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36 Carving on Old State Attorney General’s Office in Guayaquil, Ecuador

The early history of Guayaquil is portrayed on this massive wood carving on two sides of the old State Attorney General’s Office. Archeologists believe the first hunter and gathers may have inhabited this area as far back as 4200 BC. Subsequent cultures were Guangala (500 BC – 500 AD) and Guancavilcas (500 AD – 1530), also called Huancavilcas. During the late 15th and early 16th centuries, these indigenous people frequently defended themselves against the encroaching Inca Empire. Unlike the fate of Quito, however, the pre-Colombian tribe of southern Ecuador never capitulated. After the Spaniards arrived in Ecuador in 1531, they began conquering the Incas and surviving tribes. Sebastián de Belalcázar founded the city of Guayaquil in 1533. After years of repeated attacks by the Huancavilcas, the native rebellion was suppressed and the Spanish settlement began to grow.

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Carving on Old State Attorney General’s Office in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Av. José de Antepara & Blvd. 9 de Octubre, Guayaquil 090311, Ecuador

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