@HeyMrPaul
American looking for information about Ecuador
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Speaks English going to learn Spanish once immersed in it.
Registration: 14 August 2019
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Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
I finally got a reply from the Ecuador foreign ministry in the USA today. Here is the text regarding the reopening of this border crossing. Just one more bit of info (conflicting or otherwise) to toss into the mix.... "Buenas tardes ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
I'm not sure why the article being in Spanish is an issue for you. (If not, why mention it?) I use an extension that is available from the chrome webstore. It's what I use on my computer and phone also. It's simply Google Translate. ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
The presidents of Ecuador and Colombia have just announced that the land border between their countries at Rumichaca will re-open on December 1 (2021) after 21 months of closure. Persons and vehicles with proper papers will be permitted to ... Read More
Coronavirus in Ecuador by cccmedia
"Ecuador Declares National Health Emergency, Private Insurance Does Not Cover Coronavirus..." So reads a headline dated today -- March 12, 2020 -- on the Cuenca Highlife website. The article states that 17 cases of Coronavirus have ...
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Coronavirus in Ecuador by cccmedia
"Ecuador Declares National Health Emergency, Private Insurance Does Not Cover Coronavirus..." So reads a headline dated today -- March 12, 2020 -- on the Cuenca Highlife website. The article states that 17 cases of Coronavirus have ...
As re: my deleted post on this thread. Well, I have read the code of conduct, and I must have missed the part that suggested that information about Coronavirus is off limits on a Coronavirus thread, because if the Coronavirus discussed was in ... Read More
All about taxes for expats in Ecuador by Diksha
Hi everyone, Taxation is an important subject, especially when you are an expatriate in Ecuador. We would like to know what you think about the tax system in your host country. This could be helpful to other people preparing for expatriation in ...
So unlike Colombia (Which loves to tax people, especially the poor) in Ecuador there is no tax on foreign income? That includes Social Security? This has been my understanding all along and it seems that my favorite contributor to this forum ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
That is great news. I'm thinking of trying the land crossing after my stay in Manizales Colombia is over. Wet, cold,, cloudy and rainy. What a vacation spot I picked! Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
This has all the hallmarks of the agent looking for a bribe. The story changes by the minute, and now he's talking about your car. I'm going to guess you've not offered to bribe him (yet). Maybe it's the cynic in me, but I think ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
Backed off at the border -- again. Last Wednesday night, an Ecuadorian border agent told me I would be able to enter Colombia via the Rumichaca crossing today, Monday, October 11. (Earlier on this thread I misidentified the agent as Colombian; his ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
I'm not yet a senior, and I don't have a Cedula (working on it). Of course they (The Airlines) don't include the cost of baggage in the low price search engines designed to sucker the inexperienced. That's why I use Kayak. They ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
Tulcán, Ecuador, October 9, 2021 -- Taxi drivers here say a taxista can drive an Expat into Colombia via Urbina, Ecuador, which has a turnoff just a couple of miles before the official Rumichaca border crossing, and then into Ipiales, ... Read More
Stranded at the Northern Border -- the Joys of Tulcán by cccmedia
Attempting to cross Ecuador's northern border into Colombia has been complicated lately .. what with covid rules, public demonstrations and the check-mig (public health) document requirement. So what happened to me this week can happen to other ...
Tulcán, Ecuador, October 9, 2021 -- Taxi drivers here say a taxista can drive an Expat into Colombia via Urbina, Ecuador, which has a turnoff just a couple of miles before the official Rumichaca border crossing, and then into Ipiales, ... Read More
Hard to find things in Ecuador by russelleaton
Some things I cannot find in Ecuador: English marmite. English Colman’s mustard. Greaseproof (parchment) paper for oven cooking. Shoe horn. Non-aluminium bakeware. Vitamin MK7. Bed sheets that are long enough. Ovaltine.
Hi Mr. Paul, that fruit is called "Pitahaya" Its skin can be red or yellow. Almost sure that pitahaya is not available at Supermaxi, probably in a regular mercado. You should visit el Mercado Santo Domingo or La Playa ( section of ... Read More
Hard to find things in Ecuador by russelleaton
Some things I cannot find in Ecuador: English marmite. English Colman’s mustard. Greaseproof (parchment) paper for oven cooking. Shoe horn. Non-aluminium bakeware. Vitamin MK7. Bed sheets that are long enough. Ovaltine.
Sadly, after double checking with the man who stocks the produce for the SuperMaxi in Ibarra, they have only the Red Dragon Fruits, and based on their price, I'm guessing it was flown in from Taiwan. (I bought the biggest one they had) Next ... Read More
Hard to find things in Ecuador by russelleaton
Some things I cannot find in Ecuador: English marmite. English Colman’s mustard. Greaseproof (parchment) paper for oven cooking. Shoe horn. Non-aluminium bakeware. Vitamin MK7. Bed sheets that are long enough. Ovaltine.
Could it be a pitaya (also spelled pitahaya)? That has yellow skin. Do an internet search for pitaya / pitahaya images, it is a member of the Cactaceae family which the dragon fruit is also in.I think you got it right. Thanks! Now at least I can ... Read More