If you´re looking for a place to live that also produces income, consider a renovated building and business in Cuenca´s Historic District. Kookaburra Cafe and Accommodation, the creation of Jenny and Chris Bluefields, has established a large, loyal following in Cuenca and is an ideal s... [More]

If you're looking for laid-back costal living without the traffic, highrises and marauding hordes of weekenders, you may be looking for Paradise Point. Located 10 minutes south of Ecuador's surfing capital, Montanita, on the Ruta del Sol, Paradise Point offers a wide-open, almost-emp... [More]

Following widespread police protests in late September, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa reportedly said he would not dissolve the legislature despite an earlier threat to do so. The upheaval never reached the critical mass necessary to overthrow the government, but it did show that Correa faces... [More]

Three years ago, Rich Holman, an American, retired at the age of 63 to Medellín, Colombia. While a place typically associated with drug trafficking might not be on the radar screens of most retirees, Mr. Holman called the city one of the world’s best-kept secrets. “It has ... [More]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held warm talks with Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa, paving the way to drive a wedge between him and Venezuela's anti-American firebrand Hugo Chavez. In a joint press conference, Clinton vowed to build on their partnership based on m... [More]

A depressed global economy, rising health care costs, increased taxes, and lower quality of life are just a few of the reasons for a record-setting registration for the InternationalLiving.com Ultimate Event V in Quito, Ecuador, February 24-27. This year, more than 360 people interested in m... [More]

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]