{"id":4606,"date":"2022-11-18T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T23:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/?p=4606"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:26:03","slug":"crystal-palace-guayaquil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/culture\/crystal-palace-guayaquil\/","title":{"rendered":"Guayaquil&#8217;s Crystal Palace: An iconic iron Landmark Since 1908"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4606\" class=\"elementor elementor-4606\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb02f0 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=\"7eb02f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-5e15c86\" data-id=\"5e15c86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-6afbf83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6afbf83\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Palacio de Cristal has been one of Guayaquil's landmarks since its construction began in 1905.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458a364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458a364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Words &amp; Photos: Trail Forth Journal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98b967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e98b967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0154a63 elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"0154a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this 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data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd36e1 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bd36e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guayaquil holds some treasures, one of them being the Palacio de Cristal. A living building that preserves the stories of times gone by that built the city that today is noble, majestic and thriving. In 1896, after the city burned down, the reconstruction of Guayaquil began as part of an intensive programme developed at the time to reorganise and rehabilitate the city. This led to the burning of the old market, which was located next to the Casa del Cabildo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1eaec2\" data-id=\"b1eaec2\" 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\">\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-b6412aa 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=\"b6412aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-542f1b7\" data-id=\"542f1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-e6fcaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6fcaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b6e2276 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=\"b6e2276\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-db92a2f\" data-id=\"db92a2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-96bd3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96bd3fc\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Mercado del Sur.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-d772fa5 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=\"d772fa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-1b721c6\" data-id=\"1b721c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-4f0f990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0f990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Later, the facilities were built to take its place and occupy the new markets that were to be built. The Mercado de la Orilla (and the Mercado del Sur. The mercado del sur (southern market) was designed and built by engineers Francisco Manrique and Carlos Van Ischot, Gustave Eiffel&#8217;s representatives in Guayaquil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-4f8f901 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=\"4f8f901\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-3706c3e\" data-id=\"3706c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-ecc08d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecc08d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Construction of the original structure of the old Mercado del Sur (South Market) began in 1905 and was inaugurated in 1908. The parts cast by Verhaeren Ca. de Jager Ingenieurs Constructeurs from Brussels were assembled exactly according to the architectural plans in the space provided. The structure that now supports the palace is the original structure of the ket. These wrought-iron pieces, which crossed the Atlantic to reach their destination, are now one of the city&#8217;s main attractions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7d7fb1e 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=\"7d7fb1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-2821704\" data-id=\"2821704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Premium quality in every journey.<\/p>\r\n                <div class=\"footer-card\">\r\n                    <span class=\"cta-link\">View Tour Catalog \u2192<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"card-pilar pilar-lugares\">\r\n            <div class=\"card-cuerpo\">\r\n                <span class=\"tag-categoria\">Planning<\/span>\r\n                <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/explore\/guayaquil-tourist-attractions-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tourist Attractions & 2026 Map<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <p>Explore the 20 must-see sites of the \"Pearl of the Pacific\" with our free interactive map.<\/p>\r\n                <div class=\"footer-card\">\r\n                    <span class=\"cta-link\">Explore the Map \u2192<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n        <article class=\"card-pilar pilar-guia\">\r\n            <div class=\"card-cuerpo\">\r\n                <span class=\"tag-categoria\">Local Guide<\/span>\r\n                <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/travel-guide\/guayaquil-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to do in Guayaquil: 2026 Guide<\/a><\/h3>\r\n                <p>Culture, shopping, and urban life. Everything you need to know to experience Guayaquil like a local.<\/p>\r\n                <div class=\"footer-card\">\r\n                    <span class=\"cta-link\">Read Full Guide \u2192<\/span>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/article>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Forzamos que todo el widget use Montserrat *\/\r\n    .tfj-ecosistema-guayaquil, \r\n    .tfj-ecosistema-guayaquil * {\r\n        font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif !important;\r\n        box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .tfj-ecosistema-guayaquil {\r\n        max-width: 1100px;\r\n        margin: 50px auto;\r\n        padding: 0 20px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .grid-pilares {\r\n        display: grid;\r\n        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));\r\n        gap: 30px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .card-pilar {\r\n        background: #ffffff;\r\n        border-radius: 24px;\r\n        padding: 35px;\r\n        border: 1px solid #eef2f6;\r\n        box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);\r\n        transition: all 0.4s ease;\r\n        display: flex;\r\n        flex-direction: column;\r\n        position: relative;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* TAG SUPERIOR (Grosor 700) *\/\r\n    .tfj-ecosistema-guayaquil .tag-categoria {\r\n        font-size: 11px !important;\r\n        text-transform: uppercase !important;\r\n        letter-spacing: 2px !important;\r\n        color: #64748b !important;\r\n        font-weight: 700 !important; \r\n        margin-bottom: 15px;\r\n        display: block;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    \/* T\u00cdTULO H3 (Grosor 800 - 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But over the years, in the 1960s, the rapid deterioration of the building was noticed and it became a question of deciding &#8220;whether it would not be better to demolish it and start with a new, more modern building&#8221; to meet the needs of the population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-d5b792f 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=\"d5b792f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-44626e0\" data-id=\"44626e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-7bbd52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bbd52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nevertheless, the demolition remained only an idea and was never realised because the monument value outweighed all other ideas. For the population, the southern market meant &#8220;the resurgence of a city ravaged by fires&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-348cd1b 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=\"348cd1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-7e6609d\" data-id=\"7e6609d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-68c2c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68c2c7c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Palacio de Cristal today.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-a4b7cd2 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=\"a4b7cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-9d2f611\" data-id=\"9d2f611\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-094fa82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"094fa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architect Melvin Hoyos says: &#8220;The intervention in the Mercado del Sur (Southern Market) and its restoration are the most impressive works carried out in the city and it has been declared a historical heritage site. The colonial-style columns are now connected with glass walls, forming two rectangular bodies that resemble giant glass boxes. As part of the construction and remodelling work carried out as part of the Guayaquil Urban Renewal Project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-38daeb3 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=\"38daeb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-06a4d62\" data-id=\"06a4d62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-669cf40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669cf40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today it serves as an <a href=\"https:\/\/guayaquilconventionbureau.com\/portfolio\/palacio-de-cristal\/\"><b>exhibition and congress centre<\/b><\/a> and is considered one of the most important cultural centres in the city and the country. Among the most outstanding events that the palace has hosted are exhibitions of the works of great masters of all times. Rembrandt, Picasso, Rend\u00f3n, Seminario and many others have been the most important guests of the city, which also hosts sporting events such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conmebol.com\/noticias\/la-embajada-del-hincha-llega-a-guayaquil\/\"><b>Copa Libertadores de Am\u00e9rica in 2022.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-d4f140f 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=\"d4f140f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-f54fe12\" data-id=\"f54fe12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-dd39ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd39ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For those looking to dive deeper into the history of these landmarks, we offer two daily experiences: our <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tours-and-activities\/guayaquil#city-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwirs73JmIyUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQiAU\">Guayaquil City Tour<\/a><\/b>, a comprehensive and comfortable journey through the city\u2019s top highlights, or our <b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"210\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/trailforthjournal.com\/en\/tours-and-activities\/guayaquil#walking-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwirs73JmIyUAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQiQU\">Multi-Experience Walking Tour<\/a><\/b>, a strategic stroll designed to reveal the best panoramic views in less time. You choose the pace; we provide the history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-0daab3a 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=\"0daab3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\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-9f9cee0\" data-id=\"9f9cee0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\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-61aecee 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an independent editorial project dedicated to documenting maps, places, routes, and experiences across Ecuador, seen through a local lens.\u201d\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            <p class=\"tf-support-text\">\r\n                 If this guide helped you plan your trip, feel free to write to me with any questions about your visit. 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