Exodus from Ecuador-Real or Imaginary

Thank you for your question. I'll be very interested in what people have to say about this because we're in the same boat as you. We're visiting mid-August (if all goes well - it was supposed to be May!) with plans to officially move at the beginning of 2021.

jwhalen55 wrote:

I'm trying to get a feeling for a predictable expectation of what folks may expect going forward.

My wife and I are planning a retirement there come this fall and wanted to get a warm comfortable feeling with regard to the current situation and expected situation going forward during recovery from the COVID thing and life thereafter.

Dear JWhalen,

Covid is unpredictable and so are conditions going forward.

If things are not too bad in one's USA location, I would tend to avoid travel to Ecuador in most cases for now.

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For updates... www.cuencahighlife.com

jwhalen55 wrote:

Should we just stay in place (U.S.) for now and wait till the whole thing blows over (improves) or even consider other places to retire?

Colombia has handled the covid era in markedly different ways from Ecuador  -- i.e. openings and travel restrictions -- with apparently better results.

Keep an eye on Colombia.

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cccmedia wrote:

Keep an eye on Colombia.

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News report I saw yesterday said Bogota mayor wants to reimpose lockdown as cases start to soar again

Wall Street Journal shows Guayaquil in a brighter light:
"Ecuador City Beat One of World’s Worst Outbreaks of Covid-19"
Guayaquil has largely vanquished the new coronavirus after bodies were left on street corners in a crisis the country’s president said was ‘worse than war’
(Video in Desktop, paywalled)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecuador-ci … 1593532974

lebowski888 wrote:

Guayaquil has largely vanquished the new coronavirus after bodies were left on street corners in a crisis the country’s president said was ‘worse than war’
(Video in Desktop, paywalled)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecuador-ci … 1593532974

Apparently, the video and the main body of the print article require subscription(s).

Who can tell those of us who don't plan to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal .. how did Guayaquil largely "vanquish" coronavirus?

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if you have a
vpn use a USA site, it works for me!

For predictions on What's Ahead For Expats (in Latin America), check out Liam Higgins' article with that title dated today 7/2/2020 at the Cuenca Highlife site.

One prediction is that, after covid subsides, there will be an increased emigration of older folks
back to their original Expat countries.

Another prediction in the article is that some countries south of the border will impose maximum age restrictions and pre-existing-conditions limits affecting newcomers.

www.cuencahighlife.com

One of Ecuador's most famous personalities has effectively
been exiled from the country, still convicted along with a felonious cohort,
after a court ruling.

Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador from 2007-2017, has had his
appeal of his bribery conviction denied by a three-judge panel. 
His vice president Jorge Glas (already serving time) plus various Correa
presidential advisers and 16 persons in all were convicted for a scheme
led by Correa that illegally collected millions from private contractors.

Correa has been living with his wife in Belgium since his term in
office concluded .. and is widely expected to remain in the
European country to avoid arrest and eight years of jail time in
La República.

This week's confirmation by the National Court of Justice that Correa's appeal is denied ..
puts an end to his plans to run for vice president in 2021.

source... www.cuencahighlife.com