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| Bus From Cuenca to Banos to Trujillo | 11/20/2009 | Kathy |
Q: .how's going !? First of all, I was wondering if i could get to Banos from Cuenca by bus or taxi!? ...
A: Yes, I can help you some since I have done this twice, the last time about 5 years ago. There is no ...
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| Travel | 10/19/2009 | Robin Slater |
Q: I am an 18 year old on the beginning of my gap year. I am currently living with my uncle. I leave to ...
A: Good evening Josh, First I want to apologize for the delay in responding. I have just returned ...
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| Move and work in Ecuador | 10/8/2009 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: just short about me for explanation.We are family with two kids 4 and 6 year old. I do building, ...
A: Ecuador is a country with a great problem of unemployment, so it is very hard to find a job. In your ...
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| Manta-retiring | 9/22/2009 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: We are talking about the possibility of retiring fulltime or parttime in Manta. I have read here ...
A: in my opinion all Ecuador is a dangerous place, but it is easy to take ways to protect one self. ...
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| retire in ecuador | 6/14/2009 | Robin Slater |
Q: I may need to retire early and am very interested in a quiet place like Cotacachi. I would pay cash ...
A: Good afternoon Randy, A living expense of $500 (i.e., for food, transportation, telephone etc) is ...
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| skating in Eucador? | 5/4/2009 | Robin Slater |
Q: Does Ecuador's cities have any skating rinks for the public either roller or over ice? I'm coming ...
A: Good afternoon Judy, The only ice skating rink that I am aware of in Ecuador is located in the CCI ...
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| Traveling to Quito and Galapagos | 4/9/2009 | Robin Slater |
Q: I'm going to galapagos and I heard that ecuadorians get discounts going there. I was born in Ecuador ...
A: Good afternoon Diana, Your passport validity actually refers to the date it expires. All visitors ...
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| bus transportation | 3/9/2009 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: My family (3 girls 22,21,14 and my wife and I) are planning a trip from Quito to Tunsupa (beach near ...
A: I think the best bus transportation from Quito to Esmeraldas is "TransEsmeraldas". But I recommend ...
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| Possible retirement in Cuenca | 1/28/2009 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: Augusto, reading your answers to others' questions has been very helpful. Thank you for your time ...
A: In Ecuador there is not official information about expa retirees but I think there is a minimum ...
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| elementary schools | 12/29/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I am moving to ecuador most likely in the summer with my 8-year-old son and have questions about ...
A: First, if your son does not speak Spanish, I think he needs to learn it and later go to elementary ...
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| Selling our products in Ecuador | 11/21/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: Husband and I liked hearing about Ambato, Ecuador from a friend of ours; it sounds like a nice place ...
A: I think it will be not problem in selling your products in Ecuador. Too many foreign people have ...
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| Overland from Ecuador to Peru | 11/5/2008 | Kathy |
Q: I am flying into Quito at the end of December and travelling for 3 months overland via Peru, Bolivia ...
A: What a wonderful experience you are going to have with 3 months in South America. Yes, you do need ...
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| Passport | 10/23/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: I understand that in order to travl to Ecuador you need to have a passport valid vor at least 6 ...
A: Good morning Carolina, My apolgies for the delay in repsonding to your important question (as I ...
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| Galapagos airline ticket- purchase while in Guayaquil? | 9/18/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I'm going to be traveling to Guayaquil soon, and also am looking to go to the Galapagos Islands for ...
A: It is better to arrive to Baltra, the service is better. The price is the same. In regard of the ...
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| Internet Cafe | 7/17/2008 | Kathy |
Q: Maybe this question is a little absurb but I am traveling for the first time to Ibarra Ecuador and I ...
A: You will have no problem...all internet cafes have their own computers. So far in all my travels in ...
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| Galapagos | 7/8/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: Augusto, I will be at the Galapagos Islands for four days this August. Stupidly, I have booked ...
A: I think you made a good reservation. You can take a tour each day for a determined Island and return ...
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| Vacation Rentals in Puerto Lopez | 7/4/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: My friend and I are traveling in Ecuador for the month of August. We really want to stay in Puerto ...
A: Good evening Carin, As this is peak high season in terms of tourism in the area (mainly due to the ...
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| getting from Cuenca to Banos | 6/30/2008 | Kathy |
Q: My family will be in Cuenca and we need to get to Banos. I do not want to take a 6 hours + bus ...
A: I really know of no way to get to Banos other than taxi or bus...sorry. Just as a suggestion, you ...
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| Butterfly season in Ibarra & surrounds (Ecuador) | 6/12/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: Robin - I am planning to visit Ibarra and do some hiking at the nearby mountains/volcanos in July or ...
A: Good evening Tina, You're the same as my aunt, who has an extreme moth/butterfly phobia too. The ...
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| Moving to ecuador,cost of living, dangers | 6/11/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I know you have heard the same question to many times...lol..but I am 23 Male was thinking about ...
A: Ecuador really is a dangerous country because its police is bad, the people have too many problems ...
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| Relocating to Ecuador from Miami, Fl. | 6/8/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: My husband and I are thinking to relocate to Ecuador in the next few months with our 2 daughters ...
A: First of all the small towns are not necessary the most inexpensive in Ecuador. Guayaquil is no the ...
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| driving in Ecuador | 5/26/2008 | Kathy |
Q: In some previous answers you seem to feel that driving in Ecuador is not advised. You also wrote ...
A: I thought you were thinking of driving around the Quito area but not all the way to Cuenca. I ...
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| kiving in Equedor | 5/13/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: I would like to know things such as taxes, cost of goods, where in Equador is a good place to live? ...
A: Good afternoon Mary, From what you are saying, anywhere on the Pacific coast (i.e., Montanita, ...
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| kiving in Equedor | 5/3/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: I would like to know things such as taxes, cost of goods, where in Equador is a good place to live? ...
A: Good afternoon Mary, Sorry for the delay in responding. First of all, Ecuador is a ...
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| Homeschooling | 5/3/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: My family is considering relocating from the USA to Ecuador. However, I cannot find out whether ...
A: In Ecuador children must to go to a school public or private. In Ecuador there are many private ...
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| couple of questions | 4/13/2008 | Robin Slater |
Q: first, I would like to ask you if you know a cheap airline that could take me into the Galapagos,or ...
A: There are only two airlines that operate flight to/from the Galapagos Islands; those being AEROGAL ...
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| saero airlines | 4/13/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I was told that there is a flight service from Quito to Tena at certain times of the week, however I ...
A: I found this "With SAEREO airline, flights are available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Price: ...
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| Ecuador | 2/15/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I will be traveling to Ecuador in early April. I'm going to a smaill town called La Merced about 40 ...
A: The best way to travel to La Merced near Riobamba is by own or rented car. You also can go by bus to ...
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| Manta beaches | 1/22/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: My wife and me will be in Manta in the middle of April, for 1 day, during our cruise trip. We would ...
A: Machalilla Park always will be interesting, but I do not know if you will be satisfied with the sea ...
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| Manta beaches | 1/20/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: My wife and me will be in Manta in the middle of April, for 1 day, during our cruise trip. We would ...
A: As you surely know, Manta is a very small village, and there is a public beach, as all beaches in ...
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| Travel from Cuenca to Loja | 1/15/2008 | Kathy |
Q: Does your friend know about getting from Cuenca to Loja? Or to Montanita? We are coming to Cuenca on ...
A: So sorry I am so late in a reply but my sister has been sick and I am in Atlanta helping her out. ...
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| Cuenca contact info | 1/15/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: Hola Augusto, and that is about it for my Spanish. We will be arriving in Quito on the 8th of ...
A: You are welcome to Ecuador. Cuenca is a good place for retiring. I really do not understand what you ...
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| Ecuador Trip | 1/7/2008 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: Hey Augusto- I am volunteering for four weeks on a reserve in Ecuador next month and would like some ...
A: Really Quito is very interesting please for tourism, in the city there is a lot of cheap hotels some ...
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| travel in ecuador | 12/24/2007 | Robin Slater |
Q: My partner and I are traveling to Quito on New Year's Day. We arrive there New Year's Day and will ...
A: Yellow fever is only required of tourist travelling from infected areas (but not European or North ...
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| Lima-Quito | 12/8/2007 | Kathy |
Q: I need to get from Lima to Quito. Can you recomend a route and bus companies? Can you give me a ...
A: I really can only answer part of this.........I can give you the routing of by bus to ...
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| Lima to Cuenca | 12/5/2007 | Kathy |
Q: I am flying into Lima and am gathering that I need to get a bus from Lima to Tumbes and then Tumbes ...
A: Yes, you are correct. You will have to bus from Lima to Tumbes and then over to Cuenca. I have ...
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| Loja to Cuzco | 11/25/2007 | Kathy |
Q: How long would it take and how much would it cost to travel by bus from Loja to Cuzco and would it ...
A: I really can't help you too much on this question. By bus you would go to Tumbes and then bus to ...
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| Guayaquil to Loja | 11/25/2007 | Kathy |
Q: Two well-traveled mature US ladies will be visiting Loja end of March to investigate retirement ...
A: I have only gone from Quito to Cuenca but do have a friend that goes to Loja (know her from years ...
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| Retiring in Ecuador | 11/15/2007 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I would like to buy a home in Ecuador in which to live about six months a year. I will have enough ...
A: Of course it is possible to rent a car in Ecuador, although it will be a little difficult for you to ...
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| Retiring in Ecuador | 11/15/2007 | Augusto Rivadeneira |
Q: I would like to buy a home in Ecuador in which to live about six months a year. I will have enough ...
A: The best way to find available property in Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez or Manta is to go there and ...
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