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]