I found La 18 on the map! (maybe)
I see a crowd of members rushed to answer my question. :mad:
Only BL tried to help. Thank you BL!
(I am frankly disappointed: everybody just takes a taxi, totally disregarding WHERE the taxi is actually taking them? :confused:)
La 18 is NOT where I previously pointed my attention or where BL has suggested. That is another "Calle 18". There are various Cl. 18 in GYE.
I think that the correct address to look for on Google Maps is:
[i]Callejón Diesiocho, Guayaquil[/i]
That place must be the right one, because it is intersected by a perpendicular street and is also close to a Calle Salinas.
Any kind member might confirm or confute my claim above? Is that the place?
Thank you.
Exact address of Salamane
[QUOTE=Doombringer321; 1117135]ADRESS GARCIA AVILES AND QUISQUIS
I hope this ends comments on where it's located[/QUOTE]Unfortunately [b]NOT[/b].
My first night in GYE, I spent a long time to locate it, because there is no name outside and the address above is wrong. :mad:
I do appreciate your reports in this thread, but this time your firm claim above misled me.
Salamane is on Av. 5 NE (Riobamba) between CL. 3 NO (Quisquis) and CL. 2 NE (Rendòand).
Actually, Av. 5 SE (Garcia Aviles) ends 1 block before Quisquis. Almost in front of it, Av. 5 NE (Riobamba) begins. It's ALMOST its continuation.
My first night in Guayaquil
This is my first time in Guayaquil. 5 years ago, I spent 4 days in Quito. It was my first experience in Latin America and the mythical posts of Tungurahua (shame on who does not know who is he) led me in my first night explorations of streets in South America. What a thrill entering 3 Stars the first time!
After the due RTFF and having studied all info reported here in the last 2-3 years, tonight I started my exploration after dinner at 9pm.
I started with a long walk around the places reported with SWs (but in 2009). Maybe 2 years is a long time, but the places looked not so unsafe to me as they were reported, besides being totally empty of WGs.
10 De Agosto from Malecon to Quito and Machale: nothing, not even scary characters as depicted in the past reports.
Parque Centenario and streets around: 3 (three!) SW, not appealing at all. 3 TVs on Machala.
9 De Octubre: nothing.
At least here downtown, the place does not look unsafe at all. Walking the Centro of Medellin at midnight gives a different thrill.
I ended at Salamane (read the post about its address).
It's a typical Ecuadorian chongo bar at middle / low level, like some I remember in Quito. Patrons ranged from college students (LOL! Yes so they looked) , to a couple of men with jacket and tie, to the usual borrachos.
Entrance fee: 3$ (maybe because I enter after 10pm?). I give 5$ and the man gives me back 2 tickets with 1$ value each, worth 1 beer each.
Girls are not bad, although well seasoned to the job (Sorry, if you read my latest posts from Batam you see how much I like SYTs there. Here, it's another planet: forget all that).
As it happened sometimes, being patient, I meet a girl who is much better than the place: a typical Ecuadorean, with nice sweet smile. 21yo, great body and perfect firm tits, professional but not sleazy and not even mechanical.
Girl fee: 12. 50$. I give 20$ and the girl keeps 7. 50$ as tip. I did not want to argue, because it's cheap and I hoped in a better service.
And so it was: a good experience. 3 positions, care and pampering!
PS: The room is one of the seediest places I ever saw. It compares with a room I remember in Uganda and the rooms in 3 Starts Quito. 4k rooms in El Centro de Medellin are better! Fortunately, the girl brought a clean sheet to put on the bed. We both were very careful to NOT put our feet on the ground without shoes.
Some more precise information
Sorry, I know I may sound unpleasant, but I want to add some correction and more precise information to an otherwise appreciable report.
While I am becoming more acquainted with Guayaquil, I know how much confusion I had the first days, just because reports were not pointing out things exactly. :confused:
I already wrote the exact address of "Salamane" (now I even doubt it is its correct name).
[QUOTE=Incognito Bang;1168966]I bought some snacks, drinks and booze from the Commisario few blocks away from the hotel.[/QUOTE]The name is [i]"Mi Comisariato"[/i]. It is maybe the most important chain of supermarkets here.
[QUOTE=Incognito Bang;1168966]After the quick shower I took a walk to Parque Centenario and ate the dinner at the Cangrejo restaurant located at the corner of Ave. Quito & Calle Belez.[/QUOTE]Its name has nothing to do with that. It is actually a [i]"Cangrejal"[/i] (this is what you read on the front) , that is a restaurant specialized in cangrejos (crabs) , and it is located at the corner of Ave. Quito & Calle Velez. It's not bad, but definitely there are better places around.
Taxi fare to "La 18" is 3USD from the center.
Finally I know where is La 18
[QUOTE=Black Page; 1189318]I think that the correct address to look for on Google Maps is:
[i]Callejóand Diesiocho, Guayaquil[/i]
That place must be the right one, because it is intersected by a perpendicular street and is also close to a Calle Salinas.[/QUOTE]Today I have been there and I think I understand.
The place I pointed out in my previous post above is not far from it, but I doubt it's the correct one.
The point is that Google Maps seems not exact in depicting and naming those streets.
My understanding, today, is that "La 18" is a segment of Calle Salinas, closed with walls, intersected by "Brasil", parallel to Av. 17 Milagro.
What we cannot see on Google Maps is that that segment is closed by walls at the two ends. However, the intersecting street is Brasil and it is parallel to Av. 17 Milagro (checked with my eyes!)
Finally some good pussy in Guyaquil! La 18
[b]STREETS ACTIVITY[/b]
Two taxi drivers confirmed the same: in Guayaquil the SWs are only old and ugly (besides the risk of being mugged with scopolamine, which has been an increasing threat last year). They both told me that the only places are 9 Oct (Centenario and till Malecon Salado) and 10 Agosto (P. Que Victoria) , as I reported before. Outside the centre there is nothing.
There are no pelaitas in streets, like in other cities (hmmm Colombia! :p)
The best ones are at 9 Oct. With Los Rios, but we are speaking about 4 girls who ask 30$ at late night (checked twice). They are not bad, but I see better ones in Salemane or La 18.
[b]La 18! [/b]
Finally I could go there today!
It's a nice experience which I recommend to all good hobbysts! :D
La 18 opens at morning and closes at 8pm, more or less. It is a short street, parallel to Milagro (Av. 17) and intersected by Brasil. I guess it is a segment of Salinas, but I cannot be sure. It is closed at both ends by walls (that is, Salinas is interrupted by the two blocks allocated to "La 18".)
I went there today at 6pm and I left after 7pm, after dark, totally disregarding the warnings about avoiding it out of daytime. After all, I was used to walk the center of Medellin after midnight. I doubted here it could be worse.
Taxi fare: 3$ from the center (same to return, pick a taxi from Av. Milagro)
My prudent set up for my first visit: no wallet with credit cards and no watch, dressed down military green, only 20$+20$ in the two pockets. I will do the same also next times.
It's not so bad as I read around, but I definitely recommend to stay away from drunk people and talk as least as possible.
I wish I could go there with a photocamera to take pictures of various characters hanging around, but I don't think I will (neither I recommend anyone to try).
After the first walk up and down, I set down to drink a beer (big bottle 1.25$). I tried to take it with me to walk around, but I was stopped by the man who served me (what a character!): it's forbidden to take bottles out. I guess to avoid big fights using bottles as weapons.
The number of casas is small, so the options are not many. However, the girls work for maybe 10 minutes, many times, and you must walk up and down at least 3 times to see most of what's available.
The point is that there is REALLY ANYTHING FOR ALL TASTES!
Old and young: from 40+ down to a few ones in range 18-20, nobody apparently below.
Fat and thin: and I really mean VERY fat or thin like a model!
From white to black: all color grades in between.
The price is regulated and it's always the same for all girls: 7$.
I saw at least young 4-5 girls (18-20, I think) who looked SPECIAL to my eyes! Girls who I expected to meet in expensive bars like in Santa Ana, ready to meet rich foreign tourists. They probably do ALSO that and ask 50$-100$ what they do that, but in "La 18" they ask 7$.
Ok, the service is quite quick and rooms are "minimal", but 7 is 7. For sure La 18 is the place to go.
My experience today is quite good and I think I will be back there also in next days after work, around 7pm.
I believe that many girls do not work there every day. In other words: every day a new world! .
I identified a subset of 4 girls and finally I chose the astonishing one, a true gem. How the hell a girl like her could work in this shithole?
Morenita, thin, like a caribbean beauty, long legs and perfect body, apparenly in range 18-20 (no, definitely not above 20!)
I can only say that in these days there are girls competing for the Miss Guayaquil beauty contest (end of Sept) meeting with the organization in an hotel of the centre. I saw them in the morning, all dressed up and elegant, and they are really beautiful, but this gem in La 18 is way better! I wish I could bring her to the contest and show her to the people "hey folks don't you know you have these jewels here??"
I give her my 20 note, waiting to see if she keeps them all. She takes the note and puts in the purse. We do the business (doggie and missionary). She is quite professional (no, not GFE) , but still nice. At the end, she gives me 13$ change with a smile. I can't believe it and I leave 3$ tip. Was it wrong?