Guayaquil, officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city of Ecuador. It is also the nation’s main port. The city is the capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil canton.The city is located on the west bank of the Guayas River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Guayaquil. The flag of Guayaquil was established after the victory of the emancipatory troops in the independence of the city on October 9, 1820 as the insignia of the Republic of Guayaquil that encompassed several provinces of the current Ecuadorian coast. It is maintained that it was José Joaquín de Olmedo who devised the sky blue and white pavilion, being himself the one who designed the current coat of arms of the city. The flag is divided into 5 horizontal stripes, 3 of them sky blue and the other 2 white. In addition in the central sky blue fringe there are 3 white stars. There is still confusion about the representation of the 3 stars of the central strip. It’s believed that the stars represent the 3 main provinces of the Royal Audience of Quito, these being: Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil. Some historians say that them represent the 3 main cities of the Free Province of Guayaquil, which are: Portoviejo, Machala and the capital city Guayaquil. Full HD.