Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city of Ecuador. It is also the nation's main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton.
The Ecuador national football team has represented Ecuador in men's international football since 1938 and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They joined FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL a year later.
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuadorian land it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the Serie B.
Club Sport Emelec is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country.
The Guayaquil Canton, officially the Municipality of Guayaquil, is a canton in the center of the Guayas Province in western Ecuador. The canton was named after its seat, the city of Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador.
The Liga Pro Banco Pichincha, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Serie B, the lower level of the Primera Categoría. The season runs from February to December and is usually contested in multiple stages. The main sponsor is Banco Pichincha, and It is known as Liga Pro Banco Pichincha.
The LVI Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from 1994 to 1997.
The Central Bank of Ecuador is the central bank of Ecuador. It was the issuer of Ecuadorian sucre money until dollarization in 2000.
The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 to 29 July 2007. Mexico participated with 400 athletes and 218 staff members.
Valeska Alexandra Saab Gómez is an Ecuadorian charity worker, model, and beauty pageant titleholder.
The history of the Republic of Ecuador from 1830 to 1860 begins with the collapse of the nation of Gran Colombia in 1830, followed by the assassination of Antonio José de Sucre and the death of Simón Bolívar from tuberculosis the same year. Heartbroken at the dissolution of Gran Colombia, Bolívar is quoted to have said shortly before his death, "America is ungovernable. Those who have served the revolution have plowed the sea." These words would seem prophetic during the chaotic first thirty years in the existence of Ecuador.
Guayaquil Sport Club is an Ecuadorian football club based in Guayaquil. It was the first football club in the country, has founded on April 23, 1899 by Juan Wright and Roberto Wright, the two brothers who brought the sport to the country.
Unión Deportiva Valdez was an Ecuadorian football club based in Milagro, Guayas. Founded in 1915, it played one season in the top-flight Serie A in 1978. It dissolved in 1997.
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, UCSG, is a private, catholic, higher education center, along with Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Ecuador.
Por un beso is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 2000. Based on La gata by Inés Rodena. It premiered on November 13, 2000 and ended on March 30, 2001.
Rosa Borja Febres-Cordero known as Rosa Borja de Ycaza was an Ecuadorian writer, essayist, dramatist, sociologist, poet, novelist, feminist and activist.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is a cabinet ministry of the government of Ecuador responsible for overseeing the nation's public finances.
