[VERONICA PELAEZ]

Oh and one more question: do you need to get a visa of any kind before you go? or can you get one once you are there? Lucky for me, I am fluent in Spanish so that part, at least, won’t be an issue for me 🙂

[VERONICA PELAEZ]

Hi!

Thank you so much for making this effort! Would you mind sending it to me also?

Thank You! sonoveronica@yahoo.com

Veronica

[VERONICA PELAEZ]

Hello!

I saw a program on House Hunters television about Cuenca! It was so fun to see the views of that beautiful city. One issue that this particular family ran into was a very bad mold and bug problem in an older apartment or condo they were looking at. I wonder–is mold a big issue in Cuenca? Do you have to do anything in particular to stave it off?

I’m narrowing my search to Otalavo, Cuenca, Cotacacci, and Ambato. Am I correct that in each of these places there are stable roads, access to locally grown veggies and meats, and yearly temperatures that are about 40 degrees and higher at night, and no more than 80 degrees in the daytime?

[VERONICA PELAEZ]

Susan,

Thanks for your response and the suggestions! The reason I was wondering about a drier climate was due to mold that might happen in wetter climates. I also like the cooler climates– I know Guayaquil would be too warm for me. I’m not officially of “retirement age” per se, so I do plan on finding work when I relocate there permanently.

I don’t necesssarily need to have “big city amenities”, but just reliable roads, plumbing, internet access, water supply, access to non GMO/ non chemicalized food sources from local growers; things like that.

I will check out Ambato for sure, and Cotaccachi, but I will most likely stay to the outskirts of Quito if I do consider it.

Do you have any other suggestions for potential towns to live in and explore?

I’m so excited that my dream that has kept me motivated for so long now is beginning to manifest 🙂

Thanks again!
Veronica

[VERONICA PELAEZ]

Thank you! I just want to clarify:

Does daylight generally start around 6am, and it starts to get dark at 6pm, for all year round?

Regarding mosquitoes–are they less numerous around the equator than typically in the US?

Thanks!

[VERONICA PELAEZ]

I concur…one of the main reasons I am looking to leave the US is in search of a clean food supply, where food is free of GMOs, unneccessary hormones, pesticides, irradiation, etc., and where the government protects the food supply with legislation, long term. I do hope that Ecuadorian government continues to do so, because it would be a deal breaker for me if they do not. Please keep us updated on what you learn 🙂

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