Uploaded on 2015-11-16 by luisproano1

**Guayas River:** The picture bellows shows the image of the main Ecuadorian port, Guayaquil, located in the low catchment area of the Guayas River, leading to the Pacific Ocean in twenty kilometers. The Guayas River is the main important supplier of certain kind of fishes, crustaceans and so other species. Moreover, the Gulf o Guayaquil is the important entrance to supply food from the Pacific Ocean’s fishing activities. ![enter image description here][1] 2. **Regulating activities** The picture belows corresponds to the Salado Estuary of Guayaquil, which is the the inner estuary of the Guayaquil Gulf, and in the process of environmental recuperation. This estuary besides the river provides thermal comfort to the whole city during dry and rainy seasons . The Humbolt Current coming from Antartic provides vast amount of nutrients to the ocean, which besides provokes the temperature to descend roughly from 30 to 22 degree centigrades with improvements in local climate and other effects In the rainy stage, . ![enter image description here][2] **3. Habitat or supporting services** **Mangroves of Guayaquil.**: At present, they are considered a natural patrimony of Guayaquil despite the fact that a vast quantity of them has been deforested for more than fifty years. These mangroves surround the city from the south towards the western and the inner city, and are the habitat for 48 species of plants, 45 of birds, 15 kinds of reptiles, 17 of crustaceous, 70 of mollusks and 100 of fishes. ![enter image description here][3] 4. **Cultural services**: This place corresponds to the western-part rural landscape of the new public housing project called Socio Vivienda II. This location will provide recreation, relax and mental health to residents. Moreover, this place will probably attract the eco-tourism. ![enter image description here][4] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14476475817650566.png [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1447647820922163.png [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14476493557092484.jpg [4]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14476494805117192.png