I plan to stay in Ecuador for about a week

Hi John,

Welcome on Expat-blog!

Your topic has been introduced as a new thread on the Ecuador forum, (you were off topic in the other discussion).

I hope you get response very soon.

I wish you good luck
Christine

Hi, customs doesn't ask if you have sufficient funds or proof of accommodations. If you plan to stay a week, you don't need a visa. They stamp your passport for date of entry. You are allowed to stay up to 90 days in Ecuador as a tourist ( No visa).

Again, you don't need to show proof of accommodations. They simply ask you how many days you are planning to stay, that's all. Btw, I was told they ask those questions to foreigners from other third world countries, thinking about staying in Ecuador.

As for being a volunteer, that's great ! You should say which cities you plan on visiting and perhaps someone here might give you further details.

Good luck !

Hi Juan-----one of the nicest things about Ecuador is it is on the US dollar so that the ATM machine gives dollars. After many years of traveling with cash we made the change to ATM. I made an agreement with our bank that each transaction we would send email and only a set amount each day to avoid fraud. Customs was no problem.