Your Guide to Ecuador
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APRIL EDITION
By Mark Bradbury
EDITORIAL
La Gente de Ecuador
I’ve been writing articles for different magazines over the past 15 years, and sometimes I get an assignment that can almost write itself. This month’s topic, the People of Ecuador, is one of those subjects that I am talking about. It is an easy discussion about the people I have met here in my seven years living along Ecuador’s Pacific Coast.
About eight years ago, I began researching Ecuador as a retirement destination. I read dozens of articles and blogs, and watched quite a few videos, too, and almost without fail, I kept seeing the authors talking about the Ecuadorian people as a whole different ball game. They kept saying that the people here were a very warm and welcoming populace, and that living here was an easy transition if that was your final decision.
BAÑOS DE
AGUA SANTA
Baños de Agua Santa is the perfect location for a modern fairytale: a small town with colorful streets surrounded by magical mountains and a beautiful waterfall that you can see from almost every place in town. But also, in this magical place, it's easy to find a modern restaurant or enjoy an amazing and fun party.
By Amanda Viloria
The Magic of the Southern Ecuadorian Coast
By Franklin Heredia
From Ecuadorian parents and nationality, I grew up in the city of Manta but it was not until my teenage years, thanks to surfing, that I ventured to explore the southern part of the coast for the first time. I headed towards the renowned destination of Montañita, a place of great fame worldwide for its particular “freedom lovers” lifestyle.
Ecuador’s 90 day Tourist Visa and Extensions
By Marcos Chiluisa
Ecuador has a lot to offer as being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world for the past decade. Over the years, Ecuador’s government has gone to great lengths and considered many avenues to facilitate its various visa processes to help ensure that all tourists have an easy time obtaining any form of visa - especially a tourist visa.
Kontiki Huiracocha is known as the God of creation for the Incas and as legend has it, he arrived in the north of Ecuador (now the coasts of Manta and Portoviejo), got lost, and never appeared again.
In 1948 Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian, arrived and wanted to prove that there was once trade between Polynesia and the Incas. So, he built a small boat made out of balsa, an Ecuadorian wood, and he named that boat La Kontiki. This story inspired our idea, but we are carrying it out aboard a catamaran, which is a little bit more enjoyable. Given that my family owns and operates tuna boats, I saw an opportunity in a shipyard, in the shape of an old, abandoned hull. This was where I got the idea for oceanic journeys up Ecuador's coast.
Million dollars yacht for rent!
Santa Marianita Funeral Home
Santa Marianita Crematorium and Funeral Home has observed the need to make our funeral services available to the expat community. Whether it is for a wake and burial, wake and cremation, or just cremation, we also offer the service of repatriation of the whole body or repatriation of ashes to any part of the world. We have extensive expertise in this area and have always taken pride in offering support throughout the duration of every service we offer.
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