{"id":712,"date":"2022-01-14T21:31:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T21:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/?page_id=712"},"modified":"2024-01-20T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T20:52:51","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"712\" class=\"elementor elementor-712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e2422e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1e2422e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38626eb\" data-id=\"38626eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fd30e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7fd30e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c8a2c\" data-id=\"b2c8a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237c708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"237c708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our blog is the heart of Trail Forth Journal. 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Choose from walking tours and private city tours with flexible booking options.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tours-and-activities\/guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/coast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/guayaquil\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guayaquil<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador.jpeg 1599w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-1024x726.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-768x545.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-1536x1089.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-71x50.jpeg 71w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/guia-turistica-cuenca-ecuador-600x426.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/things-to-do-in-cuenca-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/things-to-do-in-cuenca-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t10 Best Things to Do in Cuenca, Ecuador: Top Places to Visit (2026)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Best Things to do in Cuenca &amp; Top Places to Visit &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/es\/cultura\/lugares-turisticos-cuenca-que-hacer\/\"&gt; &lt;svg aria-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 &hellip;<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/things-to-do-in-cuenca-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/andes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Andes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/cuenca\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cuenca<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16233\" alt=\"Historic Center Of Cuenca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-67x50.jpg 67w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/historic-centre-of-cuenca-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/historic-centre-cuenca-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/landmarks\/\" class=\"\">Landmarks<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/historic-centre-cuenca-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tHistoric Centre of Cuenca | Discover Ecuador&#8217;s UNESCO World Heritage Landmark\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Explore the Cuenca Historical Center, a premier UNESCO World Heritage landmark in Ecuador. Learn about its history, top attractions, and why this colonial gem is a must-see destination.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/historic-centre-cuenca-unesco\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/andes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Andes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/cuenca\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cuenca<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11592\" alt=\"Guayaquil travel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-17203020611871409636409556763466-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/travel-guide\/guayaquil-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/gastronomy\/\" class=\"\">Gastronomy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/landmarks\/\" class=\"\">Landmarks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/travel-guide\/\" class=\"\">Travel Guide<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/travel-guide\/guayaquil-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tGuayaquil Travel Guide 2026 | Best Things to Do, Food &#038; Cultural Experiences\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Discover the best things to do in Guayaquil in 2026. Explore food, cultural experiences, and local highlights with this complete, up-to-date travel guide to Ecuador\u2019s largest city.<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/travel-guide\/guayaquil-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/coast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/guayaquil\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guayaquil<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11593\" alt=\"Guayaquil tourist attractions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/wp-1720302060952132060679521941432-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/explore\/guayaquil-tourist-attractions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/explore\/\" class=\"\">Explore<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/landmarks\/\" class=\"\">Landmarks<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/explore\/guayaquil-tourist-attractions\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t20 Best Tourist Attractions in Guayaquil, Ecuador + Free Map (2026 Edition)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Discover the must-see tourist attractions in Guayaquil! Explore the Malec\u00f3n 2000, the Iguana Park, historic Barrio Las Pe\u00f1as, and key cultural heritage landmarks. Your complete guide to the city's top sights and excursions. Start planning now!<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/explore\/guayaquil-tourist-attractions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/coast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/guayaquil\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guayaquil<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12182\" alt=\"cerro santa ana guayaquil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Cerro-Santa-Ana-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/cerro-santa-ana-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/landmarks\/\" class=\"\">Landmarks<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/cerro-santa-ana-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tCerro Santa Ana: Climb Guayaquil&#8217;s 444 steps to the lighthouse and views\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Challenge yourself to climb Guayaquil's iconic 444 steps up Cerro Santa Ana! Reach the historic lighthouse for unrivaled 360\u00b0 city and river views. Discover the vibrant, colonial neighborhood and its hidden gems. Start your ascent now!<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/cerro-santa-ana-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/coast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/guayaquil\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guayaquil<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5218\" alt=\"What is the history of Guayaquil?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio-77x50.jpg 77w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Guayaquil-1890-1930-sepelio-600x388.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/history-of-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Culture<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/history-of-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tThe History of Guayaquil: From Colonial Port to Ecuador&#8217;s Modern Pearl\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Dive into Guayaquil's rich history, from its origins as a vital Colonial Spanish port to its transformation into Ecuador\u2019s vibrant commercial hub, the 'Pearl of the Pacific'. Explore key events, figures, and historical landmarks. Discover Guayaquil\u2019s enduring legacy!<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/history-of-guayaquil\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/coast\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/guayaquil\/\" rel=\"tag\">Guayaquil<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1591\" height=\"1188\" src=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5149\" alt=\"ozogoche lagoons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche.jpg 1591w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-67x50.jpg 67w, https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/Lagunas-Ozogoche-600x448.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1591px) 100vw, 1591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/adventure\/ozogoche-andes-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-cats-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/adventure\/\" class=\"elementor-repeater-item-cf93c64\">Adventure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/environment\/\" class=\"\">Environment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/category\/trails\/\" class=\"\">Trails<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/adventure\/ozogoche-andes-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tOzogoche Lagoons: guide to high-altitude trekking in the Ecuadorian Andes\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Dare to trek the mystical Ozogoche Lagoons (3,800+ m) in Sangay National Park! Our essential guide covers high-altitude tips, what to pack, and the best Andes trekking routes to discover this remote p\u00e1ramo ecosystem. Start your unforgettable high-Andean adventure!<\/p><div class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/adventure\/ozogoche-andes-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"premium-blog-excerpt-link elementor-button\">Leer m\u00e1s \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-tags-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-tags fa-fw\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/andes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Andes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tag\/cuenca\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cuenca<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-side\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container 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