Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil, Major bus terminal in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Terminal Terrestre de Guayaquil is a major bus station in Ecuador with more than 100 platforms for long-distance departures. The facility connects this coastal city with other regions of the country and offers routes to neighboring nations.
The Japanese company Fujita built the terminal, which opened on 11 October 1985 under the administration of the Comisión de Tránsito del Guayas. Two years later, design and material flaws caused structural damage. Reconstruction by the Fundación Terminal Terrestre, chaired by Guillermo Lasso, ran from 2002 to 2007 at an estimated cost of 50 million dollars, financed by the Corporación Andina de Fomento, the government of Lucio Gutiérrez, the Municipality of Guayaquil and the foundation's own funds.
The main building is named Edificio Dr. Jaime Roldós Aguilera, after the Ecuadorian president who died in a 1981 plane crash. Since the 2007 remodelling the interior has housed the Outlet Terminal Terrestre, a mall-terminal where passengers shop between departures.
The terminal is located near the city's international airport and is well connected to the city center. Visitors will find clear signage, separate counters for different bus companies, and waiting areas before departure.
The 2002-2007 reconstruction by Inmomariuxi, budgeted at about 50 million dollars, turned the interior into the Outlet Terminal Terrestre, a mall-terminal. Funding came from the Corporación Andina de Fomento, the government of Lucio Gutiérrez, the Municipality of Guayaquil and the Terminal Terrestre Foundation, chaired by Guillermo Lasso.
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