ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH

Guayaquil: This Month´s Events
On October 9th, Guayaquil celebrates its independence, which took place in the year 1820.  The “Fiestas Octubrinas”, as these celebrations are called locally, include parades, folkloric festivals, and several cultural activities. October 9th is a national holiday.

PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Guayaquil at the beginning of the XXth C
Place: Malecón 1900, Parque Histórico

Ancestral Medicinal Wisdom
Place: Ethnobotanic Garden, Parque Histórico

PERMANENT ATTRACTIONS
MALECÓN SIMON BOLIVAR
Horse Carriages
Departure from Malecón & Sucre St.

IMAX Movie Theater
For information about movie schedules log in
www.imaxmalecon2000.com

Santay Island
A 2.5-hour boat ride the from Simón Bolivar jetty.   Recommendations: Wear light clothes, insect repellent, sunscreen. Take bottled water. Inexpensive rubber boot rental is available at the Island. The island floods every 15 days, therefore to visit we recommend contacting the tide advisors (at the Malecón) and not to travel in tidal water. For more info contact: Discovery 2304831.

EXHIBITS
Throughout the month “Litopinturas” by Walter Barco Bajaña
Place: Museo Presley Norton
Tuesdays thru Saturdays 9h00 – 17h00
Holidays 10h00 – 15h00
Engravings
Workshop directed by the artist Walter Paez
Place: Museo Presley Norton
Tuesdays thru Saturdays 9h00 – 17h00
Holidays 10h00 – 15h00
Engravings: Spanish artists
Place: Centro Cultural Simón Bolívar
Tuesdays thru Saturdays 9h30- 16h30
Sundays and holidays 11h00- 15h30

* Date / time of events are may vary
Note: calendar of events is subject to change.

ADRESSES
Teatro Centro de Arte (TCA)
Address: Via a la Costa Km. 4 1/2
Phone: 235 0241 or 235 1178

CCE (Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana)
Address: 9 de Octubre Ave. & Pedro Moncayo.
Phone: 230 2520 MAAC
North Zone of Malecon 2000 and Loja St.

Municipal Museum
Phone: 2524 200 ext.7402

Museo Presley Norton
Corner of Av. 9 de Octubre & Carchi.
Phone: 229 3423