Parque Histórico Guayaquil
A large open-air museum across the river, with wildlife along mangrove boardwalks and reconstructed 19th-century buildings from the old city.
The Parque Histórico lies across the Guayas River in the Entre Ríos area of Samborondón and covers about 8 hectares in three zones. The wildlife zone follows mangrove boardwalks past jaguars, spectacled bears, sloths, macaws, crocodiles and other animals of Ecuador's coast. The traditional zone recreates a coastal farm, a cacao plantation and the life of the montuvios (coastal farmers). The urban architecture zone features 19th- and early 20th-century wooden buildings that were dismantled from the downtown area and rebuilt exactly as they were, alongside riverside restaurants. It is open Wednesday to Sunday, roughly 09:00–16:30, and closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free (queueing or online registration required), and folk performances take place on weekends. A taxi from downtown takes about 20 minutes.
Opening hours
Wed–Sun 09:00–16:30
Nearby sights
- Puerto Santa Ana
- Cerro Santa Ana & Lighthouse
- Las Peñas
- Anthropological and Contemporary Art Museum (MAAC)
- Aerovía Cable Car
- La Perla Ferris Wheel
- Cementerio General de Guayaquil
- Hemiciclo de La Rotonda