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Guayaquil is the city with the most shopping centres and plazas in the country. There are more than thirty, starting with Policentro in 1979. It is like every year a new one has been opened. Shopping centres started in 1979 with the Policentro. This concept of many shops under one roof has been lived in the city for more than four decades. Almost year after year they have been expanding in every developing area of Guayaquil.
Guayaquil is one of the top shopping destinations in Ecuador due to the city’s large number of shopping malls, department stores, retail chains and independent boutiques.
To write a description of each would be an endless topic. However, enough information is shared about places and areas where a wide variety of small and personal boutiques are housed that are not found anywhere else.
Shopping here is not just limited to souvenirs and sweatshirts. Shops have interesting, fresh and creative specialities in clothing, design, jewellery, knick-knacks, vintage, homewares, music and much more. There are also dozens of restaurants and cafés in a very relaxed atmosphere..
Here are some of the most visited shopping centres by locals.
mall del sol
It is probably one of the largest shopping centres in the country.
It opened in 1997, at that time it was considered the largest shopping centre on the South Pacific coast, with 100,000 m².
The mall currently has 290 shops and 26 food court outlets, a Catholic chapel, and is connected to a hotel by a shopping arcade.
The shopping centre is located at Av. Juan Tanca Marengo 100 and Av. Joaquín Orrantia.
riocentro los ceibos
Riocentro is a chain of shopping centres. Riocentro Los Ceibos offers an attractive combination of shops, supermarkets, cinemas and food courts.
The 43,000 m² of floor space houses 66 shops.
The shopping centre is located on Av. del Bombero, Vía a la Costa.
san marino shopping
The shopping centre has been designed in a traditional architecture with domes on a total area of 20 000 m², under construction of 90 000 m². It has 200 shops distributed over three floors.
San Marino Shopping is surrounded by shopping centres: Plaza Quil and Policentro.
It is located at the intersection of Francisco de Orellana and Carlos Luis Plaza Dañín avenues.
city mall
The shopping centre occupies an area of 85,000 m² and has 124 shops, a food court and six cinemas.
The mall has three levels, including an outdoor retail and service area overlooking the street.
City Mall is close to La Rotonda Shopping Centre.
The shopping centre is located on Avenida Benjamín Carrión and Calle Felipe Pezo.
riocentro norte
The shopping centre has a construction area of about 100,000 m² with 140 shops, a food court and ten cinemas and a big supermarket.
It is located in the El Cóndor citadel. Between Av. Francisco de Orellana and Av. Rodolfo Baquerizo Nazur.
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