@DonCarlos
American expat in Ecuador
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Lives in Banos de Agua Santa
Registration: 25 May 2014
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Considering moving from California to Banos, Ecuador by riojoane
Hello, anyone our there living in Banos, Ecuador? From what I can tell on-line, it looks like an interesting place. If you are a resident, or are familiar with Banos, I would love to hear if you think it is a good choice for a woman to settle down ...
I live in banos. You can contact me at ***. we can discuss the city of Banos. Read More
Activity at Tungurahua Volcano Near Baños Ramps Up by cccmedia
Black ash from the Tungurahua volcano shot 1.2 miles (two kilometers) above the volcano's peak today (Thursday, August 27, 2015), sending ash to nearby communities, according to volcano monitoring/reporting agencies. There were tremors and five ...
Wow, a guy just offers his opinion and you come out swinging. ** Can't we all get along here or do we have to pick sides? C'mon people we are supposed to be friendly, aren't we? All I was saying was I have no need to worry. I like it ... Read More
Activity at Tungurahua Volcano Near Baños Ramps Up by cccmedia
Black ash from the Tungurahua volcano shot 1.2 miles (two kilometers) above the volcano's peak today (Thursday, August 27, 2015), sending ash to nearby communities, according to volcano monitoring/reporting agencies. There were tremors and five ...
since we live north and east of the volcano we have had none of the ill effects that you speak of. Banos had a couple of days of dust in the air but it cleared up quickly in a couple of hours. Lets us not scare off the people who want to come visit ... Read More
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) by jessekimmerling
Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a big thing in some parts of the US. I have been kicking around the idea of trying to bring this idea to Ecuador. The idea works something like this: several farms sign up to sell their produce directly to ...
Another thing to consider is the fact that we had a group of people that we knew who they were because we had them fill out a brief paper with their personal info. If I was working, and my wife was out working on the farm, they could come to our ... Read More
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) by jessekimmerling
Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is a big thing in some parts of the US. I have been kicking around the idea of trying to bring this idea to Ecuador. The idea works something like this: several farms sign up to sell their produce directly to ...
As a former CSA operator in New Mexico for several years we established a very good relationship with the local people. And I made a lot of money. Ecuador is a whole lot different. There is a lot of cheap local produce available and not much demand ... Read More
Things I have learned while planning my move to Ecuador by LaureeJ
It's been awhile since I have been on here because I have been pulling my hair out!!!! I seemed to have found the only house in EC that is taking forever to close. Biggest problem to start is the fact that the owner of the house died 2 weeks ...
]Negative, you say ? I'm being realistic. Please try not to sugarcoat all the problems they have here with an idea you can bribe the governments incapability's with a box of candy. Really. Let us be fair and square with people who are ... Read More
Things I have learned while planning my move to Ecuador by LaureeJ
It's been awhile since I have been on here because I have been pulling my hair out!!!! I seemed to have found the only house in EC that is taking forever to close. Biggest problem to start is the fact that the owner of the house died 2 weeks ...
You know, when I shipped a container to ecuador, the shipping company would not even talk to me about transporting until I could prove I had a cedula also known as an Ecuadorian ID card. I believe you need to consult your shipping company on that ... Read More
Healthcare in Ecuador by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Ecuador ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Ecuador? Thanks in advance for sharing ...
So long as we are on the subject of practical medicine, we must include the local witch doctors and various medicine men [and women], curanderas, brujos and herbalists we live amongst. Very affordable rates and they are always open for business. Up ... Read More
Healthcare in Ecuador by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Ecuador ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Ecuador? Thanks in advance for sharing ...
It was a hospital, I guess. The old hospital is being renovated at this time so they use the old red cross building ? for a hospital and somewhere in the future they will move into the newly renovated hospital. I think they did a good enough job, ... Read More
National anthem of Ecuador? by DonCarlos
Does anybody out there know what are the words to the national anthem of Ecuador? We were listening to the radio and at a certain time, the national anthem or it's equivalent started playing. It is very hard to understand and we were just ...
You people are awesome. Thanks so much. Read More
Healthcare in Ecuador by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Ecuador ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Ecuador? Thanks in advance for sharing ...
My wife recently cut the tip of her finger off with a cloth cutting rotary razor. We took the piece on ice to the emergency room. They could not sew it back on so it went in the trash. The doctor sewed it together using 5 stiches. Next day we went ... Read More
National anthem of Ecuador?
Does anybody out there know what are the words to the national anthem of Ecuador? We were listening to the radio and at a certain time, the national anthem or it's equivalent started playing. It is very hard to understand and we were just ... Read More
renewable energy in Ecuador by screaminvern
I am wondering if renewable energy is something viable for self employment in Ecuador. I have an AAS in Environmental Technology and a TC in Water Management. I also have a patent pending for a Permanent Magnetic Bearing System I am developing, and ...
Ha, ha. Mug, you are truly a funny kind of guy.. LMAO. We have a motto here in ecuador. the english translation is "DO NOTHING BUT DO IT SLOWLY". Read More
Oil prices down to $20?
I was reading a couple of different articles about the glut of oil in the U.S. According to Ed Morse, the global Head of Research at Citigroup, the price of oil could drop as low as $20. Brian Busch, the Director of oil markets at GENSCAPE seems to ... Read More
everyday life by DonCarlos
Hola, everyone. I have a question. I live outside Banos. I have a small farm and a few animals. The problem I have is with vampire bats coming in the barn at night and bleeding my animals. To be specific it is a 6 month old calf. He stays in a barn ...
Thank you for your quick response. I appreciate it. I'm sort of new here on this site and am not yet familiar how we do things. Yes, I agree, this is definitely not an everyday thing for most expats, however I did not want to use the subject ... Read More