davidjb
American looking for information about Ecuador
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About me
American
Lives in Olón, Guayas
Registration: 28 July 2020
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Cuenca, noise & pollution? by jakbeau
Hello everyone, First, thank you to the folks who answered my post about elevation. Robbie, you were particularly helpful! As you all can imagine, I've been reading lots of Ecuador blogs. One in particular, "Living in Loja", has been quite ...
Yes. Probably like the Good Humor man's bells or I believe it was Mr. Softee that was musical and which brought soft-serve or what my good friend Joe De Paul called "whirlybop" Read More
Retirement Visa Income Requirement Triples by cccmedia
Ecuador has tripled its income requirement for a single Expat seeking a Retirement Visa.The requirement had been slashed during The Situation from $800 to $425 per month .. prior to the latest hike.The change has been reported in recent weeks by the ...
I've heard it called algarrobo or algarroba (if I'm hearing it correctly)although arroba appears to be the dictionary answer. Read More
Your best culinary memory in Ecuador by Mickael
Hello everyone, As you know, every country has its own flavours and tasting the local cuisine is a great way to discover the culture of a destination. Whether it's a small typical restaurant to taste local dishes, a traditional meal in a local's ...
I don't cook. I love to eat. From the $2.50 to$4.50 almuerzos, to elegant eats such as some of our local foody meccas in Olon like Momo's and Noah, many in Montanita, and the restaurants great and small in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca (many left to ... 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, ...
I further found out you must be a returning Ecuadorian with five years or more outside of Ecuador, and that the car must be within the last 2 or 3 model years. The only other way is to bring in an antique vehicle, with the attendant parts problems. Read More
Personal bicycles by dontgreene3
Can I bring my bicycles to Ecuador without taxation?
Just re-signed up. You can bring one bicycle per family member. If you are a cyclist who owns mulitple bikes, you have to justify them. I am a multi-instrumentalist, so they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to sell off all my instruments (I had 2 ... 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 ...
Amelia and JP, My wife Carole has already contacted you. I was blocked from getting the YouTube video, but the information I read in Spanish from another post (it was an English post with an enlace to a customs regulation indicated it was only ... Read More
Cars in Ecuador
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 ... Read More
Bringing a car to Ecuador
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, ... Read More