Pam
@mappam
American looking for information about Ecuador
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15
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3
About me
American
Lives in Melbourne, FL
Speaks English with some portugues and spanish
Registration: 03 August 2010
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Single Lady wanting to move to Ecuador by TahoeTrish
Would love to hear from 草榴社区s living in Ecuador I am wanting to retire soon and rent a place there large enough for a garden.......not a condo would like a home. Is it safe for a single lady living alone in Ecuador... thank you for your ...
How is it going Trisha? Sorry it took so long to answer BUT we moved to Cuenca -arrived "April Fools Day" We found a 4bed,2-1/2 bath,small garden house. We brought our dog and it was not as hard as we thought it would be. Send me an email ... Read More
The unofficial web page of the greater Cuenca expat community by Nards Barley
I designate this thread as the unofficial web page for the Cuenca 草榴社区 community. I also designate myself as the unoffical spokesperson. It is actually a continuation of my non-blog, but I wanted to elevate my status in the wake of the continued ...
We are loving this weather! After the Florida heat..... this is heavenly!! No heaters for us...if we do get chilly, we put on another layer. Read More
Single Lady wanting to move to Ecuador by TahoeTrish
Would love to hear from 草榴社区s living in Ecuador I am wanting to retire soon and rent a place there large enough for a garden.......not a condo would like a home. Is it safe for a single lady living alone in Ecuador... thank you for your ...
Susan ...We have arrived! We are loving it so far. There is a learning curve as cabs are cheap but drivers do not speak English so we wrote down apartment address and hand it to driver -way easier! We still have had a few problems trying to get a ... Read More
The unofficial web page of the greater Cuenca expat community by Nards Barley
I designate this thread as the unofficial web page for the Cuenca 草榴社区 community. I also designate myself as the unoffical spokesperson. It is actually a continuation of my non-blog, but I wanted to elevate my status in the wake of the continued ...
My husband will be glued to the Packers - what can I say - from Wisc LOL Read More
Medications available in Ecuador (Cuenca)? by Wanderlusting
Hi all, My boyfriend and I are planning to come to Cuenca for 3-6 months and we would like to know about the availability of the medications below. Any information you can share on any of these, including (a) whether they are available at all in ...
Thanks again Neil! Read More
Medications available in Ecuador (Cuenca)? by Wanderlusting
Hi all, My boyfriend and I are planning to come to Cuenca for 3-6 months and we would like to know about the availability of the medications below. Any information you can share on any of these, including (a) whether they are available at all in ...
Neil Thanks for the reply! - what about the Tylonal/asprin with codine? Can you get that there (in Cuenca?) When we travel I always put the original prescription bottles in a zipper bag and then sort them when we arrive. I have had NO problems ... Read More
Medications available in Ecuador (Cuenca)? by Wanderlusting
Hi all, My boyfriend and I are planning to come to Cuenca for 3-6 months and we would like to know about the availability of the medications below. Any information you can share on any of these, including (a) whether they are available at all in ...
What about Codine? I know that a lot of countries sell Asprin/Tylenol with Codine (Tylenol #4 here)OTC. Is it available in Cuenca? I will bring some with me - is that a problem? Will I be able to get more? I had partial knee replacement surgery a ... Read More
The unofficial web page of the greater Cuenca expat community by Nards Barley
I designate this thread as the unofficial web page for the Cuenca 草榴社区 community. I also designate myself as the unoffical spokesperson. It is actually a continuation of my non-blog, but I wanted to elevate my status in the wake of the continued ...
Hi Zen - Bryan just emailed me to say Hi to you and let you know we will be arriving this Saturday in Cuenca. I have NO IDEA how to PM - I see I have a few but can't figure out HOW to send one? I left my email addy on the forum post "single ... Read More
Single Lady wanting to move to Ecuador by TahoeTrish
Would love to hear from 草榴社区s living in Ecuador I am wanting to retire soon and rent a place there large enough for a garden.......not a condo would like a home. Is it safe for a single lady living alone in Ecuador... thank you for your ...
Hi Trish - I am glad that I was able to help - at least a little. I have been in touch with A Lot of people that live in Cuenca and some that are just going now. Email me - mappam at hotmail dot com - make sure you say something about Cuenca in ... Read More
Single Lady wanting to move to Ecuador by TahoeTrish
Would love to hear from 草榴社区s living in Ecuador I am wanting to retire soon and rent a place there large enough for a garden.......not a condo would like a home. Is it safe for a single lady living alone in Ecuador... thank you for your ...
Hi Trish - I will be able to let you know soon! We are arriving in Cuenca this Saturday (14th) and I will be staying for one month - hubby will be there for only 2 weeks. We rented a small one bedroom, kitchen, bath AND a small walled garden area. ... Read More
All you need to know about firearms in Ecuador by 3lckr
You CANNOT legally bring your weapons to Ecuador. Why did I put legally? I wouldn't know any illegal way to do it... Anyway, firearm imports are closed indefinitely by our "beloved" Correa, and import of any other type of weaponry is complicated and ...
This is sad news to me. I thought you COULD bring firearms into Equador? My husband and I have an extensive collection of guns - some really old and collectable and some new for hunting or range use. Hubby is a member of a "Cowboy shooting" club ... Read More
Possible jobs available?
Hi my name is Pam and I have seriously been looking at Cuenca as a possible move. We lived in Brazil from 1978-1980 and loved it. We speak passible Spanish (and some portuguese from Brazil). The economy hit us really hard and there is no savings ... Read More
Interested in Ecuador-- seriously! by saberEcuador
Hi, I'm new to the forum. After years of running on the wheel just to keep up, I started liquidating and realized that I could retire now, maybe not in luxury, but at least in comfort, if I moved to someplace cheaper than the US. Ecuador fits my ...
I was glad to see this info and found it answered some of my questions as well. I am - well - sort of - a "geek"....I play PC games and beta test a lot of the online games before they come out. It is REALLY important for me to have internet and ... Read More
A few questions on moving to Ecuador by mappam
Hi all! My hubby and I are thinking of moving to Cuenca next year. I am trying to do some research and Love what I have found on Cuenca and Ecuador in general. We lived in Brazil in the late '70's so my questions are based on that experience. Not ...
Thanks Mike - I really appreciate the reply and the answers. I continue to do research and know I will get more answers when we visit before making final plans. Thanks again - Pam Read More
A few questions on moving to Ecuador
Hi all! My hubby and I are thinking of moving to Cuenca next year. I am trying to do some research and Love what I have found on Cuenca and Ecuador in general. We lived in Brazil in the late '70's so my questions are based on that experience. Not ... Read More