"I've never seen a pH like this." The part-time Stevia specialist said to me looking over the results of my soil analysis. The pH is over 8. That's very alkaline. Too high for a plant like Stevia. The plant would grow but not produce as much as it should, he continued. The ideal, … Continue reading pH setback with land in Ecuador
Good question. Sometimes in Ecuador it seems like the people actually selling their farm have no idea how much to ask as prices are all across the board. Asking prices can be particularly high once a crop is already producing. But you can find a lot of farms for sale for under $1000 … Continue reading How much do farms cost in Ecuador?
My brother is married to a Thai woman. Even still, when they go to live over there for part of the year, he still has to do "border runs" every month or so. Even for him, residency is complicated! Other countries, like the Philippines, or Colombia don´t force you to leave the country but … Continue reading Which Ecuador residency visa option is best for you?
{!firstname_fix}, "$1800?" I gasped. "Yea, $1800," the guest at my hotel in Quito near the airport continued a few days ago in October of 2015, explaining how he just spent $1800 just in taxes and fees paid to the government to bring his dog to Ecuador. This is excluding what he paid to … Continue reading How 1 Expat Got Nailed For $1800 Bringing Their Pet To Ecuador
“Damn, that’s good.” I remember thinking when I first tried it upon arriving to Ecuador. “Really good.” It was sweet and sour at the same time and really refreshing. And not like any other fruit flavor I had ever tried in North America, Asia or Europe. 1. The “Naranjilla”. Or “Lulo” as they say in … Continue reading 3 exotic Ecuador fruits with big-time export potential