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Population: 2 million
• Founded: 1535
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Mayor: Jaime Nebot Saadi, since 2000
• Location: Coastal southwestern Ecuador,
on the Guayas River and the Estero Inlet
• Airport: Simón
Bolívar International Airport
• Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian
languages (especially Quechua)
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Currency: US dollar
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Climate: Tropical, with an average year round
temperature of 77º Fahrenheit
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Attractions: Malecón 2000, an urban development
on two miles of reclaimed river waterfront boasting
shopping, entertainment, gardens and South America’s
first IMAX theatre; Las Peñas, Guayaquil’s oldest neighborhood,
and a cultural and historic center
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