La Perla, Ferris wheel at Malecón 2000, Guayaquil, Ecuador

La Perla is a Ferris wheel at Malecón 2000 that rises 57 meters above ground and features enclosed cabins that rotate slowly to provide views of the Guayas River. From the top, visitors see the city and water from different angles as they make a complete turn.

La Perla was built on a platform over the Guayas River where a casino had been planned, a project cancelled after Ecuador's 2011 referendum banned gambling businesses. The contract was awarded in March 2015 to Reprolimit Cía Ltda. for 25 years, and assembly began on 3 July 2015 with 53 pilings. Works finished in June 2016 and the wheel opened to the public that August.

The wheel embodies modern Guayaquil and shows how the city transformed its riverside into a place where locals and visitors gather together. People come here to spend time and see how their city has changed.

La Perla stands on a platform over the Guayas River at the north end of Malecón 2000, at the corner of Avenida Malecón Simón Bolívar and Julián Coronel street, beside the Centro Cultural Libertador Simón Bolívar and facing Cinema Malecón. The wheel is reached on foot along the malecón; its 53 supporting pilotes are set into the platform over the water.

The wheel stands on a platform over the Guayas River where a casino was once planned; gambling was banned by the 2011 referendum, so the site became a family entertainment complex instead. Its 53 pilings were driven from 3 July 2015, and the central axle was set 30 meters up on eight supports.