@Molari
Canadian looking for information about Ecuador
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Canadian
Lives in Montreal
Registration: 30 January 2013
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Mirador San Jose. by Dackombe
I am moving to Mirador next year and would appreciate any comments on the following. a. Taxi availability and costs, to say Manta and Puerto Cayo. b. Local coach costs to Manta. c. Eating : What is available ( type of food, costs etc ). d. ...
How can you be sure that 10 years down the road, this scheme will still be tolerated by authorities? How can you be sure you couldn't end up paying a big penalty or even going to jail? Remember, you are in a foreign country. If you don't ... Read More
Mirador San Jose. by Dackombe
I am moving to Mirador next year and would appreciate any comments on the following. a. Taxi availability and costs, to say Manta and Puerto Cayo. b. Local coach costs to Manta. c. Eating : What is available ( type of food, costs etc ). d. ...
Sorry you doubt a serious investigative show as "La facture" which is a consumer protection show...it is a bit like 60 minutes but for consumers. Plus this was on Radio Canada, French equivalent of CBC News. You want to doubt a news ... Read More
Mirador San Jose. by Dackombe
I am moving to Mirador next year and would appreciate any comments on the following. a. Taxi availability and costs, to say Manta and Puerto Cayo. b. Local coach costs to Manta. c. Eating : What is available ( type of food, costs etc ). d. ...
Not following this thread very closely. Just wanted to comment that the deeed of my house in Cuenca reflects 1/4 the purchase price. That was to minimize real estate taxes. Very common I have been told.Nards, Just below it says it is tax evasion and ... Read More
Mirador San Jose. by Dackombe
I am moving to Mirador next year and would appreciate any comments on the following. a. Taxi availability and costs, to say Manta and Puerto Cayo. b. Local coach costs to Manta. c. Eating : What is available ( type of food, costs etc ). d. ...
Huge warning with red flags. The builder is by Canadian Marcel Cloutier who's project was investigated by French Canadian Journalists which is a very risky thing to invest according to this investigative ... Read More
How can I help a poor bangladesh family by Molari
Greetings everyone. I was watching a British show titled: "Toughest Place to be a Ferryman - Sadarghat - Dhaka". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughest_Place_to_be_a... I was completely shocked at the polluted water and the children ...
Thank you very much Mostafiz. Sorry if I did not respond before. I was sick but now better. Children and even the adults are human beings and in essence, we are all in the same family. We lose our humanity if we ignore those that are suffering. I ... Read More
Keeping up with the news in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Living in Ecuador provides countless occasions to browse local newspapers, listen to local radio stations or watch local TV shows. As everywhere else in the world, local media play a key role in informing the public. What are ...
- Google News/Ecuador Read More
Quito's Food Truck Craze by vsimple
It started with one, the Inka Burger truck, then the Argentinean Chorizo (Sausage) truck came along, after that the Wings truck joined in on Portugal Street. They continued to grow in number and were kicked out of Portugal and took their business to ...
If anyone in Quito sees a truck, can you take a pic and share with us? :) Thanks and regards Read More
Cost of Living (Supermarket Prices) 2016 by vsimple
Below are supermarket prices from Supermaxi and Megamaxi in Quito for 2016. Almost all products are locally produced or made and the few that aren’t are mainly made in Colombia. This list should help give anyone interested in cost of living ...
Probably you guys already know about this useful tool from numbeo.com on the "Cost of Living Comparison Between Two Countries" which you can also set after choosing the 2 countries, then once those are entered, you can compare between 2 ... Read More
How can I help a poor bangladesh family by Molari
Greetings everyone. I was watching a British show titled: "Toughest Place to be a Ferryman - Sadarghat - Dhaka". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughest_Place_to_be_a... I was completely shocked at the polluted water and the children ...
Greetings Rtwo. Thank you for your reply and your kind words. I am probably going to go there next year or so. We are all human beings first and all deserve to have a chance to live easier. I have still not heard from Dhaka Red Crescent and will ... Read More
How can I help a poor bangladesh family by Molari
Greetings everyone. I was watching a British show titled: "Toughest Place to be a Ferryman - Sadarghat - Dhaka". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughest_Place_to_be_a... I was completely shocked at the polluted water and the children ...
Just a quick update until someone replies here. I wrote an email to the the Red Cresent in Dhaka, but they have not responded. I looked at anti-poverty organizations in Bangladesh such as BRAC, but they mostly only do project financing. Will ... Read More
How can I help a poor bangladesh family
Greetings everyone. I was watching a British show titled: "Toughest Place to be a Ferryman - Sadarghat - Dhaka". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toughest_Place_to_be_a... I was completely shocked at the polluted water and the children ... Read More
Anyone who is living in Quebec? by kidonto
Hello guys! I will be in Quebec after on July! Just want to meet with peoples who are living in Quebec just to share with me their experience!
French is not an easy language to learn, but with all the resources available to help people learn, it can be done. I am French Canadian and my family immigrated here over 227 years ago. Montreal Island is a great place for anyone to slowly get ... Read More
Powerful 7.8 Earthquake Rocks Ecuador’s Coast -- Hundreds Are Dead by cccmedia
Associated Press and CNN for Latin America are reporting: An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude centered in or around Esmeraldas Province near Ecuador’s Pacific Coast caused deaths, damage and panic in EC’s central coastal region tonight, ...
A big thank you to cccmedia keeping us informed here regularly. We hope the expats in the community are ok too. Does anyone know if expats were checked on (apart here)? Here in Montreal Canada, it is unclear if the earthquake affected city of the ... Read More
How Ecuadorians view expats by Molari
Wife and I intend to visit and maybe invest in a business in Quito. I have read a couple places outside this site that "some" Ecuadorians in Cuenca think that Expats come to Cuenca to retire and (bluntly) die there. My question, is this ...
Thanks for posting the link MByerly. I've just sent them a note. And many thanks Molari for your post. How wonderful to hear from like-minded North Americans. It is like a breath of fresh air on the Ecuador ForumThank you suerfrankdahl. The ... Read More
How Ecuadorians view expats by Molari
Wife and I intend to visit and maybe invest in a business in Quito. I have read a couple places outside this site that "some" Ecuadorians in Cuenca think that Expats come to Cuenca to retire and (bluntly) die there. My question, is this ...
Thanks for your kindness, MByerly. I will definitely look at that link. Looking forward to more replies and learning. Read More