The neighborhood Las Penas has become a source of inspiration for painters and sculptors, who also choose it to display their creations, we will find the old and restored building where 145 years ago the French musician Antonio Neumane was inspired to compose the music of the National Anthem from Ecuador. The house nestled in the historical Las Penas, which preserves the architecture of this port city where she was born, is now restored and converted into a gallery thanks to the work of local and national authorities to rescue the cultural heritage of the city. In this gallery visitors will find crafts, handicrafts made of wood, ceramic, tagua, leather, coconut and other natural materials, as well as clothing with indigenous models and figures of the legendary painter Oswaldo Guayasamin and appreciated Montecristi hats.
The tour begins visiting Churute The Mangroves Ecological Reserve. Located in the canton Naranjal, Guayas province 40 kilometers from the city of Guayaquil, this reserve is one of the most important in the country due to the amount of freshwater birds that inhabit the site. Upon reaching booking tourists do a canoe trip for 40 minutes in which they can visualize the formation of the largest in the Pacific coast of South America estuary. Then they perform a walk along the path of the Howlers. It is 1.4 kilometers walking through the tropical dry forest and you can see monkeys and birds native to the area. The tour is average.
After the visit to Mangroves Churute we went to a farm cocoa plantation where we will learn about the types of planting, a bit of history of the estate, will walk through the plantations and elaborate homemade chocolate. After the tour we expect the typical lunch made with ingredients from the farm.
Tourists will be picked up at the hotel at the agreed time. After that will be moved to a ranch Cacao plantation where they will learn about the types of planting, a bit of history of the estate, will walk through the plantations and have the opportunity of making homemade chocolate. After the tour will receive a typical lunch made with ingredients from the farm. At the end of the tour visitors are transported back to their hotel.
The Churute Mangrove Reserve is located just one hour from the city of Guayaquil. Here you will know one of the best natural treasures of our city. Get to know and learn about community tourism practices and their endeavours to save everyone's resources.
This reserve was created in 1979, covers an area of 49,383 hectares, with the objective of protecting one of the few remaining coastal and tropical mangrove forests in our country, of great importance for biodiversity and conservation. Of income for local communities living directly by catching "mangrove crab" and that is why local conservation efforts to generate more sustainable activities such as community tourism.
We headed to the interpretation centre before entering the park. Here you can find information material such as brochures, maps, and water bottles and insect repellent. We will travel in canoe (approximately 1 hour) through different mangrove rivers; this course aims to observe many species of birds, their interaction in this ecosystem and the economic and ecological importance of this environment.
Then we offer a walk in the woods. Here you can see animals like howler monkeys, squirrels, birds. You learn about plants in the jungle; Its medicinal value, and the differences between endemic plants. You can also enjoy a refreshing swim in one of the waterfalls of the reserve depending on the season (only in the rainy season)
Tourists will be picked up at the hotel at the agreed time. The tour begins by visiting the Seminary Park - popularly called Iguanas Park, for the reptiles that live there; the site has its natural charm, with trees and an artificial pond in which to swim goldfish.
We go to the Metropolitan Cathedral - The cathedral is located where the first mother church of the new city was located. Then we went to the Plaza de Gestion - The passage of Arosemena is one of the urban values of the square. It crosses the Municipal Palace, in a route in which the visitor can admire the cover of iron and glass with decorative glass of color; and the images of the caryatids flash their columns, made by the artist Emilio Soro Lenti. Around it we can see the Nahim Isaias Museum, and monuments such as: A Sucre, La Fragua de Vulcano, the Fountain of Glory and Grace. Morica overlook the tower known as Torre and the monument to Simon Bolivar and San Martin Libertadores - La Rotonda along the Malecon 2000.
Guayaquil Las Penas - El Cerro Santa Ana is also a tourist area, whose access is through the steps Diego Noboa, which has 444 steps, where there are squares, viewpoints, museums, art Galleries, Craft shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. When arriving to the best tourists you can visit the chapel of Cerro Santa Ana and the lighthouse located at the top of the hill, whose height is 18.75 meters, this is 85.90 meters above sea level, which allows A 360-degree visual tour. It has an interior staircase that leads to a terrace that offers a strategic point from where you can see the city at its best.
Finally, we went to the hillside of the Hill Santa Ana, where is located Colon Fort Fort of Planchada, where at the moment two great arms of the republican time of Ecuador are presented. Once the tour ended the tourists will be transferred back to the hotel.
Tourists will be picked up at the hotel at the agreed time. After that will be transferred to the Puerto El Morro, located 9 km from the spa General Villamil-Beaches and 2 hours from Guayaquil. Despite being a small rural parish this town has kept over the years the secret of possessing extensive natural attractions where visitors can enjoy sightseeing, nature, customs and traditions of its people. It is a magical place that offers adventure and nature, and where you can enjoy the breeze of the estuary, watching dolphins dance and beauty of the mangrove.
Tourists will have the opportunity to go on tourist boats escorted by dolphins found in nature and unique wildlife in the world that cannot be missed to watch. After this you can visit the bird island which is a center for nesting, reproduction and permanent refuge for several species of birds such as pelicans, herons, gulls, blue-footed boobies, pintail, frigates and countless birds. The Bird Island has become a special attraction for ecological tourism, scientific, recreational and adventure. At the end of the tour visitors are transported back to their hotel in Guayaquil.
