Malecon 2000
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The iconic riverside boardwalk stretching along the Guayas River, packed with gardens, food courts, and monuments.
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Plan a free trip to GuayaquilUpdated: 2026-10-13
Guayaquil is Ecuador's bustling primary port city, blending ultramodern riverfront boardwalks with charming, historic hillside neighborhoods. Visitors will love its warm tropical energy, iconic city park filled with free-roaming iguanas, and vibrant coastal culinary scene.
Things to do in Guayaquil include Malecon 2000, Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral, Cerro Santa Ana. Here are 13 places worth knowing, with a short note on each.
The iconic riverside boardwalk stretching along the Guayas River, packed with gardens, food courts, and monuments.
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An impressive neo-Gothic cathedral featuring intricate stained-glass windows, standing right opposite Iguana Park.
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Major cultural institution showcasing extensive pre-Columbian artifacts alongside modern Ecuadorian art.
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Here is what 3 days in Guayaquil look like when the planner builds them - arriving at noon on the first day and flying home at noon on the last. Stops are grouped by proximity so no day doubles back, and the same route can be built for any length, from two days to a week.
The route assumes the first day starts at noon, after you land, and the last ends at noon, before your flight. It is an example: with your dates the planner builds a route around your landing and your flight home, real opening hours, how you get around and your own preferences.
Malecon 2000, Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral, Cerro Santa Ana, Isla Santay, Anthropology and Contemporary Art Museum (MAAC), Parque Seminario and 7 more. Malecon 2000: The iconic riverside boardwalk stretching along the Guayas River, packed with gardens, food courts, and monuments.
Day 1: Malecon 2000, Las Penas, Cerro Santa Ana, Parque Historico de Guayaquil. Day 2: Museo Nahim Isaias, Museo Municipal, Municipal Museum of Guayaquil, Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral. Day 3: Cementerio General de Guayaquil, Presley Northon Museum, Malecon del Salado.
Museums worth visiting in Guayaquil: Anthropology and Contemporary Art Museum (MAAC) (Centro) and Municipal Museum of Guayaquil (Centro).
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