@sszydeco
American expat in Ecuador
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About me
American
Speaks English and Spanish
Registration: 24 May 2020
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Loja in 2020 by GuestPoster296
Hi: We have our feet on the ground and have learned a lot about Loja in the 9 months we have lived here. There really is no Yellow Pages so expats here share information a lot.
How do the rents compare to Cuenca?...Especially for your penthouse? How large is it? Thanks, Steve Read More
Cars in Ecuador by davidjb
I am a pretty good Spanish speaker and I plan to move to Sta Elena very close to the Manabi border on land we've bought next to my stepson's. I haven't been able to contact customs (SENAE) directly. The last thread I saw about importing ...
David- I replied already to your other post about this. If you search on the internet, or do a search on gringopost.com, you will see that if you are not Ecuadorian, you cannot import any motor vehicle to Ecuador in a shipping container. I don't ... Read More
Bringing a car to Ecuador by davidjb
I wanted to know if there are any updates about bringing your car to Ecuador as part of your household goods (menaje de casa) and if anyone has recently gone through the process of obtaining a resident visa themselves vs. using channelers, ...
You definitely cannot bring any type of motor vehicle to Ecuador unless you are a Ecuadorian. Read More
Hola from a new arrival- Steve from SF Bay Area by sszydeco
Hello fellow expats- I just moved to Cuenca in Feb 2020...just in time for the pandemic. I visited Cuenca for the first time last Oct. for 10 days. That trip was just in time to coincide with El Paro, the national strike. I am lucky that I got out ...
Hi- But you do have a name, right? Or do you want to keep that a secret?....8<) ....Are our messages visible to all members? You are right about Amazon Marketplace....my bad....It is Facebook Marketplace that my 26yo friend uses to buy cell ... Read More
Hola from a new arrival- Steve from SF Bay Area by sszydeco
Hello fellow expats- I just moved to Cuenca in Feb 2020...just in time for the pandemic. I visited Cuenca for the first time last Oct. for 10 days. That trip was just in time to coincide with El Paro, the national strike. I am lucky that I got out ...
Ipiales is a pueblo or city on the border? But it is a lonnnnng way to Colombia from here, right? I checked flights to have my stepsons come visit me here in Cuenca...3 flights, 8 hours, and about the same cost as a flight from Guayaquil to the ... Read More
Hola from a new arrival- Steve from SF Bay Area by sszydeco
Hello fellow expats- I just moved to Cuenca in Feb 2020...just in time for the pandemic. I visited Cuenca for the first time last Oct. for 10 days. That trip was just in time to coincide with El Paro, the national strike. I am lucky that I got out ...
Sorry...wrong cell*** Steve Read More
Hola from a new arrival- Steve from SF Bay Area by sszydeco
Hello fellow expats- I just moved to Cuenca in Feb 2020...just in time for the pandemic. I visited Cuenca for the first time last Oct. for 10 days. That trip was just in time to coincide with El Paro, the national strike. I am lucky that I got out ...
Hi. Thanks for your reply. I want to see if I can get it fixed, but it is an 18.4in screen, and parts are hard to come by. The screen is really cracked, but it does work fine. The problem is the charging jack. The charger pin does not stay in ... Read More
Hola from a new arrival- Steve from SF Bay Area
Hello fellow expats- I just moved to Cuenca in Feb 2020...just in time for the pandemic. I visited Cuenca for the first time last Oct. for 10 days. That trip was just in time to coincide with El Paro, the national strike. I am lucky that I got out ... Read More