We have many readers stay with us for an extended time at El Meson or renting a nearby property. Patricia McCormick has just left for Canada but she travelled all over Ecuador using Cotacachi and El Meson as a base. Here is one write-up of a recent trip. ——————————————————————————- Hi! I went with friends by cab [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Apr 8th, 2008
Thankyou for commenting favorably on the video showing indigenous dance at a recent performance in Cotacachi theater. Here is another video taken that same afternoon. Also the photo below shows an indigenous dance lesson held at El Meson recently. The teachers were very graceful and soon, much to my surprise, had us all dancing across [...]
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Design homes in Cotacachi are slowly becoming a reality. Walking around Cotacachi you can see a lot of construction activity for such a small city, population less than 10,000. Read on to learn the details of a new small development of 4 designer homes in Cotacachi that not only are supremely affordable but will also [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Mar 26th, 2008
You can have a lot of fun in Ecuador doing all kinds of activities and visiting with all kinds of people, but I would never have suspected that you you could have fun injecting silicone gel below window frames, but take a look at this! While I was staying at my friend Bush’s condo in [...]
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Posted in Adventure, Ecuador, History, People on Feb 18th, 2008
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Posted in Adventure, Ecuador, Food, People on Feb 8th, 2008
Discover the anti-aging secret in the Andes of a sinless ice cream of Mama Rosalia!
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Jan 28th, 2008
Investing IRAs overseas makes sense in these days of economic turmoil. What’s more you can even invest your IRA in real estate abroad. I have been investing my US pension plan in overseas investments for decades and am about to buy condos on Ecuador ’s coast into my pension. Here is the Palmazul Spa which [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Jan 27th, 2008
Ecuador Living services can be confusing because we offer so much for those with an interest in Ecuador . Also our Garyascott.com site covers Ecuador services to a limited degree as well. A reader just sent a note expressing this confusion and my explanation may be helpful to you. The reader wrote: “Dear Gary, Thank [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Jan 25th, 2008
Ecuador beaches are great. I know because we are just back from a trip to the Ecuador beach, an eleven hour jaunt in a van…trusty Jorge behind the wheel. We trundled off at 4:30 in the morn with our good friends from Telluride, Bob and Barbara Humphrey, heading down…down…down from 7,800 feet here to the [...]
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Posted in Culture, Ecuador, People on Jan 24th, 2008
Ecuador Literacy is dropping. Over the last 40 years, there has been a 76.7% decrease in the illiteracy rate in Ecuador leaving the current Ecuador literacy rate at about 90%. Yet there are over a million individuals needing literacy instruction in Ecuador . There are an insufficient number of formal schools in Ecuador which means [...]
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