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Ecuador
Guayaquil

A) GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of Archive: Archivo Historico Municipal Camilo Destruge
2. Address: 10 de agosto y Pedro Carbo (Biblioteca Municipal), Guayaquil, Ecuador
3. Hours: weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
4. Telephone: 515 738
5. Access Procedures: letter of introduction

1. Contents: documents from 1624 to 1900 relevant to the history of Guayaquil and Ecuador, including acts of the colonial cabildo and letters from foreign consulates; newspapers from 1821 to 1920
2. Catalogues: index of volumes
3. Procedures for Requesting Documents: volumes are on open shelves that readers can select
4. Searches by Mail: yes
5. Open all year

1. Photocopying:
   a) Facilities: by staff depending on state of documents
   b) Cost: 600 sucres

1. Research Room:
   a) Facilities: one table with five chairs
   b) Staff: very helpful
   
2. Computer Access: yes; sockets available
3. Wheelchair Access: No.
4. Toilet Facilities: yes but no paper, towels, or soap

1. Public Transportation: located beside the main square with buses from all parts of the city
2. Lodgings: many hotels in close proximity
3. Restaurants: many of different price ranges close by

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