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@LasOlas1 I think you should market your scheme elsewhere, we've had more than our fill. You may be new here, but we're not.About sums it up Read More

It appears that Las Olas has recently managed to secure a substantial loan from National bank to help kick start the infrastructure. Hopefully, for the buyers waiting to move in, I hope this is true and that the money will not be used for ... Read More

It's easy for outsiders to say they should diversify the economy. If that were easy to do, they would have already done it.That is a great point. I have myself in the past questioned Ecuador, and other developing nations on their lack of ... Read More

I am sure others that live in Ecuador who have much more knowledge will chime in. My Ecuadorian brother-in-law's brother is homosexual, and he never seems to have many problems. He lives in Quito which is a big city. Big of course depending on ... Read More

If you use Western Union be sure that the name is exactly as it appears on his passport. In the past I have had trouble when some funds were sent via Western Union because of things like my passport has only my middle initial, and the wire would be ... Read More

Important dates: The start of the rainy season was September 28-29, 2017, and since then, in Quito, we have had rain almost every day. Another important date, September 23, 2017 or the equinox, and perhaps there is a correlation between the two. I ... Read More

My brother-in-law who has a degree, or phd I guess in computer science had high hopes for this project, but he said that it was basically nothing more than a good marketing scheme, and that it will never happen. Looking back on it he thinks there ... Read More

Clearly we disagree. For me motivation is one thing and self-discipline is another. Motivation is the reason(s), drive, desire and it answers why I am doing this. I shared some reasons such as disparity between my English and Spanish, but ... Read More

Alright as being discussed there are numerous variables, and some that are positive others negatives, and some that can go either way. Living in a Spanish speaking country is definitely a positive variable because of the obvious. Motivation is ... Read More

If the 10,000 hours applies to me, at my current rate it would take me about 10 years to be fluent considering the 3.5 deliberate hours that I allocate on average to learning Spanish daily.To be fluent, and fluent at a very high level I would tend ... Read More

Level 0/0+ No Proficiency Level 1/1+ Elementary Proficiency Level 2/2+ Limited Working Proficiency Level 3/3+ Professional Working Proficiency Level 4/4+ Full Professional Proficiency Level 5 Native/Bilingual Proficiency I identified my current ... Read More

Level 0/0+ No Proficiency Level 1/1+ Elementary Proficiency Level 2/2+ Limited Working Proficiency Level 3/3+ Professional Working Proficiency Level 4/4+ Full Professional Proficiency Level 5 Native/Bilingual Proficiency I identified my current ... Read More

That was an unfortunate response to your kindness Russell. Probably had more to do with the nature of the lost belongings. Imagine if you were mugged, and some stranger was now offering to return what you thought was stolen from you. Frome your ... Read More

Some cooperatives, not necessarily covered by the same depositor insurance as an EC bank would have, have offered rates of about 10 percent. Investors lost plenty when Coopera in Cuenca was looted by its managers several years ago after Expats ... Read More

Don't go all cranky on us. Everyone knows Europeans are very special, however it is much easier to learn a foreign language at a young age which the Europeans do. Read up on the language learning abilities of the aged. I did. I took an eight ... Read More