In the Patrimonial Cemetery of Guayaquil cultural tourism is done in the open air; there overflows the art

In the upper part of door 3 of the Guayaquil Heritage Cemetery there is a phrase: Hope towards the new life. And when crossing that gate, the visitor perceives how those buried there have life, an eternal life. His remains rest in a place of peace, art, culture, architecture and inspiration. It is an ideal space for tourism.

This November 2, All Souls' Day, the cemetery is a center of remembrance, prayers, arrangement of graves, a reunion between the living and the dead. But in that patrimonial area of ​​Guayaquil, in addition to family members, there is tourism. Tourism not only for that date but for the whole year. This year, for example, visitors are expected between November 3 and 6, during the holiday.

There are symbolic statues, works of art built even by world famous artists, in marble, bronze and other materials.

The area for sightseeing in the Guayaquil Heritage Cemetery is located at gate 3. There are the oldest tombs and funerary mausoleums, others with sculptures made by world famous artists. It is an encounter with art, beauty, immortality. It is an ideal space for tourism.

The cemetery is divided into four routes. That of Writers and Artists, that of Fine Arts, that of Presidents and Heroes.

Parcíbal Castro, urban architect and historian, says that going to the patrimonial area of ​​the cemetery is an encounter with culture and highlights that the Municipality has provided guides to guide visitors.

The architecture and art of the tombs is impressive. The marble of the statues and carved figures shines in the sun. An angel rests dejectedly on the family tomb of Agustín Costa, while in the tomb of the Lizardo García family there is a marble figure of a woman with a beautiful carving.

Further on is the Demetrio Pino mausoleum built between 1890 and 1899 with two columns covered in marble.

On the route of the presidents there are 15 Guayaquil leaders who governed Ecuador and rest in the Patrimonial Cemetery of Guayaquil, a tourism center.

Vicente Rocafuerte is at the head of the gate 3 area. His statue, made of bronze and 2.20 meters high, remains on the pedestal on which there is a female figure made of concrete and painted green bronze.

The epitaph on his tomb says: "Your relics Vicente Rocafuerte, here he kept death, but your name remains for the glory of the American world and for an example of civic virtues, your memory."