- published: 13 Mar 2010
- views: 15521
- author: viveecuador
Vimeo results:
Youtube results:
Loading...
Open Collage in a new Window
Email the Collage
- Loading...
Loading suggestions ...
- Adalberto Ortiz
- Airport code
- Albert Paulsen
- Alex Jimbo Viteri
- Ambato, Ecuador
- Andrés Gómez
- Araceli Gilbert
- Azogues
- Babahoyo
- Barcelona
- Battle of Guayaquil
- Benjamín Urrutia
- Blue Hill College
- Boardwalk
- Cantons of Ecuador
- Capital (political)
- Central Bank
- Ceviche
- Churrasco
- City Hall
- Club Sport Emelec
- Color commentator
- Concubine
- Conquistador
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Domenica Tabacchi
- Ecuador
- Ecuador Time
- Encebollado
- Enrique Tábara
- Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- Etienne Courtney
- Felipe Caicedo
- Frederick Ashton
- Félix Arauz
- George d'Hout
- Gerardo Mejía
- Germans
- Germany
- Guaranda
- Guayaquil
- Guayaquil (canton)
- Guayaquil conference
- Guayaquil Marathon
- Guayas (ship)
- Guayas Province
- Guayas river
- Guayas River
- Gulf of Guayaquil
- Hugo Savinovich
- Humboldt Current
- Humidity
- IATA
- Ibarra, Ecuador
- Informal economy
- Israelis
- Jaime Nebot
- Jenny Estrada
- Jewish
- Jorge Delgado
- Jorge Saade
- Jorge Velarde
- José de San Martín
- Juan José Flores
- Juan Villafuerte
- Julio Jaramillo
- Karina Galvez
- Latacunga
- List of countries
- Loja, Ecuador
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Luis Burgos Flor
- Luis Molinari
- Luis Morejon
- Macas (city)
- Machala
- Malecón 2000
- Mangrove
- María Capovilla
- Messianic Judaism
- Metrovia
- Mike Judge
- Miss Earth 2011
- Nicolás Lapentti
- Nueva Loja
- Olga Álava
- OneWorldTV
- Pan de yuca
- Pancho Segura
- Pirate
- Political party
- Portal Ecuador
- Portoviejo
- Provinces of Ecuador
- Puyo, Pastaza
- Quito
- Rafael Correa
- Ramón Castilla
- Rapper
- Rico Suave
- Riobamba
- Santa Elena, Ecuador
- Second World War
- Simon Bolivar
- Simón Bolívar
- Soccer
- South America
- Spain
- Synagogue
- Tall ship
- Tena, Ecuador
- Theo Constanté
- Tilapia
- Time zone
- Tostones
- Tourism
- Tulcán
- Urdesa
- UTC-5
- Wetland
- William Dampier
- Woodes Rogers
- WP IPA for Spanish
- Xavier Blum Pinto
- Yellow fever
- Zamora, Ecuador
-
Azogues
Azogues is the capital of the province of Cañar in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is 27,866.[1] Azogues is known for its Panama hat industry; the hats are produced primarily for export. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues.
Azogues is a wonderful provincial town, near other even smaller towns, like Guapan and Cojitambo.
Coordinates: 2°44′S 78°50′W / 2.733°S 78.833°W / -2.733; -78.833
wn.com/Azogues -
Babahoyo
Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River. This meets the Daule River to form the Guayas River, which runs to the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil.
A processing and trade center for the surrounding agricultural region, the city handles rice, sugarcane, fruits, balsa wood, and tagua nuts (vegetable ivory). Rice and sugar are also milled here.
The city is located in on the left bank of the San Pablo River, which unites in its estuary with the Catarama River to form the Babahoyo River. One of the most interesting excursions one can take in the area is a boat trip on the Babahoyo River. Babahoyo is located in Litoral and is an obligatory stop to reach the mountains through the highways Babahoyo – Quito (Via Panamericana), Babahoyo – Ambato (Via Flores) and also through Babahoyo – Riobamba. Babahoyo is located in the south of the province of Los Ríos. The roads that unite it with other cities and towns in the coast are Babhoyo – Baba, Babahoyo – Guayaquil and Babahoyo – Milagro. Its geographical location is one of the best because more than 25000 cars, buses, trailers and trucks pass through Babahoyo every day. Babhoyo is a commercial center between the coast and the mountains. Through the urban road network, the city counts on two pedestrian bridges that permit communication between Barreiro and El Salto. There are four bridges for vehicles: the first two cross the Catarama River and the San Pablo river in the north of the city (highway Babahoyo – Quito); the third crosses the Lagarto marsh in the south of the city (highway Babahoyo – Guayaquil); and the fourth is located in the sector of La Ventura (highway Babahoyo – Ambato).
wn.com/Babahoyo -
Barcelona
Barcelona (English /bɑrsɨˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bərsəˈɫonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of 101.4 km2 (39 sq mi). The urban area of Barcelona extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of between 4,200,000 and 4,500,000 within an area of 803 km2 (310 sq mi), being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, the Ruhr, Madrid and Milan. About five million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is also Europe's largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the main component of an administrative area of Greater Barcelona, with a population of 3,218,071 in an area of 636 km² (density 5,060 hab/km²). It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 m/1,680 ft).
Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona became one of the most important cities of the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean is located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions, including the 1888 Exposición Universal de Barcelona, the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition (Expo 1929), the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures, and the 2004 World Urban Forum.
wn.com/Barcelona -
Battle of Guayaquil
The Battle of Guayaquil was the final and pivotal armed confrontation of the Ecuadorian Civil War. The battle was fought on the outskirts of the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 22 – 24, 1860 among several factions claiming control of the country's territory in the wake of the abdication of president Francisco Robles, amidst continuous Peruvian military pressure due to an ongoing territorial dispute. The battle brought an end to a series of skirmishes between the forces of Gabriel García Moreno's Provisional Government, backed by General Juan José Flores, and the government of General Guillermo Franco in Guayas, which was recognized by Peruvian president Ramón Castilla.
After a series of internal problems and diplomatic issues with Peru, Ecuadorian president Francisco Robles resigned from his post on May 1, 1859, leaving control of the country split among a number of Jefaturas Supremas (Supreme Commands). Ecuadorian statesman Gabriel García Moreno created a provisional government seated in Quito, while General Franco declared himself Supreme Chief of Guayas. Peruvian President Castilla, intending to take advantage of the leadership crisis to broker a favorable territorial deal, commanded a Navy force that blockaded the Gulf of Guayaquil. Failing to reach an agreement with García Moreno, Castilla met with Franco and signed the Treaty of Mapasingue, recognizing all disputed territories as belonging to Peru. The expeditionary troops returned to Callao on February 19, 1860, after supplying Franco's army with boots, uniforms, and 3,000 rifles.
wn.com/Battle_of_Guayaquil -
Ecuador
Ecuador (
i/ˈɛkwədɔr/ E-kwə-dawr), officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador [reˈpuβlika ðel ekwaˈðor], which literally translates to the "Republic of the Equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, (along with Chile), that do not have a border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.
The main spoken language in Ecuador is Spanish. Ecuador straddles the equator, from which it takes its name, and has an area of 275,830 km2 (106,500 sq mi). Its capital city is Quito, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the 1970s for having the best preserved and least altered historic center in Latin America. The country's largest city is Guayaquil. The historic center of Cuenca, the third largest city in the country, was also declared a World Heritage Site in 1999, for being an outstanding example of a planned inland Spanish style colonial city in the Americas. Ecuador is also home—despite its size—to a great variety of species, many of them endemic, like those of the Galápagos islands. This species diversity makes Ecuador one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world. The new constitution of 2008 is the first in the world to recognize legally enforceable Rights of Nature, or ecosystem rights.
wn.com/Ecuador -
Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] (
listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
wn.com/Germany -
Guaranda
San Pedro de Guaranda is a city in central Ecuador. It is the capital of Bolívar, a province located in the Andes mountains. The city has is connected by road with other hubs including, Riobamba, Babahoyo and Ambato.
Guaranda is a market town located in a "Valle" - a deep valley in the high Andes, serving a vast hinterland of agricultural settlements ("comunidades") peopled by Quechua Indians. Its climate is subtropical, with a long (May - October) dry season ("estio"). Its population is mainly mestizo, but includes many people of different ethnicities . Supposely, the city was first colonized by Jewish Conversos fleeing from Lima's Inquisition. This nucleus has been intermarrying for now almost five centuries, forming a compact population linked by family connections. Since the 1990s, the indigenous majority has seized political power and most of the local elected officers are of Quechua origin.
The city has 25,000 inhabitants (2005) and is growing. It suffers severe problems of electricity and water supply. Water is drawn from high surface sources, mostly from the Chimborazo glacier, and is of good drinking quality. The city is known for its week-long Carnaval and for its "Pajaro Azul" alcoholic drink.
wn.com/Guaranda -
Guayaquil
Guayaquil (pronounced: [ɡwaʝaˈkil]), officially Santiago de Guayaquil (pronounced: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ɣwaʝaˈkil]), is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 3.8 million residents in the city and nearly 4.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as the nation's main port. The city is the capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas and the seat of the namesake canton.
Guayaquil is located on the western bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Because of its location, the city is the center of Ecuador's business and manufacturing industries.
Guayaquil was founded on July 25, 1538 with the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil (Most Noble and Most Loyal City of St. James of Guayaquil) by Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana. Even before it was founded by the Spanish, it already existed as a native village.
In 1600 Guayaquil had a population of about 2,000 people; by 1700 the city had a population of over 10,000.[citation needed]
wn.com/Guayaquil -
Guayas Province
Guayas is a coastal province in Ecuador. It is bordered to the west by Manabí, Santa Elena, and the Pacific Ocean (as the Gulf of Guayaquil); to the east by Los Ríos, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Cañar, and Azuay; to the north by Los Ríos and Bolívar; and to the south by El Oro and the Pacific Ocean.
With a population of over 3 million people, it is the most populous province in Ecuador. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area. The largest city of Ecuador, Guayaquil, is located within the province.
Guayas' natural terrain is very diverse. The province has no elevations, except for the Coastal Range, which starts in Guayaquil and goes to Manabí. The areas west of the Coastal Range are desertic, with an average temperature of 23°C. The areas east of the range belong to the Guayas Watershed. They are quite humid and fertile, especially in the north of the province, with an average temperature of 30°C in the humid season (December–May) and 25°C in the dry season (June–November).
wn.com/Guayas_Province -
Guayas river
The Guayas River is a river in western Ecuador. It gives name to the Guayas Province, and it is the most important river in South America that does not flow into the Atlantic Ocean or any of its seas. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km.
The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes and the Chimborazo (volcano), Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Durán, in Guayas province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaquil (canton) and Durán cantons, and Guayaquil and Naranjal cantons, just before the delta.
The Guayas River forms a very complex delta. Its most important feature is the existence of a slough called Estero Salado, surrounded by swamps and affected by tides. The area between the Guayas River and the Estero Salado forms a maze of islands, some of which have been transformed into slums. The Cobina Slough connects the Estero Salado with the river.
wn.com/Guayas_river -
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a river in western Ecuador. It gives name to the Guayas Province, and it is the most important river in South America that does not flow into the Atlantic Ocean or any of its seas. Its total length, including the Daule River, is 389 km.
The Guayas River has one of its sources in the Andes and the Chimborazo (volcano), Ecuador's highest volcano. The coat of arms of Ecuador shows an image of the river descending from the mountain. Guayas is the name of the lower part of the river, which starts at the confluence of the Daule River from the west and the Babahoyo River from the east, between the cities of Guayaquil and Durán, in Guayas province. The Guayas River then flows around Santay Island, and becomes one current again. From the confluence to the delta 60 kilometers away, it borders Guayaquil (canton) and Durán cantons, and Guayaquil and Naranjal cantons, just before the delta.
The Guayas River forms a very complex delta. Its most important feature is the existence of a slough called Estero Salado, surrounded by swamps and affected by tides. The area between the Guayas River and the Estero Salado forms a maze of islands, some of which have been transformed into slums. The Cobina Slough connects the Estero Salado with the river.
wn.com/Guayas_River -
Gulf of Guayaquil
The Gulf of Guayaquil is a large body of water of the Pacific Ocean in western South America. Its northern limit is the city of Salinas, in Ecuador, and its southern limit is Punta Pariñas, in Peru.
The gulf takes its name from the city of Guayaquil. Rivers of both Ecuador and Peru empty in the Gulf of Guayaquil, like the Guayas River, the Jubones River, the Zarumilla River and the Tumbes River.
03°00′S 80°30′W / 3°S 80.5°W / -3; -80.5Coordinates: 03°00′S 80°30′W / 3°S 80.5°W / -3; -80.5
wn.com/Gulf_of_Guayaquil -
Latacunga
Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, 89 km (55 mi) south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.
Latacunga is an hour and half south from Quito on the Pan-American Highway. It was previously also on the old road from Quito to Guayaquil, and has a railway station between those cities. It is 9,055 ft (2,760 m). above sea level. Its climate is cold and windy, due to the neighboring snowclad heights, and the barren, pumice-covered tableland on which it stands. The active volcano Cotopaxi is only 25 km. away, and the town has suffered repeatedly from eruptions. Founded in 1534, it was four times destroyed by earthquakes between 1698 and 1798. The neighboring ruins of an older native town are said to date from the Incas Empire.
Latacunga's most noted food is chugchucaras, empanadas, plantains, popcorn, and tostado (a type of toasted corn.) Often mixed with ají, a type of condiment that can be mild to very spicy depending on how it's prepared.
wn.com/Latacunga -
Machala
Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 (2010 census),it is also the fourth biggest city of the country; and the second most important port, it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the World.
Machala is a commercial center for the surrounding agriculture industries. There is a large trade in bananas, coffee and cocoa. The banana industry is especially oriented for exportation, and plays a huge role in the city's economy. Bananas are shipped out from nearby Puerto Bolívar mainly to North America. Machala's geographical position near Guayaquil also makes it an important transportation center. Many travelers heading south to Peru or north to Guayaquil funnel through the city. It is not known as a tourist destination among Ecuadorians or international tourists though its proximity to the Pacific Ocean positions it close to beaches. Machala has a growing economy that was marked in 2007 by the inauguration of its first mall, with a movie theater, on the outskirts of the city.
wn.com/Machala -
Malecón 2000
Malecón 2000 is the name given to boardwalk overlooking the Guayas River in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. An urban renewal project focusing on the old Simón Bolívar boardwalk, it stands along the west shore of the river for an approximate length of 2.5 km. (1.5 mi.) Several of the greatest historical monuments in the history of Guayaquil can be seen along its length, as well as museums, gardens, fountains, shopping malls, restaurants, bars, food courts, the first IMAX theater in South America, as well as boarding docks where several embarkations offer both daytime and nighttime tours up and down the Guayas River. It is one of the largest works realized in Guayaquil and it is considered a model of urban regeneration by global standards, having been declared a healthy public space by the Pan-American Organization of Health (POH) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
During the colonial period, Malecón was a narrow path in roadway form. During the 19th century people started to gather around this place, gradually expanding its extension as years went by and it became a focal point of early social life in the young city.
wn.com/Malecón_2000 -
Nueva Loja
Nueva Loja, is the capital of the province of Sucumbíos in Ecuador. It was founded in the 1960s as a base camp of Texaco. The official population estimate as of 1995 was 19,262 and as of 2009 its population is calculated to be 26,004.
Nueva Loja is located in central Sucumbíos, in the Amazonian forest, and is one of the most important cities in northeastern Ecuador. Its importance comes from the oil extraction. It is named after Loja as many of the first colonizers came from the Southern Province of Loja.
The area around the city, the Lago Agrio oil field, has many ecological problems. The rainforest has been all but obliterated in this region and environmental degradation is severe, with catastrophic oil pollution in some areas. On February 14 2011, a judge in Lago Agrio ruled that Chevron, now owner of Texaco, had to pay $9 billion in environmental damages for polluting the rainforest, in an unprecedented environmental ruling.
Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia was born in Nueva Loja.
wn.com/Nueva_Loja -
Portoviejo
Portoviejo (Spanish pronunciation: [poɾtoˈβjexo], locally: [poɾtoˈβjeho]) is a city in Ecuador, and the capital the Province of Manabí 30 km from the Pacific coast. (Population: about 250,000). Also known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" for the beautiful trees found in the area. Portoviejo is the main political and economical centre of the Portoviejo Rivervalley, which also includes the cantons of Santa Ana and Rocafuerte, where about 110 square kilometers are cultivated every year. The valley is rich in the production of tomatoes, onions, peppers, bananas, mangoes and other tropical fruits. The city, which was affected by economic crisis in the eighties and nineties, is now recovering but severe budget limitations and a huge unemployment rate present difficulties for local authorities. Portoviejo is a large commercial center for the province, where there are two shopping malls, one with a large hypermarket, 8 movie theaters, food court, and other stores. There is a large flea market in downtown. Locals are very friendly and very well educated. The city is home of the cancer treatment hospital "Dr Julio Villacreses Colmont" serving the provinces of Manabí and Esmeraldas. Portoviejo is the perfect place to enjoy traditional Manabí cuisine, of great fame in Ecuador, usually at country side restaurants located on the side of the Portoviejo-Crucita roadway. The local airport is used for domestic flights.
wn.com/Portoviejo -
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkito]), is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 2,197,698 according to the last census (2001), and, as estimated by the municipality, approximately 2,504,991 in 2005, Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the seat of Metropolitan District of Quito. The canton recorded a population of 1,842,201 residents in the 2001 national census. In 2008, the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.
The elevation of the city's central square (Plaza de la Independencia or Plaza Grande) is 2,800 metres (9,200 ft), making Quito the second-highest administrative capital city in the world (after La Paz, Bolivia), and the highest legal capital (ahead of Sucre, also in Bolivia, and Bogotá, Colombia).
wn.com/Quito -
Riobamba
Riobamba (full name San Pedro de Riobamba) is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is 200 km (120 mi) south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes. The city is an important regional transport center as well as being a stop on the Pan-American Highway that runs through Ecuador. Riobamba stands as one of the largest cities in the central portion of Ecuador's Sierra region.
The region surrounding Riobamba was inhabited by the Puruhá nation before the advance of the Incas during the late 15th century. The Puruhas presented a fierce resistance to the Inca intentions of conquering the north of today's Ecuador, and therefore obligated the Inca Huayna Capac to find an alliance in order to pacify the tribes who sided with Condorazo, the general of the Puruha nation. This alliance sealed the peace between the Shyris confederation, named by the Jesuit historian Juan de Velasco to the group of tribes whose ruler where the Duchicela dinasty, and the Inca Empire. The Inca Huayna Capac took as his wife the princess Paccha and gave the special treatment and social status privileges to the higher castes of the new subjects. The offspring of this dynastic relation was Atahualpa, the last king of the Incas. In 1534, the city was founded in the San Miguel plains, becoming the first city in modern-day Ecuador to be established. In 1563 the city became part of the Spanish Empire's newly-formed Royal Audience of Quito. The city was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1797, but rebuilt a few years later 14 km (8.7 mi) away from its original location (near a village named Cajabamba in the plains of San Antonio de Aguíscate). The city still retains much architecture from the Spanish period.
wn.com/Riobamba -
Spain
Spain (i/ˈspeɪn/ SPAYN; Spanish: España, pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. Furthermore, the town of Llívia is a Spanish exclave situated inside French territory. With an area of 504,030 square kilometres (194,610 sq mi), it is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
wn.com/Spain -
Tulcán
Tulcán is the capital of the province of Carchi in Ecuador. The population of Tulcán is approximately 83,000. Tulcán is known for its hot springs, deep wells, and a topiary garden cemetery (the second in the world) created by José Franco. The city is the highest in Ecuador, at 2,950 meters above sea level.
It is 7 km from the Colombian border; the international bridge Rumichaca is shared by the two countries. Residents of Tulcán do not have to present a passport when traveling the international bridge.[citation needed] Bounded on the north by the municipality of Ipiales (Colombia), on the south by the Huaca Canton to the east by the Amazonian provinces of Sucumbios and west to the coastal province of Esmeraldas. This city is known for its civic culture and modern business, similar to that of Colombia because of its proximity to and significant trade with that country.
Tulcan is very well connected in terms of land and air transport: the Panamerican Highway and Luis A. Mantilla airport.
wn.com/Tulcán
-
Adalberto Ortiz
Adalberto Ortiz (1914-2003) was a novelist, poet and diplomat born in Esmeraldas, a province of Ecuador.
Among his most important literary works we find his novel Juyungo, his poetry collection Earth, Sound and Drum, and the short story collection called Entundada; His most defining feature as a writer was the incorporation of the elements of afro-American culture, enriching his literary vocabulary with its jargon, its elasticity and its rhythm.
Ortiz's thematic focused around the identity of the afro-American within Latin-American society and its struggle towards social freedom, against oppression and secular exploitation. His body of work also preserves and rescues the elements of the psychology, idiosyncrasy, customs and slang of the afro-American culture.
Facing the subject of the difference between classes, Ortiz used his characters to personalize and flesh out these political themes into very human and realistic stories. A specific point he touches in the novel Juyungo, for example, is the relationship of the Black and Mestizo races (personified by Lastre's descendant and the Mestizo Diaz).
wn.com/Adalberto_Ortiz -
Albert Paulsen
Albert Paulsen (b. Albert Paulson, 13 December 1925, Guayaquil, Ecuador — d. 25 April 2004, Los Angeles, California) was an Ecuadorian-American actor who appeared in many United States television series beginning in the 1960s, playing characters primarily of European origin. He died from natural causes at the age of 78. In 1964 he won an Emmy Award for the Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre presentation One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
wn.com/Albert_Paulsen -
Alex Jimbo Viteri
Alex Jimbo Viteri (born July 29, 1986 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a violinist. He began to study the violin at age 2 and a half. His mother and brother are also musicians. Jimbo-Viteri studied with his mother Fany Viteri and Helene Orlova.
By being raised into a musical family his first public presentation was at the age of four, and the first as soloist was at the age of five with the Antonio Vivaldi Children’s Orchestra. At the age of six he was presented as soloist with the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra. After many successes in competitions, at the age of ten he won the Competition “Young Ecuadorian Soloists” and performed the Accolay Violin Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador. The following year he won an equivalent competition with the Guayaquil Symphony Orchestra. When he was twelve years old he won the Ninth National Competition for Young Soloist in Ecuador and performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.Op.64 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador. Alex was the youngest member of the Ecuador Youth Symphony Orchestra and one of its founders. His performances have been broadcast on radio and TV. He was invited to participate in the master classes of famous violinist Shlomo Mintz in Israel. In the 2006 he was selected by Shlomo Mintz to perform with him the Bach:Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador.
wn.com/Alex_Jimbo_Viteri -
Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos (born February 27, 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.
Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980, and seven in 1981.
In 1986, Gómez attained the World No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title (partnering Slobodan Živojinović). Gómez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open (partnering Emilio Sánchez).
His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux. He then the won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in the final (6–2, 6–3, 6–2), and again in 1984, when he defeated Aaron Krickstein in four sets (2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2).
The crowning achievement of Gómez's career came in 1990 when he reached his first (and only) Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. There he faced 19 year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win (6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4). Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 4 later that year.
wn.com/Andrés_Gómez -
Araceli Gilbert
Araceli Gilbert (b. Guayaquil, Ecuador 1913 - d. Quito, 1993) was an Ecuadorian artist.
Gilbert enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Santiago de Chile in 1936, studying under Jorge Caballero and Hernán Gazmurri, well-known encouragers of the Chilean plastic rebellion that later transformed into the Montparnasse group. In 1942, Gilbert returned to Guayaquil to study under Hans Michaelson. Through Michaelson Gilbert learned about European Expressionism and her work from this period was mostly figurative. At this time Gilbert was also part of an intellectual group from Guayaquil known as the Society of Independent Writers and Artists.
In 1943 Gilbert finished her dissertation in Painting, Sculpture and Art History from the School of Fine Arts in Guayaquil. Shortly thereafter, Gilbert moved to New York, where she studied at the Ozenfant Art School as a disciple of Amédée Ozenfant, one of the fathers of post-cubist purism and takes an important step towards the development of her own style.
In 1946, at the end of World War II, Araceli returned to Ecuador and moved to the capital city, Quito. In 1950 she traveled to Paris and contacted Auguste Herbin, who in 1931 had created the Abstraction-Création Group. With the guidance of Herbin, Gilbert learned to combine the geometrical and abstract concepts, subjecting them to mathematical rigor. Gilbert participated in the Spanish American Anti-biennial organized by Picasso, as well as several group shows such as the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles.
wn.com/Araceli_Gilbert -
Color commentator
A color commentator (color analyst, analyst) is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the action. The color commentator provides expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports on the teams and athletes, and occasionally anecdotes or light humor. Color commentators are often former athletes or coaches of the sport being broadcast.
The term color refers to levity and insight provided by a secondary announcer. A sports color commentator customarily works alongside the play-by-play broadcaster.
In the United Kingdom, the term 'color commentator' is unknown; rather the role is called 'summariser', 'analyst', 'pundit' or 'co-commentator'. Cricket coverage on Cricinfo.com uses similar terminology.
Commentary teams typically feature one professional commentator describing the passage of play, and another, usually an ex-player or manager, providing supplementary input as the game progresses. The color commentator will usually restrict his input to periods when the ball or puck is out of play or there is no significant action on the field and will defer to the main commentator whenever there is a shot on goal or other significant event, sometimes resulting in their being talked-over or cut short by the primary commentator. Additionally, former players and managers appear as pundits, carrying out a similar role to the co-commentator during the build-up to the match, at half-time and post-game. In American motorsports coverage, there may be as many as two color commentators in the booth for a given broadcast. In addition to the broadcast of the game or event itself, pregame and postgame programs typically feature commentary from one or more analysts.
wn.com/Color_commentator -
Conquistador
Conquistadors (
/kɒn.ˈkiːstədɔrz/; Spanish and Portuguese: Conquistadores, Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese: [kõkiʃtaˈðoɾɨʃ]; "Conquerors") were soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish or Portuguese Empires. They sailed beyond Europe, conquering territory and opening trade routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.
The name derived from the Reconquista (711–1492), the reconquest of the territory of the Iberian Peninsula that was controlled by Muslims (the state called Al-Andalus). In 1492 Castile expanded its exploratory activities, using Portuguese navigators.[citation needed] Portugal had previously established a marine route to Japan via the southern coast of Africa, with numerous coastal enclaves along the route. Following the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492, expeditions led by conquistadors brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 16th century.
wn.com/Conquistador -
Enrique Tábara
Luis Enrique Tábara (born 1930, Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a master Ecuadorian painter and teacher representing a whole Hispanic pictorial and artistic culture.
Tábara took interest in painting at the age of three and was drawing regularly by the age of six. In these early years, Tabara was strongly encouraged by both his sister and his mother. Enrique Tábara nevertheless is a creator who investigates and demystifies the image in which he takes refuge. Tábara's energetic and innovating spirit is a constant that reveals the anxious and versatile spirit of the teacher. A master of experimentation, he is fully aware of his roots and the process that he has followed over the years, with an abundant mass of brilliant works to show for it.
Tábara was greatly influenced by the Constructivist Movement, founded around 1913 by Russian artist Vladimir Tatlin, which made its way into Europe and Latin America by way of Uruguayan painter Joaquín Torres García and Parisian/Ecuadorian painter Manuel Rendón. Torres Garcia and Rendón both made an enormous impact on Latin America's master artists such as Enrique Tábara, Aníbal Villacís, Félix Arauz, Theo Constanté, Oswaldo Viteri, Estuardo Maldonado and Carlos Catasse, to name a few.
wn.com/Enrique_Tábara -
Felipe Caicedo
Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo (born 5 September 1988 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian association footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.
Caicedo was signed by Swiss Super League side FC Basel from Rocafuerte in his native Ecuador during the Swiss 2005–06 season for an undisclosed fee while he was just 17 years old. Due to his youth, he was trained in the minor divisions. He went on to play 20 games for Basel in the following 2006–07 season, accompanied by three Swiss League goals. Clubs from La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A were monitoring his progress, with Milan said to have made an inquiry in the winter of 2007.
On 31 January 2008, it was announced that Manchester City had secured Caicedo's services on a four-and-a-half year deal through a £5.2 million transfer fee (€7 million), which would make his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League. His transfer to Manchester City was completed after Caicedo was granted a work permit. Caicedo was described by his manager as "one of the great South American talents" and was also compared to the Brazilian Adriano. He made his debut on 10 February 2008, in a 2–1 away win against rivals Manchester United, coming on in the second half. He ended the season with 10 appearances in the Premier League, all of them coming on as a substitute.
wn.com/Felipe_Caicedo -
Frederick Ashton
Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton OM, CH, CBE (17 September 1904 – 18 October 1988) was a leading international dancer and choreographer. He is most noted as the founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London, but also worked as a director and choreographer of opera, film and theatre revues.
Ashton was born at Guayaquil in Ecuador, in the artistic neighbourhood called Las Peñas, the original founding site of the city. When he was three years old he moved with his family to Lima in Peru.
When he was 13 he witnessed a life-changing event when he attended a performance by the legendary Anna Pavlova in the Municipal Theater in Lima, Peru. He was so impressed that from that day on he was determined that he would become a dancer.
In 1919 he went to England to attend Dover College and then to study under the famous Léonide Massine and established a working relationship with the ballet troupe belonging to Marie Rambert and Ninette de Valois. His aim was to become a great dancer, but his late introduction to dancing and slight physique made this a highly difficult ambition to fulfill. However, Rambert discovered Ashton's aptitude for choreography and allowed him to choreograph his first ballet, The Tragedy of Fashion, in 1926, starting a tremendously successful career as a choreographer.
wn.com/Frederick_Ashton -
Félix Arauz
Félix Arauz (born 1935 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a very important Latin American painter from Ecuador. Arauz is among the art circles of Enrique Tábara, Aníbal Villacís, Jose Carreño and Juan Villafuerte. In 1957, Arauz began studying under Caesar Andrade Faini at the School of Fine Arts. During his second year his father died leaving Arauz feeling nostalgic and isolated. Arauz funneled his emotions into his work creating some of the most beautiful, heartfelt and dreamlike imagery to date. Both his use of color and his compositions are strong and designed to leave a lasting impression on the viewer. Arauz's subjects usually include surreal flower arrangements, the innocence of children, faces, 'trees of life', landscapes and abstracts - all of which are created with a personal dreamlike aesthetic.
In 1967, Arauz married Nila Villafuerte Estrada, older sister of Juan Villafuerte. Arauz, Juan Villafuerte and Jose Carreño had a very close friendship forged at the School of Fine Arts. In the same year, Arauz received a government scholarship to travel to the United States with the fellow master painter Gilberto Almeida (a member of VAN, the artist group founded by Enrique Tábara) and Jaime Villa in order to study galleries and museums throughout New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.
wn.com/Félix_Arauz -
Gerardo Mejía
Gerardo Mejía (born April 16, 1965), better known as simply Gerardo, is a Latin rapper and singer who later became a recording industry executive. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, he has based his career in Los Angeles, California since his family moved to Glendale, California, when he was 12 years old. He became known for his bandana, skintight jeans and shirtless torso. He sometimes refers to himself as the "Latin Elvis" or the "Latin Frank Sinatra".
Gerardo's first major appearance in show business was as Ricky in the 1987 feature film Can't Buy Me Love. He was later cast as the character Bird in the 1988 film Colors, about South Central Los Angeles gang violence. This was also the first time his dance skills were showcased, in one of the party scenes; however, he did not sing at any point in the film.
His hit single "Rico Suave" appeared on his 1991 debut album, Mo' Ritmo. The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200 chart in June 1991; the single had peaked at #7 in April. This song, as well as some others of Gerardo's, include verses with lines in both English and Spanish. Although his following single "We Want the Funk" (a semi-remake of Parliament's "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker") peaked at #16, the popularity of "Rico Suave" has made Gerardo known as a one-hit wonder via sources including MTV, VH1,Synthesis and even Gerardo himself.
wn.com/Gerardo_Mejía -
Germans
The Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages. Legally, Germans are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Of approximately 100 million native speakers of German in the world, about 66–75 million consider themselves Germans. There are an additional 80 million people of German ancestry mainly in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, France, Russia, Chile, Poland, Australia and Romania who most likely are not native speakers of German. Thus, the total number of Germans worldwide lies between 66 and 160 million, depending on the criteria applied (native speakers, single-ancestry ethnic Germans, partial German ancestry, etc.).
Today, peoples from countries with a German-speaking majority or significant German-speaking population groups other than Germany, such as Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, have developed their own national identity and usually do not refer to themselves as "Germans" in a modern context.
wn.com/Germans -
Hugo Savinovich
Hugo Savinovich (born February 15, 1959) is a former Ecuadorian professional wrestler, formerly employed with WWE, where he was one half of the Spanish announce team for the company's TV shows and pay-per-view (PPV) events. He was a color commentator and partner of Carlos Cabrera and occasionally Marcelo Rodríguez. When he worked with Rodriguez, he was the play-by-play announcer. Their audio can be accessed in the United States via the SAP feature on most TV sets.
He was married to the famous former female wrestler Wendi Richter. He is married to wife Diana and has two sons: Jovannie and Genaro.
wn.com/Hugo_Savinovich -
Israelis
Israelis (Hebrew: ישראלים, Yisra'elim), are citizens or nationals of the modern state of Israel. Although Israel is a Jewish state, it has a multiethnic society, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds. The largest ethnic group is that of Israeli Jews, followed by Arab citizens, mostly Arab Muslims, with smaller numbers of Arab Christians in addition to Druze, Circassians, and others. As a result, some Israelis don't take their nationality as an ethnicity, but identify themselves with both their nationality and their ancestral origins.
Due to the multi-ethnic composition, Israel is a multicultural nation, home to a wide variety of traditions and values. Large-scale immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from Europe and Yemen and more recent Large-scale immigration from North Africa, Western Asia, North America, Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia introduced many new cultural elements and has had broad impact. The resulting cultural mix may be described as a melting pot.
wn.com/Israelis -
Jaime Nebot
Jaime Nebot (born October 22, 1946) is an Ecuadorian politician. He currently serves as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. Although he is affiliated with the Social Christian Party, he has distanced himself from it and now concentrates more on running the city. Nebot twice ran unsuccessfully for president of Ecuador, and is considered the protege of former president León Febres-Cordero.
Nebot was born to a prominent Guayaquil family. His father, Jaime Nebot Velasco, was a government minister during the administration of President José María Velasco Ibarra (1968–1972). His mother is Sulema Saadi, the daughter of a Lebanese immigrant who came to Ecuador after living in Brazil. Nebot was educated in various Catholic schools, including Colegio Cristóbal Colón in Guayaquil and Colegio San Gabriel in Quito. He has a law degree from Católica Santiago de Guayaquil. He entered politics in 1984, when he was appointed governor of Guayas province (the district encompassing Guayaquil) by then-president León Febres-Cordero. During his tenure as governor he sent police on a three-day operation to evict more than 700 families who were squatting on private land in Guayaquil. During the incident in Taura when President Febres-Cordero was kidnapped by some military officials led by Vargas Passo, Nebot played an important role in the negotiations for his freedom.
wn.com/Jaime_Nebot -
Jenny Estrada
Jenny María Estrada Ruiz (Guayaquil, June 21, 1940) is an Ecuadorian writer and journalist.
She studied at "La Inmaculada" high school in Guayaquil and worked for the publication "El Universo".
wn.com/Jenny_Estrada -
Jorge Saade
Jorge Saade (born in Guayaquil, Ecuador; full name: Jorge Saade-Scaff) is violinist.
Mr. Saade is a "Gold Medal" graduate of the “Antonio Neumane” National Conservatory of Music. He is a “Cum Laude” graduate from the University of Miami where he received his Bachelors Degree in Music. He holds a Master of Music Degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., where he studied with violinist and pedagogue Robert Gerle. He was the first Latin American accepted at the Mozarteum Institute[citation needed] in Salzburg, Austria, where he studied with violin virtuoso Ruggiero Ricci. He is of Lebanese background.
During his career, Mr. Saade has been the recipient of many awards and decorations, including the “Keys to the City of Miami” presented to him by the Dade County Commissioner.[citation needed] In 2000, he was decorated by the President of the Ecuadorian Congress with the “Congressional Award for Cultural Merit”.[citation needed] For his work for Ecuadorian arts and culture the President of Ecuador honored him as a "Commander" of the National Merit Order, proclaiming him "Ecuador's Cultural Ambassador". In 2004 , the Ecuadorian Congress honored him with its highest cultural decoration, the "Dr. Vicente Rocafuerte" Medal for Cultural Merit and the Minister of Culture and Education of Ecuador decorated him with the highest cultural decoration given by the Ministry, the Medal for Cultural and Artistic Merit in First Degree. Most recently, the Guayaquil Journalist Association honored him with the "Angelo Negri" Medal for Cultural Merit.
wn.com/Jorge_Saade -
Jorge Velarde
Jorge Velarde (Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1960) is a Contemporary Latin American painter from Ecuador. Velarde has been drawing and painting since he was a child. At the age of 15 Velarde knew that he was meant to be a painter.
Velarde is a co-founder of Artefactoría, a group of artists that began working together in 1982 after graduating from the School of Fine Arts in Guayaquil. Artefactoría primarily consists of Velarde, Marcos Restrepo, Pedro Dávila, Xavier Patiño, Marco Alvarado, Flavio Álava, Paco Cuesta, as well as, Cuban artists Saidel Brito and Lupe Alvarez. The artists of Artefactoría are inspired by both Modernism and Surrealism, focusing on a divorce from reality and a love for the unconscious and fantasy.
In 1985, Velarde's participation with the group was put on hold after his marriage to Anabela Garcez and his move to Madrid to study cinema. While Velarde is passionate about cinema he quickly realized that it was not for him and so he returned to his love of painting. Velarde is both known for his portraits and his more contemporary art works. His portraits have often portrayed his wife as the subject. Velarde has held numerous exhibitions throughout Latin America and Spain.
wn.com/Jorge_Velarde -
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín (c. 1778 – 17 August 1850), known simply as José de San Martín (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ðe sam marˈtin]), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.
Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern Argentina, he left his mother country at the early age of seven and studied in Málaga, Spain.
In 1808, after joining Spanish forces in the Peninsular War against the French, San Martín started making contact with South American supporters of independence from Spain. In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires from England and offered his services to the United Provinces of South America, present-day Argentina. After the Battle of San Lorenzo of 1813, and some time on command of the Army of the North (Spanish: Ejército del Norte) during 1814, he began to put into action his plan to defeat the Spanish forces that menaced the United Provinces from Upper Peru, making use of an alternative path to the Viceroyalty of Peru. This objective first involved the establishment of a new army, the Army of the Andes, in Cuyo Province, Argentina. From there, he led the Crossing of the Andes to Chile, and prevailed over the Spanish forces at the Battle of Chacabuco and the Battle of Maipú (1818), thus liberating Chile from royalist rule. Then he set sail to attack the Spanish stronghold of Lima, Peru, by sea.
wn.com/José_de_San_Martín -
Juan José Flores
Juan José Flores y Aramburu (July 19, 1800 – October 1, 1864) was a Venezuelan military general who became Supreme Chief, and later the first President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He later served two more terms from 1839 to 1843 and from 1843 to 1845, and is often referred to as "The founder of the Republic".
On May 13, 1830, the day of Ecuador's breaking away from Gran Colombia, he was named supreme chief of the new country, and then on August 14, 1830, he was named provisional president. His official term, however, did not start until September 22, 1830, 11 days after he was elected constitutional president by the assembly in Riobamba. That term lasted until September 10, 1834, and was marked with much turmoil. Flores faced a rebellion led by Luis Urdaneta, a loyalist of Simón Bolívar, who wanted to prevent Ecuador from leaving Gran Colombia. Flores also faced a threat from a member of the Ecuadorian congress, Vicente Rocafuerte, who attempted to overthrow him. Eventually, the two made an agreement – Rocafuerte would become president after Flores, and Flores would become leader of the military. Also during his term, he fought an invading Colombian army in 1832 and again starting in 1834, finally defeating them on January 18, 1835 in Miñarica, near Ambato.
wn.com/Juan_José_Flores -
Juan Villafuerte
Juan Villafuerte (July 19, 1945 - August 15, 1977) (Juan Antonio Villafuerte Estrada) was an artist known for his transmutated drawings and paintings. Villafuerte is among the ranks of other prominent Latin American painters such as, Enrique Tábara, Aníbal Villacís, Félix Arauz, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Hernan Zuniga and Jose Carreño.
Villafuerte was born on July 19, 1945, in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Manuel Villafuerte and Rosa Estrada. Juan was the youngest of four brothers, Manuel, and two sisters, Nila and Vilma. Nila was 13 when Juan was born. Nila later went on to marry Félix Arauz.
In 1960, Villafuerte attended the School of Beautiful Arts in Guayaquil and was mentored by Theo Constanté, Hans Michelson and Caesar Andrade Faini. In 1964, Villafuerte and Hernan Zuniga moved to the factory of Juan Manuel Guano to work and live the Boehemian life of an artist. Villafuerte left the school in 1966 and began drawing from nature. Although Villafuerte did not follow in their footsteps he was greatly inspired by Gilberto Almeida and Enrique Tabara's Pre-Columbian inspired paintings. After graduation, Villafuerte participated in numerous Collective Exhibions at the House of Culture, Nucleus of the Guayas, and the Museum of Colonial Art.
wn.com/Juan_Villafuerte -
Julio Jaramillo
Julio Alfredo Jaramillo Laurido (October 1, 1935 – February 9, 1978) was a notable Ecuadorian singer and recording artist who performed throughout Latin America achieving great fame for his renditions of boleros, valses, pasillos, tangos, and rancheras.
Having recorded more than 4,000 songs throughout his career, his most famous song was perhaps "Nuestro Juramento" written by Puerto Rican composer, Benito de Jesús.
Jaramillo recorded with many other notable Latin American artists including Puerto Rican singer, Daniel Santos; fellow Ecuadorian singer, Olimpo Cárdenas; and Colombian singer, Alci Acosta.
Jaramillo was born on October 1, 1935, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His parents moved to Guayaquil from the town of Machachi in search for a better life.. He had two siblings, a sister who died at the age of 5 and a brother named Pepe. Their neighbor Ignacio Toapanta let the kids play with his musical instruments, and taught them to play the guitar. Julio later made his own guitar out of bamboo so that he could practice more. Attending the school led by Francisco García Avilés was probably the final push towards Julio's musical career.
wn.com/Julio_Jaramillo -
Karina Galvez
Karina Galvez is an Ecuadorian poet. She was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 7, 1964. She has lived in California, U.S.A. since 1985. In 1995, she published her book “Karina Galvez – Poetry and Songs”, which includes both English and Spanish versions of her poems and a prologue written by León Roldós Aguilera, former vice-president of Ecuador. In 1996, her “Poem For My Mother” won 2nd place in the annual Latin American poetry contest organized by the "Casa de la Cultura" in Long Beach, CA. She is also a song writer and has written children's poems and short children's stories.
She studied economics at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil www2.ucsg.edu.ec and obtained a degree in tourism at California Travel School. Her knowledge of Spanish, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese allowed her to share her poetry in several languages. She has been a soprano and a talent for voice overs. One of the pioneers of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles. Member of the Ibero-American Society of Poetry of Los Angeles. She is a national disaster trainer for the Orange County American Red Cross, member of the Catholic Detention Ministry in Orange County, CA. Member of DMAT CA-1 www.ca1dmat.org. Community activist. She received a commendation by Mayor James Hahn of Los Angeles, CA, and by Mayor Miguel Pulido of Santa Ana, CA. On October 2008 she was part of the Ecuadorian delegation invited by the Vatican to the Canonization of Narcisa de Jesús Martillo.
wn.com/Karina_Galvez -
Luis Burgos Flor
Ecuadorian Painter. Born in Guayaquil on May 3, 1939. Futuristic style. His art was portrayed at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Guayaquil's "Escuela de Bellas Artes" graduate: Theo Constanté was one of Burgos' teachers.
His home in Downtown Los Angeles, California has been filmed by several TV stations: It is filled with his paintings, and even the dining-room table, chairs and kitchen cabinets are pieces that Luis Burgos Flor has converted into art.
Every year in late July, Luis Burgos Flor puts together cultural events with art shows, poetry and historical facts commemorating the anniversary of the founding of Guayaquil, his hometown.
Most Burgos' paintings are abstract paintings, although he has often portrayed famous Ecuadorian artists, writers and poets, like Julio Jaramillo, Enrique Gil Gilbert and Karina Galvez.
wn.com/Luis_Burgos_Flor -
Luis Molinari
Luis Molinari (b. Guayaquil, Ecuador 1929 - d. Quito, Ecuador 1994) (Luis Molinari-Flores) was a member of VAN (Vanguardia Artística Nacional), a group of informal constructivist artists founded by Enrique Tábara.
Molinari began his artistic career focused on formalism, but soon discovered the works of Vasarely and was inspired by geometric forms and their rich optical effects. From 1951-1960, Molinari lived and painted in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1960, Molinari traveled to Paris, France, where he began work with the Group de Recherche d'Art Visuel. Molinari lived in Paris from 1960 to 1966. In 1963, Molinari exhibited his painting La Cuna de Mangle at the Paris Biennial at the Museum of Modern Art. In 1964, Molinari took a two month trip to the United States to study the artworks in museums of major US cities. Intrigued by pop art in America, he saw its infinite possibilities.
In 1966, Molinari moved back to Ecuador with the sole purpose of acquiring a visa to move to the United States. During his time back in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Molinari reconnected with old colleagues: Enrique Tábara, Aníbal Villacís, Leon Ricuarte, Gilberto Almeida, Oswaldo Moerno and Guillermo Munoz and began working with their group VAN (Vanguardia Artistica Nacional). Two years later, in 1968, Molinari settled his visa and moved to New York where he lived for seven years. While in New York, Molinari became fascinated with the optical geometric (Op Art) works of Vasarely. He soon developed his own style, inspired by that of his compatriot, Tábara, that fused the tropical nature of his hometown into the informal constructivist geometry, toward the creation of a visual autonomy. In further development, Molinari began to focus on the geometrical optical effects and changing perspectives. He began intense studies of color theory, yet at times explored spontaneity of color and chromatic delusions.
wn.com/Luis_Molinari -
María Capovilla
María Esther Heredia de Capovilla (née Lecaro; known internationally as María Capovilla; 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006) was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person. She was the last remaining person born in the 1880s. Capovilla is the oldest person ever[citation needed] of South America as well as of the southern hemisphere, and is one of only seven people who have lived to age 116 without question. Furthermore, she was the first 116-year-old to live in three different centuries, the oldest person born in the 19th century to have lived into the 21st century, and historically the oldest person ever to have lived in three different centuries. Capovilla is also the oldest person from a developing country.
Born as María Esther Heredia Lecaro in Guayaquil, she was the daughter of a colonel, and lived a life among the upper-class elite, attending social functions and art classes. She never smoked or drank hard liquor. In 1917, she married a military officer, Antonio Capovilla, who died in 1949. Antonio, an ethnic Italian, was born in Pola, Austria-Hungary (now Pula, Croatia), in 1864. He moved to Chile in 1894 and then to Ecuador in 1910. After his first wife died, he married María. They had five children, three of whom were living at María's death: Hilda (81), Irma (80) and son Anibal (78). She also had twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
wn.com/María_Capovilla -
Mike Judge
Michael Craig Judge (born October 17, 1962) is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor, best known as the creator and star of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-head (1993–1997, 2011–present), King of the Hill (1997–2010), and The Goode Family (2009).
He also wrote, directed and in some instances produced the films Beavis and Butt-head Do America (1996), Office Space (1999), Idiocracy (2006) and Extract (2009). Judge is also known for his role in the Spy Kids movie franchise.
Born in Guayaquil,[citation needed]Ecuador, where his father worked for a nonprofit organization promoting agricultural development, Mike Judge was raised from age 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, the second of three children of archaeologist Jim Judge and librarian Margaret Blue. He graduated in 1980 from St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque.[citation needed] He was a trombonist in the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program.[citation needed] Judge graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1986 from the University of California, San Diego.
wn.com/Mike_Judge -
Nicolás Lapentti
Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is Andrés Gómez's nephew.
Lapentti began playing tennis at the age of six.
He first came to the tennis world's attention an outstanding junior player who won the Orange Bowl in Florida in 1994, when he also captured the junior doubles titles at the French Open (partnering with Gustavo Kuerten) and the US Open.
Lapentti turned professional in 1995 and won his first top-level singles title later that year at Bogotá.
In 1999, Lapentti was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open. He also won two tour singles titles that year and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 that November.
In 2002, Lapentti won his fifth tour singles title at St Pölten, beating Fernando Vicente in straight sets in the final. In the second round of that tournament, his rival, Irakli Labadze, faced four match points but was not able to convert any of them. Lapentti finally won that tough match 5/7, 7/6(1), 7–6(6).
wn.com/Nicolás_Lapentti -
Olga Álava
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas is an Ecuadorian top model from Guayaquil, social and lifestyle entrepreneur, environmentalist, and an international beauty pageant titleholder. She became the first delegate from Ecuador to win the Miss Earth pageant.
Álava, born on February 14, 1988 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, is the daughter of Ramón Álava and Teresa Vargas. She has three brothers and the oldest of four children. Her hobbies include photography and modeling. During her childhood years she frequently visited the province of Manabi and spent much of her time in its beaches.
She has a bachelor's degree in International Business and graduated from the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo. She speaks Spanish, English, and Mandarin Chinese; and studied the French language at the Alliance Française. Her interest in cultural exchange has led her to live in other countries. She lived in China for one year, where she studied the Chinese language in Shanghai for seven months and helped her father in the import and quality control of their business. She also spent seven months in Colorado, United States where she had public relations internship in a restaurant.
wn.com/Olga_Álava -
Pancho Segura
Pancho "Segoo" Segura, born Francisco Olegario Segura on June 20, 1921, is a former leading tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, both as an amateur and as a professional. In 1950 and 1952, as a professional, he was the World Co-No. 1 player. He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, but moved to the United States in the late 1930s and is a citizen of both countries. He is the only player to have won the US Pro title on three different surfaces (which he did consecutively from 1950-1952).
Segura almost died at his premature birth, then suffered from hernias and malaria. No more than 5'6" (1.68 m) tall, he had badly bowed legs from the rickets that he also had as a child. In spite of this, he had extremely fast footwork and a devastating two-handed forehand that his frequent adversary and tennis promoter Jack Kramer once called the greatest single shot ever produced in tennis.
By the time he was 17 Segura had won a number of titles in Latin America and was offered a tennis scholarship by Gardnar Mulloy, Tennis Coach, at the University of Miami. He won the National Collegiate Singles Championship for three straight years: in 1943, 1944, and 1945. He was also the No. 3 ranked American player during those years. He won the U.S. Indoors in 1946 and U.S. Clay Courts in 1944 but was never able to win the United States Championships at Forest Hills, NY although he reached the semifinals a number of times.
wn.com/Pancho_Segura -
Rafael Correa
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (6 April 1963) is the President of the Republic of Ecuador and was the president pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations. An economist educated in Ecuador, Belgium and the United States, he was elected President in late 2006 and took office in January 2007. In December 2008, he declared Ecuador's national debt illegitimate, based on the argument that it was odious debt contracted by corrupt and despotic prior regimes. He then pledged to fight creditors in international courts, and succeeded in reducing the price of the debt letters and continued paying all the debt. He brought Ecuador into the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas in June 2009. To date, Correa’s administration has succeeded in reducing the high levels of poverty, indigence, and unemployment in Ecuador.
Correa's first term in office had been due to end on 15 January 2011, but the new approved constitution written by the new National Assembly mandated general elections for 26 April 2009. In that election, Rafael Correa won in the first round with 51.9% of votes counted. It was the first time since 1979 in which a representative was elected without having to face a second round. Consequently, Correa began a new term in office due to end on 10 August 2013, which could be extended by reelection until 2017.
wn.com/Rafael_Correa -
Ramón Castilla
Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (Tarapacá, 31 August 1797 – Tiviliche, 25 May 1867) was a Peruvian caudillo and President of Peru four times. His earliest prominent appearance in Peruvian history began with his participation in a commanding role of the army of the Libertadores that helped Peru become an independent nation. Later, he led the country when the economy boomed due to the exploitation of guano deposits. Castilla's government abolished slavery and modernized the state.
He assumed the presidency for the first time after general Domingo Nieto's death for a short period in 1844, then in 1845 until 1851, again from 1855 to 1862 and, finally, during a brief period in 1863.
Born in Tarapacá (then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru), the second son of Pedro Castilla, of Spanish-Argentine origin, and Juana Marquezado de Romero, who was of part Aymara descent. In 1807 he traveled to Lima at the age of 10 to study with his brother and later continued his education in Concepción, Chile, also helping his brother with his business. In 1817 he enrolled in the Spanish colonial army during Peru's War of Independence, fighting against the independence forces sent by Argentine general José de San Martín.
wn.com/Ramón_Castilla -
Simón Bolívar
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco (July 24, 1783 – December 17, 1830), commonly known as Simón Bolívar (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈmom boˈliβar]), was a Venezuelan military and political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Hispanic-Spanish America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians in American history.
Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first union of independent nations in Hispanic-America, a republic, which was named Gran Colombia, of which he was president from 1819 to 1830. Bolívar remains regarded in Hispanic-America as a hero, visionary, revolutionary, and liberator. During his lifetime, he led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia to independence, and helped lay the foundations for democratic ideology in much of Latin America.
The surname Bolívar derives from the Bolívar aristocrats who came from a small village in the Basque Country, Spain, called La Puebla de Bolívar. His father came from the male line of the de Ardanza family. His maternal grandmother, however, was descended from some families from the Canary Islands that settled in the country.
wn.com/Simón_Bolívar -
Theo Constanté
Theo Constanté (born 1934 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a master Latin American painter who is a part of the Abstract Informalist Movement in Ecuador. In 2005, Constanté won the country's most prestigious award for art, literature and culture, the Premio Eugenio Espejo National Award, presented by the President of Ecuador. Constanté's works are abstract in nature and consist of many colors which meld together amongst loosely drawn geometric lines. Constanté has stated that his favorite colors are red, orange and blue and they are the colors that are typically more dominant in his work.
Constanté studied and later taught at the School of Fine Arts in Guayaquil and in the Academy of San Fernando of Madrid. In 1963, Constanté's works were represented at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris for the Third Biennial of Paris together with fellow Ecuadorian painters Enrique Tábara and Humberto Moré. The work of Theo Constanté can be found in galleries, museums and collections throughout Guayaquil, Quito, Lima, Cali, São Paulo, Miami, New York, Paris, and Madrid.
wn.com/Theo_Constanté -
William Dampier
William Dampier (5 September 1651 - 8 March 1715) was the first Englishman to explore parts of New Holland (Australia) and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. Dampier has been described as the first natural historian of Australia and the greatest explorer-adventurer between Sir Walter Raleigh and Captain Cook.
After impressing the Admiralty with his book 'New Voyage Round the World', Dampier was given command of a 26-gunner and made valuable discoveries in Western New Holland, but was court-martialled for cruelty.
On a later voyage, he was able to rescue Alexander Selkirk, who was Daniel Defoe's inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. Others influenced by Dampier include Captain Cook, Lord Nelson and Charles Darwin.
Born in East Coker, Somerset, Dampier sailed on two merchant voyages to Newfoundland and Java, before joining the Royal Navy in 1673, taking part in the two battles of Schooneveld in June of that year. His service was cut short by a catastrophic illness, and he returned to England for several months of recuperation. For the next several years he tried his hand at various careers, including plantation managing (in Jamaica) and logging (in Mexico), before he joined another sailing expedition.
wn.com/William_Dampier -
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers (ca. 1679 – 15 July 1732) was an English sea captain, privateer, and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is known as the captain of the vessel that rescued the marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
Rogers came from an affluent seafaring family, grew up in Poole and Bristol, and served a marine apprenticeship to a Bristol sea captain. His father, who held shares in many ships, died when Rogers was in his mid-twenties, leaving Rogers in control of the family shipping business. In 1707, Rogers was approached by Captain William Dampier, who sought support for a privateering voyage against the Spanish, with whom the British were at war. Rogers led the expedition, which consisted of two well-armed ships, the Duke and the Duchess, and was the captain of the Duke. In three years, Rogers and his men went around the world, capturing several ships in the Pacific Ocean. En route, the expedition rescued Selkirk, finding him on Juan Fernandez Island on 1 February 1709. When the expedition returned to England in October 1711, Rogers had circumnavigated the globe, while retaining his original ships and most of his men, and the investors in the expedition doubled their money.
wn.com/Woodes_Rogers -
Xavier Blum Pinto
Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957 in Guayaquil) is an Ecuadorian artist. From 1974 to 1976 he studied architecture at the Universidad Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil, in Ecuador. In 1981, obtained his MA in Fine Arts from the Universitė of Paris VIII, France.
In 1996 he participated in the São Paulo Art Biennial.
wn.com/Xavier_Blum_Pinto
La vi en Guayaquil, bailando en Santiago
La vi en Guayaquil, bailando en Santiago
Tiene loco a to los bacanes, como se mueve de lado a lado
Tiene loco a to los bacanes, como se mueve de lado a lado
Y de lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay, mi morena!)
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay, mi morena!)
Y es que el sol de Colombia me alumbre la pena
De que ya no tengo cerca mi morena
Y es que el sol de Colombia me alumbre la pena
De que ya no tengo cerca mi morena
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay, mi morena!)
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay, mi morena!)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Soñe que iba a amarte
Soñando despierto que no iba a perderte
San Jose, Costa Rica
Soñe que iba a amarte
Soñando despierto que no iba a perderte
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay!)
De lado a lado me vuelve
De lado a lado
(Ay!)
La vi en Guayaquil, bailando en Santiago
La vi en Guayaquil, (sabor!) bailando en Santiago
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Ay, mi morena!)
De lado a lado me vuelve loco
De lado a lado
(Toma!)
Y es que el sol de Colombia me alumbre la pena
De que ya no tengo cerca mi morena
Y es que el sol de Colombia me alumbre la pena
De que ya no tengo cerca mi morena
De lado a lado
(Sin miedo!)
De lado a lado
(Bailando!)
De lado a lado
(Aprieta, aprieta!)
De lado a lado
(Aprieta ese juey, Eduardo!)
(Ay, ay, ay...)
La vi en Guayaquil, bailando en Santiago!
Ay, mi morena...
Honduras, Venezuela, Panamá, Argentina!
De lado a lado, brasileiro, de lado a lado, Puerto Rico!
De lado a lado me vuelve loco, de lado a lado! (Ay, mi morena!)
Send this Playlist by SMS
Email this Page
Welcome to Guayaquil, Ecuador SA (in english)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:18
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Welcome to explore Guayaquil, the cool city.. Official video sponsor: davidsbeenhere.com
http://wn.com/Welcome_to_Guayaquil,_Ecuador_SA_in_english
Welcome to explore Guayaquil, the cool city.. Official video sponsor: davidsbeenhere.com
Parque de las Iguanas - Guayaquil - Ecuador
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:25
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
IGUANA PARK - GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR Families and children flock to Iguana Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Guide books say you can watch children feed the iguanas bananas. Not quite. Cheetos are easier to get and the iguanas like them just fine. famoso parque de las iguanas
http://wn.com/Parque_de_las_Iguanas_Guayaquil_Ecuador
IGUANA PARK - GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR Families and children flock to Iguana Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Guide books say you can watch children feed the iguanas bananas. Not quite. Cheetos are easier to get and the iguanas like them just fine. famoso parque de las iguanas
- published: 18 Jun 2011
- views: 47533
- author: EcuaNice
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (1/6)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:44
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (1ra Parte)
http://wn.com/Guayaquil_Documental_Turístico_1_6
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (1ra Parte)
- published: 25 Jun 2007
- views: 113152
- author: visitaguayaquil
Guayaquil - Ecuador
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:15
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
Guayaquil - Ecuador
http://wn.com/Guayaquil_Ecuador
Ecuador Trip - Cuenca, Guayaquil 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 24:46
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
www.SunnyComfort.com - our Ecuador trip in October 2011. We visited Guayaquil, Cuenca and Cajas National Park. In Guayaquil we stayed in the Unipark Hotel and in Cuenca in La Casona Hotel.
http://wn.com/Ecuador_Trip_Cuenca,_Guayaquil_2011
www.SunnyComfort.com - our Ecuador trip in October 2011. We visited Guayaquil, Cuenca and Cajas National Park. In Guayaquil we stayed in the Unipark Hotel and in Cuenca in La Casona Hotel.
- published: 23 Nov 2011
- views: 19967
- author: Alexander Bezborodko
CASTILLA Y LEÓN EN EL MUNDO - Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 91:19
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
www.rtvcyl.es Castilla y León por el mundo: Ecuador (23/01/2012)
http://wn.com/CASTILLA_Y_LEÓN_EN_EL_MUNDO_Guayaquil,_Ecuador
www.rtvcyl.es Castilla y León por el mundo: Ecuador (23/01/2012)
- published: 24 Jan 2012
- views: 7348
- author: cyltelevision
BOEING 737-200 ALL PROCEDURES GUAYAQUIL - QUITO PART 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:51
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
A great video of the B737 procedures on ground,watch and listen to those outstanding ecuadorian pilots during pushback, taxi procedures, CRM breafing and takeoff in flight from Guayaquil to Quito Ecuador, Video 1 of 2. Dedicated to all B732 Crew of Icaro.
http://wn.com/BOEING_737-200_ALL_PROCEDURES_GUAYAQUIL_QUITO_PART_1
A great video of the B737 procedures on ground,watch and listen to those outstanding ecuadorian pilots during pushback, taxi procedures, CRM breafing and takeoff in flight from Guayaquil to Quito Ecuador, Video 1 of 2. Dedicated to all B732 Crew of Icaro.
- published: 06 Feb 2008
- views: 300598
- author: Mike Miranda
Gangnam style Guayaquil flashmob (Ecuador)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:49
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
flasmob de gangnam style en Guayaquil Es el hit del Momento, el vídeo más visto en Youtube, otros países ya lo han hecho, Ecuador no nos quedemos atrás!!
http://wn.com/Gangnam_style_Guayaquil_flashmob_Ecuador
flasmob de gangnam style en Guayaquil Es el hit del Momento, el vídeo más visto en Youtube, otros países ya lo han hecho, Ecuador no nos quedemos atrás!!
- published: 14 Oct 2012
- views: 49513
- author: charly pc
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (2/6)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:53
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (2da Parte)
http://wn.com/Guayaquil_Documental_Turístico_2_6
Guayaquil: Documental Turístico (2da Parte)
- published: 25 Jun 2007
- views: 57970
- author: visitaguayaquil
Aeropuerto de Guayaquil SEGU LIFE 2009 - Plane Spotting SEGU Guayaquil Airport
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:55
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
Aeropuerto de Guayaquil SEGU LIFE 2009 - Plane Spotting SEGU Guayaquil Airport - Canon Powershot S5 IS
http://wn.com/Aeropuerto_de_Guayaquil_SEGU_LIFE_2009_Plane_Spotting_SEGU_Guayaquil_Airport
Aeropuerto de Guayaquil SEGU LIFE 2009 - Plane Spotting SEGU Guayaquil Airport - Canon Powershot S5 IS
- published: 29 Aug 2009
- views: 56729
- author: dacmone
BOEING 737-200 ALL PROCEDURES GUAYAQUIL-QUITO PART 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:08
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
A great video of the B737 procedures in flight, watch and listen to those outstanding ecuadorian pilots during descending, approach and IAP, check lists, etc.in flight from Guayaquil to Quito Ecuador, Video 2 of 2. Dedicated to all B732 Crew of Icaro.
http://wn.com/BOEING_737-200_ALL_PROCEDURES_GUAYAQUIL-QUITO_PART_2
A great video of the B737 procedures in flight, watch and listen to those outstanding ecuadorian pilots during descending, approach and IAP, check lists, etc.in flight from Guayaquil to Quito Ecuador, Video 2 of 2. Dedicated to all B732 Crew of Icaro.
- published: 13 Jul 2009
- views: 17927
- author: Mike Miranda
IBERIA Airbus A340 Madrid to Quito & Guayaquil
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:18
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Please visit our website at www.justplanes.com This video is from the IBERIA Airbus A340-300 DVD!
http://wn.com/IBERIA_Airbus_A340_Madrid_to_Quito_Guayaquil
Please visit our website at www.justplanes.com This video is from the IBERIA Airbus A340-300 DVD!
- published: 30 Jul 2010
- views: 182832
- author: JustPlanes
DON OMAR - THE LAST DON LIVE ( GUAYAQUIL )
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:16
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
http://wn.com/DON_OMAR_THE_LAST_DON_LIVE_GUAYAQUIL_
Harlem globetrotters Guayaquil Ecuador breaking basketball backboard HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:40
- Updated: 11 Feb 2013
harlem globetrotters the amazing shot which broke the board basketball for first time the Harlem Globetrotters do this in a one game broke 2 backboards this is amazing (los harlem globetrotters con su asombroso tiro que rompio el tablero de basket por primera vez los harlem globetrotters hacen esto en un juego esto es increible)
http://wn.com/Harlem_globetrotters_Guayaquil_Ecuador_breaking_basketball_backboard_HD
harlem globetrotters the amazing shot which broke the board basketball for first time the Harlem Globetrotters do this in a one game broke 2 backboards this is amazing (los harlem globetrotters con su asombroso tiro que rompio el tablero de basket por primera vez los harlem globetrotters hacen esto en un juego esto es increible)
- published: 20 Nov 2012
- views: 140946
- author: recoco4000
ACUARIO DE GUAYAQUIL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:56
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
ACUARIO DE GUAYAQUIL www.twitter.com
http://wn.com/ACUARIO_DE_GUAYAQUIL
ACUARIO DE GUAYAQUIL www.twitter.com
- published: 12 Sep 2012
- views: 6370
- author: Acuario de Guayaquil
Coca Cola Camión de la Felicidad Ecuador Guayaquil
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:26
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
El camión de la felicidad Coca-Cola llego al Ecuador, esta oportunidad le toco a Salinas. Espéralo pronto por tu ciudad. más información en CokeURL.com
http://wn.com/Coca_Cola_Camión_de_la_Felicidad_Ecuador_Guayaquil
El camión de la felicidad Coca-Cola llego al Ecuador, esta oportunidad le toco a Salinas. Espéralo pronto por tu ciudad. más información en CokeURL.com
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 76582
- author: cocacola
Guayaquil la città dei pirati
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:45
- Updated: 10 Nov 2012
In Ecuador la citade mas linda linda. Video di Stefano Taurino girato a Guayaquil in Ecuador nel 2005. Una bellissima città che di notte sprigiona tutto il suo fascino. E' definita città dei pirati, scoprite perchè...
http://wn.com/Guayaquil_la_città_dei_pirati
In Ecuador la citade mas linda linda. Video di Stefano Taurino girato a Guayaquil in Ecuador nel 2005. Una bellissima città che di notte sprigiona tutto il suo fascino. E' definita città dei pirati, scoprite perchè...
- published: 18 Jan 2009
- views: 6207
- author: Stefano Taurino
ECUADOR TROMPUDO TEATRO CALLEJERO GUAYAQUIL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:50
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
ECUADOR GUAYAQUIL Teatro en la ciudad de Guayaquil jajajaja trompudo vecina lo mejor de la calle de guayaquil teatro callejero facebook
http://wn.com/ECUADOR_TROMPUDO_TEATRO_CALLEJERO_GUAYAQUIL
ECUADOR GUAYAQUIL Teatro en la ciudad de Guayaquil jajajaja trompudo vecina lo mejor de la calle de guayaquil teatro callejero facebook
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 87543
- author: jefferson Albiño Garcias
Mano Negra - Guayaquil City
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
Song of the Band Mano Negra. Album: Puta's Fever @ Best of Mano Negra
http://wn.com/Mano_Negra_Guayaquil_City
Song of the Band Mano Negra. Album: Puta's Fever @ Best of Mano Negra
- published: 01 Jun 2008
- views: 132151
- author: GilbertvdBroek
KLM MD-11 Cockpit view Guayaquil-Quito-Bonaire
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:27
- Updated: 09 Feb 2013
KLM MD-11 clip with some amazing views, smooth landings and impressive take-offs
http://wn.com/KLM_MD-11_Cockpit_view_Guayaquil-Quito-Bonaire
KLM MD-11 clip with some amazing views, smooth landings and impressive take-offs
- published: 30 Jan 2010
- views: 39416
- author: vincven
EMBRAER 190 LANDING PROCEDURES GUAYAQUIL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:45
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
...SOON
http://wn.com/EMBRAER_190_LANDING_PROCEDURES_GUAYAQUIL
Salinas Guayaquil Ecuador 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
Salinas Guayaquil Ecuador 2011 Para la playa
http://wn.com/Salinas_Guayaquil_Ecuador_2011
Salinas Guayaquil Ecuador 2011 Para la playa
- published: 19 May 2011
- views: 13725
- author: sweetbliss022
LADRON MAS TONTO DE GUAYAQUIL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
LAS CAMARAS DE SEGURIDAD CAPTARON EL MOMENTO// CUANDO DOS SUJETOS ASALTARON ANOCHE A UN CIBER// UBICADO EN LAS CALLES GUERRERO VALENZUELA Y GOMEZ RENDON...// UNO DE LOS PILLOS INGRESA HACIENDOSE PASAR COMO CLIENTE// Y ASALTA A LOS USUARIOS// MIENTRAS SU SECUAZ LO ESPERA CON UN ARMA DE FUEGO// EN LA PUERTA PRINCIPAL VIGILANDO Y EVITANDO QUE ESTA SE CIERRE.../// EL ENCARGADO DEL LOCAL LOGRA HUIR POR UNA SALIDA SECRETA Y LLAMA A LA POLICIA.../// CUANDO EL CAMPANERO ESCUCHA LAS SIRENAS DE LOS PATRULLEROS// HUYE// Y LA PUERTA SE CIERRA AUTOMATICAMENTE.../// EL OTRO QUEDA ATRAPADO EN EL INTERIOR SIN SABER QUE HACER.../// TODO ESTO ANTE LA MIRADA ATONITA DE LOS CLIENTES DEL CIBER ...// LOS UNIFORMADOS LLEGARON Y LO DETUVIERON.../// SOLO EL PROPIETARIO DEL CYBER QUISO PRESENTAR LA DENUNCIA// RESPALDANDOSE CON LAS PRUEBAS GRABADAS EN VIDEO.../// CON ESTA EVIDENCIA SE CALIFICO LA FLAGRANCIA DEL DETENIDO// LEONARDO XAVIER GONZALEZ SANTISTEVAN// DE 30 AÑOS DE EDAD /// ACUSADO DEL DELITO CONTRA LA PROPIEDAD...// EL SUJETO TIENE 4 DETENCIONES ANTERIORES...//POR DESTRUCCION DE BIENES MUEBLES... /// EN EL 2003.../// ESE MISMO AÑO SE LO DETUVO PARA INVESTIGACION// Y POR ROBO EN EL 2000 Y EN EL 2008..///
http://wn.com/LADRON_MAS_TONTO_DE_GUAYAQUIL
LAS CAMARAS DE SEGURIDAD CAPTARON EL MOMENTO// CUANDO DOS SUJETOS ASALTARON ANOCHE A UN CIBER// UBICADO EN LAS CALLES GUERRERO VALENZUELA Y GOMEZ RENDON...// UNO DE LOS PILLOS INGRESA HACIENDOSE PASAR COMO CLIENTE// Y ASALTA A LOS USUARIOS// MIENTRAS SU SECUAZ LO ESPERA CON UN ARMA DE FUEGO// EN LA PUERTA PRINCIPAL VIGILANDO Y EVITANDO QUE ESTA SE CIERRE.../// EL ENCARGADO DEL LOCAL LOGRA HUIR POR UNA SALIDA SECRETA Y LLAMA A LA POLICIA.../// CUANDO EL CAMPANERO ESCUCHA LAS SIRENAS DE LOS PATRULLEROS// HUYE// Y LA PUERTA SE CIERRA AUTOMATICAMENTE.../// EL OTRO QUEDA ATRAPADO EN EL INTERIOR SIN SABER QUE HACER.../// TODO ESTO ANTE LA MIRADA ATONITA DE LOS CLIENTES DEL CIBER ...// LOS UNIFORMADOS LLEGARON Y LO DETUVIERON.../// SOLO EL PROPIETARIO DEL CYBER QUISO PRESENTAR LA DENUNCIA// RESPALDANDOSE CON LAS PRUEBAS GRABADAS EN VIDEO.../// CON ESTA EVIDENCIA SE CALIFICO LA FLAGRANCIA DEL DETENIDO// LEONARDO XAVIER GONZALEZ SANTISTEVAN// DE 30 AÑOS DE EDAD /// ACUSADO DEL DELITO CONTRA LA PROPIEDAD...// EL SUJETO TIENE 4 DETENCIONES ANTERIORES...//POR DESTRUCCION DE BIENES MUEBLES... /// EN EL 2003.../// ESE MISMO AÑO SE LO DETUVO PARA INVESTIGACION// Y POR ROBO EN EL 2000 Y EN EL 2008..///
- published: 12 Mar 2011
- views: 673631
- author: Mauricio Altamirano
photo: Creative Commons / John Harrison
25 Feb 2013
Just like Angelina Jolie's right leg last year, Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway's apparently 'alert' nipples inspired their own Twitter account and a flurry of cheeky hashtags last night. BY Bibby Sowray . 25 February 2013. Anne Hathaway's seemingly pointy nipples attracted a lot of attention. Photo. Getty. Poor Anne Hathaway, she's not been served well by fashion of late ... Related articles. Oscars 2013 fashion. red carpet hits and misses ... Photo ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
photo: AP / Mary Altaffer
26 Feb 2013
Jesus Diaz - . Scientists have found proof of a sunken continent in the Indian Ocean. According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, the continent “was separated from Madagascar and fragmented into a ribbon-like configuration by a series of mid-ocean ridge jumps during the opening of the Mascarene ocean basin.”. Its name is not Atlantis, though ... [Nature Geoscience via BBC News]. Image by Shutterstock ... Related Posts ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)
photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Effrain Lopez
26 Feb 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. During the 19th and early 20th centuries developments in technology vastly transformed warfare. The age of machine guns, steam-powered battle ships, and tanks replaced the era of flintlock muskets, sailing wooden ships, and cannonballs. But these new and more lethal innovations also altered humanity and political systems ... World War I and II ... They will subversively disrupt entire societies....(size: 4.8Kb)
photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office
27 Feb 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country's top brass on Wednesday to drastically upgrade the armed forces in the next few years as part of response to attempts by the United States and NATO to "tip the strategic balance" in the world. In his address to Russia's defense ministry and top military officials, Putin said Russia is witnessing "insistent attempts" to change that balance and complained about U.S ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
photo: AP / Ibrahim Zayed
26 Feb 2013
Updated. February 26, 2013 8.35AM. LUXOR, Egypt — A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world’s deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new blow to Egypt’s ailing tourism industry ... The balloon then shot up in the air, the investigator said ... The security official said all 18 bodies have been recovered ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
noodls
27 Feb 2013
(Source. Arkansas State University) 'Hunt Slonem. Painted Life' to Open at Bradbury Gallery, Thursday, March 7. 02/26/2013. JONESBORO -- "Hunt Slonem. Painted Life" will open Thursday, March 7, at 5 p.m ... The reception and exhibition are admission-free and open to the public ... Moritz Art Masters in Switzerland, Luis Noboa Naranjo Museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and DTR Modern in Boston, London, Palm Beach and Washington, D.C ... (noodl. 17685220) ....(size: 4.7Kb)
noodls
27 Feb 2013
(Source. Holcim (Maroc) SA) In 2012, Holcim increased consolidated net sales, operating EBITDA and net income despite the difficult economic environment in Europe and restructuring costs ... 1.00) per registered share ... Mixed economic conditions ... ... In Ecuador, capacity expansion efforts are also under way at the Guayaquil plant, where production capacity is set to increase by around 1.5 million tonnes of clinker by the end of 2015 ... Tel....(size: 10.7Kb)
U~T San Diego
26 Feb 2013
Guayaquil (Ecuador), 26 feb (EFE). — Los clubes de Ecuador Barcelona y de Argentina Boca Juniors se enfrentarán mañana en la ciudad ecuatoriana de Guayaquil urgidos por la victoria en la segunda jornada del Grupo 1 de la Copa Libertadores ... Tras la obtención del título local del año pasado, Barcelona retuvo a la base de la plantilla y al técnico argentino Gustavo Costas ... Somos locales y vamos a intentar hacer valer esa condición" ... ....(size: 3.7Kb)
The Examiner
26 Feb 2013
Tweet. 0 Email. Report. Photo 1 of 11. Wizard World Comic Con is coming to Portland!Many fans will be dressed up as their favorite characters, some might offer free hugs.Lou Ferrigno will be at Portland Comic Con on Saturday, Feb. 23. James Marsters is best known for his role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ... 23.Fans will be dressed in their favorite nerdy attire ... 7 Photos. Hunting for vegetarian food in Guayaquil, Ecuador ... ....(size: 3.8Kb)
U~T San Diego
25 Feb 2013
Guayaquil (Ecuador), 24 feb (EFE). — Emelec sumó su quinta victoria consecutiva tras derrotar por 21 a El Nacional y lleva una campaña perfecta en el campeonato ecuatoriano, mientras que el campeón de 2012, Barcelona, sigue entre los colistas, al término de la quinta jornada de la primera etapa. Emelec anotó a través de los ecuatorianos Marcos Caicedo y Pedro Quiñónez. Alejandro Villaba descontó al final para El Nacional ... Secciones....(size: 2.7Kb)
Stuff
25 Feb 2013
First revealed to the world by 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin, the Galapagos Islands' unusual wildlife mixture has visitors spellbound. . ‘Shark!" yells out one of our group of snorkellers excitedly. "Over here!". I can't believe that I'm swimming over for a closer look ... It's a 90-minute flight from Guayaquil on mainland Ecuador 1000 kilometres away to the simple airstrip on Baltra Island ... Ad Feedback ... Editor's note ... ....(size: 7.2Kb)
BBC News
25 Feb 2013
During the 1962 World Cup, Bobby Charlton received a back-channel offer, apparently from Boca Juniors, which sought to tempt him away from Manchester United with the promise of riches ... After this, things would never be the same ... In the muggy late afternoon heat of Guayaquil, Boca will not start as favourites, which would have been unthinkable some five decades ago when they apparently tried to sign Charlton ... I was wondering ... Abz Ahmed ... ....(size: 8.9Kb)
U~T San Diego
24 Feb 2013
— El delantero uruguayo Santiago Silva ha quedado fuera de la convocatoria del entrenador del Boca Juniors, Carlos Bianchi, para el partido de la Copa Libertadores del próximo miércoles ante el Barcelona ecuatoriano, en Guayaquil ... Los delanteros que Bianchi llevará a Guayaquil serán Juan Manuel Martínez, Nicolás Blandi, Lucas Viatri y Sebastián Palacios, ya que tampoco contará con Lautaro Acosta, lesionado ... Porteros ... Medios ... Puntas....(size: 2.6Kb)
The News Tribune
24 Feb 2013
Here, in alphabetical order, are 10 places I’d like to see in 2013 ... Will I get to them all? Probably not ... Would you listen?. Didn’t think so ... ALASKA ... But don’t worry ... But for several years now, management at Tren Ecuador (trenecuador.com) has been working to restore the country’s railroad connection between Quito and Guayaquil to the south ... A complete Quito-Guayaquil passage may be possible by the end of the year ... ....(size: 10.5Kb)
U~T San Diego
23 Feb 2013
Guayaquil (Ecuador), 23 feb (EFE). — Ecuador espera con expectación el partido amistoso ante España que se disputará el 14 de agosto en Guayaquil, según ha confirmado la Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF) ... Ecuatoriana se ha llegado a un acuerdo para que nuestras selecciones se enfrenten en un amistoso aquí, en Guayaquil", precisó Chiriboga....(size: 2.3Kb)
U~T San Diego
22 Feb 2013
Bogotá, 21 feb (EFE) ... Con los tres mismos puntos del Vélez marcha en tercer puesto el Emelec y con las manos vacías, como uno de los peores 32 equipos que toman parte en esta fase de grupos, yacen los chilenos del Iquique. A falta de un partido para el fin de la segunda jornada, el que jugarán en Guayaquil el 27 de febrero Barcelona y Boca Juniors, otro equipo uruguayo, Nacional, domina un grupo, el 1 ... Comentarios () ... Secciones ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
The Street
21 Feb 2013
"I would hesitate to predict how interested, but they are likely to consider them ... Ashby said all three US Airways hubs present attractive options for various Oneworld members, particularly British Airways, which operates hubs at London Heathrow and London Gatwick; Iberia, which operates a hub in Madrid; and LAN, which operates hubs in Buenos Aires, Lima, Peru; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Quito, Ecuador; and Santiago, Chile ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
Gadling
21 Feb 2013
Organizing those we follow on Twitter into lists can help us sort relevant information on just about any travel topic. Helpful and engaged sources that work their Twitter feeds can add value to the time we spend online too. Grouping Twitter users into categories like "Fun," "Movies" or "Sports" puts a focus on topics we find important ... @Airfarewatchdog ... #JFK to #Guayaquil #Ecuador $446 rt w/tax #April #travel pic.twitter.com/oHWtvSIm ... ....(size: 3.5Kb)
This article is about the city of Guayaquil. For the canton named after this city, see Guayaquil (canton).
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2009) |
| Guayaquil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From top left to right: San Martin and Simon Bolivar Statue, Estadio Monumental Banco del Pichincha; Las Peñas, IMAX Malceon 2000, and the Guayas River Bridgewalk. | |||
|
|||
| Nickname(s): La Perla del Pacífico English: The Pearl of the Pacific |
|||
| Motto: Por Guayaquil Independiente | |||
 Guayaquil
|
|||
| Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W / -2.183; -79.883Coordinates: 2°11′S 79°53′W / 2.183°S 79.883°W / -2.183; -79.883 | |||
| Country | Ecuador | ||
| Province | Guayas | ||
| Canton | Guayaquil | ||
| Settled | 1534 | ||
| Independence | 1820 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jaime Nebot | ||
| • Vice-Mayor | Domenica Tabacchi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.01 sq mi (344.5 km2) | ||
| • Land | 122.17 sq mi (316.42 km2) | ||
| • Water | 10.84 sq mi (28.08 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 13.2 ft (4 m) | ||
| Population (2009[1]) | |||
| • Total | 3,634,000 | ||
| • Density | 19,547.40/sq mi (7,547.16/km2) | ||
| Time zone | ECT (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | www.guayaquil.gov.ec | ||
Guayaquil (pronounced: [ɡwaʝaˈkil]), officially Santiago de Guayaquil (pronounced: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe ɣwaʝaˈkil]), is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 3.8 million residents in the city and nearly 4.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as the nation's main port. The city is the capital of the Ecuadorian province of Guayas and the seat of the namesake canton.
Guayaquil is located on the western bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. Because of its location, the city is the center of Ecuador's business and manufacturing industries.
Contents |
History[link]
Guayaquil was founded on July 25, 1538[2] with the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil (Most Noble and Most Loyal City of St. James of Guayaquil) by Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana. Even before it was founded by the Spanish, it already existed as a native village.
In 1600 Guayaquil had a population of about 2,000 people; by 1700 the city had a population of over 10,000.[citation needed]
In 1687, Guayaquil was attacked and looted by English and French pirates under the command of George d'Hout (English) and Picard and Groniet (Frenchmen). Of the more than 260 pirates, 35 died and 46 were wounded; 75 defenders of the city died and more than 100 were wounded. The pirates took local women as concubines.
In 1709, the English captains Woodes Rogers, Etienne Courtney, and William Dampier along with 110 other pirates, looted Guayaquil and demanded ransom; however, they suddenly departed without collecting the ransom after an epidemic of yellow fever broke out.
On October 9, 1820, almost without bloodshed, a group of civilians, supported by soldiers from the "Granaderos de Reserva", a battalion quartered in Guayaquil, overwhelmed the resistance of the Royalist guards and arrested the Spanish authorities. Guayaquil declared independence from Spain, becoming Provincia Libre de Guayaquil, and José Joaquín de Olmedo was named Jefe Civil (Civilian Chief) of Guayaquil. This would prove to be a key victory for the Ecuadorian War of Independence.
On July 26, 1822, José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar held a famous conference in Guayaquil to plan for the independence of Spanish South America.
In 1829, the city was invaded by the Peruvian Army, which occupied it for seven months.
In 1860, the city was the site of the Battle of Guayaquil, the last of a series of military conflicts between the forces of the Provisional Government, led by Gabriel García Moreno and General Juan José Flores, and the forces of the Supreme Chief of Guayas, General Guillermo Franco, whose government was recognized as possessing sovereignty over the Ecuadorian territory by Peruvian president Ramón Castilla.
Large portions of the city were destroyed by a major fire in 1896.
On July 8, 1898, the Guayaquil City Hall "Muy Ilustre Municipalidad de Guayaquil" officially recognized the anthem written by José Joaquín de Olmedo in 1821, with the music composed by Ana Villamil Ycaza in 1895, as the "Himno al 9 de Octubre" Canción al Nueve de Octubre, most widely known now as the "Himno a Guayaquil" (Guayaquil Anthem).
Economy[link]
![[icon]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130227203400/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} |
This section requires expansion. |
Guayaquileños' main sources of income are: formal and informal trade, business, agriculture and aquaculture. Most commerce consists of small and medium businesses, adding an important informal economy occupation that gives thousands of guayaquileños employment.[3]
On going projects seek urban regeneration as a principal objective to the growth of the city's commercial districts, as the increase of capital produces income. These projects in the city driven by the recent mayors have achieved this goal after investing large sums of money. The current municipal administration aims to convert Guayaquil into a place for first-class international tourism and business multinationals.[4]
Transport[link]
Guayaquil maintains an infrastructure for import and export of products with international standards. Among its major trading points are the Seaport, the largest in Ecuador and one of the biggest influx of shipping on the shores of the Pacific and José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport. Additionally, it has an infrastructure of roads to other cities and provinces, which are considered among the best in the country.
Government[link]
Guayaquil's current mayor is Jaime Nebot, a well-known member of the political party Partido Social Cristiano. Jaime Nebot began a campaign of construction projects for the city in the late 1990s to attract tourism, that included the "urban regeneration", which reconstructed the city in all levels including sidewalks, parks, sewer system, it took the power and telephone lines underground, it saw a lot of reconstruction of the city's chaotic transit system with the construction of multiple infrastructures (streets, speedways, overhead passages, tunnels, etc.).[citation needed]
In August 2006, the city's first bus rapid transit system, Metrovia, opened to provide a quicker, high-capacity service. One of the main projects was called Malecón 2000 [maleˈkon doz ˈmil], the renovation of the promenade (malecón) along the Guayas River with the addition of a boardwalk in 2000. Another project was the creation of the Nuevo Parque Histórico, a park in a housing development area that is called Entre Ríos because it lies between the Daule and Babahoyo rivers (which confluence to form the Guayas river), in a mangrove wetland area. The park cost the city about 7 million dollars.
Geography[link]
Guayaquil, Ecuador, the nation's largest city and the capital of Guayas Province. It is on the Guayas River about 40 miles (64 km) north of the Gulf of Guayaquil, near the Equator. Guayaquil is Ecuador's chief port and principal commercial and manufacturing center. An international airport and the only railway to the nation's interior serve the city.
Landmarks include the cathedral and the church of San Francisco.
Guayaquil city sectors[link]
| Guayaquil City Territorial Organization Number of the sector in reference with the City Map |
|||||
| # | Sectors | # | Sectors | # | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 de Octubre Este | 25 | Febres Cordero | 49 | Prosperina |
| 2 | 9 de Octubre Oeste | 26 | Floresta | 50 | Puerto Azul Norte |
| 3 | Abel Gilbert | 27 | La Florida | 51 | Puerto Azul Sur |
| 4 | Acuarela | 28 | García Moreno | 52 | Puerto Lisa |
| 5 | Los Álamos | 29 | Garzota | 53 | Quinto Guayas Este |
| 6 | Alborada Este | 30 | Guangala | 54 | Quinto Guayas Oeste |
| 7 | Alborada Oeste | 31 | Guasmo Este | 55 | Río Guayas |
| 8 | Los Almendros | 32 | Guasmo Oeste | 56 | Roca |
| 9 | Las Américas | 33 | Huancavilca | 57 | Rocafuerte |
| 10 | Atarazana | 34 | Isla Trinitaria | 58 | La Saiba |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 35 | Kennedy | 59 | Samanes |
| 12 | Bastión Popular | 36 | Letamendi | 60 | San Eduardo |
| 13 | Batallón del Suburbio | 37 | Luz del Guayas | 61 | Los Sauces |
| 14 | Bellavista | 38 | Mapasingue | 62 | Simón Bolívar |
| 15 | Bolívar | 39 | Miraflores | 63 | Sopeña |
| 16 | Los Ceibos | 40 | Monte Bello | 64 | Sucre |
| 17 | Centenario | 41 | Olmedo | 65 | Tarqui |
| 18 | Cerro del Carmen | 42 | Las Orquidias Este | 66 | Unión |
| 19 | Cóndor | 43 | Las Orquidias Oeste | 67 | Urdenor |
| 20 | Cuba | 44 | Paraíso | 68 | Urdaneta |
| 21 | Del Astillero | 45 | Pascuales | 69 | Urdesa |
| 22 | Estero Salado | 46 | Pedro Carbo | 70 | Los Vergeles |
| 23 | Los Esteros | 47 | Las Peñas | 71 | Ximena |
| 24 | La FAE | 48 | La Pradera | 72 | Mirador Norte |
Demographics[link]
| Historical Populations Guayaquil City Compared with Guayas Province, Canton of Guayaquil, and Guayaquil City[5] |
|||
| Census | Guayas Province | Canton of Guayaquil | Guayaquil City |
| 1950 | 582,144 | 331,942 | 258,966 |
| 1962 | 979,223 | 567,895 | 510,804 |
| 1974 | 1,512,333 | 907,013 | 823,219 |
| 1982 | 2,038,454 | 1,328,005 | 1,199,344 |
| 1990 | 2,515,146 | 1,570,396 | 1,508,444 |
| 2001 | 4,509,034 | 2,148,779 | 1,985,379 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos |
| Percentage Population Growth of Guayaquil City Compared with Guayas Province, Canton of Guayaquil, and Guayaquil City.[5] |
|||
| Census | Guayas Province | Canton of Guayaquil | Guayaquil City |
| 1950–1962 | 4.34% | 4.49% | 5.67% |
| 1962–1974 | 3.77% | 4.06% | 4.14% |
| 1974–1982 | 3.52% | 4.50% | 4.44% |
| 1982–1990 | 2.63% | 2.10% | 2.87% |
| 1990–2001 | 2.49% | 2.38% | 2.50% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos |
Climate[link]
Guayaquil features a tropical savanna climate. Between January and April the climate is hot and humid with heavy rainfall, especially during El Niño years when it increases dramatically and flooding usually occurs. The rest of the year (from May through December) however, rainfall is minimal due to the cooling influence of the Humboldt Current, with usually cloudy mornings and very agreeable afternoon and evening breezes.
| Climate data for Guayaquil | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29.9 (85.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 195 (7.68) |
261 (10.28) |
237 (9.33) |
157 (6.18) |
31 (1.22) |
5 (0.2) |
6 (0.24) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.08) |
1 (0.04) |
22 (0.87) |
917 (36.1) |
| % humidity | 76 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 75.7 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.3 | 101.7 | 139.5 | 150.0 | 167.4 | 123.0 | 127.1 | 133.3 | 144.0 | 136.4 | 120.0 | 136.4 | 1,581.1 |
| Source: Climate & Temperature[6] | |||||||||||||
Food[link]
Typical Guayaquil cuisine includes mostly seafood dishes such as encebollado and ceviche. The most traditional dish of Guayaquil is Arroz con Menestra y Carne Asada (Rice with lentils and grilled beef).[7] Churrasco is also a staple food of Guayaquil.
During breakfast, Patacones and Bolon de Verde (fried plantain with cheese mashed and given a rounded shape) play a big role. Pan de yuca is a typical snack in Guayaquil. Local cuisine is heavily influenced by the diversity of Guayaquil's ethnic groups which includes Italian, Brazilian, African, East Asian and Middle Eastern origins.[citation needed]
Notable people[link]
Artists[link]
Ecuador is known for its artists and its place in art history. Many of them were born in Guayaquil, such as:
- Félix Arauz (b. 1935, Guayaquil)
- Xavier Blum Pinto (b. 1957, Guayaquil)
- Luis Burgos Flor (b. 1939, Guayaquil)
- Theo Constanté (b.1934, Guayaquil)
- Araceli Gilbert (b. 1913, Guayaquil – d. 1993, Quito)
- Julio Jaramillo (b. 1935, Guayaquil – d. 1978, Guayaquil)
- Luis Miranda (b. 1932, Guayaquil)
- Luis Molinari (b. 1929, Guayaquil)
- Enrique Tábara (b. 1930, Guayaquil)
- Jorge Velarde (b. 1960, Guayaquil)
- Juan Villafuerte (b. 1945, Guayaquil; d. 1977, Barcelona, Spain)
Others[link]
Other notable people from Guayaquil include:
- Olga Álava, winner of Miss Earth 2011
- Frederick Ashton, choreographer and dancer
- Novelist Demetrio Aguilera Malta
- Animator Mike Judge
- Poets José Joaquín de Olmedo,[8] Karina Galvez[9] and Adalberto Ortiz
- Writer/historian Jenny Estrada
- color commentator for the WWE Spanish team and former professional wrestler Hugo Savinovich
- Dancer and choreographer Frederick Ashton
- Scholar Benjamín Urrutia
- Former world's oldest person María Capovilla
- Violinist Alex Jimbo Viteri
- Violinist Jorge Saade
- Actor Albert Paulsen
- Operatic soprano Beatriz Parra Durango
- rapper Gerardo Mejía, made famous during the early 90s for his song "Rico Suave"
- Tennis player Pancho Segura who in 1950 and 1952 was the world's Co-No. 1 player
- Tennis player Andrés Gómez, who won the ATP Championship of Roland Garros in Paris, France in 1990
- Swimmer Jorge Delgado 4th in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, multiple times South American champion (19), Gold Medal 1975 Panamerican champion.
- Striker Felipe Caicedo, who is currently playing for Lokomotiv Moscow.
Religious buildings[link]
 |
This unreferenced section requires citations to ensure verifiability. |
As in many other cities from Ecuador, Guayaquil inherited the catholic organization from the colonial Spanish times and was divided in parishes. Nonetheless, many of the original religious and historic buildings tied to those parishes were destroyed by fires and the attack of English, French, and Dutch pirates. Today, very few remains of religious colonial architecture are present and in all cases have been altered without preserving their originality. The oldest church of Guayaquil, rebuilt many times though, is the "Iglesia de Santo Domingo".
Guayaquil has a cathedral and many other Roman Catholic churches. Approximately 80% of Guayaquileños are Catholics, however, several Protestant groups are also present, such as the Evangelical Church with about 150,000 members.
Many other faiths and religions are represented throughout the city. There is a LDS Temple and many chapels of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is a small Jewish community, composed mostly of Israeli citizens, and German immigrants who fled Germany during the Second World War. Guayaquil is home to the only Messianic synagogue in coastal Ecuador.
Education[link]
Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil (Municipal Library of Guayaquil) serves as the public library of Guayaquil.[10] The city has several universities, including the University of Guayaquil (founded in 1867) and the Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
Sports[link]
There are two major soccer clubs; the Barcelona Sporting Club and the Club Sport Emelec. Both clubs have their own stadiums; the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is the home of the "Barcelonistas" while the Estadio George Capwell is the home of the "Emelecistas". These two teams have a long history of rivalry in Guayaquil and when these two teams play against each other the game is called "El Clásico del Astillero". (Emelec is short for "Empresa Electrica del Ecuador" – the team was sponsored by the electric power company when founded.)
The city is the home of Andrés Gómez and Nicolás Lapentti, Ecuador's two most famous tennis players, now both retired. The "Abierto de Tenis Ciudad de Guayaquil" is a tennis tournament organised in Guayaquil by Gómez and Luis Morejon, and held annually in November.
Another major event in the city is the Guayaquil Marathon, organised by DM3, which is held every year on the first weekend of October since 2005. These race is certified by the (AIMS) Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
Universities[link]
Some of Guayaquil's main universities are:
- Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
- Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo
- University of Guayaquil
- Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
- Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte
- Universidad Casa Grande
- Universidad Santa Maria[disambiguation needed
] - Blue Hill College
- Brookdale Community College
- Universidad Del Pacífico – Ecuador
- Institute of Graphics Arts and Digital Science
Notable places[link]
The Malecón 2000 is a restoration project of the historic Simón Bolívar Pier. It will be a symbolic centre of the city, a mix of green areas and shopping. The tall ship Guayas has its home base here.
The Palacio Municipal is located in front of the Malecón and holds the political offices of city and provincial officials. Built in a neoclassical style, it is considered one of the most important architectural works in the country.
Las Peñas is a neighbourhood in the northeast corner of the city centre; is the artistic centre of the city. Many of the area's 400-year-old houses have been converted into art galleries and several notable artists have studios in the area.
The Mercado Artesanal is the largest artisan market in the city. The market is housed in a 240-shop building that takes up the entire block of Baquerizo Avenue, between Loja and Juan Montalvo streets. Its many vendors sell indigenous crafts, jewellery, and paintings.
Parque Centenario is located on Av. 9 de Octubre, between Lorenzo de Garaycoa and Pedro Moncayo. This is the largest park in the town centre, occupying four city blocks. It offers shady refuge from the equatorial sun, with large trees arching over the walkways and lawns. A large Statue of Liberty dominates the central area of the park.
Parque Seminario (also known as Parque de Las Iguanas or Iguana Park) located on 10 de Agosto Avenue and Chile Avenue, is home to many iguanas, some of which approach 5 feet in length. Tourists and locals alike often feed the iguanas mango slices from park vendors. There is also a pond filled with colourful Japanese Tilapia. An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar is located in the centre of the park.
Urdesa is a traditional neighborhood, for restaurants, stores.
Bahia is a popular marketplace for toys, clothing, electronic goods, DVDs, and CDs.
Transport[link]
The city's new airport, José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (IATA airport code: GYE), though using the same runways, had its passenger terminal completely rebuilt in 2006 and was renamed. The old passenger terminal, Simon Bolivar, is now a convention centre.[11]
Photos[link]
-
Spanish Colonial shield of the city and government.
-
Monument depicting the meeting between Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín for the independence of South America.
-
Las Peñas Neighborhood.
-
Imax at Malecon 2000.
-
Branch of the Ecuadorian Central Bank (Banco Central del Ecuador or BCE) in Guayaquil.
-
Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art (MAAC), near the breakwater (photo taken in 2000).
-
Guayas Tall Ship
-
The Guayas river flows next to downtown Guayaquil.
.svg)
.JPG)
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ CIA World Factbook. CIA, 2011.
- ^ July 25th, is a legal holiday in Guayaquil. Historians have not yet reached a consensus about the date of Guayaquil's foundation or founder. The city might have been founded more than once. Another possible founder might be Diego de Almagro.
- ^ Guayaquil y como el mercado siempre aparece: El retorno de los ‘informales’, Diario Expreso
- ^ Proyecto de Regeneración Urbana de Guayaquil, artículo «¿Por qué Guayaquil requería regeneración urbana?» de la M. I. Municipalidad de Guayaquil
- ^ a b Evolución de la población de la provincia, Cantón Guayaquil, y de la Ciudad de Guayaquil – Guayas, Censo 2001, Según el Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas y Censos
- ^ "Guayaquil Climate Guide to the Average Weather & Temperatures with Graphs Elucidating Sunshine and Rainfall Data & Information about Wind Speeds & Humidity:". http://www.climatetemp.info/ecuador/guayaquil.html.
- ^ achnolt. "El orgullo del pais es la musica". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRoppPuR6Js. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ "Canción al Nueve de Octubre – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. March 25, 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canci%C3%B3n_al_Nueve_de_Octubre. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
- ^ http://www.karinagalvez.com/attachments/056_ESE%20SU%20GUAYAQUIL%20VIEJO.pdf
- ^ "Inicio." Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil. Retrieved on April 7, 2009.
- ^ http://www.expoguayaquil.com/quienes_somos/ubicacion.aspx
External links[link]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Guayaquil |
- Municipalidad de Guayaquil
- Guayaquil at Google Maps
- Barrio De Paz – A documentary about gang culture in Guayaquil on OneWorldTV
|
||||||||||||||||||||
http://wn.com/Guayaquil
Related pages:
http://it.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://cs.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://id.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://es.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://ru.wn.com/Гуаякиль
http://nl.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://pl.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://fr.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://de.wn.com/Guayaquil
http://pt.wn.com/Guaiaquil
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayaquil
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
| Don Omar | |
|---|---|
 Omar at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida, October 4, 2008 |
|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | William Omar Landrón Rivera |
| Also known as | El Rey |
| Born | (1978-02-10) February 10, 1978 (age 34) |
| Origin | Puerto Rico |
| Genres | Reggaeton, pop, rap, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, composer, CEO, actor, rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Orfanato Music Group (His Label) VI Music Universal Music Latino Machete Music |
| Website | Don Omar |
Don Omar (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978 [1]), a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-rapper and actor. He is sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey (Spanish: "The King").
Contents |
Early life[link]
William Omar Landrón Rivera is the oldest son of William Landrón and Luz Antonia Rivera. He was raised in Santurce, a barrio in the Villa Palmeras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. From an early age, he showed interest in the music of Vico C and Brewley MC.[citation needed] During his youth, he became an active member of a Protestant church, Iglesia Evangélica Restauración en Cristo in Bayamón where he occasionally offered sermons. However, after four years, he left the church to dedicate himself to singing.[2]
Career[link]
His first public performance in a night club was accompanied by disc jockey Eliel Lind Osorio. Afterwards he appeared regularly on compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, and DJ Eric. He also worked as a backup singer for the duo Héctor & Tito. One of the members, Héctor Delgado, helped him produce his first solo album.[2]
Don Omar's career rose to stardom with the release of his first studio album, The Last Don. Both the studio version and its live edition have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Worldwide, The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] has sold over one million copies, according to his official website. He earned awards for Latin Pop Album of the Year and New Artist & Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year by the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2003. The Last Don: Live [CD & DVD] was also nominated for Urban Music Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.
Omar's May 2006 album King of Kings, became history's highest ranking reggaeton LP in the top 10 US charts, with its debut at #1 on the Latin sales charts and the #1 spot on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Radio Chart with his single “Angelito”.[3] Omar was also able to beat the in-store appearance sales record at Disney World's Virgin music store previously set by pop star Britney Spears.
With the highest charting debut by a reggaeton artist, Don Omar's King of Kings entered at No. 7 with 74,000, beating Daddy Yankee's No. 24 entry with 2005's "Barrio Fino En Directo". In April 2007, Don Omar received the Latin Billboard award for Reggaeton Album Of The Year for King of Kings.[4] Billboard recognized that King of Kings was the most successful album of the decade in Latin America, besides being the most successful in the history of the genre of reggaeton. Billboard estimated that the album sold over 4.1 million copies by the end of 2009.[5]
The album's track "Salió El Sol" is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. The songs "Los Bandoleros" and "Conteo" were featured in the movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in the ending credits.
Don Omar participated in Gilberto Santa Rosa's presentation in an event titled "Concierto del Amor", presented in the Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2008. He closed the event and performed reggaeton themes.[6]
Don Omar's third studio album, iDon, was released on April 28, 2009. This album was dedicated to his cousin Cordell Brown. "Virtual Diva" became the most requested song on Latin radio stations.[7][8] The second official single, titled "Sexy Robotica", was released on July 6, 2009.
The album Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans was released on November 16, 2010. The album features the artists under Don Omar's Orfanato Music Group label and other reggaeton artists. The album includes the promotional single Hasta Abajo and the album's lead single Danza Kuduro featuring Portuguese-French singer Lucenzo, as well as collaborations from Orfanato Music Group artists including Kendo Kapponi, Syko, Plan B, Zion & Lennox, Yaga & Mackie and Danny Fornaris. He is signed to VI Music and Machete Music through Universal Music Latino.
The album Don Omar Presents MTO2: The New Generation was released on May 1, 2012. The album features newly signed to Orfanato Music Group Natti Natasha as well as many other signed artists and other reggaeton artists like Zion Y Lennox. The album includes the singles Hasta Que Salga El Sol and Dutty Love featuring Natti Natasha. The album also features collaborations with Juan Magan, Mims, Syko, Vinny el Vendito, and Yunel Cruz. The album has been well received[citation needed] and is a top seller on iTunes.[citation needed]
Personal life[link]
William Omar Landrón is the father of four children. He married forecaster/journalist Jackie Guerrido on April 18, 2008.[9] Divorce rumors surrounded the couple two years into the marriage and were compounded by comments Landrón made via Twitter.[10] In March 2011, it was revealed they had divorced.[11]
Controversies and legal issues[link]
On September 18, 2007, Don Omar was briefly detained in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia due to a legal dispute. A Bolivian concert promotor sued him and some of his management after he canceled a concert scheduled for earlier that year in La Paz as part of the international tour Up Close.[12][13][14] The organization claimed that he had defrauded US$70,000 due to the cancellation.[14] Landrón responded that he canceled the concert because the company did not provide air tickets in time.[14] After the case was presented before a local judge, both parties reached an agreement.[14] Landrón was allowed to leave the country in order to comply with a previously scheduled appearance in Buenos Aires on Argentine television and returned the next day to hold his concert in Santa Cruz's Tahuichi Aguilera soccer stadium.[citation needed]
Landrón is banned from Univision.[citation needed] After Univision became involved in his marriage and its end, he is no longer allowed to attend any award shows from Univision.[citation needed]
Discography[link]
Main article: Don Omar discography
Studio albums[link]
- 2003: The Last Don
- 2006: King of Kings
- 2009: iDon
- 2010: Meet the Orphans
- 2012: Don Omar Presents-Meet The Orphans 2: New Generation
Live / special edition albums[link]
- 2004: The Last Don Live
- 2006: The Last Don: The Gold Series
- 2006: King of Kings: Armageddon Edition
- 2007: King of Kings Live
- 2012: Don Omar Present MTO 2 - New Generatio
Compilation albums[link]
- 2005: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros
- 2005: Da Hitman Presents Reggaetón Latino
- 2006: Don Omar Presenta: Los Bandoleros Reloaded
- 2007: Don Omar Presenta: El Pentágono
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Los Bandoleros | Omar Santos |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious[15][16] | Don Omar |
| 2011 | Fast Five | Omar Santos |
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ Don Omar at AOL Music. Music.aol.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
- ^ a b Biografías, Prpop.org. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
- ^ "Don Omar On Top of Charts with ‘King of Kings’ Debut". Latinrapper.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
- ^ Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards. April 7–10, 2008.
- ^ King of Kings Album Reviews, Billboard. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
- ^ Tirado, Frances (2008-01-25). "Don Omar y Gilberto Santa Rosa juntos en concierto del amor". Primera Hora. http://web.archive.org/web/20090317190203/http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/musica/espectaculos_asi/don_omar_y_gilberto_santa_rosa_juntos_en_concierto_del_amor/150846. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ Entertainment as a Second Language with Carlos Santos.
- ^ "Orfanato Music Group es el sello de Don Omar". Wikiton Magazine. 2008-06-25. http://www.wikiton.net/orfanato-music-group-es-el-sello-de-don-omar. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Our Wedding Will Be a Fairy Tale" People en Espanol. February 21, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008
- ^ Don Omar amenaza a Jackie Guerrido en Twitter. People en Espanol. February 7, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011
- ^ "Jackie Guerrido y Don Omar ya están divorciados". People en Espanol. March 27, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011
- ^ Maderazo, Jennifer Woodard. "Don Omar Detained and Released in Bolivia", Vivir Latino, 19 September 2007.
- ^ "Cantante 'Don Omar' recobra libertad en Bolivia", El Mercurio Online, 18 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Flash!" (in Spanish). Don Omar: Pasa horas detenido. Puerto Rico: El Nuevo Día. 2007-09-19. p. 103.
- ^ Brunton, Richard. (2006-05-26) Don Omar in new Fast and the Furious film. Filmstalker.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
- ^ Don Omar starring alongside Vin Diesel
External links[link]
|
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Don Omar |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Don Omar |
| Alternative names | William Omar Landrón Rivera |
| Short description | Puerto Rican musician |
| Date of birth | 11 February 1978 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
http://wn.com/Don_Omar
Related pages:
http://it.wn.com/Don Omar
http://cs.wn.com/Don Omar
http://es.wn.com/Don Omar
http://ru.wn.com/Дон Омар
http://nl.wn.com/Don Omar
http://pt.wn.com/Don Omar
http://pl.wn.com/Don Omar
http://fr.wn.com/Don Omar
http://de.wn.com/Don Omar
http://hi.wn.com/डॉन ओमर
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Omar
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
