So why choose Ecuador?
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That’s
a question that we get asked all the time.
We have recently returned from a trip to Ecuador and are planning our
return in
July 2008. The paragraphs below that are in italics
were what we wrote
before we left for our trip to Ecuador. Read on and find out why.
We arrived in Ecuador and spent a couple of days in Quito
the
second largest City in Ecuador. We then headed down south to Cuenca,
the third largest city in Ecuador to seek out some properties we had
viewed on
the internet.
We rented a great little apartment in Cuenca for the price of $360 per
month. This included, internet, cable TV, and a lovely lady
who came and
serviced our apartment once a week, plus a bag of washing and
ironing.
Great value. You can take a look at the apartment by Clicking
Here.
We rented this apartment for almost two months and since our departure
it has
had a few updated features so the rent has now risen to $400.
Still well
worth a stay.
“Ecuador seems like a great place to start looking
as it has been
ranked as #2 by International Living. “
This is what we wrote on our website before we left and now having
experienced
Ecuador first hand we have definitely fallen in love with it.
You see we have lived the main part of our lives in
Australia.
However, we both have travelled to different parts of the world and
love the
adventure of new places and people.
“John, at almost 57, is old enough to retire early. His research into
Ecuador,
which goes back 10 years, has now led us down the path of wanting to
find out
more. Initially John’s interest in Ecuador was for health,
lifestyle and
environment just to mention a few.”
As for myself, Dixie, I am a few years younger than John but also do
think
about our retirement and how will we survive on superannuation and any
other
savings and investments. I also became interested in Ecuador
and decided
to do some researching of my own.
To my amazement I found that real estate is extremely cheap and we
would be
able to buy a beautiful property with everything we need and be left
with
plenty of money to live on and start some part-time income activities
like
import-export, internet marketing and perhaps even start a health
retreat in
“the valley of longevity”. Many other visitors to Ecuador have decided
to stay
after experiencing its delights, so we won’t be the first – although
maybe one
of the small minority of Australians.”
Yes I was truly amazed at the properties we saw while in
Ecuador. So much
so that we bought a two bedroom two bathroom apartment
in
Cuenca for just under $60,000 USD.
If you would like to find out more about properties contact Juan
Heredia in
Cuenca. Juan has a wealth of knowledge about the country and
is more than
happy to show you around.
“Our timing is right because our children are old enough to
live their lives
without us all the time. They all have jobs or are at university. So
now we are
taking the plunge and taking an exploratory trip to Ecuador for around
7 weeks
to see and feel for ourselves.”
Now we are back home and have been on the exploratory trip and fell in
love
with Ecuador and its people. We have started an import business called
“Andes
Artisans” and will shortly be sharing that website with you all.
Take a tour through our site to find out more about
Ecuador.
Even better still subscribe
to
our ezine and read our back dated issues of our journey to date.
Hasta Luega
John and Dixie

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