Posted on November 8th, 2008 by Linda
Queen of Quito To be Crowned November 27
One of the highlights of Ecuador culture occurs each year at the end of November when Quito chooses its queen. Last year the daughter of a friend of mine was one of the candidates, so I have some insight.
After 10-15 candidates are chosen from many applicants, who [...]
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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 September 24th, 2008 by Gary
Just this past week, the Ecuador Immigration office issued new Ecuador visa guidelines. We reviewed this information with our attorney, Jimmy Penafiel, who works in the Legal Department for the government of Ecuador.
When you arrive in Ecuador now with just a passport, you will receive a 90 day T-3 visa. This visa is non-renewable, unless [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Gary
Papa Imbabura and Mama Cotacachi will have rights, if the new Ecuador Constitution is approved!
A 130 member constitutional committee has prepared a new draft of a constitution that will fundamentally change the way humans relate to nature. This new document will be voted on on September 28. If approved, Ecuador will become the first country [...]
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Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Linda
Photo: NYTimes, August 7, 2008
The Panama hat continues to be a fashion favorite around the world.
Vanity Fair Magazine has just published its 2008 International Best-Dressed List and Heinrich Furstenberg, one of the winners, looks dapper in his Panama hat, which is blocked in the Havana style.
H.S.H. PRINCE HEINRICH VON UND ZU FÜRSTENBERG, 58-year-old German [...]
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Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Linda
A van-full of expats recently took a day trip to Chachimbiro Hot Springs north of Cotacachi. Pam and Grey, who own a home in Hawaii, had this to report:
“As the road descended through more arid terrain we passed through large fields of sugar cane where we came upon a small “cottage” sugar cane processing plant.
Having [...]
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Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Gary
Yesterday we received a call from a friend who purchased an apartment in Colonial Quito about a year ago. She and her husband came here two weeks ago from the U.S. with the intention of getting their residency visas. They have all their standard paperwork in order.
Their attorney advised them that the Immigration office in [...]
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Filed under: About Ecuador, Ecuador Residency Visa, Moving to Ecuador
