Having to re-apply and constantly extend tourist visas can be a hassle. If you are planning on staying in Ecuador for more than 3 months a year, a residency visa is your choice.
There are many different ways to get your residency in Ecuador. Here, I will mention the easiest two.
For me, the easiest two ways to get a resident visa in Ecuador are by investing in real estate or by proving you have a steady pension.
The official names are the 9-I retirement visa and the 9-II investor’s visa.
The main requirement of the 9- I retirement (or pensioner’s) visa
Colon, Panama is the second largest city in the Republic of Panama and holds the second largest duty free port n the entire world. The city of colon was formed by Americans in the 1850′s who were working on the canal. Colon gained a huge amount of importance and wealth after the completion of the canal; however, Colon had some major health issues due to the fact that it was built on a swampy island. Colonel William C. Gorgas, who was in charge of the sanitation during the canal construction drained the surrounding swamps, installed new sewage and drainage systems an dramatically reduced the plagues of mosquitoes and yellow fever that hindered Colon in the beginning.
Antonio Jose Mariscal(Marshal) Sucre is one of the most remembered here in Quito. A Latin American hero of the independence of the States of Gran Columbia, Sucre was Belgian blooded and born in Venezuela hailing from a highly aristocratic family. Answering Bolivar’s call to arms, Sucre was put in charge of the defense of Quito. Here he proved himself in the battle of Pichincha, a decisive victory ending Spanish Colonial rule of Gran Columbia. For this, Sucre was honored with the naming of streets, a parish where now I reside as does Quito’s nightclub and tourist infrastructure, and the International airport opened in 1960.
And so Sucre continue to serve his adopted city for many years. Many a bleary Read more
The first time you laid eyes on it you knew, it was love at first sight. You bought it, built your dream house and lived happily ever after. Sadly, buying property is not as easy as it sounds. You may have found land in the perfect spot but before you buy here’s a few things to consider.
Budget. You might be in love, but can you afford to commit? Prices vary greatly in Costa Rica. In areas like Santa Ana in San Jose the price of land is exorbitant at $300 a square meter. In the mountains of Guanacaste land is much cheaper, at around $1.80 a square meter. Areas close to the beach or with high concentrations of Read more
The water is clear, teeming with schools of fish, the bright colored coral surrounds you as you dive deeper into Belize’s world-famous barrier reef. Every year thousands of tourists come to Belize with the sole purpose of diving in these waters.
The barrier reef is immense and there’s hundreds of great diving spots but if you are an experienced diver with the proper certifications, you have to visit the Blue Hole. The Great Blue Hole is an underwater limestone sinkhole 984 feet across and 407 feet deep. The Blue Hole is closest to Ambergris Caye. This giant sinkhole is full of marine life, including several kinds of sharks and impressive coral formations. Here’s a few things to remember Read more
Coming to a foreign country you may be worried about culture shock, saying and doing the wrong thing and coming off as a jerk. But the worst part of culture shock is food shock. Looking down at your plate and thinking “What is that and did it just walk onto my plate?”. The good news is that for most of us foreigners, Salvadorian food doesn’t usually provoke that kind of reaction. It’s actually really tasty and mostly healthy. What kind of food should you mentally prepare for before coming to El Salvador? Here’s a summary of the basics.
• Pupusas and Curtido. Pupusas are basically corn stuffed tortillas, similar to Mexican gorditas. The dough is made from Masa (corn Read more
Yep, it’s coming up so you better save your bucks and get down here for the 6th annual International Living hosted event taking place in Quito from February 15th to 19th. If you don’t already know international living then you should. It is the web’s most popular and extensive website dedicated to helping potential foreign expats and retirees connect with places and property in Latin America. International living has rated Ecuador as the top spot to retire consistently year after year.
IL bases its reports on two important criteria: value and quality of life. Did you know that you can find a modest house along the coast for between $65,000 and 80,000 dollars? Did you know that Quito Read more
When a country exports coffee, sometimes all that’s left for the locals is the worst in the crop. That’s not the case in Costa Rica. If you live in Costa Rica you can still get the good stuff and good prices. What’s the best? What are the prices? That’s all up to you but here’s some of the local brands.
Most supermarkets carry the big Costa Rican name brands: Cafe 1820, Cafe Rey, Volio, Cafe Montaña, Yodito and Cafe Maravilloso. Most of these coffees cost around $3 per ½ kilo at the supermarket. Some supermarkets carry the whole bean coffee which can be a better deal. You can buy a 4-kilo bag of Cafe Montaña whole bean for $8. There’s Read more
The food scene in Panama is constantly changing and evolving while keeping a strong hold on traditional cuisine as well. In Panama food can be found on nearly every street corner and borough to suit any palette as well as any wallet. If you are looking for traditional Panamanian food I highly recommend you check out El Trapiche in the El Cangrejo neighborhood on Via Argentina. Constantly filled with locals- evidence of the authenticity and quality of its Panamanian food-
El Trapiche offers everything genuinely Panamanian from the chicken soup to the deep fried corn tortillas, empanadas and plantains. You can expect to pay around $10 to $15 a plate at dinner in El Trapiche, but the quality of Read more
I never really had a plan of what I wanted to do when I initially set out doing it. I never really wanted to work and have always been at my happiest when I’ve been at the gainfully unemployed level. And it has always been an ardent philosophical dictum for me that the definition of a real winner is one spends more than half his waking hours during any calender year idling more than working. Haven’t you wanted to take six months off and travel, learn to play the ukelele, stare at clouds, perfect your sandwich making skills, bowl on all seven continents, sit on a beach and make driftwood art? Well how do you do this—first off don’t get Read more
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