Ecuador´s largest city and business capital is seen as rather grey and uninteresting to visitors - mostly a destination for business travellers. Even so, there’s one historic neighbourhood, tucked away at the end of Guayaquil’s reconstructed malecón which is more than worth an afternoon and/or evening of your day. Perched on a rise just over the Pacific, Barrio las Peñas (“The Rocks”) looms above the rest of the city and dates back to its founding in the mid-16th century – though the colourful architecture we see today is a product of the post-colonial 19th century, after several fires put paid to the previous versions. Easy to reach despite its uphill location, Las Peñas was once home to numerous members of Ecuadorian high society (including no fewer than eleven Ecuadorian presidents, along with luminaries over the years including visitors like Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Neruda, and Che Guevara).
Read more in our post Las Peñas, the Charming Colonial Core of Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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