Posted in Ecuador on Jan 9th, 2009
Vilcabamba real estate attracts many of our readers. There are several reasons…one is health. See more about this below with our fourth Ecuador health tip. First may I mention the beauty of the housing projects there. Here for example is the entrance of one of Vilcabamba’s major projects Hacienda San Joaquin. We have a continual [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 7th, 2009
Ecuador banking for gringos can be made easy. Ecuador’s currency is the US dollar so no currency exchange is required coming or going. This makes banking easy to begin…but how can one operate money wise on a day to day basis. There are several ways to bank in Ecuador without having an Ecuador bank account. [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 6th, 2009
Vilcabamba houses & lots attract many of our readers. When you see the beauty of the projects there, it is little wonder. For this is the entrance of one of Vilcabamba’s major projects Hacienda San Joaquin. We have a continual flow of visitors visiting both in Cotacachi and at our San Clemente beach condos. Many [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 6th, 2009
Ecuador has low inflation because it is dollarized. However if Ecuador returns to the sucre and Ecuador’s government misspends, inflation may rise faster than inflation in the US. This will cause the sucre to fall versus the greenback. What will this mean to real estate in Ecuador? For some real estate prices will rise for [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 4th, 2009
What impact would there be if Ecuador abandoned the U.S. dollar? Since 2000, the US dollar has been Ecuador’s currency. Could it be that now Ecuador and the dollar might part ways? One thing for sure…whatever paper currency Ecuador uses…its real currency is the sweetness of its people. Here is Merri and me with the [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 2nd, 2009
Here is an excerpt from our latest Ecuador Living Update sent to EL subscribers. An Ecuador Living subscriber sent this note in response to our Happy New Year message about Ecuador charities and Ecuador roses. Hello Gary, and a Happy 2009 to you, Merry and the family. I certainly hope that LOTS has not ended [...]
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