Ecuador Foods are Healthy and Plentiful
Date: 11/18/2009
If you like fresh produce, Ecuador foods will send you directly to heaven.
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Floods, Pickpockets, and an Active Volcano: Cotacachi, the Best Place on Earth
Date: 09/23/2009 Author: Lori AllenWe arrived in Quito, Ecuador's capital city (and the closest airport to Cotacachi) on Saturday and I have to say...it's nothing like I expected...
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Ecuador: The Cheapest Retirement Haven in the World
Date: 09/17/2009 Author: Laura SheridanSince they moved to Ecuador, Lee and Peggy Carper haven't been able to spend more than $700 per month…no matter how hard they try. Their apartment is bigger than they need…they never cook (restaurants every day)…they have a maid (and someone else to do the laundry)...
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Heaven on Earth in Old Town Quito, Ecuador
Date: 09/10/2009 Author: Suzan Haskins"Watch out for the hookers and pickpockets…" I don’t know about you, but if someone gave me that warning, I'd find it too intriguing to resist. Someone recently gave this exact warning to Suzan Haskins. To find out what she did, read on…
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The Four Cs of Cotacachi, Ecuador
Date: 09/09/2009 Author: Dan PrescherDan Prescher developed the 4 Cs ranking system to help him figure out the best place for a second home. There is no such thing as a perfect score—Dan's standards won't allow it. But this town comes pretty close...
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Salinas, Ecuador: The World's Least Expensive Beach Resort
Date: 09/08/2009 Author: Suzan HaskinsIt's popular. On the Pacific Coast. Not too far from this country's largest city. You'll find fashionable restaurants, trendy clubs, and a 69-year-old yacht club. Ernest Hemingway spent time here in the 1950s and wrote that this city has "the best damn fishing in the world."
And the price for a little place here with views of the "gorgeous half-moon bay"?
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Living Better (and On Less) Than Ever in Cheap Ecuador
Date: 09/07/2009 Author: Suzan HaskinsHow embarrassing. We've been telling you over and over how little it costs to live in Ecuador. For $700 a month…even $600 a month…we say you can enjoy an extremely high quality of life.
Turns out we were wrong. Way wrong. We've verified the facts with several expats living in Ecuador right now and it looks like the true cost-of-living figure in this country is...
Read OnThe Top 3 Places to Buy on the Beach with a $50,000 Budget
Date: 09/04/2009 Author: Ronan McMahonIf you're wondering when you'll be able to afford the second home of your dreams…the answer could be: Right now. Thanks to a doubling of your buying power in certain beach towns, even a $50,000 budget now gets you an impressive getaway...
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