Experts' Choice Award Malecon 2000
What the experts agree on
Malecón 2000 transforms Guayaquil's waterfront with monuments, gardens, and sculptures across South America's most ambitious urban renewal. WHO-certified for its open design, it's secure and genuinely walkable.
“One of the most extensive urban-renewal projects in South America, Malecón 2000 is made up of monuments, playgrounds, sculptures, gardens and river views”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "So open and airy is the complex that the WHO has given the Malecón one of its "Healthy Public Space" designations. Ample security and gates at the entrance to the complex keep things safe" Full review
Afar Magazine "This 2.5-kilometer (1.5-mile) promenade along the vast Guayas River is part public park, part urban playground filled with restaurants, cafés, shops, a clock tower, an IMAX theater and..." Full review
