Posted on December 27th, 2008 by Linda
Yoga is immensely valuable for balancing all areas of life and connecting to the Source, or what some call God. Living from that connection brings greater physical and mental health, serenity and acceptance. In addition to the upcoming Anusara Yoga two-day workshop January 17 & 18 with B. J. Galvan, two other forms of yoga [...]
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Posted on December 24th, 2008 by Linda
Daily meditation brings me greater serenity and centeredness, especially needed these days when so much chaos is impacting our world. My meditation is a form of Raja Yoga and Gary and I also practice Hatha Yoga, which focuses on physical movements and is great for releasing stress from the body and keeping us flexible.
We are [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2008 by Linda
Here’s a December update from our Quito Cultural Arts reporter, Liliya Bykova. If you are interested in a wonderful walking tour of Old Town Quito, and an insider look at expat life in Quito, please call or write:
“Legends of Old Quito” with Liliya and Leo. Leo is also a U.S. licensed electrician, and will gladly [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2008 by Gary
The day after Thanksgiving was a great day. The weather in Cotacachi has been fantastic the last few days. If it was like this all the time, we would be swarming with expats and tourists. As it is, many more people are finding their way to our small town.
We just opened a new office in [...]
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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 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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Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Gary
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a community event that makes living in Ecuador special. On Friday night, I received a rather cryptic phone call from Jorge Quilumbaqui, owner and developer of the Primavera II condominiums in Cotacachi.
“Come to the stadium tomorrow,” he said. “There is a special event taking place.” I didn’t [...]
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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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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 6th, 2008 by Gary
After three days of intense energy in Cotacachi, with tear gas, drunken men, fights, whistling, and rhythmic dancing, Tuesday proved to be the complete antithesis.
Linda and I walked out in the city center’s park area around 2 p.m. and it was like taking a bath in a soft, gentle wash of positive energy. The [...]
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