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Guayas, officially the Province of Guayas, is one of the 24 provinces that make up the Republic of Ecuador, located in the coastal region of the country, southwest of it. Its capital is the city of Guayaquil with its 4.3 million inhabitants, Guayas is the most populated province in the country and concentrates. The current territories of the Guayas were dominated in pre-Columbian times, by the Huancavilcas and several other tribes. The Guayas is politically divided into 25 cantons, from which 50 urban parishes and 29 rural parishes are derived. According to the latest territorial ordinance, Guayas province also belong to a region including the provinces of Bolívar, Los Ríos, Santa Elena and Galapagos.

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The flag of the Guayas province and the city of Guayaquil used to be the national flag of Ecuador until October 9, 1820. In addition, the Guayas flag is considered the fourth flag in the history of the Ecuadorian national flag.

Meaning of the flag

The Guayas flag is characterized by having five horizontal stripes, of which three are light blue and two are white. Also, within the central stripe, which is sky blue, are three white pointed stars. The three white pointed stars represent the three main territorial jurisdictions Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Machala

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◦Parque de las Iguanas: Also known as Bolívar and today as Las Iguanas, the Seminario park -which should always have been La Plaza Mayor- is in fact the oldest and one of the most traditional in Guayaquil. Essential visiting point if you visit Guayaquil

◦Plaza Colón: In its surroundings are the Firefighters Museum, the José de la Cuadra theater for outdoor artistic presentations and the bust of Captain Francisco de Orellana. It is a few steps from the steps of Cerro Santa Ana.

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◦Ceviche: The recipe from Ecuador has different aspects. It is usually served with the broth left by the food when cooking so that the dish has more flavor. There can be several types: shrimp, prawns, oysters, fish

oEncebollado: This fish broth or stew is also made with onion, pepper and garlic, and also coriander, yucca and albacore are usually added. In Ecuador it is said that this typical dish has the power to remove a hangover after a night of partying, although we are not very sure about it.

oBolón de verde: This ideal dish for breakfast or as a starter to a meal is made with green plantains forming a kind of dough filled with Creole cheese or chorizo. It can be accompanied by a fried egg and a cup of coffee for breakfast.

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◦The pasillo: It is the traditional musical genre of the city of Guayaquil with greater roots in the older generations of the popular strata. In the 1980s, several Guayaquil bands began their careers as musicians, including the group Tranzas in the pop rock genre, which had a 20-year career on stage.

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