“Hey Dom, so what do Russians do in Ecuador?” My friend asked, astonished by three sets of Russian guests in a row checking into my hotel near the Quito airport. “Of the ones living here I know, Russians are in the flower exporting business, usually exporting them back to Russia.” Irked by the thought that … Continue reading What Russians do in Ecuador
We all know, or at least you should if you follow this letter, that Ecuador has many high import restrictions and duties causing many items to be more expensive here than in the US, which also creates a lot of business opprtunities for the casual traveler. As we’ve already covered, TVs, especially big screen ones, … Continue reading 8 items you can “carry on” for profit in Ecuador
“If they try to stop you, just punch the accelator.” My friend said as we inched closer in our car to the border, about to enter Ecuador from Colombia. I have never crossed a border by car so I really didn’t know what to expect. Even my adventures down to TJ (Tijuana) for the day … Continue reading Crossing the border into Ecuador
“This place is a mad house.” I said to my friend. We were across the border from Ecuador, in Colombia, at a tire shop, and it was choke full of Ecuadorians buying tires for their cars. I soon found out why. A set of 4 Goodyear tires in Ecuador in the Quito area for my … Continue reading 3 Things All Ecuadorian drivers buy in Colombia
This week I finished installing the irrigation system for my one hectare (2.2 acres) Stevia lot. There were a few different options… install a drip irrigation system or a sprinkler system. My part-time farm manager with experience in Stevia said for this crop a sprinkler system is fine. The quotes I was getting for installing … Continue reading Irrigation system installed in Ecuador, hard lessons learned