Guayaquil Sights

  1. Museo Antropológico y Arte Contemporáneo

    The modern Museo Antropológico y Arte Contemporáneo houses anthropological and archeological exhibits as well as a superb collection of contemporary Ecuadorian art. MAAC also has a modern 400-seat theater for plays, concerts and film. Behind the museum is an open-air stage, where musical and theatrical performances are occasionally given. If you're peckish at interval, there's a food court next door.

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  2. Museo Municipal

    A block south of Parque Bolívar, you find the Museo Municipal and the municipal library. The archaeology room on the ground floor has mainly Inca and pre-Inca ceramics, and several figurines from the oldest culture in Ecuador, the Valdivia (c 3200 BC). Also on the ground floor is a colonial room with mainly religious paintings and a few period household items. Upstairs, there is a jumble of modern art and ethnography rooms with regional costumes, handicrafts and several shrunken heads.

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  3. Museo Nahim Isaias

    In the Plaza de Administración building is the new Museo Nahim Isaias, which exhibits a collection of sculptures, paintings and artifacts of the colonial period.

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  4. Museo Naval

    The little-visited Museo Naval, entered through the door on the Malecón side, has four large galleries with maps, documents, models and other curio of the seafaring history of the country.

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  5. Parque Histórico Guayaquil

    Historic Williamsburg meets the zoo at this large park across the Guayaquil-Durán bridge. It's divided into three zones: the Endangered Wildlife Zone, which has 45 species of birds, animals and reptiles; the Urban Architecture Zone, which has a restaurant and showcases the development of early 20th-century architecture in Guayaquil; and the Traditions Zone, which focuses on local traditions with an emphasis on customs, crafts and agriculture.

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