COMPARISON OF TWO CITIES

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COMPARISON OF TWO CITIES

Ambato Guayaquil

Name: Karen Alvarado Muñoz

Teacher: Katusca Valle

Module: 3

ENERO 2014

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

 Completing the course successfully to move forward in my professional studies.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE

 Learn more about the cities of my country to compare their customs and traditions, climate, typical dishes, sights including a thing of each city.

AMBATO

Ambato (full form, San Juan de Ambato) is a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador. It is the capital of the province of Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. The population is 180,000, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. It is variously nicknamed "City of Flowers and Fruit", "Cradle of the Three Juans", and "Garden of Ecuador."

Home to one of Ambato's most famous residents, the Quinta Juan León Mera was the villa-style house of writer Juan León Mera. Located on the north bank of the Ambato River in the neighborhood of Atocha, the house was built in 1874. It is now open to the public. Famous for its gardens, which are supposed to contain over 257 species of flowers, the house also posts well-maintained colonial furniture and paintings. The properties surrounding the Quinta hold now a new Botanic Garden with native and foreign species. Gardens were created inspired on the continents.

Despite being located very high in the Andes, Ambato enjoys a mostly warm and sunny climate. Similar to that of Quito or Cuenca, Ambato is normally warm and dry for the months of October through February. The average temperature during most of the year stays between 13 - 15 degrees Celsius, with November and December providing some of the warmest temperatures.

Though rain showers can fall at any time in the year, the period of March through May is typically considered the rainy season, though showers usually last only an hour or two. At night, Ambato can get quite chilly, though Ambatenos swear that neighboring Riobamba possesses a much colder climate.

The Ambato River cuts through the north end of the city. It is not a very wide or deep river, but can cause significant flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. Throughout the years, the river has cut a deep basin into the land, creating the need for better bridges. In October 2008, the City of Ambato finished the long-awaited Juan Leon Mera bridge, connecting downtown Ambato to the neighborhoods of Ficoa and Atocha.

Typical Ambato cuisine is mostly llapingacho and cuy roasted.

GUAYAQUIL

Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, with around 3.75 million people 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 has a territorial extension of 5190.5 km2 approximately.

Guayaquil is located on the western bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil.

The Malecón 2000 is a restoration project of the historic Simon Bolívar. It will be a symbolic centre of the city, a mix of green areas and shopping. The tall ship

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