Shades of modernity in the borders of a mighty and winding river. Agitation and hustle in the avenues, in the factories and commercial stores, in the pier that borders the waters of the pacific. Constant movement in a colorful big city, that catches you by its febrile rhythm and its seductive nights.

Warm, humid, attractive and cosmopolitan coastline. That is Guayaquil, the city spoiled by the Pacific Ocean and the Guayas river, a giant and dark torrent in which globetrotters ships and swaying canoes sail, that seem extracted of the time of myths and legends.

And it is not surprising to hear the drama of Guayas, a brave indigenous leader, who in his eagerness of not falling into the hands of the Spanish conquerors, decided to kill his wife, Quil, before giving himself to the waters of the river. The names were joined. A city was baptized.

That happened a long time ago, now, the history is different, the metallic beats of the factories and refineries, the sirens of the boats that anchor in the port and the din of the recording boxes of their commercial and financial centers have turned Guayaquil, in the economic heart of the country and in the most populated city of Ecuador.

Not only modernity is breathed in Guayaquil. There is another calm and bucolic semblance that is in the squares, the museums, and the old Barrio de Las Peñas, with paved streets and wooden houses. The town of guayas will never stop surprising you; you can be sure of that.