Posted in Ecuador on Jan 30th, 2012
Here are some more insights on Ecuador real estate, inflation and Ecuador’s unknown. Cuenca from above. A number of readers commented on our recent about inflation and inflation in Cuenca. One reader wrote: At long last last someone is speaking the truth and telling it like it is without all the hype Thank you for [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 29th, 2012
There is a puzzle because Ecuador’s bio diversity offers so many things to try. The farm we bought in 1999 has sugar cane, citrus, berries, avocados and incredible bio diversity. Ecuador’s bio diversity cannot be in doubt. The UN has co-produced a study that lists scientific details of Amazon plant species alone that can be [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 28th, 2012
There are growing Ecuador inflation concerns. Ecuador flights may be down as Ecuador inflation flies. Ecuador’s 2011 annual inflation rate closed at 5.4%. This is 4.7%, higher than in Ecuador’s South American trade partner and more than 2% than in the U.S. This is of special concern because the inflation is in US dollars and [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 27th, 2012
Ecuador living makes it easier to feel good and good health is the underlying fundamental to all wealth especially in time of stressful change. Wherever you live…. Ecuador, USA, Canada or eanywhere, 2012 could be a year of great stress especially if currency markets come unglued 53 days from now. A USA today article entitled [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 26th, 2012
Don’t Get Caught in Ecuador Without Cash. I have been caught in a foreign country without cash twice… so please read this message carefully. First time was in Singapore… 1971. The US dollar was unhinged from gold for the first time and devalued. I had plenty of cash… greenbacks but nobody would take them. That [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 25th, 2012
Iran in Ecuador Let this man explain why we should not worry too much about an Ecuador Iran connection. Recently a reader sent this note: I was shocked to see news that Amadinajad will soon visit Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaraugua and Ecuador. I have to cross Ecuador off my list of countries of interest after learning [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 24th, 2012
Here is a rare San Clemente Ecuador beach condo for sale. San Clemente beach. Merri and I were the first buyers in the Vistazul beach condo project at the Palmazul hotel in San Clemente, Ecuador. About 15 years ago, Merri, and I jumped in Kjetil Haugan’s Jeep Cherokee and drove up and down the entire coast lo0king [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 23rd, 2012
Valentine’s Roses from Ecuador can now be ordered for Valentine’s Day delivery on February 14, 2012. This year you can grab your Valentine’s heart by having Ecuador roses delivered on the special day. Help a child in Ecuador gain a university education. (Available to ALL USA zip codes. Sorry not available in Canada.) Merri and I [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 22nd, 2012
See below a special opportunity to learn Spanish in four days in an Amazon Spanish Camp at La Selva Lodge, Ecuador March 2-6, 2012. Ecuador Living club members can see a special Ecuador beach opportunity at the Ecuador Living Club password protected page. La Selva Jungle Lodge is one of the best lodges in Ecuador’s Amazon [...]
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Posted in Ecuador on Jan 21st, 2012
Knowing about “the E” in Ecuador can help you with your Ecuador hotel reservations. Entrance at the Swiss Hotel in Quito… five stars but you can still have reservation problems… even in the best hotels due to the big E! Merri and I suffered for years at Ecuador hotels. We would make reservations, yet when [...]
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