The Best Expat Communities in Cuenca
There’s good news for people interested in investing in real estate in Cuenca, Ecuador, as the market comes out of a three-year slump.
There’s good news for people interested in investing in real estate in Cuenca, Ecuador, as the market comes out of a three-year slump.
When Ellen came to Ecuador, she wasn’t expecting to find anything like the skill and quality of her artistic experiences in Chicago.
Ellen Malloy’s tenure as a publicist for an opera company in Chicago placed her at the heart of cultural experiences that had her mingling with artists like Luciano Pavarotti or going to the Steppenwolf Theater. “My work was my social life,” she says. “Chicago is known for its ballet, opera, museums, and theaters. I came from institutional art, very pro-fessional, working with some of the finest artists around the world."...
One morning at 7:45, when I was waiting for a bus in my adopted hometown of Cuenca, Ecuador, a shaggy street dog jumped up onto the bench beside me. It made me comfortable, because...
People always ask why we moved five dogs to Ecuador. Especially when four was the limit. I’ll admit, bringing five dogs made us feel more as though we were smuggling contraband than moving our furry friends. But leaving them behind was not an option. After all, they’re family.
“I’ve lived here almost six years,” says Susan McBride of her adopted home in Cuenca, Ecuador. “I came here for the main reasons others do: economical living, the spring-like climate, the city’s cultural and art scene.”...
People always ask why we moved five dogs to Ecuador. Especially when four was the limit. I'll admit, bringing five dogs made us feel more as though we were smuggling contraband than moving our furry friends. But leaving them behind was not an option. After all, they're family...
When I graduated from college, I put on my traveling shoes and backpacked through Europe for three months, vowing to stay as long as the $500 in my pocket lasted. I stayed in hostels, lived off loaves of bread and French cheese,...
One of the things I love about living in Cuenca, Ecuador, after spending nearly 40 years in the sweltering heat of Florida, is that I can actually walk outside during the day without worrying if the heat steaming from the blacktop will melt the soles of my tennis shoes.
Most people would think a young girl growing up in Anchorage, Alaska, would not necessarily dream of becoming an opera singer. But Mara Gano’s love of culture far exceeded Alaska’s rugged reputation for dog-mushing or...