Sloths are called "lazy bears" in Spanish.
The historical park starts by a boardwalk through a forest of native trees, mangrove, flowers and animals.
Caiman.
Oselote.
Crocodile.
This is mangrove. Trees have adapted their roots to the muddy environment.
This house used to be in downtown Guayaquil and belonged to a doctor. They moved it to here in the 1980s to save it from destruction..
Same story for this building. It was saved from destruction and rebuilt here. It used to be a hospice for the old and invalid.
These are cacao bean fruit.
These too.
We attended a comedy show at the farm house in the park
This is the farm house.
All the signs in the park are translated into braille.
Then there was a theater play in the yard of this other colonial house.
This is the botanic garden.
We spent a nice day here, the atmosphere is relaxed, the entrance is free, the weather hot. A breath of fresh air before getting on the plane. The historical park of Guayaquil is indeed a beautiful place.
The park as seen from the other side of the Guayas river.
