Malecon 2000
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[edit] History
During the colonial period, Malecon was a narrow path in roadway form. During the 1800s people started to gather around this place, adding lamps and seats as years went by. There were putting lamps for the boats can see that land was near and that the famous pirates will know that there was habitat in that land.
[edit] Present
After the regeneration, The Pier, more known as Malecon 2000, has become into the prettiest and most visited area in the city of Guayaquil. It has a lot of fun, culture as well as nature. Having a mall, a museum, infinity of restaurants, exhibition galleries, lagoons, and walk paths.
[edit] Locations
Malecon 2000 is divided into several sections: - The north section has several plazas, water fountains, an antique Ecuadorian train, spaces for aerobics and games for children, also a Planetarium, an anthropological Museum and a Contemporary Art Museum.
- The central area is home the historic Civic Plaza with its sculptures: the Moorish Clock Tower and Rotonda Monument. The Guayaquil Yacht Club and the Naval Yacht club are located here too.
- In the south part is located the modern Bahia Malecon Shopping Center where you can buy clothes, eat, and even buy souvenirs.
You can also relax by seating or standing along shoar and see the beautiful view of the Guayas River.
[edit] Monuments
As you walk you can also appreciate the monuments, some of them created in honor of important characters in the history of our country:
- The José Joaquín de Olmedo bust, poet and first mayor of Guayaquil.
- Moorish Tower or Public Clock, The clock was bought in England by Don Manuel Antonio Lizárraga, a rich Spanish merchant, an illustrious figures of the Independence, it was inaugurated on October of 1842 .
- La Rotonda, right on 9 de Octubre Avenue, momument that reminds the encounter between the liberators San Martin from Argentina and Simón Bolívar from Venezuela in 1822. They fought against the Spaniards for our freedom from their oppression.
[edit] Recreational Areas
- Wagon Square
In this square we can find an Ecuadorian railroad adapted as space for exhibitions to which people can access through a waiting platform with a pergola. The square is supplemented with resting and shading areas, there is also a sculpture that integrates itself and is part of the wagon environment and which has relationship with the railroads.
- Children Playground
This area begins with a ramp that leads to a watchtower with a toboggan. It contains games for children of all ages; areas like pergolas with seats and shade are available for the visitors.
- Fountain Square
Located at the Junín street axis, serves as future vehicular entrance to the parking spaces of the commercial areas that will be developed over the river.
- Restaurants
There you have a variety of restaurants with different types of food from Ecuador and also from some places in the world.
- Exercise Area
It's a green area equipped for aerobics and outdoors exercises, where people gather to stay in shape.
- Orellana Square
Located in front of Orellana street gate, this is the northern end of this sector and it serves as connection with the Malecon Gardens
- Mercado Sur
looks like a glass estate where several events take place for the city's celebrations, and it is located next to Club De La Union
- Malecon Shopping Center
Is located from Villamil to Sucre streets. It has more than 230 stores in its four galleries, among boutiques, perfumery, jeweler's, footwear stores, memories and appliances.
[edit] Gardens
The Malecon Gardens, are parks of approximately 22,000 m2. of extension, where we can enjoy different vegetable species of Ecuador. It also has an artificial stream on Orellana street and a pond that spreads between Tomas Martinez and Loja streets. It has a pedestrian path ensemble, and this circuit has been adapted to the presence of the big existent trees, this zone is enhanced by extensive and profuse green areas. The walk in the Gardens, includes beautiful landscapes and rest areas supported by public spaces such as squares, small squares, miradors, gazebos, bleachers, jetties, pergolas. These spaces are supplemented with streams, lagoon, island, fountains, bridges, ramps and paths where activities related to the park such as scheduled exhibitions and sales of plants and souvenirs from The Malecon Gardens are developed.
[edit] Museo Antropologico
Another great place that every visitor and tourist should not miss is this great museum in city "Museo Antropologico". It offers great expositions of local artists as well as international ones, the whole place gives us a atmosphere of modern architecture and technology. Every week the works and events are updated to be presented to the public, prices vary from .50 cents to $1.50, depending on what is the event or what is been exposed.
[edit] Reference
www.malecon2000.org
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