Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Gary
In the last two days, our website has had more than 1600 hits. We are not sure where all of you are coming from, but we understand that Mike Adams from www.naturalnews.com referred to pro-ecuador.com in his internet seminar a couple of days ago.
Where ever you are coming from, we welcome you to the growing [...]
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Filed under: Condos in Ecuador, Cotacachi, Ecuador Real Estate, Living in Ecuador, Places in Ecuador
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Gary
By Gary Phillips
Rain and clouds today in Cotacachi. And the news from the U.S. is gloomy as well. Financial chaos: goldsoars, then it plummets, then recovers. The stock market has more moves than a yoyo. More government bailouts. Investors saying they are going on vacation for a few weeks until the government sorts out what [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Beaches, Ecuador Real Estate, Moving to Ecuador, Santo Domingo, View from the Roof
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Gary
For several months, Colonia El Batan, the hand-made adobe house development located on the outskirts of Cotacachi, sat quietly, without much action, waiting for the first house to be completed. Yes, it looks good, but let’s wait, the stream of visitors seemed to be saying.
After the first house was delivered to a soon-to-be retired Exxon [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Lifestyle, Ecuador Real Estate, Living in Ecuador
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Gary
How much you choose to immerse yourself in the culture will largely define your experience in Ecuador.
–Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos
The first Pro-Ecuador Intro Tour has come to an end after a 7-day whirlwind trek that stretched from the beaches of Manta and Bahia in the west, then northeast [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Cuenca, Ecuador Real Estate, Ecuador Tours, Moving to Ecuador, Otavalo
Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Gary
I had a minor, and perhaps even a major revelation this morning. A couple of friends of ours, Carl and Nancy Showalter, recently moved to Cotacachi, Ecuador, to make it their permanent home and base of operation.
Carl is a minister for a small church in Chicago that has an international audience through the internet. [...]
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Filed under: Condos in Ecuador, Cotacachi, Ecuador Real Estate
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 10th, 2008 by Gary
Sometime last January, I was excited to open my email and find a message from Afghanistan. “Wow,” I thought, “this internet has some kind of reach!” I was amazed!
The writer, Albert, a North American employed in Afghanistan, was interested in condos in Ecuador, more specifically, Primavera II Condominiums in Cotacachi. [...]
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Filed under: Condos in Ecuador, Cotacachi, Ecuador Real Estate, Living in Ecuador
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Gary
I jumped out of my bed a couple of days ago and looked out the front window of our 4th floor apartment in Cotacachi. Volcano Mama Cotacachi was crystal clear. This was an unusual site for us as for the last couple months of the rainy season she has kept herself pretty [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Real Estate
