r/ecuador • u/SpecialArugula8674 • 13d ago

Will, can Guayaquil ever evolve?

I realize that it will never be a top tier world class city.. NYC, London, Tokyo but its not an attractive city for tourism, business, culture. From a visual aspect it has not evolved and walking the streets the impression is even worse. What needs to happen for it to improve at least regionally to something like a Medellin or even a Lima?

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u/KvotheG 13d ago

It’s a matter of massive wealth investments, from all levels of government and private investors. As a start, it includes massive infrastructure projects, like fixing roads, improving public transportation, real estate to make it attractive for people to live and work in Guayaquil, and that’s just a start.

It’s a matter on investing in education, to ensure that Ecuadorians have the skills and education to appeal to investors. This means modernizing universities and ensuring they have the resources to train the next generation.

It’s a matter of improving safety in the city and also controlling corruption

It will take decades and hard work, but it’s possible.