Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador uses America/Guayaquil, currently -05 (UTC-05:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Portoviejo is a city in Ecuador, with a population of about 321,800. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Portoviejo is the capital of Manabí province in coastal Ecuador, a short distance inland from the Pacific. The centre was substantially rebuilt after a major earthquake, and the city is a commercial hub for an agricultural region.
The city is administrative and commercial rather than a destination. Manabí is regarded as the heartland of Ecuadorian coastal cooking, and the province's beaches at Manta and the quieter coast further north are the regional draw, along with Machalilla national park.
Taxis and buses cover the city and the centre is walkable. Roads run west to the coast in under an hour and south toward Guayaquil.
The coast has a hot wet season in the first months of the year and a cooler, drier and often overcast season after. The wet season is sunnier between showers and is the better beach period.
Ecuador uses the USD, calling code +593.
Ecuador uses the US dollar as its currency, which surprises many visitors, and Spanish is the language. Manner is warm and informal, and small denominations are useful as change can be scarce.
