Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Gary
Pro-Ecuador.com received the following question:
I read your post about bringing gold into Ecuador and I was wondering what happens when you declare over $10k in gold. Do you pay taxes or some fee? If I came with gold I would be an American coming from Venezuela.
I was also curious about my visa [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Banking, Ecuador Border Crossing, Ecuador Laws, Ecuador Residency Visa
Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Gary
The Otavalo Market, called the largest indigenous market in the Americas, is one of the “can’t miss” events when you visit Ecuador. Literally thousands of vendors line the streets every Saturday.
There are some little know facts about that Otavalo market that Linda dug up that make it even more interesting.
“Did you know that [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Otavalo, Places in Ecuador
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Gary
We recently had a question from a reader whether it is legal to bring gold into Ecuador, and to buy and sell gold. Acutally, I have had this question twice in the last week.
Pro-Ecuador.com’s Martha Perez went to work looking for an answer. She didn’t have to look far because her sister owns [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Banking, Ecuador Laws
Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Gary
A few days ago, I was walking down the street and I came to this truck. Of course, being the curious type, I stuck my head
inside to see what was going on. This is what I saw:
The man didn’t look so happy at being interrupted, but after a couple of minutes of [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Cotacachi, Ecuador Culture, Ecuador Health Care
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by Gary
A reader wrote the following question regarding Banking in Ecuador:
I am leaving South Africa to settle in Bahia De Carquez in Ecuador on the 2nd May. My husband will be travelling with me and will be staying in Bahia for 3 weeks. He will then return to South Africa to finalize the sale [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Banking, Ecuador Residency Visa, Moving to Ecuador
Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Gary
Can You Say Airline Quarantine?
Air travel from Quito to the U.S. this year promises to be very different from past trips, and I haven’t even left yet! (actually, Linda left on Monday) I booked a RT flight from Quito/LAX on Copa. Gary checked baggage restrictions, but we didn’t read far enough down . [...]
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Filed under: Living in Ecuador
Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Gary
Understanding the Ecuador Real Estate Market
I just received a call today from a client. They are native Spanish speakers who have lived in Florida for many years. They looked at a couple of places we have listed, then yesterday, decided to go out knocking on doors that have “Se Vende” signs posted, [...]
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Filed under: Ecuador Real Estate, View from the Roof
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Gary
Are you looking for a short term or long term Ecuador vacation rental in Cotacachi? We have two available. The first is a two bedroom house on a quiet street in a downtown location just off leather street.
This house is available for a five night minimum stay. Price is $55 night. It [...]
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Filed under: Condos in Ecuador, Cotacachi, Ecuador Hotels
Posted on April 13th, 2008 by Gary
We have had several people ask us about the possibility of bank financing for Ecuador real estate purchases. Yesterday, I talked to the managing director of Banco Pinchincha in Otavalo, which is near Cotacachi, about 2 hours north of Quito.
The bank manager told me that they would love to make real estate loans to [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Banking, Ecuador Real Estate
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by Gary
A recent visitor to Cotacachi remarked that she could never live here because there isn’t anything to do at night. Since I am so busy that I wish each day had 48 more hours, I could only chuckle to myself.
Keeping entertained at night in Cotacachi may seem like a challenge to some. Yes, [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Culture, Ecuador Lifestyle, Places in Ecuador
