Guayaquil
The original report was published in El Pais on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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The city officially known as Santiago de Guayaquil was founded in 1534, but for the past 20 years it has been striving to become a world-renowned destination for tourism and investment
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Thanks to the information, services, training and advice that it offers, the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce has become a strategic ally of its members: the large, medium and small companies that are looking to sell more with lower costs
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 Pascual del Cioppo, President of Ecuador’s Social Christian Party Pascual del Cioppo, President of Ecuador’s Social Christian Party (Partido Social Cristiano, PSC) discusses the party’s beliefs and achievements, the potential for Guayaquil to serve as a development model for the whole country, and the best road ahead to sustain the city’s economic and social wellbeing.
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Built more than 50 years ago, Guayaquil’s maritime gateway accounts for 70% of all foreign commerce in the country and is key for the tourism industry
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The Spanish company Salica is a world leader in the production and export of tinned tuna and frozen fish
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 Dole Ecuador, awarded for the sustainable business model of its banana business Dole Ecuador is part of Dole Food Company, the biggest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in the world. The fruit produced in Ecuador is then sold in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia
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The José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport has been recognized as the best in its category of terminals that receive between 2 and 5 million passengers per year
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Guayaquil is one of the cities with the most growth in the use and access to telecommunication, information and communication tools in Ecuador. The aim is to turn Guayaquil into a digital city
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In the last five years, the engineer Nicolás Romero Sangster, General Director of the Guayaquil Airport Authority, has collaborated with the Dante Alighieri Foundation and the Guayaquil Symphonic Foundation
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 Joseph Garzozi, Director of Tourism of the Municipality of Guayaquil Guayaquil’s location is perfect at the “heart of the world”, and enjoys a privileged climate
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Mucho Lote 2 is the third phase of a program for 140,000 local people that does not affect public spending programs. It is financed through the private sector that, together with the Municipality of Guayaquil, uses its skills and creativity to unite in the service of the people
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 Francisco X. Aleman General Manager at Urbanis Mucho Lote 2
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 La Ciudad del Rio (River City), known as the new Guayaquil, begins at the foot of the Guayas River and Santa Ana Hill The new Guayaquil is a global reference in sustainable development, thanks to an ambitious urban regeneration project
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Since 2001, this foundation has completely transformed Guayaquil with its urban projects and turned the city into an international tourism destination on the same level as Quito and Cuenca
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The most populous city in Ecuador, with a boundless dynamism and a promising future, continues to transform its appearance to offer many opportunities for companies, entrepreneurs, traders and investors in general, who have turned Guayaquil into the region’s most influential trade center and become known as the economic capital of the country. Its successful urban regeneration is another characteristic of a city that reinvents itself every day to modernize and position itself as one of the top tourist destinations in Ecuador
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The Chamber of Industry supports the development of Guayaquil with effective and well thought out services that respond to the needs of the members and the sector
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 Ignacio Vidal, President of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador; Álvaro de Salas, General Counsel for Spain in Guayaquil; Rodrigo Madrazo, ex-Economic and Commercial Minister for the Spanish Embassy in Quito; Juan Marcet, Director of the Offici The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador has been creating links between local and Spanish companies for more than 90 years, encouraging investment and good relations between businesses in the two countries
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 Guayaquil-based Balsasud uses the latest technology to reduce waste and environmental impact. The family-owned company works closely wi Pascual del Cioppo, President of the Board of Balsasud Balsera Sudamericana in Guayaquil, discusses the emergence of the Ecuadorian city as a future regional investment hub, the importance of balanced economic development, and how his company has grown rapidly from modest beginnings to become one of the largest balsa wood companies in South America
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Guayaquil authorities are searching for foreign investors to help construct the new international deepwater port, the containers exchange and the new Guayaquil ecological industrial zone that it is planned for Posorja
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 The Ecuadorian balsa wood industry dates back to 1930 Ecuador is the biggest exporter of balsa wood in the world and the biggest company in the sector is Balsasud, which has its headquarters in Guayaquil
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Guayaquil’s authorities are encouraging education through the More Books and More Technology programs and through the rehabilitation of school buildings and English language labs, with a prize for excellence in the “Example Youngsters” program
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Guayaquil is the largest city in the Republic of Ecuador, the capital of Guayas province and home to 39% of the 1,000 most important companies in the country. These businesses annually provide more than $12.7 billion to the Ecuadorian GDP. In the main, Guayaquil’s economy is centered on its commercial, industrial, agricultural and aqua cultural sectors. Mayor Jaime Nebot Saadi’s team has continuously strived to help the growth of small and medium-sized companies to help these sectors become the main sources of income for ‘Guayaquileños’
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Guayaquil authorities have regenerated the seafront area at Puerto El Morro
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The Galapagos Islands is one of the most fascinating destinations in the Americas
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 Antonio Patiño Daldry Technical Director Mucho Lote 2
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Interagua and Emapag have made clean water available throughout Guayaquil
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The real estate company heads projects of the highest quality throughout Ecuador: Ciudad del Río in Guayaquil, Ciudad del Sol in Machala, and Ciudad del Mar in Manta
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LOCATION:
Ecuador
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
Ecuador is located in the northern part of Latin America, the Pacific Ocean washes its shores. Guayaquil is located on the right bank of the Guayas River and borders the west by the Salado Estuary and the hills Blue and White. On the south by the estuary of the Puntilla de Guayaquil that reaches the island of Puna.
Guayaquil is a very complete as it can perform different types of activities, besides being the nearest point of departure for the Galapagos Islands. Surface
The area of the city of Guayaquil is 32.440 hectares, but only 18,000 of them are occupied by the city and other settlements. The rest is green cord mangroves and tropical dry forest hills surrounding the city.
HYDROGRAPHY:
Guayaquil is located on the Guayas River Basin, a vast area of the Ecuadorian coast washed by the river of the same name and its network of tributaries. The two most important, the Daule and Babahoyo come together in a large flow discharging into the Gulf of Guayaquil, and this is considered the main geographical feature in the Pacific slope with a .000 average of 30'000 m3 of water. In addition, surrounded by arms of the sea.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Guayaquil is recommended to bring comfortable clothing, mosquito repellent, especially in the rainy months: January, February, March and April.
POPULATION:
2,526,927
AREA:
total: 344.5 km²
land: 316.42 km²
water: 28.08 km²
CLIMATE:
Tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
ECONOMY:
The investment is concentrated in 68% in five sectors: agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing, commerce and construction, according to data from Central, being the manufacturing, specifically, the most important value-added generated 1.2 billion dollars.
TRADE:
The city is home to 39% of the 1000 largest companies in Ecuador. Of this group of companies, Guayaquil companies represent 35% of assets, 37% equity and 39% of revenues. Likewise, the total sales of Guayaquil companies represent 36% of this group.
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