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LINNERS

This is a historical park located across the street from the cathedral which is also worth a visit. Lots of iguanas and squirrels in the park, and lots of gold in the cathedral.

derrickm149

Take a guided tour around the Parque Histórico to learn history of the city fast and easy! Really educational and enjoyable walk to get an all around course of Guayaquil's history, customs, food, animals, plants, architecture and many other aspects. A definite must!!

Suebythesea

These old buildings are beautiful and we know how they kept cool with no air con! There is a fantastic old tram outside brilliant for a family photo especially if you only have 4 in the photo. You have a great view down river to Guayaquil and a nice cool breeze. The gardens are beautiful and they lead on to a fantastic zoo

kimhT5821GL

very nice and quite.thipycal of chile country.if you come here for the first time don't forget to go.

jsT999CF

When visiting Guayaquil you must go to Parque Historico. It's a very informative tour. You see the native wildlife and learn about Ecuadorean culture and history. Great for individuals as well as families. If available ask for Juan for an tour in english. He gives a fantastic tour. Go early because it can get crowded fast.

Janet7910

Great place to go for a day trip. The admission is free. There are many indigenous animals and birds to see while you walk through a tropical like forest. There are several historic buildings from the colonial era. Very interesting day there is also a café which offers local specialties.

YojoaDon

There really are two parts to this park. The first half is walkway through a very natural zoo. After the zoo there is an actual historical area. Visitors can go into a huge old mansion that was moved here from downtown Guayaquil. There is also a small chapel that was part of a convalescent home in the early 1900s. The rooms of that are now being converted into a hotel. There is also a replica of a coastal peasant house and the old plantation house from a cacao estate as well as agricultural exhibits. There is no food available in the zoo but there are several small stands near the old houses that sell snacks, empanadas, and beverages. There are also two shopping malls with food courts and grocery stores just two to three blocks away. This is an absolute must-see if you are visiting Guayaquil.

gmcannon

No admission fee to Parque Historico. It has a nice collection of animals and plants you can find in Ecuador. It has a large garden area with many different plants to include cacao and coffee trees. The buildings have been restored or in the process at this time. It appears that many of the larger porch and patio areas are used for different special events as they were setting up shelters and chairs.They also have a small snack shop and other displays with information describing the site. We took the cab from the downtown Hampton to Historico for $5.00 round trip. He came back at a designated time about four hours later, which was perfect.

LaPuchy

Necesitan zapatos comodos. Lleven comida porque no sirven comida, pero ale la pena. ( You need to wear comfortable shoes. Take your own meals, or snacks. There is no restaurant inside).

HolyCrossSanPedro

This is a beautiful natural habitat park which showcases indigenous birds, animals and plants. Simply lovely! Very shaded, spotless bathrooms and an easy walk on raised decking. Unless you plan to spend part of your time in Ecudor in the Amazon and rain forest, this is a must see attraction!!

mos589

We enjoyed our visit to Parque Historico. It is very well run and has many interesting exhibits in a beautiful rain forest setting. Another good point for locals was the nursery where native plants are available and all the information on their many uses, medicinal, general health and cosmetic. The view across the river to the city is lovely, we wondered they did not run a ferry service as the bus has to travel quite a long circuitous route. Catching the bus from Guayaquil is simple: they leave from outside the main bus terminal (terminal terestre), but returning you need to watch for the terminal as the bus doesn't go into the driveway but stops across the road (a very busy wide road). We would recommend a visit if you are in Guayaquil, well worth the bus ride and entry to the park is free.

TripAdviso54259

Just to make sure no one has misconceptions - this is not like a 'historic' section of town with old buildings, etc. (like historic Charleston) It was designed to PRESERVE the history - both natural and man-made of Guayquil. It is a preserve for some of the flora and fauna as well as has some historic structures that were relocated to represent how things 'used to be'. It was quite interesting and worth the visit.

H4752AUantoniog

Nice place! nothing extraordinary but if you have time left to spend in Guayaquil you could use a day to visit. It was free of charge. Not so close from the main touristic attractions in the city.

algyf

Took around 4 hours to see it.. It is nice clean a very interesting to see it... I recommend it, Facility have ans small foot court inside... No entree fee..

Sabatin0C

some days after our arrive in Ecuador our ecuatorian family wanted to visited this caracteristic park, it's very nice this park because there are some animals, colour birds and when you finish your visit in the zoo... yuo start a new round... tipical houses, tipical garden. You will see very nice animals (tipical from this area) and some incredible trees (cacao, coffè, etc). A visit to this park it is absolutely necesary, becaseu you will know more about Ecuador.