Eloy Alfaro
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader of the Liberal Party and defined the party while he lived. He became one of the strongest opponents of the pro-Catholic conservative President Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875). Alfaro played a central role in the Liberal Revolution of 1895 and fought against political conservatism in Ecuador for almost 30 years.
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Worth seeing in and around Eloy Alfaro
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Guayaquil is a cathedral in the center of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The current cathedral is the successor of the cathedral that was Guayaquil's main cathedral at the time of the city's founding.
5.7 km · church in Guayaquil, Ecuador · Wikipedia - 02Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo is a non-profit private university in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Its campus is in Samborondón, Greater Guayaquil.
5 km · university in Samborondón, Guayaquil, Ecuador · Wikipedia - 03Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil
Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil is a public library in Guayaquil, Ecuador and is operated by the municipal government. The library was founded on March 24, 1862, by Pedro Carbo, who drafted the municipal ordinance establishing it and also made an initial donation of 100 volumes from his personal collection, with the aim of encouraging the residents of Guayaquil to follow his example.
5.6 km · library · Wikipedia - 04Torre Morisca, Guayaquil
The Clock Tower of Guayaquil, also known as the Moorish Tower, is a structure located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It has gone through several incarnations before its current form, which ended construction in 1931.
5.2 km · clock tower in Guayaquil, Ecuador · Wikipedia - 05National Unity Bridge
The National Unity Bridge is a bridge complex in northeastern Guayaquil, Ecuador with a length of 2,186 metres. The National Unity Bridge crosses the Daule River and Babahoyo River, which combine to form the Guayas River immediately downstream.
2.1 km · bridge in Ecuador · Wikipedia - 06Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo
Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo, or MAAC is a state-of-the-art museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador celebrating Ecuadorian, Latin American and Pre-Columbian art and culture. MAAC is a welcome addition to Malecón 2000, the renovated riverwalk in Guayaquil.
4.4 km · museum in Ecuador · Wikipedia - 07Torre The Point
The Point is an office skyscraper located in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Built between 2011 and 2013, the building stands at a height of 136.5 m with 36 floors.
4.2 km · Concrete-and-glass skyscraper in Ecuador, currently tallest building in the country · Wikipedia - 08Santa Ana Hill
Santa Ana Hill is a tourist attraction in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
4.4 km · hill in Guayaquil, Ecuador · Wikipedia - 09Museum of the Ecuadorian Fireman
The Museum of the Ecuadorian Fireman or also known as the Museum of the Meritorious Fire Department of Guayaquil, is a firefighting museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
4.4 km · firefighting museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador · Wikipedia
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Getting to Eloy Alfaro
- Airports
- José Joaquín de Olmedo (GYE), 5 km · General Ulpiano Paez (SNC), 127 km · Mariscal Sucre (UIO), 281 km
- Stations
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, 5 km
- Salinas/La Libertad → Eloy Alfaro124 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · $8–10
- Quito → Eloy Alfaro261 km · quickest by air, 4h 37m · $60–90
- Tachina → Eloy Alfaro349 km · quickest by air, 3h 42m · $50–70
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Eloy Alfaro. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextThe cost is $110 per person when booked via tour operator Canodos.
- Go nextThe tour operator is essential if you don't speak Spanish.
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