| Ecuador is a country where you can live
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| | restoring the old colonial center,
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| surrounded by unparalleled beauty,
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| | something which caused property values to
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| whether it be in the ancient colonial
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| | rise rapidly in Cuenca and Guayaquil upon
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| cities of the Sierra, the tranquil Valley
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| | completion. Yet the tremendous value
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| of Longevity, the exotic Amazon
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| | found in these irreplaceable antique
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| rainforest, Ecuador's beautiful and
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| | homes-some in the $25,000 to $50,000
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| natural coastline, or the mystical and
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| | range-has not yet been recognized by the
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| unique Galapagos Islands.But it's also a
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| | Ecuadorian investors.A two-bedroom
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| country where you can live on the
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| | apartment in Cuenca's colonial historic
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| smallest of incomes. In Ecuador you can
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| | center a block from the main square just
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| still find pristine beachfront lots for
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| | sold for $34,000 and a beautiful
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| under $12,000, antique colonial homes for
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| | one-bedroom apartment can be rented in
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| under $25,000 and peaceful mountain
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| | Cuenca's most luxurious
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| retreats for under $50,000. You'll pay
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| | neighborhood-directly on the Tomebamba
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| almost no taxes and enjoy one of the most
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| | River-for just $250 per month.Maid
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| non-intrusive and non-regulatory
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| | service costs around $120 monthly and
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| governments in the civilized
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| | construction workers still earn around
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| world.Nestled in the jagged Andes
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| | $200 per month. At the market, you'll
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| Mountains, it is home to a large portion
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| | find handmade fisherman sweaters for less
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| of the world's wildlife and bird species,
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| | than $10 and leather jackets for under
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| as well as a staggering array of
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| | $50. Even if these prices doubled they
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| different landscapes and climates.
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| | would still be cheap.Low prices alone do
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| There's truly something here for
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| | not make an ideal retirement or
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| everyone.Ecuador's real treasure,
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| | investment destination. There are plenty
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| however, is its people. It's one of the
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| | of places the world over where you can
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| few places where a foreign resident or
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| | buy cheap land and find a 50-cent cup of
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| visitor can blend easily into the
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| | coffee-but you wouldn't want to live
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| community, being welcomed into a new
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| | there. Not so in Ecuador.Here you'll
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| circle of friends and a new way of life
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| | enjoy a quality of life that's hard to
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| with relative ease. As a foreigner here
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| | beat and an experience in living that you
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| you'll be treated with respect and the
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| | won't get anywhere else. If you enjoy
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| people will be proud to get to know
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| | the outdoors, have dreamed of owning a
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| you.During the last 5 years, Ecuador has
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| | Spanish Colonial home in a World Heritage
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| gone through a number of tumultuous
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| | site, or want to spend hours strolling on
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| changes, including the recent ousting of
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| | an undeveloped beach, then Ecuador may be
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| a president in 2005. But today's Ecuador
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| | for you.As you may know, Ecuador survived
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| has emerged as a country which remains a
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| | the Latin American financial meltdown of
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| haven for those wanting to retire or
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| | 2002, in part because of a stability
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| invest and gives every sign of retaining
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| | factor that came from adopting the US
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| a stable government. The landscape of
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| | dollar as the official currency. The
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| the market has changed, but there are
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| | formerly high inflation rate came in at
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| plenty of areas where significant
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| | 3.9% in 2004, same in 2005 and it's on
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| property bargains can be found and a
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| | track to be about the same in 2006.
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| comfortable lifestyle can be enjoyed on
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| | There are no foreign-exchange controls
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| just a fraction of what you'd spend in
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| | and no restrictions on foreign-owned
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| much of the world.Today, you can buy a
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| | businesses. You can repatriate 100
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| two-bedroom condominium in Quito's
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| | percent of your profits.The other hot
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| historic center, close to good shopping,
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| | area at this writing is the village of
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| gourmet restaurants and hotels, for under
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| | Vilcabamba in Ecuador's southern Sierra.
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| $55,000 and a one-bedroom for just over
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| | Enjoying near-perfect year 'round weather
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| $25,000. Quito's antique Spanish
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| | and dramatic mountain scenery, it is
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| colonial homes in need of restorations
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| | called Ecuador's Valley of Longevity.
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| start at around $30,000. While there are
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| | Here a two-story traditional Ecuadorian
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| good buys all over the country, the best
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| | house with five bedrooms on 2.5 acres
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| buy right now in the property market is
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| | with lots of fruit trees and a fresh
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| unquestionably the purchase of old
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| | water source that provides fresh water
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| Spanish colonials in Quito's historic
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| | year-round, sold this year (2006) for
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| center. The city is in the process of
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| | $60,000.
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