20 December 2012
Lago Agrio is a sketchy border town most tourists dont venture. It is however the main jumping off point to the Cuyabeno Jungle Wildlife reserve, a unique flooded rainforest. Also, a visit to nearby Dureno can give you a taste of what primary rainforest is like. Where to stay? My pick is Hotel Selva Real [...]
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20 December 2012
A few hours from Quito on the road to the Amazon lies a steamy spa town famous with local vacationers, Papallacta. What to do? Bath in the Thermal Hot Springs in the Termas de Papallacta about 1.5 km before you reach town. Where to stay? My pick is the Hosteria La Pamapa de Papallacta. Basic, [...]
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18 December 2012
Gorgeous, quiant bungalow for rent minutes from Montanita with a beautiful oceanview balcony. Complete with furnished kitchen, stove and refrigerator. Wifi internet. Hot water. 1 queen bed, 1 ensuite bathroom, balcony, dining table and area. $20 a night, $120/wk, $250/month everything included. ideal for 1 person or a couple. 3 minutes walking to the beach [...]
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18 December 2012
It’s true. One guy once asked me if he needed to bring towels to Ecuador. Child please, could you be more ignorant? Anyways I still think people are crazy whenever I hear of people paying ‘an arm and a leg’ to ship their furniture to Ecuador. As one of my American friends here in Ecuador [...]
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17 December 2012
$5/nt Manglaralto Beach room for rent or $100/month. Simple room with independent entrance and bathroom for rent. Room has sink for washing dishes and toilet, shower is around back. Ideal for a surfer who doesnt mind simple, bleak, yet secure accommodations. Room comes with queen bed, 3 minutes walk to the beach and 25 minutes [...]
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16 December 2012
One price for WHOLE HOUSE, more private than a hotel and fit as many people as you wish!… 3 bedroom with one queen bed each, 2 full bathrooms, fully furnished kitchen with dining table and mini-refrigerator, patio with hammocks overlooking the ocean, dining area… House has internet and WIFI. This quiant house has a 180 [...]
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16 December 2012
Bungalow for rent with furnished kitchenette 2 minutes drive from center of Montanita. Ideal for one person or couple. 1 Bedroom, 1 bath, 1 queen bed, 1 fully furnished kitchen with stove and fridge. This quiant bungalow has a 180 degree ocean view and is 25 minutes by walking along beach to Montanita, or 2 [...]
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16 December 2012
Some get one for the “show”. Some get one to feel like Bond when the cute airport clerk asks for their passport… …so their reply can be “which one?” Some get a second passport and dual nationality for tax, business or other personal reasons. At least if you are an American who likes to travel [...]
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12 December 2012
Map of South Ecuador Coast: Montanita, Olon, Salinas HOUSE FOR RENT 5 MINUTES FROM MONTANITA One price for WHOLE HOUSE… fit as many people as you like! $30 per day, $180 per week, $380 per month. Quaint house with beautiful 180 degree ocean view for rent 3 minute walk from beach and 25 minute walk [...]
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10 December 2012
A view from the front of the lot. For six weeks I put the sale of a beachfront lot I purchased for resale on hold while I built 3 tiki-style beach huts on the southen coast of Ecuador on a different oceanview lot in time for the upcoming rentals high-season here (late Dec- early Apr). [...]
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02 December 2012
I’m done. Six weeks, 3 tiki huts built with oceanviews near Montanita. 3 VERY different styles. Non are luxury, but two of the three are nice for the middle-end or middle-higher-end traveler while one without much of a view is for the budget backpacker/surfer type. Remember when I got quoted $3000-3500 for each tiki hut? [...]
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30 November 2012
“Jeeze, that was some crazy sh*t.” I thought as I sat in an ambulance on the coast of Ecuador this week. I started to recollect what happened as I sat next to the nurse looking down at my friend as the ambulance sped along. Moments earlier we were on the construction site of where I [...]
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28 November 2012
Vilcabamba is THE place to go in Ecuador if you just want to veg-out in absolute tranquility. The weather is near perfect and on most days you can hear a pin drop. Where to stay in Vilcabamba? Hotel Mandango: My pick for budget travelers with clean, simple rooms that start around $6 per person. What [...]
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25 November 2012
This week I got a question from a friend… “Dom, I heard you offer a free visa consultation for those interested out of your B&B in Guayaquil, I’m headed back to the US for 3 weeks, what documents and things do I need to bring back to Ecuador in order to get a residency visa?” [...]
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25 November 2012
Zamora, the gateway to the southern Amazon region, refreshingly cool due to its altitude, Zamora has a unique feel surrounded by waterfalls, rivers and orchids. If you like bird watching and hummingbirds this is the place to visit, just 1 hour from Loja with the new road. Where to stay in Zamora? Copalinga: A hydro-powered [...]
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24 November 2012
One big reason to move to Ecuador is the ease with which you can become a LEGAL resident. Trust me, it stinks to have to make border runs every month or two like expats in Thailand, or overstay your visa illegally. This year, in 2012, I’ve started helping new expats in Ecuador get residency visas [...]
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24 November 2012
El Tigrillo Loja is an interesting place. Some acquaint it to a mini-Cuenca, but it actually has a flavor all its own. The people are very proud of the heritage, are very into the fine arts, classical music and they even have their own gastronomy, and arguably the best coffee in Ecuador. Where to stay [...]
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23 November 2012
If there’s somewhere in Ecuador that has a true eternal spring-like climate, maybe it’s Chordeleg. Besides the wonderful climate, Chordeleg is neat to visit as the country’s top silver destination. The silver shops line the streets all around the main plaza. Where to stay in Chordeleg? Residencial Gualaceo: Gran Colombia 3-02 In nearby Gualaceo, this [...]
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22 November 2012
A Llama A Flower Market in Cuenca. From the breathtaking views of the old town from the riverside to the friendly locals, you just might want to stay. Where to stay in Cuenca? Hotel El Barranco: Calle Larga My pick, a clean, eloquent old colonial turned hotel right where you want to be in Cuenca [...]
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21 November 2012
Beautiful oceanfront lot available! 475m2 (5112 ft2), Flat. Right on the ocean with NO street in front. Raised about 12 feet above the ocean on a flat bluff with other houses on either side in a quiet, tiny fishing village in Ecuador 20 minutes from Salinas, Ecuador and 2 hours from an international airport (GYE). [...]
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