guidance for americans moving to Salinas Equador

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winnieleeMember25 April 2011 06:12:59

We are investigating retiring to Salinas and would like any information or assistance you can lend.
email me at andyturner613@gmail.com

Armand ViP

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ArmandViP25 April 2011 09:19:11

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Hi winnielee!

Your message has been moved to the Ecuador forum for better visibility. I hope other members will help you soon

Regards
Armand

OceanHideaway Active member

Member since 15 January 2010

OceanHideawayActive member23 June 2011 07:32:39

Hi Andy:

I've been living here for a few years now -- what would you lie to know?

Susan

sooogentle New member

Member since 27 June 2011

sooogentleNew member27 June 2011 18:07:19

people keep calling salinas a coastal town but google only pulls up some mountain town way off from any beaches?

OceanHideaway Active member

Member since 15 January 2010

OceanHideawayActive member27 June 2011 21:58:34

Do a search for Santa Elena or la Libertad. Two nearby towns on the coast. If you do a visual of the coast from Google maps, look for the cuving peninsula north of the Guayas river (loos a bit lie a backwards Cape Cod) and magnify the curved area. That's Salinas.

Often times there will be places with same or similar names here -- or when the name is shortened from a longer descriptive name. The Salinas you keep coming up with is an area in the mountains that had a salt flat -- the worde for salt is salinas (saline,

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