Country Archive
Ecuador Now
Date: 04/21/2005"I was descending from a high Andean pass on the way back to Cuenca from Vilcabamba when I got a call on my cell phone informing me that President Gutierrez had been removed from office by congress..."
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Update from the Equator
Date: 04/13/2005"I came to Ecuador with sea lions, mantas, and sharks on my mind... I left wide-eyed from the profit potential I couldn't help but notice during my stay..."
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Ecuador in Eight Days
Date: 03/18/2005"If you want to experience Ecuador, take the Ecuador Ethnogastronomic Tour and revel in the discovery of little known villages where ancient truths and secrets are alive and well..."
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Your New Life in 2005, Part II-how Bob and Glenda Reed's wanderlust has led them to their part-time Paradise in the shadow of the Andes
Date: 03/01/2005
In September 2001, Bob and Glenda Reed had plans for a vacation in Europe. After the events of Sept. 11, they reconsidered.
At the time, they were living in a quiet town in northern Florida, where they'd settled after years spent roving around Europe and the U.S., thanks to Bob's career as an army colonel.
Read OnEcuador Will Make You Smile
Date: 02/18/2005One of the big benefits gained from global travel is spotting contrasts, distortions, and trends--like the good quality, inexpensive dental services available in Ecuador.
Read OnBig Potential in Ecuador Shrimp
Date: 01/28/2005International business has fueled an industrial revolution that has bettered the lot of mankind worldwide. Now a great disaster shows how global business can create enormous humanitarian benefits as well.
Read OnBurning Up in Ecuador
Date: 12/31/2004Wondering who the best-selling likenesses are this year for burning? Read on…
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An investment of the heart in Ecuador with a big upside for profit
Date: 12/01/2004
About five years ago, my wife Merri and I invested in an 870-acre hacienda high in the Ecuadorian Andes. Here, five white horse-tail waterfalls flick off black rock and spray over verdant forest. Layer after layer of jagged mountains collide into a kaleidoscope horizon of gray and green with mists settling in the valleys.
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