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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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Culture, Ecuador Lifestyle, Living in Ecuador
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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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Culture, Ecuador Lifestyle, Living in Ecuador
Posted on December 11th, 2008 by Gary
For weeks, we have been telling people, based on information from our attorney in Quito, that an Ecuador visitor can go across the border to renew your Ecuador Tourist Visa for an additional 90 days just before your initial 90 day visa expires.
Today, we have proof! Kristen and Frank, two temporary Cotacachi residents from [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Border Crossing, Ecuador Tourist Visa
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 20th, 2008 by Gary
Yesterday, an Ecuadorian woman who is married to a U.S. citizen, and has lived in the U.S. for five years, came to Cotacachi to look at some real estate. She is ready to return home. We were expecting her around 11 a.m.
At 10:45 she called from Cayambe, about one hour from here. “We are blocked [...]
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Filed under: Cotacachi, Ecuador Culture, Ecuador News, Ecuador Politics
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 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 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 July 23rd, 2008 by Gary
Linda and I had a delightful experience a while back when we visited a Cotacachi pre-school to give them a gift brought by one of our friends, Dan Kapica.
Dan brought an older, but operable, Apple Macbook laptop computer with him from the states that was of no use to him anymore. When he visited the [...]
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