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Guayaquil

Largest city and chief port of Ecuador near the mouth of the Guayas River; population (2001) 1,985,400. The economic centre of Ecuador and the capital of Guayas province, the port is the world's leading exporter of bananas and industries include textiles, iron and steel, engineering, pharmaceuticals, cement, and petroleum refining. Other exports include cacao and coffee. The city was founded in 1537 by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.

The city has four universities, including the University of Guayaquil (1867) and the Catholic University of St James of Guayaquil (1962). Famous buildings include the Museo Municipal, the Casa de la Cultura, and the historic churches of Santo Domingo and San Francisco, dating from 1548 and 1603.



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