nPostednon July 25, 2015
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n Guayaquilnisn’t the capital of Ecuador (that’s Quito), but it is the nation’snlargest city and the most important port.
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nGuayaquilnwas founded on on this date in 1538. At least, that’s what thenofficial story is. In a way, it was founded earlier than that,nbecause native peoples lived on the site in a small village. The 1538nfounding date was the date that a Spanish Conquistador recordednnaming the city. n
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nYounknow how sometimes a long city name becomes shortened, becausenshorter names are just easier? Well, just as El Pueblo de la Reynande los Angeles / El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles denPorciuncula was shortened to Los Angeles, this Spanish city wasnfirst named Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.nThat basically means “Most Noble and Most Loyal City of St. Jamesnof Guayaquil.”
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nThankngoodness, for the sake of our maps, this was shortened drastically tonjust Guayaquil! (In some places, I have seen this city still listednas Santiago de Guayaquil.)
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Thisntown is known for its many artists born in the 1900s, its severalnuniversities, its parks, and its popular shopping areas. The factnthat Guayaquil is the nation’s largest city and a port, but is notnthe nation’s capital, reminds me of the fact that the largest city innthe United States is New York City, which is also a port and is alsonnot the U.S. capital.
Thisntown is known for its many artists born in the 1900s, its severalnuniversities, its parks, and its popular shopping areas. The factnthat Guayaquil is the nation’s largest city and a port, but is notnthe nation’s capital, reminds me of the fact that the largest city innthe United States is New York City, which is also a port and is alsonnot the U.S. capital.n
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nTakena peek at Guayaquil:
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nThisnstatue is sometimes called the Statue of Liberty, but in addition tonthe female holding a lantern and (I presume) representing liberty andnindependence, four founding fathers of the city are depicted. Anothernname for the statue is Heroes of Independence or Column of Heroes.
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nThenarts district is called Las Peñas.nMany of the buildings here are 400-year-old houses that have beennconverted into galleries and studios.
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nInnGuayaquil, you can feed seeds to the pigeons and mango slices to theniguanas!
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nThenMercado Artesanal is a building that holds about 240 different shops!
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nAlsonon this date:
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nNationalnChili Dog Day
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nNationalnMerry-Go-Round Day
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ConstitutionnDay in Puerto Rico
ConstitutionnDay in Puerto Ricon
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nYalongnCultural Festival in Tibet
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nNationalnDance Day
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