Being a surfer, I know how frustrating it can be negotiating the rising and often restrictive baggage policies of major airlines. The so-called handling fees for your surfboards, snowboards, musical instruments can be annoying and at times preposterously high. In the wake of competition, rising fuel costs airlines….
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Have you ever wondered what is the maximum amount of days you can ferment a raw cacao bean?(6) At what event did chocolate make its debut in France? (The marriage of Marie Therese and Louis XIV). And did you know that white chocolate isn’t even really chocolate(made from the cacao fat, not the bean). Ah yes, guided tours. One always walks away with a wealth of trivia knowledge after, though I for one never really have sought out tours. Guided tours of the Amazon, tours of chocolate factories, wineries, etc., I just can never really be bothered to be at some place at a given time to shuffle feet along with a half dozen others straining my neck in Read more
Hands down one of the best perks for retirees and expats living in Latin America is the ability to have your own maid. Most households that live in the middle class and up employee a domestic worker to help with the cleaning, cooking and washing several days a week, or even full-time.
If you are interested in hiring help for the house, the best way to do it is by getting a reference. As you get to know more people in Ecuador you can ask around for suggestions on how they found their maids. Ask them to ask their employees to recommend someone for the job.
Employing someone in your house is not expensive when compared to North American Read more
Head to Cuenca now to get in on, what International Living, the web’s most popular source for retiring abroad, is the number one place to retire in, well anywhere. Cuenca, Ecuador meets all those micro requirements like affordability, low crime and favorable climate that retirees really love. And one great option for those coming here to live are the studio apartments within the city rather than the big houses outside the city center.
If you aren’t yet sold on Cuenca, check out this post with tons of great reasons to relocate to Cuenca.
A few features of apartments make the m much more user friendly than a large house. First off, less upkeep. A big country house Read more
This post comes to us from Domenik Buonamici over at EcuadorRealEstate.org:
Having to re-apply and constantly extend tourist visas can be a hassle. If you are planning on staying in Ecuador for more than 3 months a year, a residency visa is your choice.
There are many different ways to get your residency in Ecuador. Here, I will mention the easiest two.
Antonio Jose Mariscal(Marshal) Sucre is one of the most remembered here in Quito. A Latin American hero of the independence of the States of Gran Columbia, Sucre was Belgian blooded and born in Venezuela hailing from a highly aristocratic family. Answering Bolivar’s call to arms, Sucre was put in charge of the defense of Quito. Here he proved himself in the battle of Pichincha, a decisive victory ending Spanish Colonial rule of Gran Columbia. For this, Sucre was honored with the naming of streets, a parish where now I reside as does Quito’s nightclub and tourist infrastructure, and the International airport opened in 1960.
And so Sucre continue to serve his adopted city for many years. Many a bleary Read more
Yep, it’s coming up so you better save your bucks and get down here for the 6th annual International Living hosted event taking place in Quito from February 15th to 19th. If you don’t already know international living then you should. It is the web’s most popular and extensive website dedicated to helping potential foreign expats and retirees connect with places and property in Latin America. International living has rated Ecuador as the top spot to retire consistently year after year.
IL bases its reports on two important criteria: value and quality of life. Did you know that you can find a modest house along the coast for between $65,000 and 80,000 dollars? Did you know that Quito Read more
Our friends over at Retire-in-Ecuador are presenting the following seminar: (This is good stuff you don’t want to miss!)
Hola Everyone,
This Newsletter is about a Panama and Ecuador Seminar which is being held in January 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. I am letting you know this up front – those of you who are not interested, read no further.
This seminar is one that is easily affordable and not the high price seminars that you have seen advertised by others. This is a great way to come and find out what you need to know about Panama and Ecuador as possible places to relocate to.
I will be attending myself as an exhibitor for Cuenca. My Read more
Sept, 11 2000, one year before Americans would see the burial of so many many heroes at ground zero, Ecuadorian heroes were themselves being laid to rest in a mass grave in Quito. Mourning the death of this 116 year old currency, a symbolic Sucre was buried by a group of indigenous at the end of a procession marking the final day of its role as legal tender. The Gringo had invaded again, this time without tanks or guns, but General George would now and thus forward hold hostage to all her banks and mini-market tills and ride shotgun amongst every Ecuadorian in their wallets and purse.
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