Salad
Address: Los Ríos avenue # 1810 and Pedro
Pablo Gómez street
Parish: Sucre
59
Conchas y Mariscos
del Velero
• Alexandra Vargas, proprietor.
Photo: César Mera
Specialty: Oceanic Ceviche
Address: Malecón del Estero Salado (entrada
de la calle Aguirre)
Parish: Urdaneta
A
lexandra Vargas started her business eight years ago,
and the seafood ceviche is the star of the menu.
Other options, such as seafood cazuela (cooked
plantain dough served in a clay saucepan), ceviche and
lambada del amor, a dish made of rice and seafood served
with garlic shrimp, are included on the menu.
Located at the Pier of the Salado Estuary (by Aguirre
Street), this restaurant receives visits from national and
foreign tourists, and opens from Monday to Sunday from
10h00 to 23h00. Friday and Saturday nights you can enjoy
shows with live music, mariachi and karaoke.
Photo: César Mera
60
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / URDANETA PARISH
sucre and urdaneta PARISH - 3 HUECAS
61
Pollos
Barcelona
O
wner, Jose Figueroa, named the place
after his favorite soccer team, whose
main restaurant is located at Olmedo
and Lavayen Streets.
This establishment dates back to 1972,
when Figueroa and his wife, Lady Ayda, began
to sell chargrilled chicken served with a
traditional salad. Pollos Barcelona currently
has two branches, one located in Portete
and Chile Streets, and the other in the Fortin
shopping mall.
After Jose’s death, his children took charge
of the business and have since renewed the
menu with a variety of salads and a dish called
Chicken Aguado (chicken dish with moist rice).
They personally select all the ingredients;
the freshest chicken and the herbs used for
seasoning, believing everything should be of
the highest quality. This hueca participated in
Pollos Barcelona opens Monday to Sunday,
from 09h00 until 20h00.
Specialty: Grilled chicken
Address: Boulevard José Joaquín de Olmedo
and Francisco de Paula Lavayen street.
Parish: Olmedo
62
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / olmedo PARISH
olmedo PARISH - 11 HUECAS
• Ayda, proprietor and her
daughter Marcela Figueroa.
63
Picantería Don Carlos
F
or thirty-six years, the llapingacho
prepared by Carlos Chicaiza and his
wife Gladys Quinaloa has been in great
demand. This dish, which includes traditional
potato rolls, eggs, sausage, peanuts and Creole
sauce, also features elements such as pork and
white hominy.
Early on, the owners started selling meat
kabobs with potato rolls, but later rented a
place and began to prepare their “authentic
llapingacho”.
Additionally, the menu offers secos (stews),
bolones (cooked plantain dough stuffed with
cheese and pork), fruit juices and coffee. The
restaurant is located at Cacique Alvarez Street
and Olmedo Avenue.
It opens Monday through Saturday between
08h00 and 19h00, and Sundays from 08h00
to 17h00.
Specialty: Llapingacho (stuffed potato rolls
served with peanut sauce and a fried egg)
Address: Cacique Álvarez strett and boulevard
Olmedo.
Parish: Olmedo
Photo: César Mera
• Gladys Quinaloa
and Carlos Chicaiza, proprietors.
64
65
Rincón J
del café
Specialty: Breakfast
Address: Eloy Alfaro avenue # 615
y Capitán Nájera street
Parish: Olmedo
aime Reinoso began selling breakfasts twenty-three
years ago at 615 Eloy Alfaro Avenue and Captain
Najera Street, offering coffee and empanadas
(stuffed pastry).
Over time, his menu grew to offer humitas (corn snack)
and other traditional snacks. Its signature dish is the
Rincon Breakfast, which includes plantain or yucca rolls,
fried egg, cheese, coffee and juice, and can be served at
any time of the day and night.
The traditional brewed coffee is among their specialties.
This hueca opens Monday to Sunday from 07h00 to 21h00.
• Jaime Reinoso,
proprietor.
Photo: Cesar Mera
Photo: César Mera
66
Cevichería
Rosita
R
osa Tiban came to Guayaquil with an
entrepreneurial spirit thrity-six years
ago and began to sell various dishes at
the old southern market.
Her full-flavored recipes and quality food
have maintained this restaurant’s place on the
market for more than three decades. Thanks
to the Urban Regeneration Project, Tiban
managed to open her business at 310 Captain
Najera Street between Chile and Eloy Alfaro.
The menu offers hen soup as the house
specialty, but visitors can also enjoy goat
soup and encebollado (fish soup), served with
the kindness and flavor that characterize the
place.
Cevicheria Rosita opens Monday to Saturday
• Photo: César Mera
Specialty: Hen soup
Address: Capitán Nájera street # 310 and Chile
Parish: Olmedo
Photo: César Mera
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F
El Rey
del bollo
•Luis Crespo Romero, proprietor.
Photo: César Mera
ifteen years ago Luis Crespo Romero and
his two brothers began selling bollos from
a truck. They parked in an area located
on the outskirts of the Social Security Offices,
until ten years later being able to settle in a
small shop located 318 Calixto Romero and
Francisco De Paula Lavayen.
Crespo says that he learned the recipes from
his father and maintains the traditional flavor
of the bollo, which is served with sauce and
rice.
El Rey del Bollo opens from Monday to
Saturday from 08h00 to 15h00. The fish rolls
sell for $1.25.
Specialty: Bollo (seafood stuffed roll)
Address: Calixto Romero avenue # 318 and
Francisco De Paula Lavayen street
Parish: Olmedo
Photo: César Mera
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Mar Azul
M
ar Azul began as a luncheon diner
that served traditional dishes
in the Bahia sector. Six years
ago, it relocated to Captain Najera and
Chimborazo Street.
Its signature dish is Churrasco (rice,
meat, fried eggs and french fries), which
has enamored locals and foreigners for is
exceptional flavor. The place also serves a
la carte dishes with affordable prices.
Mar Azul works Monday to Saturday from
09h00 to 16h00.
Specialty: Churrasco (rice, meat, fried
eggs and french fries)
Address: Capitán Nájera street # 509 andChimborazo avenue
Parish: Olmedo
• Photo: José Dimitrakis
69
Don David
T
he secret of the success of this traditional
restaurant is the love that David Borja and
his wife Norma Pilco put into their business,
established three years ago.
The restaurant specializes in breakfast, and its
signature dishes are Tortilla de Verde and bolon.
The menu also offers tortillas with steak and other
dishes.
Don David is located in 403 Huancavilca Street
between Chimborazo and Colonel. It opens from
08h00 to 16h00.
Specialty: Tortilla de verde and Bolon (plantain
stuffed rolls)
Address: Huancavilca street # 403 and Chimborazo
avenue
Parish: Olmedo
•Norma Pilco, proprietor.
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• Vinicio Morocho, proprietor.
Fuente de Soda
Vinicio´s
S
Specialty: Traditional snacks
Address: Cuenca street # 316 and Chile
Parish: Olmedo
moothies and traditional appetizers
characterize this traditional restaurant,
which opened four years ago at Cuenca
Street between Chile and Chimborazo.
Its owner, Vinicio Morocho, originally sold
smoothies from a kiosk, but thanks to his hard
work and loyal customers, he managed to open
his own place.
He serves all his customers with a smile,
offering natural and fresh products. The
restaurant opens Monday to Saturday from
06h00 to 17h00.
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El Campeón
C
aldo de Tronquito is one of the most
eccentric dishes of our cuisine. Bull’s
testicles are the main ingredients, a
dish that Gustavo Morales has turned into
a specialty.
After receiving a doctor’s
recommendation to eat Caldo de
Tronquito and experiencing positive
medicinal results, Morales decided to
open his restaurant forty-five years ago.
Currently, El Campeón is one of Guayaquil’s
traditional locales, visited by locals and
foreigners.
The hueca’s name alludes to Morales’s
•Gustavo Morales, proprietor.
hobby—boxing—in which he is a former
champion. The restaurant also offers
ceviche de Guaguamama, a dish prepared
with fresh spices and cow placenta.
El Campeon is located in Noguchi
Specialty: Caldo de tronquito (bull’s testicles soup) Street #1010, between Brazil and Cuenca
Address: Noguchi avenue # 1010 and Brasil
Streets, and opens Monday to Saturday
Parish: Olmedo
72
Caprichos
de Mar
L
ocated at Franco Davila #109 and Coronel
streets, this place is characterized by
its exquisite seasoning and a natural,
healthy preparation.
Caprichos de Mar specializes in fresh fried
fish, ceviche, and different a la carte dishes.
It opens Monday to Saturday, from 07h00
to 18h30.
Address: Franco Dávila street # 109 y Coronel
Parish: Olmedo
73
Mr. M
Palma
Specialty: Coconut juice
Address: Chimborazo
avenue and Cuenca street
Parish: Olmedo
74
ister Palma Chillambo
started his business
over the thirty years
ago, after arriving from his
hometown, Esmeraldas. In
search of a stable income, he
started to do what he did best:
prepare coconut juice.
Early on, he put the juice
in a bucket that he carried on
his shoulder while walking the
downtown Streets, offering his
product for sale. Later (twenty-
six years ago), he set up a kiosk
on Chimborazo Avenue and
Cuenca Street. For its tradition
and flavor, this kiosk was invited
to participate, along with the
thirty other huecas, in the Raices
Mister Palma attracts the
attention of the customers with
his white clothes, tie, and hat.
The coconut juice sells for $ 0.75
and comes with apple slices.
olmedo PARISH - 11 HUECAS
75
• Rosita Amendaño,
proprietor.
La Tradicional
T
his restaurant is a traditional place in Guayaquil, where
people can taste a rice chicha drink known as Resbaladera.
This refreshment can be accompanied by traditional
sweets like quimbolitos, churros, alfajores, quesadillas and
other snacks.
Owners Rosita Amendano and Angel Barba, a native couple
from the Sierra region, arrived to Guayaquil and began
preparing with products from the coast.
The preparation of the chicha begins by soaking the rice
grains from which flour is obtained. This product is cooked
with spices such as cinnamon, clove, pepper and sugar.
The drink is served with ice and is both refreshing and
nutritious. For quality, tradition and service, this locale was
selected to participate in the Raices International Culinary
Fair.
La Traditional opened sixteen years ago and is located on
6 de Marzo and Gomez Rendon. It opens Monday to Saturday
Specialty: Chicha resbaladera (rice drink)
Address: 6 de Marzo avenue # 2316 and Gómez Rendón street
Parish: Bolivar
76
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / bolIvar PARISH
bolIvar PARISH - 3 HUECAS
77
•José Morales, proprietor.
Mr. Moto
G
Speciality: Pork sandwich
Address: Guaranda # 800 and Brasil
Parish: Ayacucho
ood service and flavor have turned Mr. Moto
into one of the city’s most visited huecas.
Its specialty is a pork sandwich, which
attracts dozens of clients daily.
Jose Morales started this business four years
ago in Guaranda #800 and Brazil, where he also
offers turkey, ham and chicken sandwiches. The
hueca also serves rice with beans, and the famous
and traditional hornado with mote (pork with
white hominy).
Mr. Moto opens Monday to Saturday from 10h00
to 19h00.
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / bolívar PARISH
Fluke
D
espite not being a dish from
the coast, the Yaguarlocro is
a highly requested plate.
Piedad Ortiz, native of Riobamba,
arrived in the city twenty-eight
years ago, and fell in love with it.
Thanks to the typical seasoning
from Rio Bamba, her business grew
and continues to thrive.
The restaurant, located in Brasil
#1004 and Seis de Marzo, also offers
Yapingacho, ceviche and chicken
soup. It opens Monday to Saturday
• Photo: Iván Navarrete
Specialty: Yaguarlocro (soup made with lamb guts) and
Yapingacho (potato stuffed buns served with peanut sauce, fried eggs and sausage)
Address: Brasil street # 1004 and 6 de Marzo avenue
Parish: Bolívar
79
bolivar PARISH - 3 HUECAS
80
garcía moreno AND AYACUCHO PARISH - 9 HUECAS
Eparepa
Choco
•Jaime Rentería
and María Pincay,
proprietors.
T
welve years ago,
searching for a better
future, Jamil Renteria
moved from his native
Colombia to Guayaquil, where
he found love.
With his wife, Maria Pincay,
he established the restaurant
Eparepa Choco, three years
ago. The locale’s specialty is
arepas stuffed with cheese,
meat, chicken and shrimp.
It also serves fritters, and
masato or poleta, drinks made
from corn and milk.
Eparepa Choco opens
Monday through Friday from
08h00 until 19h00.
Specialty: Stuffed arepas
Address: Del Ejército avenue
# 2706 and Letamendi street
Parish: García Moreno
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / garcía moreno PARISH 81
La Caldera
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•Margarita Zapata and
Mario Navarrete, proprietors.
ts proximity to Emelec’s “George Capwell”
Soccer Stadium inspired La Caldera’s name, a
restaurant that opened twnty-six years ago at
Portete #1426 and Quito Avenue.
The owners, spouses from Riobamba, Margarita
Zapata and Mario Navarrete, started selling
yogurt and Yucca bread. However, over time,
their customers asked them to prepare traditional
Guayaquil dishes. As such, they added rice with
beans, and pork chops, today’s signature dish(es),
to their menu.
Zapata and Navarrete ensure that there is no
secret recipe. What attracts customers is their
friendly service. They open from Monday to Sunday
Specialty: Rice with beans
and pork chops
Address: Portete avenue
# 1426 and Quito avenue
Parish: García Moreno
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / garcía moreno PARISH
Cordero Jr.
Specialty: Encebollado (Fish soup).
Address: Calicuchima street # 327 and
Chimborazo avenue
Parish: Ayacucho
T
• Agustín Cordero, proprietor.
he traditional dish, encebollado, is a light
course served at this small, traditional
restaurant called Cordero Junior. It uses
100% natural and fresh ingredients with no
spicing.
Agustin Cordero, current owner, tells that all
began with the entrepreneurship of his mother,
Mercedes Ortega, who opened the Cordero
Restaurant between Noguchi and Ayacucho
Streets more than thirty-seven years ago.
Cordero learned the recipes and has stayed
loyal to the flavoring that characterizes their
encebollado.
Through the years, after Cordero opened
his own restaurant, he continued to sell the
dish that made the name of his family famous.
Currently, this small traditional restaurant sells
over 100 dishes daily, operating Monday to
Sunday from 07h30 to 12h30. It is currently
located on Calicuchima #327 Street between
Chimborazo and Chile Avenues.
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / ayacucho PARISH 83
•Barón Mendoza, proprietor.
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / ayacucho PARISH
El Mesón
de Barón
W
hen Baron Mendoza retired from the
city’s Department of Transportation
in 1998, he decided along with his
wife Virginia Leon to open a restaurant. Little
by little they began to acquire local fame due
to the exquisite taste of their food.
One of the hueca’s main courses is Seco de
Chivo, which is elaborated with fresh chicha
(traditional rice drink), and prepared by the
owner himself.
Mendoza and his wife Virginia state that
preparing a good Seco de Chivo is not easy,
since one must know how to add the right
quantities of only natural ingredients.
The restaurant is located at Chimborazo and
San Martin, where customers can also taste
seafood dishes like Cazuela (cooked plantain
dough stuffed with fish), ceviches, and fried
fish, among others. The place comfortably
seats fifty patrons. For its history and tradition
it was one of the thirty small, traditional
restaurants chosen to participate in the Raices
El Meson de Baron opens Monday to Sunday
Specialty: Seco de chivo
Address: Chimborazo avenue # 2200
and San Martín street
Parish: Ayacucho
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Colada
Morada
T
he Colada Morada is an energetic and
nutritious drink that can be served—
unaccompanied—as breakfast or supper.
This drink is of Andean origin, where
indigenous communities consume it on the
Day of the Death, an offering made to their
dead relatives during a ceremony held in
cemeteries. This is part of a ritual meant to
commune with their ancestors.
However, in the Streets Guaranda and
Francisco de Marcos, the small, traditional
restaurant called Colada Morada serves the
drink daily. This establishment has been
working for thirteen years, managed by
Naranjo family. Elena Naranjo states that her
brother came up with the idea to offer Colada
Morada throughout year.
To prepare the Colada, black corn flour and
spices such as mortiño and select fruits are
used. However, pineapple is one of the main
ingredients, although other seasonal fruits
can be added.
Colada Morada was one of the thirty
huecas chosen to participate in the Raices
International Culinary Fair. It opens from
08h00 to 20h00.
Specialty: Colada morada
Address: Francisco de Marcos street and
Guaranda avenue
Parish: Ayacucho
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Photo: César Mera
•Elena Naranjo,
proprietor.
Photo: César Mera
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Picantería Salinas
T
his restaurant opened twenty-six years ago
at Abel Castillo and Garcia Goyena. Later, it
relocated to Argentina #529 and Noguchi
Streets, fully remodeled.
Rafael Chiriboga, from La Libertad, runs this
small, traditional restaurant. Chiriboga’s dish
is the Moro de Lenteja con filete de pescado (a
portion of rice and lentils served with fish). He
also offers ceviches and other seafood dishes.
His traditional restaurant has been visited by
national and international personalities, among
them actor Hector Vivar, who portrayed Mr.
Barriga and Ñoño in the Mexican comedy Chavo
del 8. At one point, the Mexican actor ate there
for four straight days.
The Picanteria Salinas opens every day from
08h00 to 16h00.
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•Rafael Chiriboga,
proprietor.
Specialty: Moros con Pescado (Fish
served with rice and lentils)
Address: Argentina street # 509 and
Noguchi avenue.
Parish: Ayacucho
Los Arbolitos
E
sta tradicional hueca ofrece como su plato
estrella a la Bandera 5 en 1, que consiste
en cinco elementos: guatita, cazuela,
encebollado, ceviche de camarón y arroz.
También vende viches de pescado, seco de chivo
entre otros, además cuenta con servicio a domicilio.
Creado en 1971 por Aura Saltos, Los Arbolitos ha
recibido la visita de Presidentes de la República,
futbolistas y cantantes, como el fallecido ruiseñor
de América, Julio Jaramillo.
La picantería está ubicada en la calle San Martín
# 702 y avenida Rumichaca y atiende de 08h00
a 16h00.
Specialty: Banderas 5 en 1
Address: San Martín street # 702 and Rumichaca
avenue.
Parish: Ayacucho.
• Photo: Cesar Mera
Photo: Cesar Mera
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El Cuchifrito
de Don
Lucho
•
Specialty: Fritada
Address: Coronel avenue # 1413 and
Argentina street
Parish: Ayacucho
L
uis Largo started his business from a
chargrill kiosk and improvised dining
table.
He started by selling pork sandwiches
over the thirty years ago, but in time
expanded the menu with dishes like his
specialty, fritada (fried pork), which is his
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most requested menu item.
Largo says he owes the success of his
business to the taste of his frittata, which is
preferred by many regular customers.
El Cuchifrito de Don Lucho operates from
Coronel #331413 and Argentina, and opens
Monday to Sunday from 09h00 to 19h00.
Arturito, el descanso
de los amigos
I
n 1970, Luis Guaman started his business selling
Caldo de Salchicha (a soup with a sausage
stuffed with guts and minced meat, among other
ingredients) in a tray for a price of 2 Sucres. Ten
years later, he opened his own restaurant at Manuel
Villavicencio #904 and Francisco de Marcos Streets.
The cooking process begins at 03h00 in the
morning, so that by 07h00 the soup is ready to
delight customers, who can enjoy the dish until
13h00.
Guaman, with the support of his sons, manages
the business.
Specialty: Caldo de Salchicha
Address: Manuel Villaviencio avenue # 904 and
Francisco de Marcos street
Parish: Ayacucho
•Luis Guamán , proprietor.
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garcía moreno and ayacucho PARISH - 9 HUECAS
92
ximena PARISH - 9 HUECAS
Labra que Labra
C
hileans Maria Cecilia Valenzuela and her husband
Carlos Labra worked very hard to fulfill their dream
of selling their country’s traditional empanadas in
Ecuador. With the passage of time they succeeded.
Now they are the owners of Labra que Labra, with its
main branch located at Chimborazo and Vacas Galindo
Streets attending their customers from 06h30.
In the beginning, Labra que Labra was a small place that
little by little began to incorporate empanadas to its menu,
their excellent flavor catching customers’ attention.
Labra que Labra sells empanadas stuffed with cheese,
meat, and chicken accompanied by coffee or juice. This
was one of the thirty huecas chosen to participate in the
Specialty: Empanadas
Address: Chimborazo avenue and
Vacas Galindo street
Parish: Ximena
•María Cecilia Valenzuela y
Carlos Labra, proprietors.
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / Ximena PARISH 93
•Jeimmi Cueva, proprietor.
Photo: César Mera
Súper
Morocho
S
uper Morocho is a registered brand
renowned in Guayaquil for good tasting
food. Raquel Calderon and her daughter
Jeinmi Cueva (picture) opened the business
twenty-two years ago.
At first they sold their product in a street
cart located at Pedro Moncayo and Luque
Streets, but then moved to a location in the
south of the city—at the request of many of
their customers. Later, they added branches
in the north.
Jeinmi manages all the locales from the
main branch located in Chimborazo and Vacas
Galindo Streets. The main establishment
comfortably seats twenty-eight people.
Morocho is prepared every day with fresh
ingredients, eaten alone or with Yucca bread.
Super Morocho was one of the thirty
huecas chosen to participate in the Raices
International Culinary Fair. It opens Monday
to Sunday from 14h00 to 22h00.
Specialty: Morocho (thick drink made with
sweet corn, milk, cinnamon, raisins and sugar)
Address: Chimborazo avenue # 3209 and Vacas
Galindo street
Parish: Ximena
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Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / ximena PARISH
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Cristóbal
Bolón
T
his hueca offers ten original and
delicious bolon options for the
varied tastes of customers.
In this restaurant, among others,
people can eat bolon with shrimp
bathed in a guacamole sauce, or the
homemade bolon, which is stuffed
with melted cheese and pieces of pork.
The restaurant’s signature item is the
Cristobal Bolon, which is served with
steak sauce and a fried egg. Another
version is the Bolon Maduro (made with
sweet plantain) with cheese and pieces
of pork.
Besides these traditional bolones,
this hueca also serves Tigrillo, which is
a dish made of plantain and mixed with
different ingredients.
Cristobal Bolon has been around for
three years. The main branch is located
at Tungurahua and Clemente Ballen
Streets, and an Express restaurant is
located in Noguchi and El Oro Streets.
The main restaurant opens from 07h30
to 13h00, Monday to Sunday and on
holidays. For its quality and taste,
Cristobal Colon was one of the thirty
small, traditional restaurants chosen to
participate in the Raices International
Culinary Fair.
Specialty: Bolones
Address: Tungurahua street
and Clemente Ballén street
Parish: Ximena
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• Photo: César Mera
Photo: César Mera
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Gran
Arrecife
C
hef Oscar Jordan loves cooking and
in his restaurant, Gran Arrecife, he
prepares delicious creations.
One of his main dishes is the Ceviche
Blanco, which contains pickled fish,
octopus and cooked churros (snails). The
dish is served with a delicious guacamole
sauce and chifles (sliced, fried plantains)
or with a side of rice if the customers
prefer.
Jordan opened his business seven
years ago, and went on to improve
his cooking skills by studying in the
Guayaquil School of Chefs of Guayaquil
followed by further travel to Argentina.
He is a natural cook who since childhood
helped his mother and grandmother to
prepare food in the countryside.
Gran Arrecife is located in Vacas
Galindo and Coronel Streets. It opens
Tuesday to Sunday from 08h00 to 15h30.
Its busiest time is during the midday
rush.
The restaurant serves dishes including
encebollados and sudados. Soup is
always served courtesy of the house.
For its service, quality and taste this
was one of the thirty small traditional
restaurants chosen to participate in the
Specialty: Ceviche
Address: Vacas Galindo
street # 708 and Coronel avenue
Parish: Ximena
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• Óscar Jordán, proprietor.
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Specialty: Menestra (rice with
lentils)
Address: Camilo Destruge street
# 501 and Chimborazo avenue
Parish: Ximena
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Photo: César Mera
•Raquel Fuentes Arroyo,
proprietor.
La Nana
R
Photo: César Mera
aquel Fuentes Arroyo is a modest
workingwoman who is called La Nana
by those close to her. This is also the
name of her restaurant, which has operated
for twenty-seven years.
Fuentes began her business in a small,
rented store located at Cañar and 6 de Marzo,
where she sold lobster and tuna sandwiches,
as well as crabs and salchipapas (sausage
mixed with French fries). In time, she learned
her grandmother’s delicious rice with lentils
recipe, which has seen unexpected success.
Thanks to the high demand of this dish,
Raquel acquired her current, larger place. The
restaurant is now located in Camilo Destruge
and Chimborazo Streets, where she serves the
now famous rice with lentils, accompanied
with meat, chicken, pork or pork ribs.
La Nana opens Wednesday to Sunday from
16h00. Fuentes Arroyo has revealed that
her secret ingredient is the love she puts
in her work. For its history and tradition
this was one of the thirty small, traditional
restaurants chosen to participate in the Raices
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Fuente de Soda
Ricardito
T
he snacks and shakes served are the signature
specialties of this restaurant, established by
Castro Fajardo five years ago.
It offers many types of snacks, including
bolones (stuffed, cooked plantain dough),
patacones (fried plantain), humitas (corn
dough stuffed with cheese), empanadas
(stuffed pastry) and fruit shakes made with
blackberry, strawberry and peach.
The restaurant is located at the corner of
Chile and Camilo Destruge Streets, and it opens
Monday to Friday from 06h30 to 17h00, and
during weekends from 06h30to 13h00.
Specialty: Piqueos (snacks)
Address: Chile and Camilo Destruge
Parish: Ximena
• María Castro Fajardo, proprietor.
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El Canoero
Specialty: Guatita
(guts stew)
Address: Vacas Galindo street # 514 and
Chimborazo
Parish: Ximena
•Jorge Jara and his
son and daughter,
proprietors.
T
his small, traditional restaurant
opened its doors over fifteen years
ago, and its signature dish is La
Guatita.
Its owners are spouses Jorge Jara and
Ruddy Ozaetta, who personally attend to
customers. This has resulted in a loyal
client base that visits on a regular basis.
The owners owe their success to their
homemade cooking style with which they
prepare dishes like Lengua Guisada (cow’s
tongue dish).
El Canoero opens Monday to Sunday from
10h00 to 22h00, and is located in Vacas
Galindo # 514 street between Chile and
Chimborazo.
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Bar restaurante
El Astillero T
his small, traditional restaurant has
attended the public for fifty years and
it has been passed down through several
generations. Currently in its third generation,
sisters Annie and Rosario Heras manage the
hueca.
The specialties of El Astillero are secos
(stews), especially chicken. It also offers goat
stew and plantain buns stuffed with pork.
This locale is located in Chile #2180 and
Venezuela, and opens Monday to Saturday from
06h00 to 23h00.
Specialty: Secos (stews)
Address: Chile # 2810 and Venezuela
Parish: Ximena
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Picantería O
Olguita # 2
•Ronaldo Campuzano, propietario.
lga Castillo Pluas (+) founded Picateria
Olguita fifty-five years ago in the old
sector of the Mercado Sur (South Market),
on Sargento Vargas and Febres Cordero Streets.
Originally, the restaurant sold fried fish, and
for a time, Pluas was the only woman that sold
that dish in the area.
Currently, her son Ronaldo Campuzano runs
the establishment, located in the corner of Chile
and Garcia Goyena Streets. In all, four branches
are located in different areas of the city.
Picanteria Olguita also offers seafood dishes
that are prepared to order. It opens every day
Specialty: Pescado Frito (fried fish)
Address: Chile avenue and García Goyena
street
Parish: Ximena
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ximena PARISH - 9 HUECAS
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pascuales PARISH - 2 HUECAS
Picantería Ivis
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Specialty: Fritada (fried pork)
Address: Montecristi street and Salitre
Parish: Pascuales
stablished forty-five years ago in Pascuales,
Fritada Picanteria Ivis’s main dish is fritada,
or fried pork. Single mother and founder,
Dora Larosa, passed the business two her two sons.
The place has been located on the main avenue
of Pascuelas since its beginnings.
The featured fritada is made with pork that is
pre-seasoned long before entering the oven. The
brothers use natural seasonings and spices, long
having learned the exact measurements of each.
Once prepared, the fritada is served with chifles
(sliced, fried plantain), mote (white hominy),
fried or cooked sweet plantain and a creole sauce
made with pepper, onions, tomatoes and lemon.
Due to its long history and tradition, Picanteria
Ivis was one of the thirty huecas chosen to
Fair.
Picanteria Ivis seats approximately seventy
people, and opens from 09h00 to 19h00.
Traditional “Huecas” of Guayaquil / pascuales PARISH 107
Pastelería Le Gourmet
Juan Franco
B
aker and chef Juan Franco opened for
business five years ago, andhas been doing wellThe hueca’s delicious cakes and
sweets are recognized in the whole parish of
Pascuales as well as neighboring areas.
Customers seek Le Gourmet’s cakes, deeming
them superior quality compared to other
locations. Chef Franco says that the secret is in
the fillings, made of figs, strawberries, oranges,
pineapples and other fruits, which gives them a
traditional touch.
•Juan Franco,
proprietor.
Photo: José
Dimitrakis
Franco also prepares foreign deserts as well
as traditional Ecuadorian sweets, including rice
with milk, volteado de piña (pineapple upside
down cake), torta de choclo (salted or sweet
corn cake), torta de camote (sweet potato
cake), fig preserves and the renowned torta de
maduro (sweet plantain cake). Due to its history
and tradition, this was one of the thirty small,
traditional restaurants chosen to participate in
Juan Franco’s Le Gourmet is located on the
Main Avenue, and it opens Monday to Saturday
from 09h00 to 20h00 and on Sundays until 14h00.
Specialty: Sweets and Deserts
Address: Montecristi street and Salitre
Parish: Pascuales
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pascuales PARISH - 2 HUECAS
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La Garza
Rosada
B
yron Anastacio and his wife
Mayra Flores own La Garza
Rosada, a small, traditional
restaurant located in the El Morro
Port. They prepare Lisa Asada (fried
Lisa fish), which is accompanied by
sweet fried plantain and a creole sauce
made of onions and tomatoes.
They serve tourists that arrive for
mangrove and boat tours throughout
this parish’s sea marsh.
The Lisa is a white, meaty fish that
needs to be cured properly with salt
for one day to bring out its best taste.
This fish is then cooked in a typical
coal oven.
Anastacio states that he learned the
seasoning technique from his mother,
who also inherited it from her parents.
In El Morro, most people have fishing
backgrounds, and as such, know the
best ways to prepare fish and other
seafood dishes.
Garza Rosada opens Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
Specialty: Lisa asada
(Grilled Lisa Fish)
Parish: El Morro
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el morro PARISH - 1 HUECA
•Byron Anastacio and his wife
Mayra Flores, proprietors.
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el morro PARISH - 1 HUECA
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Gastronomy of Guayaquil
constantly improving
• (Left photo) Gloria Gallardo, President of the Public Company of Tourism and Civic Promotion next
to winners of the International Gastronomic Fair “Raices” : Gladys Quinaola, Silver Star; Angelica
Cujilan, Culinay Gold Star, and Mariano Calderon Culinary Bronze Star. (Right Photo) The mayor
Jaime Nebot tasting one of the traditional dishes of Guayaquil´s gastronomy.
D
uring the International Gastronomic
Fair “Raices”, which was held from the
24th to the 27th of July of 2014 in
the Convention Center, the 30 participating
“huecas” competed to obtain the Culinary
Star. The award ceremony was conducted
the last day of the fair. During the four days
event the restaurants were evaluated based
on customer service, quality and service. The
winners were: Angelica Cujilán from El Pez
Volador with the Gold Culinary Star, Gladys
Quinaloa from the Picanteria don Carlos with
the Silver Star and Mariano Calderón from El
Manabita with the wit the Bronze Star.
After their participation, the 30 “huecas”
were part of the Guayaquil´s seven culinary
school Capacitation Program in food
handling, customer service and kitchen costs.
Therefore, the Tourism and Civic
Promotion personnel prepared the “huecas”
owners and managers in Guayaquil´s touristic
and civic promotion, with the purpose to
identify themselves with their city, knowing
its attractions and to become city promoters
During the fair, the Mayor of Guayquil,
Jaime Nebot Saadi, visited the stands, greet
the huecas proprietors and tasted some of the
traditional dishes of our gastronomy.
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A brief history of Guayaquil
D
uring 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
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General Information
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.
General information
Official name: Santiago de Guayaquil
Patron Saint Festivities of Santiago de Guayaquil: July 25
Independence: October 9, 1820
Extension: 345 square kilometers
Geographic Location: The geography of Guayaquil
is characterized by its coastal location along the
northwestern part of South America near the Equator. 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 winter 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 inhabitants. 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; however, 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 government is elected by democratic vote that elects a
Mayor and Cantonal Council.
Political-Administrative distribution: The Guayaquil 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 Year
February or March: Carnival
March or April: Easter
May 1: Labor Day
May 24: Battle of Pichincha
July 24: Birthday of Simon Bolivar.
July 25: Foundation of Guayaquil.
October 9: Independence of Guayaquil.
November 2: Day of the Death
December 25: Christmas
December 31: New Year’s Eve
Important telephone numbers
Emergency 911
National Police 101
Fire Department 102
Red Cross103
Ministry of Health
171
Blood Bank 042- 560675
Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Airport 04-2-169000
Bus Terminal of Guayaquil:04-2-130166
Civil Defense 04-2-469009
04-2-594800
Municipality of Guayaquil: Judicial Police: 04-2-870439
Customs Police: 04-2-489333
Friend (Amigo) Telephone:04-2-385808
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Country Codes, Phone Codes, Dialing Codes and telephone codes of the
provinces and cities of Ecuador
Country code: 593
Long distance dial:
00
ProvincEs:
Azuay: 07
Bolívar: 06
Cañar: 07
Carchi: 06
Chimborazo: 03
Cotopaxi: 03
Esmeraldas: 06
El Oro: 07
Galápagos: 05
Guayas: 04
Imbabura: 06
Loja: 07
Los Ríos: 05
Manabí: 05
Morona Santiago: 07
Orellana: 06
Pastaza: 06
Pichincha: 02
Santa Elena: 04
Santo Domingo
de los Tsáchilas: 07
Sucumbíos: 06
Napo: 06
Tungurahua: 03
Zamora Chinchipe: 03
CiTIes
Ambato: 03
Atacames: 06
Azoguez: 07
Baños: 03
Cuenca: 07
El Coca: 06
Esmeraldas: 06
Guayaquil: 04
Ibarra: 06
Ingapirca: 07
Isla Isabela: 05
Isla San Cristóbal: 05
Isla Santa Cruz: 05
Lago Agrio: 06
Loja: 07
Macas: 07
Machala: 07
Manta: 05
Montañita: 04
Napo: 06
Otavalo: 06
Quito: 02
Playas: 04
Portoviejo: 05
Puyo: 03
Quevedo: 05
Riobamba: 03
Salinas: 06
Santa Elena:
04
Santo Domingo: 02
Tababela: 02
Tena: 06
Pichincha: 02
Vilcabamba: 07
Zamora: 07
Tourist Services
Accommodations: 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: $0.20
Note: 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
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Ecuador and the world can be tasted in the city.
There are options for all tastes and budgets
Safety: 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.
ATMs
There 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.
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) 967-1096
Mastercard: +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: 2687566
Aircanada: 2453009
Airfrance/klm: 2169050/68
American Airlines: 2598800
Avianca: 2399411
Copa: 2303211
El al: 2889789
Emetebe: 2309290
Endecots: 2289589
Hanh air: 2453009
Heli Air Monaco Iberia: 2329558
Icelandair Japan Airlines:
2889789
Lac Lan: 2598500
Lufthansa: 2598060
Qantas Airways: 2889789
Saéreo Sba: 2169108/09
Star Perú: (09)81009411
Tame: 2560728/78
Embassies and
Consulates in Ecuador
ALBANIA
* Consular Section (Quito)
Address: N44-54 Isla Santiago
and Rio Coca
Phone mumber: (02) 2447142 (02) 2445272
Fax: (02) 2447090
Email: [email protected]
Opening hours: Mondays to
Fridays: 08h30 – 16h00
ARGENTINA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 21-147 Amazonas
avenue No. and Roca, 8th floor,
Offices 812 through 820
Phone numbers: (02) 2527624
- (02) 2564149 - (02) 2564207
- (02) 2562292 - (02) 2564149 (02) 2564207 - (02) 2563662.
Fax: (02) 2568177
PO Box: 17 21 0002 / 17- 1-2937
Website: www.cancillleria.gov.ar
Opening Hours: 09:00 to 17:00
from Mondays to Fridays
Customer service: 9:00 to 13:00
*General Consulate (Guayaquil)
Address: 10 Las Monjas avenue
and Carlos Julio Arosemena,
“Hamburgo” Building, ground
floor
Phone numbers: (04) 220869 (04) 220777
Fax: (04) 2208769
(02) 2263502
Fax: (02) 2462562
Honorary General Consul in
Quito
Patricio Izurieta Mora Bowen
AUSTRALIA
*Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Address: 520 Rocafuerte and
Tomás Martínez, Fundacion
Leonidas Ortega Building, First
floor.
Phone number: (04) 6017529
Fax: (04) 25014111
Email:ausconsulate@unidas.
com.ec
Opening hours: from 9:00 to
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
BELGIUM
*Consular Section in Quito
Address: N41-163 Los Cabildos
street, Futura Building, 4th floor
–Quito Tenis Residential Development, behind the Embassy
of Japan.
Phone numbers: (02) 2469017 /
099730860
Fax: (02) 2449125
PO Box: 17-07-9431
Address: Las Americas Avenue,
TC Television Building. San
Joaquin Orravia. 3rd floor
Phone number: (04) 22 83374
Fax: (04) 2398857
Email: consuladobelgica@
tctelevisión.com
AUSTRIA
*Consular Section (Quito)
Address: E9-53 Gaspar de Villaroel avenue and Shyris, third
floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2469700 099554927
Fax: (02) 2443276 - (02)
2441143
Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00
*Honorary Consulate General in
Guayaquil
Address: 718 Jorge Pérez Concha
street
Opening hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00.
BANGLADESH
*Honorary Consulate in Quito
Address: N35-89 Amazonas
avenues and Corea, Amazonas
Building 4000, 5th floor.
Phone numbers: (02) 2263500 -
BELARUS
Address: E7-22 Alpallana and
Whymper; GF, Torres Almagro
No. 9950
Honorary Consul of Belarus
Jaime Ortiz Barona
BOLIVIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 2432 Eloy Alfaro avenue and Fernando Ayarza
Phone number: (02) 2244830 (02) 2244831
Fax: (02) 2244833
PO Box: 17 21 0003
Website: www.embajadabolivia.ec
Opening hours: Consular: from
09:00 to13:00
Mission: from 09:00 to 13:00
and from 14:00 to 17:30
Quito-Ecuador
Address: 100 Cedros and Victor
117
Emilio Estrada (Urdesa)
– (04) 2885791 - (04) 2885789
Cell phone: 099524340
Email: jguzmani2000@yahoo.
com
13:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00
BRASIL
*Embassy (Quito)
and Arizaga, Amazonas Building Square, 7th floor
Fax: (02) 2277003
PO Box: 17 01 231
Website: www.quito.itamaraty.
gov.br
13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Quito-Ecuador
Address: 312 San Jorge avenue
and east 3rd. street (Kennedy)
Phone number: (04) 2293046 (04) 2283825
Cell phone 09-01-10444
Email: alberto@eurogres.
com.ec
14:00
BULGARIA
Address: Juan Tanca Marengo
avenue and Joaquín Orrantia.
Executive Center Building, 7th
floor, office702
Business center: (04) 2291830
Fax: (04) 2296895
Opening 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 floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2455499 (02) 2272166
Fax: (02) 2277672
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PO Box: 17-11-6512
Email: quito@international.
gc.ca
Website: www.ecuador.gc.ca
Thursdays from 07:30 to16:00;
Fridays from 07:30 to 13:00.
Address: 234 Francisco de
Orellana avenue, Blue Towers
Building, 6th floor
Ext. 101
Basil Haylock
CHILE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 3617 Juan Pablo Sanz
and Amazonas, Xerox Building,
4th floor
- (02) 2452752 - (02) 2459487
Fax: (02) 2444470
PO Box: 17-17-206
Email: echile.ecuador@minrel.
gov.cl / pnaranjo@minrel.
gov.cl
Fridays from 08h30 to 17h30.
*Consulate in Guayaquil
Address: 100 9 de Octubre avenue and Malecon, La Previsora
Building, 23rd floor, office 2306
Phone numbers: (04) 2562995 (04) 2564919
Fax: (04) 2565-151
PO Box: 09-01-828
Email: congechile.guayaquil@
espoltel.net
Opening hours: from 08: 00 to
13:00.
CHINA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 349 Atahualpa avenue
and Amazonas avenue
- (02) 244462 (Protocol) (02)
2433407 –Consular Office
Email: susanaembajadachina@
gmail.com
Fax: 24 44 364/62
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 Guayaquil
Address: Santa Cecilia Citadel,
840 Central avenue between
streets 7th and 8th
Phone numbers: (04) 2850338 (04) 2850611
Fax: (04) 2850125
General Consul in Guayaquil
Wang Weihua
COLOMBIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N24-528 12 de Octubre avenue and Luis Cordero,
World Trade Center, B Tower,
14th floor
Fax: (02) 2221969
Email: equito@cancilleria.
gov.co
Fridays from 08:30 to 13:00 and
14:00 to 18:00.
Address: Francisco de Orellana
avenue, block 111. WTC, B
Tower, 11th floor, office 1105
- (04) 2630-674 - (04) 2630675
Fax: (04) 2630676
Opening 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) 2252330
Fax: (02) 2254-087
PO Box: 17 -03 -301
/ [email protected] /
[email protected]
*Consular Section in Guayaquil
Address: 2009 9 de Octubre and
Los Rios, El Marques Building,
11th floor
Fax: (04) 2375224
Cell phone: 09-9632856
Consul in Guayaquil
Rafael Saenz
CUBA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 365 Mercurio between
La Razon and El Vengador
Phone numbers: (02) 22 60981
- (02) 2456936 - (02) 2259183
Fax: (02) 2430594
Email: embajada@embacuba.
ec / [email protected]
Website: www.embacuba.
cubaminrex.cu
CYPRUS
Address: 481 Humboldt and
Novoa Caamaño, Liguria Building, 6th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 3237758 (02) 3237545
Fax: (02) 2227344
Email: [email protected].
net
Consul Ad-Honorem
Maria Cardenas Rivadeneira
CZEC REPUBLIC
Address: 520 Third avenue and
Fourth street, Los Ceibos
Fax: (04) 2353190
PO Box: 09-01-5094
Website: www.mzv.cz/bogota
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
sector
Phone number: (02) 3957565 –
(02) 3957583
PO Box: 17-17-549
/ [email protected]
Address: 604 General Cordova
and Mendiburo
Phone number: (04) 2308-020
/ 099742-908
Consul Guayaquil
Flemming 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) 2269163
Fax: (02) 2434275
Websites: www.embajadadominicanaecuador.com
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) 2520895
Fax: (02) 2563521
PO Box: 17-7-9355
Email: embassy.quito@mfa.
gov.eg / nidiacordovamolina@
hotmail.com
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 floor
Fax: (02) 2254431
Website: www.elsalvador.
com.ec
Address: 511 Clemente Ballen
and Boyaca
– (04) 2325150
Fax: (04) 2516068
horas
Dinorah De Luzi
ESTONIA
Address: N26-97 12 de Octubre
avenue and Abraham Lincoln,
Tower 1492 Building, 8th floor
Fax: (02) 298 6664
Cell phone: 09 9 443137
P.O Box: 17-03-719
Email: [email protected] /
[email protected]
18:00
EUROPEAN UNION
*Delegation
Address: E11-160 Orellana
avenue and Whimper, Schuman
Building
Phone numbers: (02) 2523 912
– (02) 2523161 – (02) 2528040
Fax: (02) 2527 511
PO Box: 17-7-9695
Email: delegation-ecuador@
eeas.europa.eu
Websites: www.eeas.europa.eu/
delegations/ecuador
Thursdays from 08:00 to 13:00
and from 14:30 to 17:30;
Fridays: 08:00 to 13:30.
FINLAND
Address: 212 Luis Urdaneta and
General Cordova
Fax: (04) 2561295
PO Box: 09-01-4848
and 16:00 to 18:00
Humberto Mata Salvador
FRANCE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 107 Leonidas Plaza
and Patria
119
Fax: (02) 2943809
PO Box: 1913 y 536
Email: cancilleria.quito-amba@
diplomatie.gouv.fr
Website: www.ambafran-ce-ec.
org
y 14:00 a 16:30, Mondays to
Thurdays
Consulate: 08:00 to 13:30 on
Fridays
Address: 909 Jose Mascote and
Hurtado
Fax: (04) 2328442
Opening hours: 10:00 a 13:00.
Consul in Guayaquil
Thierry Souët
GEORGIA
Address: N27-157 Muros and
Gonzalez Suarez
Email: mkakabadse@makana.
com.ec
Honorary Consul in Quito
Manuel Eloy Esteban Kakabadse
Navarro (OJO, TRES NOMBRES)
GERMANY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E 10-44 Naciones
Unidas avenue and Republica
de El Salvador, Citiplaza Building, Floors 12-14.
Fax: (02) 2970815 / (02)
2970816
PO Box: 17-17-536
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.quito.diplo.de
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) 2206867
Fax: (04) 2206869
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GREAT BRITAIN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: Naciones Unidas and
Republica de El Salvador, Citiplaza Building, 14th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2970800 (02) 2970801
Fax: (02) 2970809S
Emergency cell phone:
092029944
Po Box: 17-17-830
Email: britishembassy.quito@
fco.gov.uk / maria.rios@fco.
gov.uk
Website: www.britembquito.
org.ec / www.ukinecuador.fco.
gov.uk
12:30 and from 13:30 to 16:30,
Mondays to Thursday, and from
8:00 to 13:00 on Fridays
Address: 623 General Cordova
and Padre Solano
Phone numbers: (04) 25 60 400
/ (04) 2563850. Extension 318
Fax: (04) 25 62 641
rocio.torres-honcon@fconet.
fco.gov.uk
Colin Robert Armstrong, CMG
GREECE
Guayaquil
Address: Las Americas avenue
and Cosmerenela, El Bucanero
Building, Office 6.
15:00
General Consul in Guayaquil
Stylianos Gkiokas
GUATEMALA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 733 Republica de El
Salvador and Portugal, Gabriela
Building, 3rd floor, Office 301.
- (02) 2437751 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ecuador.minex.gt
Address: Colon 3 Business
Center, Office 109.
Phone numbers: (04) 2136156 (04) 2136157
Fax: (04) 2380583
12:00.
Rafael Florido White
HAITI
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E8-62 Francisco Robles
between Leonidas Plaza and 6
de Diciembre.
Phone number: (02) 2547565 (02) 223-4152
Fax: (02) 2224152
Address: Km 8.5, Via Daule,
inside the Conquistador Group,
1st floor
Email: consuladohaiti@
satelite.com.ec
Fridays, from10h00 to 13h00
HOLY SEE
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 692 Orellana and 6 de
Diciembre avenue
Phone numbers: (02) 2505200 (02) 2505201
Fax: (02) 2564810
PO Box: 17 07 8980
Fridays, from 08:30 to 13:00
and from 15: 00 to 17: 30; Saturdays: from 08:30 to 13:00
HONDURAS
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N-277 Suecia street
and Shyris avenue, Suecia
Building, 5th floor
Phone numbers: (02) 2438820 (02) 2442476 - (02) 2254196
Fax: (02) 2442476
POBox: 17-03-4753
Guayaquil
Address: 414 Bolivia y Chile
Fax: (04) 2445972
18:30.
HUNGARY
*Consulate in Quito
Address: 2859 Whimper and
Orellana, Whimper Building
Phone numbers: (02) 2506-514
– (02) 2545546
Fax: (02) 2502-802
PO Box: 17012371
and from 15:00 to 18:00.
Phone numbers: (02) 3971500 (02) 3971502
Fax: (02) 3971555
–0984881288
PO Box: 17-21-038
Website: www.quito.mfa.gov.il
16:30, Mondays to Thursdays.
From 08:30 to 14:00 on Fridays.
Address: 729 9 de Octubre
avenue and Boyaca, 4th floor.
Phone number: (04) 2322555 –
(04) 2322000
Fax: (04) 2328-196
13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00.
Johnny Czarninski Baier
INDIA
Address: E9-24 Republica de El
Salvador and Suiza, Euro Building, 2nd floor, office B
Phone numbers: (02) 3332212 (02) 3332215
Fax: (02) 2569-017
Email: informació[email protected] / asistente@
camara-ecuatoriana-india.ec
IRAN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E14-43 Jose Queri
street and Los Granados avenue
PBX:(02) 334-3450 ext 200
FAX:(02) 334-3450 ext 220
Email: embiranecuador@gmail.
com
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00
INDONESIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E15-84 Quiteño Libre
street, Bellavista Neighborhood
Address: 203 Luque and Pedro
Carbo, 4th floor, Apt. 40
Opening hours: 1 from 3:00 to
15:00
Email: lopezmarindos@yahoo.
com
Marcelo Lopez Mestanza.
ITALY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 111 La Isla street and
Humberto Albornoz
Phone numbers: (02) 3211322 (02) 3211674 - (02) 3210565
Fax: (02) 3210818
PO Box: 17-03-72
/ [email protected]
Website: www.ambitalquito.org
12:30, Mondays to Fridays
Address: 423 P. Icaza between
Cordova and Baquerizo Moreno.
Machala Bank Building, 3rd
floor
Fax: (04) 2568447
13:00.
ISRAEL
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: avenue Coruña E25-58
and San Ignacio, Altana Plaza
Building, 5th floor
JAMAICA
Address: Malecon de Entre Ríos
avenue, Mediterraneo Complex
#8
Fax: (04) 2830-346
Cell phone: 086542 515
Email: consuladojamaicagye@
yahoo.com
A previous appointment is
required.
Ana María Pinchin de Ching
JAPAN
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Jose Arizaga,
Amazonas Plaza Building, floors
11 and 12
Phone numbers: (02) 2278700 (02) 2456426 - (02) 2468738
Fax: (02) 2449 399
PO Box: 17-21-01518
/ [email protected] / japembec@
qi.mofa.go.jp
Website: www.ec.emb-ja-pam.
go.jp
and from 14:00 to 17:15.
Address: Km 11.5 Via Daule
Phone numbers: (04) 2100600 (04) 2100973. Ext 212 - 273
Fax: (04) 2100-151
[email protected]
17:00
Honorary Consul General in
Guayaquil
Jaime Simon Isaias
LEBANON
Address: 101 Jose Campos and
Garcíi Aviles, 1st floor
– (04) 2563715
Fax: (04) 2562-692
Guayaquil
121
Juan Saade Saade
MALTA
Address: 905 Malecon between
Victor Manuel Rendon and
Junin. Simon Bolívar Building,
1st floor, Office 103
Fax: (04) 2301948
Email: tjharding@camcomeb.
com
14:00
Trevor Harding Bickle
MEXICO
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N36–165 6 de Diciembre avenue and Naciones
Unidas
- (02) 2923771 - (02) 5103267
- (02) 2510273
Fax: (02) 2448245
Email: embajadamexecuador@
sre.gob.mx
Website: www.embamex.sre.
gob.mx/ecuador
Fridays, from 9h00 to 18h00.
MONACO
Address: 516 9 de Octubre and
Escobedo
Phone numbers: (04) 2306606 (04) 2328435
Fax: (04) 2567438
13:00
Javier Tola Neira
MOROCCO
Address: 200 Victor Emilio
Estrada and Balsamos
Fax: (04) 2883542
13:00.
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Guayaquil
Antonio Alvarez Eljuri
NETHERALNDS
Address: 1502 Quisquis and
Tulcan, 1st floor, Office101
Fax: (04) 2286 047
13:00
NICARAGUA
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Moreno Bellido,
COMONSA Building, 5th floor,
Office. 5 a, (across Petro-Comercial gas station)
– (02) 2238885
Fax: (02) 2550796 Ext. 105
Email: embani-caecuador@
cancilleria.gob.ni / smarin@
cancilleria.gob.ni
Address: Lomas de Urdesa (104
Las Brisas and Olmos) Km 7.5.
Milantex Office
– (04) 2250815
Fax: (04) 2251193 – (04)
2206853
13:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00
Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Adelsi Ivette Acevedo Perez
NORWAY
Address: 106 Malecon del
Salado and Todos los Santos –
Urdesa
Fax: (04) 2384544
Email: [email protected].
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14:00
Andres Schmidt Orces
PANAMA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-92 German Aleman and Arroyo del Rio (El
Batan)
Phone numbers: (02) 2248321 (02) 2431792 - (02) 2433653
Fax: (02) 2275044
PO Box: 17–07–9017
Email: panaembaecuador@
hotmail.com / [email protected]
Website: www.embajadadepanamaecuador.com
PARAGUAY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 24-594 12 de Octubre
avenue and General Francisco
Salazar, Torre Sol Verde Building, 8th floor.
Emergency cell phone:
0986247567
Telefax: (02) 2909005
Email: embaparaguayecuador@
hotmail.com / [email protected]
Website: www.embajadadeparaguay.ec
Address: Km 11. 5 Via Daule
(Plasticos del Litoral)
Phone numbers: (04) 2100600.
Ext. 212
Fax: (04) 2100-151
PO Box: 09-01-1299
Guayaquil
Xavier Felix Simon Isaias
PERU
avenue, Block 501, Kennedy
Norte, 14th floor, office 2,
Centrum Building
– (04) 2280135 – (04) 2280142
Fax: (04) 2280183
Website: www.consuladoperuguayaquil.com
PHILIPPINES
Address: Alborada, Block Bt. # 2
Fax: (04) 241944
Opening hours: 10:00 to 14:00
Corazon Oliva de Reyes
POLAND
avenue and Malecon. La Previsora Building, 29th floor, office
2901
– (04) 2325757
Fax: (04) 2326111
PO Box: 09 015 965
and from 13:30 to 17:30.
Francisco Rizzo Pastor
PORTUGAL
*Honorary Consulate en Guayaquil
Address: 603 Los Rios and
Quisquis
Fax: (04) 2441991
PO. Box: 09-01-1217
Opening Hours: from 09:00 to
12:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00
Antonio Marques Firmino
QATAR
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 1820 avenues 12 de
Octubre and Cordero, suite 605,
Swissotel (temporary residence)
Fax: (02) 2528913
[email protected]
RUMANIA
Address: Puntilla, Via Samborondon, Los Lagos Residential
Development Nº 28
Fax: (04) 2834088
Email: com.rumania@yahoo.
com
16:00
Maria Fernanda Parra
RUSSIA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 4612 Reina Victoria
and Ramon Roca
- (02) 2526375 - (02) 2554510
- (02) 2505089 (consular
section)
Fax: 2565-531
PO Box: 17 01 3868
Email: embrusia_ecuador@
mail.ru / conrusia_ecuador@
mail.ru (consular section)
Websites: www.ecuador.mid.ru
Thursdays, from 08:00 to 13:00
and from 15:00 to 19:00. On
Fridays from 08:00 to 12:00
and Asisclo Garay
Fax: (04) 245-1361
Honorary Consulate in Guayaquil
Alfredo Jose Ortega Maldonado
SIRIA
Address: 523 Huancavilca and
Cacique Alvarez
Fax: (04) 2403619
and from 16:00 to 18:00
Juan 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) 2471105
Fax: (02) 2809022
Email: ladislao.medvedsek@
hidria.com
SOUTH KOREA
*Embassy (Quito)
avenue and Cordero, World
Trade Center, B Tower, 3rd floor
Phone number: (02) 2909227 (02) 2909228 - (02) 2909229
Fax: (02) 2501-190
PO Box: 17-03-626
Email: [email protected] / ecuador@
mofa.go.kr
Opening hours: from 08:30
to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Address: Km 3.5 Via Duran –
Tambo.
Fax: (04) 2559-029
Email: lchonill@poligrafica.
com
Opening hours: 09:00 a 16:00.
Luis Chonillo
SPAIN
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-73 Francisco
Salazar and Toledo
Phone numbers: (02) 3226296 (02) 3226303 - (02) 3226896
Fax: (02) 3227805
PO Box: 17 01 9322
Website: www.exteriores.es/
embajadas/quito
Consulate: 455 La Pinta and
Amazonas
Address: corner of Velez and
123
Tungurahua
15:30.
SWITZERLAND
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 35-17 Amazonas
avenue and Juan Pablo Sanz,
Xerox Building, 2nd floor
Fax: (02) 2449314
Cell phone: 099568258 (emergencies)
PO Box: 17-11-4815
Email: qui.vertretung@eda.
admin.ch / roland.fischer@eda.
admin.ch
Website: www.eda.admin. ch/
quito
Avenue, Conauto Building, 5th
floor
Fax: (04) 2681997
12:00
Guayaquil
Herbert Frei Perez
TUNISIA
Address: 812 Cordova and Victor
M. Rendon, Torres de la Merced
Building, 5th floor, Office 7
Fax: (04) 2309903
12:00
Honorary general Consul in
Guayaquil
Fathi Ben Bouzid
TURKEY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: No. 9-28 Sebastian
de Benalcazar street between
Oriente and Esmeraldas
Fax: (02) 2511493
PO Box: 170409
Email: embassy.quito@mfa.
gov.tr
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General Information
Luís Alberto Trujillo Bustamante
UNITED STATES
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: E12-170 Avigiras and
Eloy Alfaro
Phone numbers: (02) 398-5000
After opening hours: (02)
398-5000
Fax: (02) 398-5100
PO Box: 17-17-1538
12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00
Consular Section: (02) 3985000
Customer service: Mondays to
Thursdays from 07:30 to 12:00
and from 13:30 to 15:00.
Usaid: Avigiras E12-170 and
Eloy Alfaro
Address: Santa Ana street and
José Rodriguez Bonin avenue
Call center for other provinces
of Ecuador: (04) 371-7000
For Guayaquil and another
cities of the Guayas province:
371-7000
VENEZUELA
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: N30-240 Amazonas avenue and Eloy Alfaro, COMONSA
Building, floors 8 and 9
Phone numbers: (02) 2554032 (02) 2557209 - (02) 2554483
Fax: (02) 2520306 - (02)
2232334 - (02) 3238318
PO Box: 17-01-688
Email: embve.ecuador@mppre.
gob.ve
Website: www.venezuela.org.ec
Opening Hours: from 08:00 to
13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00,
Mondays to Fridays
Address: 329 Chile and Aguirre,
2nd floor, Bontex Building
Phone numbers: (04) 2326600 (04) 2326579 - (04) 2326566
Fax: (04) 2320-751
Email: conve.ecgiq@mppre.
gob.ve
13:00
Consulate General in Guayaquil
Marco Antonio Carrillo Jimenez.
URUGUAY
*Embassy (Quito)
Address: 2816 6 de Diciembre
avenue and Paul Rivet “Josueth González” Building, 9th
floor
- (02) 2544228 - (02) 2541968
Fax: (02) 2563763
PO Box: 17-12-282
Address: 114 Junín and Malecon, Torres del Rio Building,
5th floor, Office 9
Fax: (04) 2563952
Fridays: from 09:30 to 13:30
Hotel
Accommodations
LUXURY HOTELS
CONTINENTAL HOTEL
Address: 510 Chile avenue and
10 de Agosto street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: 04)2329270 –
(04)2325454
Website: www.hotelcontinental.
com.ec
Email: reservas@hotel continental.com.ec
GRAND GUAYAQUIL HOTEL
Address: 1506 Boyaca avenue
and Clemente Ballen street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone number: (04)2329690
Website: www.grandhotelguayaquil.com/
HAMPTON INN BOULEVARD
HOTEL
Address: 432 9 de Octubre Boulevard and Baquerizo Moreno
Avenue.
Parish: Carbo
Website: www.guayaquilhamptoninn.com
HILTON COLON HOTEL
avenue and Víctor Hugo Sicouret street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.guayaquilhilton.
com
ORO VERDE HOTEL
Boulevard and Garcia Moreno
Avenue.
Phone numbers: (04)2327999
– (04) 2329350
Website: [email protected]
Email: www.oroverdehotelel.com
RAMADA HOTEL
Address: 606 Malecon Simon
Bolivar avenue and Manuel
Luzarraga street.
Parish: Carbo
– (04)2565555
Website: www.hotelramada.com
UNIPARK HOTEL
street and Chile Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04) 2328352
Website: www.uniparkhotel.com
SHERATON HOTEL
Address: Joaquín Orrantia street
and Juan Tanca Marengo Avenue, Plaza del Sol.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2082081
Website: www.ghlhoteles.com
Email: reservas@sheraton.
com.ec
COURTYARD BY MARRIOT
GUAYAQUIL
Address: 236 Francisco de
Orellana Avenue, Blue Towers
Building.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2082081
Website: www.courtyardguayaquil.com
HM INTERNACIONAL
Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel,
Lot 7, Block 305.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hmhotel.ec
SONESTA
Address: Joaquín Orrantia street
and Leopoldo Benitez Avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://espanol.sonesta.com/guayaquil/
HOLIDAY INN GUAYAQUIL
AIRPORT
Address: Jaime Roldos Aguilera
avenue (next to Jose Joaquín
de Olmedo Airport).
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.holidayinn.com
WYNDHAM GUAYAQUIL
Address: Puerto Santa Ana, at
the end of Numa Pompilio Llona
street in Las Peñas Neighborhood.
Parrish: Tarqui
Website: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/ecuador/
guayaquil-guayas/wyndhamguayaquil/hotel-overview
FIRST - CLASS
ALEXANDER HOTEL
Address: 1107 Luque street and
Pedro Moncayo Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2328474
Website: http://hotelalexander.
com.ec/
DORAL HOTEL
Aguirre street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: 2328490 –
2327088
Website: www.hdoral.com
RIZZO HOTEL
street and Chile Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2320544
Website: www.rizzohotel.ec
SOL DE ORIENTE HOTEL
Address: 603 Aguirre street #
603 and Escobedo Avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
Phone numbers: (04)2325500 –
(04) 2329352
Website: www.hotelsoloriente.
com
SOL DE ORO
Address: 1243 Lorenzo de
Garaycoa avenue and Clemente
Ballen street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
(04)2532067/8
MARCELIUS
Address: Jose Falconi avenue
and y Jose AlaVedra Tama
street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hotelmarcelius.com
GOLD CENTER HOTEL
Address: Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur avenue, V Stage, Alborada
Citadel.
125
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2262883
Website: www.goldcenterhotel.
com
PALACE HOTEL
Luque street.
Parish: Rocafuerte
(04) 2322887
Website: www.hotelpalaceguayaquil.com.ec
CASTELL HOTEL
Address: Miguel H. Alcívar avenue and Pumpilio Ulloa street,
Kennedy Norte Citadel.
Parish: Tarqui
– (04)2680099
Website: www.hotelcastell.com
CITY PLAZA HOTEL
Address: 922 Boyaca avenue
and Víctor Manuel Rendon
street.
Parish: Roca
Website: http://www.hotelcityplaza.com.ec/
CORONA REAL HOTEL
Address: Enrique de Grau Ruiz
avenue, Sauces IX, block L11,
lot 12.
Parish: Tarqui
MANGING GALLERY HOTEL
Boulevard and Garcia Moreno
avenue.
Category: first-class
– (04)2691881
Website: www.hotelgaleriamanging.com
Email: reservas@hotelgaleria126
General Information
manging.com
AIRPORT HOTEL
Address: Americas avenue and
A street.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://airporthotelguayaquil.com
SECOND - CLASS
LA TORRE HOTEL
Luque street, Torre Azul Building floors 13-14 -15.
Parish: Rocafuerte
– (04)2531354
Website: www.latorrehotel.
com.ec
CALIFORNIA HOTEL
Address: 601 Ximena avenue
and Urdaneta street.
Parish: Roca
(04)2562548
Email: hotelcalifornia_@
hotmail.com
NEVADA HOTEL
Address: 710 Lorenzo de Garaycoa avenue and Quisquis street.
Parish: Roca
ALBORADA HOTEL
Address: La Alborada Citadel, IX
Stage, block 935, villa 8.
Parish: Tarqui
(04)2641444
HOTEL HOWARD JOHNSON
avenue and Abel Romero Castillo Avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Phone numbers: (04)2397374(04)3900202
Website: www.ghlhotel.com.co
MARCELIUS HOTEL (BRANCH)
Address: Miguel H. Alcívar avenue and Abel Romero Castillo
Avenue, Kennedy Norte Citadel.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: www.hotelmarcelius.
com/indec.htm
Email: marcelius_hotel@
hotmail.com
MALECON INN HOTEL
Address: 203 Sucre street and
Pichincha avenue.
Parish: Rocafuerte
2511290
Website: http://www.maleconinn.com/home.html
ORQUIDEA INTERNACIONAL
HOTEL
Address: 309 J.J. Olmedo
Boulevard and Chile street.
Parish: Olmedo
Website: www.orquideainternacionalhotel.com
HOTEL PRESIDENTE INTERNACIONAL
Address: 112 Junin street and
Ximena avenue.
Parish: Roca
Website: http://presidenteinternacional.com/
TROPICAL INTERNACIONAL
HOTEL
Address: 516 Ambato avenue
and General Gomez street.
Parish: Ayacucho
Category: Second-class
– (04)6012133
Website: www.hoteltropicalinn.
com
GARZOTA INN Address: Isidro Ayora avenue
and Camilo Nevarez avenue.
Parish: Tarqui
Website: http://www.hotelgarzotainn.com
VERSAILLES INTERNACIONAL
Address: 100 Junin street and
Ximena avenue.
Parish: Roca
Email: hotelversailes@hotmail.
com
ONIX GOLD
Address: 514 Jose de Antepara
avenue between Padre Solano y
Luis Urdaneta streets.
Parish: Tarqui
RESIDENTIAL HOSTEL
FIRST-CLASS
MANSO BOUTIQUE HOSTEL
Address: 1406 Malecon Simon
Bolivar avenue and Aguirre
street
Parish: Rocafuerte
Website: www.manso.ec
BOARDING HOUSE
FIRST-CLASS
MANSION DEL RÍO
Address: 120 Numa Pompilio
Llona street, next to Puerto
Santa Ana.
Parish: Tarqui
2565827 – 2565983
Website: www.mansiondelrioec.com
APART-HOTEL
FIRST-CLASS
APART HOTEL KENNEDY
Address: Kennedy Norte Citadel
(near Hilton Colon Hotel)
Parish: Tarqui
Phone numbers: 2681 111 –
2681 060
Email: reservas@hotelkennedy.
com.ec
Shopping malls
LAS VITRINAS
Address: 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
CENTER
Address: Avenues Francisco de
Orellana and Plaza Dañin.
PASEO ORELLANA
Orellana and Santiago Castillo.
MALL DEL SOL
Address: Avenues Joaquin Orrantia and Constitucion.
ALBOCENTRO
Address: Rodolfo Baquerizo
Nazur avenue and Gabriel
Roldos street.
PLAZA LA GARZOTA (GARZOCENTRO)
Address: Avenues Agustin Freire
and Guillermo Pareja.
PLAZA MAYOR
Address: Guillermo Pareja
Rolando avenue and Segundo
Cueva Celi street.
LA ROTONDA
Address: Benjamin Carrion
avenue and Third street.
CITY MALL
Address: Benjamin Carrino Mora
avenue and y Pedro Valverde
Alvarez street.
RIOCENTRO NORTE
Orellana and Guillermo Pareja.
RIOCENTRO CEIBOS
Address: 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 Auzlandazuri.
PIAZZA LOS CEIBOS
Address: Bombero avenue, km
6.5 Via the Coast.
PLAZA COLONIA
Address: Via the Coast, km 11.5
BLUE COAST CENTER
Address: Via the Coast, km 11.5.
COSTALMAR SHOPPING CENTER
Address: Via the Coast, Km 14.
LAGUNA PLAZA
Address: Via the Coast, km 12.5.
MUNICIPAL FLOWER MARKET
“ZAYDA LETTY CASTILLO”
Address: Machala avenue
between streets Vicente Piedrahita and Julian Coronel.
UNICENTRO
Address: Aguirre street between
streets Ch
imborazo and Chile.
PLAZA TRIÁNGULO
Address: Victor Emilio Estrada
avenue and Datiles street.
PASEO COMERCIAL EL CORREO
Address: Pedro Carbo street
betnwen streets Clemente Ballen and Aguirre
AVENTURA PLAZA
Address: Avenues Las Monjas
and Carlos Julio Arosemena.
CRAFT MARKET OF GUAYAQUIL
Address: streets Loja and
Baquerizo Moreno.
ALBAN BORJA
Address: Carlos Julio Arosemena
avenue and Ilanes street.
MALECON 2000
Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar
avenue from Olmedo street
until Colon street.
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Terrestrial distances (km)
The shortest paths are taken (urban sections are not included)
Locality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011121314 15
1Ambato
0269220 406 40306338390288 99440251 47511 701
2Azoguez
269 0238 493272 37260630213252279520316242 432
3Babahoyo 220238 0 322273275130392 83121278455267240 427
4Bahia
406493322 0446530248392280381533455375895 682
5Baños
40272237 446 0309335430288116445291 87514 704
6Cuenca
306 37275 530309 0297667250289242557353205 395
7Daule
388260130 248336297 0425 47251300488313455 449
8Esmeraldas 390630392 392430667425 0472489670433343832 819
9Guayaquil 288213 83 280288550 47472 0204253535335415 402
10Guaranda
99252121 381116289251489204 0399350146494 684
11Huaquillas 440279278 533445242300670253399 0693489233 195
12Ibarra
251520455 455291557488433535350693 0204762 952
13Latacunga
47316 267 375 87353 313343335146 489204 0 558 748
14Loja
511242440 895514205455832415494233762558 0 190
15Macara
701432427 682704395449819402684195952748190 0
16Macas
230219427 842190231479620432305473479277436 626
17Machachi
99368313 313739405346291393198541152 52610 800
18Machala
382225216 471383188238608191337 73633492235 222
19Manta
404409281 120444448157442196402449505355611 598
20Otavalo
231500435 435271537468413515330673 20184742 932
21Playas
385310180 364385347131556 97301350632432512 499
22Portoviejo 369407248 86409444155407194367447470320609 596
23Puyo
101333298 513 61370396491349176506350148519 709
24Quevedo
224341193 219264378138289183224381352177543 530
25Quininde 290560292 292330567325100372413570333243732 719
26Quito
136405304 340176442373318420235578115 89647 837
27Riobamba
52217182 464555254280442233 61390303 99459 649
28Rumichaca 380649584 5844206866175626644798221293338911081
29Salinas
451376246 308451413197622163367416685498578 565
30 Sto. Domingo205445207 207245482240185287328485248158847 634
31Tena
180412377 586140449475497428255585271227598 788
32Tulcán
376645580 5804166826135586604758181253298871077
33Zamora
575306504 759516269519896481558297826622 64 254
BAHIA MALL
Address: streets Chile and
Chiriboga.
CENTRO SUR
Address: streets Chile and
Azuay.
CRAFT MARKET OF MALECON2000
avenue, next to Febres- Cordero
street.
MALL DEL SUR
Address: Avenues 25 de julio
and Dr. Ernesto Alban.
CRAFT SHOPPING CENTER
MACHALA
Address: Machala avenue
between streets Ayacucho and
Pedro Pablo Gomez.
128
General Information
RIOCENTRO SUR
Address: 25 de Julio avenue and
y Pio Jaramillo Alvarado street.
CENTRO COMERCIAL EL FORTÍN
Address: Avenues Modesto
Luque and Casuarina.
Conventions Center
SIMON BOLIVAR CONVENTION
CENTER
Address: Las Américas avenue and Dr.
Abel Romero Castillo street.
RODOLFO BAQUERIZO MORENO
EXHIBITION CENTER
Address: Boulevard 9 de Octubre
avenue and Tungurahua street.
OLD SOUTH MARKET
(CRYSTAL PALACE)
Address: Malecon Simon Bolivar, next
to Manabi street, Integration Square.
16 171819 2021 2223242526272829 3031 3233
230 99382404 231385 369101224290136 52380451 205180 376575
219 368225409 500310 407333341530405217649376 445412 645306
427 313218281 435180 242298103292304182584246 207377 580504
842 313471120 435364 86513219292340464584308 207586 580759
190 139383444 271385 409 61264330176 55420471 245140 416516
231 405188448 537347 444370378567442254686413 482449 682269
479 346238157 488131 155396138325373280617197 240475 613519
620 291608442 413556 407491289100318442562622 185497 558896
432 383191196 515 97 194349183372420233664163 287428 660481
305 198337402 330301 367176224413235 61479367 328255 475558
473 541 73449 673350 447506391570578390822416 485585 818297
479 152633505 20632 470350352333115303189685 248271 125826
277 52 492355 184432 320148177 243 89 99333 498 158 227 329 622
436 610235611 742512 609519543732647459891578 847598 887 64
626 800222598 932499 596709530719837649
1081565 6347881077254
0 329419628 459529 626129455520366245608595 435208 604326
329 0481363 132480 328200210191 37151281546 106215 277674
419 481 0387 613288 385444219508518328762354 423523 758299
628 363387 0 485280 35505178342390356634225 257584 630675
459 132613485 0612 450330332313 95285149667 228251 145806
529 480288280 612 0 278446267458517330761120 371525 1575776
626 328385 35 450278 0470143307355427599222 222549 595673
129 200444505 330446 470 0325391237116479512 306 79 475455
454 210319178 332267 143325 0189237276481333 104404 477607
520 191508342 313458 307391189 0218342462522 85397 458796
366 37518390 95517 355237237218 0188244570 133186 240711
245 151328456 285330 427116276342188 0432398 257195 428523
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Sports Venues
LUIS CHIRIBOGA PARRA
STADIUM
Address: streets 40 and J.
CISNE 2 SPORTS COMPLEX
Address: Cooperative Cisne 2,
Las Balsas Avenue.
GEORGE CAPWELL STADIUM
OF EMELEC (BANCO DEL PACIFICO)
Address: Quito avenue between
streets General Gomez, San
Martín and Pio Montufar.
YEYO URAGA BASEBALL STADIUM
Address: Tungurahua street and
Damian Najera Avenue.
(next to Bellavista).
RAMON UNAMUNO STADIUM
Address: streets Los Rios and
Cuenca.
SPENCER
Address: avenues Las Americas
and Kennedy.
ABEL JIMENEZ PARRA COLISEUM
Address: Tungurahua street and
Capitan Najera Avenue.
VOLTAIRE PALADINES POLO
MONUMENTAL STADIUM OF
BARCELONA (BANCO DEL
PICHINCHA)
Address: Barcelona avenue and
Barcelona pedestrian bridge
MODELO STADIUM ALBERTO
COLISEUM
Address: avenues Las Americas
and Kennedy.
BASEBALL FIELDS OF
KENNEDY CITADEl
Address: Kennedy Citadel,
129
streets 7th west and G.
MIRAFLORES BASEBALL
FIELDS
Address: Victor Emilio Estrada
avenue and Enrique Diaz Galarza street.
CARLOS PEREZ PERASSO
GUAYAQUIL COUNTRY CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 33.5
CHILD-JUVENILE MI LOTE
Address: Mucho Lote 1, Stage
2, Block 3.
Museums
Avenue, next to Loja street.
GUAYAQUIL IN HISTORY
MINIATURE MUSEUM
Avenue, next to Loja street.
EL FORTIN DE SANTA ANA
LUIS A. NOBOA NARANJO
SPORTS COURTS
Address: Martha Bucaram de
Roldos street and Barcelona
Avenue, San Eduardo Hill, Via
Daule
MUSEUM
Address: Stair 380 of the Diego
Noboa Stairways, Santa Ana
Hill, northeast of the city.
MUSEUM
Address: General Cordova
avenue and P. Icaza street,
downtown.
JULIO JARAMILLO POPULAR
NATIONAL TENNIS CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 6.5.
MUSIC MUSEUM
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3, second floor, northeast
of the city.
NAHIM ISAIAS MUSEUM
Address: Pichincha avenue and
Clemente Ballen street, Administration Square, downtown.
CHRISTIAN BENITEZ BETANCOURT STADIUM
Address: Los Vergeles Citadel
sector, between citadels Los
Samanes 7 and Orquideas (6NE
Santa Narcisa de Jesús Avenue),
north of the city.
MULTIPORPUSE SPORTS
BEER MUSEUM
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3, second floor, northeast
of the city.
SHIPYARD MUSUEM: BARCE-
COURTS OF LINEAL PARK
Address: Via the Coast, Km. 8.5.
LONA AND EMELEC
Address: Santa Ana Port, Building # 3., second floor, northeast of the city.
ECO-SPORT TRINITARIA
Address: Marcelo Mario Suarez
Montesdeoca Avenue, Isla
Trinitaria.
“CORONEL FELIX LUQUE
PLATA” FIREFIGHTERS MU-
ALEJANDRO PONCE NOBOA
STADIUM
Address: Pío Jaramillo Alvarado
avenue and Sixto Duran Barrera
street, Fertisa sector, Sopeña
Neighborhood.
SEUM
Address: Vernaza Blind Alley
Malecon Simon Bolivar Avenue,
Colon Square.
“MARIA EUGENIA PUIG
LINCE” HISTORY OF GUAYA-
GUAYAQUIL TENNIS CLUB
Address: 9 de Octubre avenue
and Lizardo Garcia street.
QUIL IN CLAY MUSEUM
Address: Barcelona S.C. Avenue, between the bridges El
Velero and 17th street, northeast of the city.
HORSE RIDING COUNTRY CLUB
Address: Via Daule, km 22
ANTROPOLOGICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART MUSUEM
(MAAC)
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General Information
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 MUSEUM
Address: Boulevard 9 de
Octubre and Carchi Avenue,
downtown.
BAE CALDERON NAVAL MUSEUM
Address: Eloy Alfaro avenue and
Cañar street (32-A SE), south
of the city.
CONTEMPORARY NAVAL MUSEUM
Address: Fray Vacas Galindo
street and Jose Maria Urbina avenue (11 SE), south of the city.
Gloria Gallardo Zavala
President of the Public And Municipal Company of Tourism,
Civic Promotion and International Relations of Guayaquil
T
he 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
its heritage
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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