Finding solid medical coverage should be the Expat’s top priority when assessing overseas living costs…. Reducing these medical costs is one of the beauties of overseas living and with the right Expat medical plan you will reduce your medical costs.
The Lost Christmas in Ecuador
This last Spring I made an oath to be home for the holidays. The ongoing flow of travel and work had kept me away for a majority of these last 12 years since I had first left California in September 1999. And an extended stay at home is always a welcome hiatus from the road and her wearies.
Quito Where to live: The old or the new?
I have lived in Quito about a year now, and to be honest, this is the place for me. I like having a bit of action and Quito has Ecuador’s largest concentrate of ex-pats stationed here…The main question for anybody coming to live in Quito is where. Quito proper has two parts worth living in: the new town or central historical. Here follows a little guide that might help you decide between the three places.
San Vicente Airport: the gateway to Bahia
Bahia de Carquez and the north coast of Manabi are some of the last parts of Ecuador with pristine beaches and cheap property for sale. Much has been happening in the last few years to improve the infrastructure
The battle for Ecuador: taking back the land one Communa at a time
New winds are blowing across Ecuador. Conquest and occupation has shamefully marred the history of the Americas since the conquistadors came bearing gifts of bullets …Amongst the 80% of Ayangue illegally possessed, six of the seven pristine beaches within the communa of Ayangua are closed off to the public. Our destination was Playa Portete the focus of the gathering movement to take back Ayangue’s land.
Perk of Life in Ecuador? Hiring a Maid!
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
The direct and easy path to Ecuadorian Residency
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.
For me, the easiest two ways to get a resident visa in Ecuador are by investing in real estate or by proving you have a steady pension.
The official names are the 9-I retirement visa and the 9-II investor’s visa.
The main requirement of the 9- I retirement (or pensioner’s) visa
Announcing the 6th annual International Living Event in Quito
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
How to stay unoccupied in Ecuador and how to get a job
I never really had a plan of what I wanted to do when I initially set out doing it. I never really wanted to work and have always been at my happiest when I’ve been at the gainfully unemployed level. And it has always been an ardent philosophical dictum for me that the definition of a real winner is one spends more than half his waking hours during any calender year idling more than working. Haven’t you wanted to take six months off and travel, learn to play the ukelele, stare at clouds, perfect your sandwich making skills, bowl on all seven continents, sit on a beach and make driftwood art? Well how do you do this—first off don’t get Read more
Panama – Ecuador Seminar – Charlotte NC Jan 15th & 16th 2011
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
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