Ecuador’s exports to Andean countries totaled $1.93 billion between January and November of last year, down 36% from $3.03 billion in the same period of 2008, the central bank said Friday. Ecuadorian imports from the Andean countries totaled $2.7 billion in the same period, down 38% fr... [More]

Editor’s note: Growth in the number of Chinese nationals in Ecuador has been a concern of the Ecuadorian government since the late 1990s. In 2007, an immigration office official in Quito was arrested for selling residency documents to dozens of Chinese workers. More recently, the number of C... [More]

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is finding that a weak economy, electricity shortages and a confrontational governing style have undermined support for his government, just three years after taking office in a landslide that highlighted the rise of populist leaders in Latin America. ... [More]

Many a traveler has wondered, as they found a city they liked, “What would it be like to live here?” Many people who spend their days working remotely anyway start thinking, “Why don’t I just work from here and cut my expenses by half?” In most of Latin America,... [More]

Latin America has long enticed budget-oriented travelers with its low prices, and as the global economic crisis lingers, the bargains are increasingly tempting — especially when it comes to a luxury vacation. Meals are often half the cost of their European counterparts, hotels are gene... [More]

Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa is facing the worst spate of social unrest of his second term, with indigenous leaders planning protests beginning Sunday against water privatization. Opposition forces have reacted angrily to what they claim are moves by the government to privatize the coun... [More]

This is the third of a three-part series about the experience of living abroad. The author, Kathleen Peddicord, was publisher of International Living for more than 20 years and is currently publisher of Life and Invest Overseas, a web and publishing service for propective expats and foreign invest... [More]

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has joked that the only thing more popular than he is in this country is the U.S. dollar, adopted as Ecuador's official currency nine years ago in a successful bid to tame inflation. The socialist leader is serious however about maintaining his clout wi... [More]

This is the second of a three-part series about the experience of living abroad. The author, Kathleen Peddicord, was publisher of International Living for more than 20 years and is currently publisher of Live and Invest Overseas, a web and publishing service for propective expats and foreign ... [More]

This is the first of a three-part series about the experience of moving and living abroad. The author, Kathleen Peddicord, was publisher of International Living for more than 20 years and is currently publisher of Live and Invest Overseas, a web and publishing service for propective expats an... [More]

For years, Ron and Donna Carlson had been searching for the perfect retirement spot. After long professional careers, they were living comfortably in Camas, Washington with a view of the Columbia River and Mt. Hood. Winters were spent in a second home on a golf course in Surprise, Arizona. &... [More]

Interested in checking out Ecuador’s most popular areas for foreign investors and expatriates -- the south coast and the Andean colonial city of Cuenca? TransAndean Trading Company and Ecuador Properties have announced dates for their October real estate tours. The coastal tour runs from Oct... [More]

Oil giant Chevron said Monday that it had obtained video recordings of meetings in Ecuador this year that appear to reveal a bribery scheme connected to a $27 billion lawsuit the company faces over environmental damage at oil fields it operated in remote areas of the Amazon forest in Ecuador.... [More]

“Is it as cheap to live in Ecuador as they say?” The question came from an English friend but it’s one I’m asked fairly often. What he's referring to are the claims made by a number of publishers and web services, particularly International Living, Gary Scott and ... [More]

President Rafael Correa starts a second term on Monday promising "21st century socialism" for Ecuador, but his clashes with investors may jeopardize trade and deter financing he needs to reverse an oil output slump. He also faces a drop in popular support, according to two recent p... [More]