10 Facts About Guayaquil

1.

In 1709, the English captains Woodes Rogers, Etienne Courtney, and William Dampier, along with a crew of 110, looted Guayaquil and demanded ransom; however, they departed suddenly and without collecting the ransom after an epidemic of yellow fever broke out.

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2.

In colonial times Guayaquil was the chief Spanish shipyard in the Pacific, although some navigators considered that Valdivia had better conditions.

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3.

Guayaquil was a stopover point in the commerce between Asia and Latin America conducted by Philippines-based Manila Galleons, which had links to Acapulco in Mexico and terminated with a node in Callao, Peru.

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4.

On October 9,1820, almost without bloodshed, a group of civilians, supported by soldiers from the "Granaderos de Reserva" battalion quartered in Guayaquil, led by the Peruvian Colonel Gregorio Escobedo, overwhelmed the resistance of the Royalist guards and arrested the Spanish authorities.

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5.

Port of Guayaquil is Ecuador's most important commercial port; most international import and export merchandise passes through the Gulf of Guayaquil.

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6.

Guayaquil is the nation's second largest city and the capital of Guayas Province.

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7.

The tsunami threat is caused by the nearby Gulf of Guayaquil which is one of the major locations on the Earth where earthquakes tend to happen all the time.

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8.

Typical Guayaquil cuisine includes mostly seafood dishes such as encebollado, ceviche, cazuela, and encocado.

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9.

Guayaquil is located along national Highway 40 and is near Highway 25.

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10.

Guayaquil is served by a bus rapid transit system, Metrovia, which opened in 2006.

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