Daule

Daule lies beside the river of the same name in the broad Guayas basin. Its waters join those of the Babahoyo to form the Guayas, the great river leading down to Guayaquil and the Pacific. During the colonial period the surrounding lowlands grew cacao for export through that port. Daule became a colonial partido in 1707, one of several river and coastal districts tied to Guayaquil.