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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]