I was watching the results of the American House, Senate and other government offices and I thought it might be interesting to see how Ecuador runs their system. First lets answer some questions that has been out there. Q: Once I get my Cedula, do I have to vote? A: NO. However you can vote […]
A friend of mine recently wrote an article about how he became friends with a member in a local bank for several years which helped him in completing the paperwork and getting the go ahead for an approval on a home he was looking at. WELL ??? Not really. You see when I first came […]
It has been 16 months since the earthquake hit the coast of Ecuador. My company has sold 25 condos since then and I have to say at a greatly reduced price. However I will say that I warn my clients that unless they really need the money that now is not the time to sell […]
I have been in Ecuador full time for 11 years now and have experienced the many different ways of calculating the actual utility you use in your home or condo. If you live lets say outside of a larger city like Manta then you are at the mercy of the local board, (which is usually […]
The first challenge after my wife and I decided to take an early retirement, was to determine where we wanted to live. After much research, we focused in on Ecuador and the coastal city of Manta. Since I had a few more months to complete a project I was working on, My wife decided to […]
