4th of July in Cotacachi
Jul 5th, 2008 by SteveM
4th of July in Cotacachi is starting to take on more significance for the local population these days! And that, not un-coincidentally, is because there are now more and more Americans who make up the local population.
Don’t get me wrong there are no parades and fireworks just yet but enough of us got together yesterday (and yes we Brits bear no grudges especially when the American hospitality is so good) that we certainly felt a sense of community here in Cotacachi.
Corinne Forsner hosted a barbeque spread at her house that had us all licking our chops as soon as we walked in the front door of her delightful house in the San Miguel community. We drank red wine from Chile and feasted on barbequed chicken breasts, home made tacos with numerous dips, all kinds of salads and of course no one, especially including my son Luke, could resist trying the chocolate cookies and brownies.
San Miguel is a gated community on the edge of Cotacachi and at latest count there are 4 lots available out of the original 30+ lots. Bob Lofgren, one of the first homeowners in San Miguel is fielding enquiries regards San Miguel and myself, Gary or Merri would be happy to pass them on to Bob.
This area and the fact that there are Americans and other nationalities (Australians, Canadians, Brits ) settling in Cotacachi is having an impact locally and is even catching the attention of the movers and shakers in Ecuadorian society. Bob tells me that Señor Dillard, the owner of the SuperMaxi chain of supermarkets (Ecuador’s equivalent of Walmart) stopped by Cotacachi and spoke with him for half an hour about San Miguel and the international community here.
The development is not restricted to just San Miguel. Right opposite the entrance to San Miguel local lady Diana Carrasco, she of the carved and gold-leaf-painted faberge egg renown, is developing 18 rustic Spanish style villas; the two already built have been sold to the two latest members of this growing international community.
We’ll be showing these two developments and many other types of property on our Imbabura Real Estate Tours in September and November of this year.
September 17-20 Ecuador Coastal Real Estate Tour; Quito Real Estate Tour
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Sept 23-27 Ecuador Spanish Course
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Sept 28-29 Imbabura Real Estate Tour
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See discounts for attending more than one Sept. course
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Oct 14-18 Ecuador Import Export Course
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Nov 7-9 International Investing and Business Made EZ Ecuador
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Nov 10-11 Imbabura Real Estate tour
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November 12-15, 2008 Ecuador Coastal Real Estate Tour; Quito Real Estate Tour
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