GUAYAQUIL ······································································ Guayaquil, capital of Guayas Province, on the Guayas River near its mouth on the Gulf of Guayaquil, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The cheif port and largest cty of Ecuador and one of the best ports along latin America's Pacific coast, Guayaquil has industries manufacturing textiles, leather goods, cement, alcohol, soap, and iron products. Through its modern harbor are shipped cacao, coffee, and bananas, the principal exports of Ecuador.