thanks to FB Ecuador Expats & David Sasaki Great CD rates in Ecuador – but are they insured? Banks with deposit insurance through the government agency COSEDE (Corporación de Seguros de Depósitos). http://www.cosede.gob.ec/index.php/programas-servicios/seguro-de-depositos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=288:bancos&catid=81:uncategorised Cooperativas with deposit insurance http://www.cosede.gob.ec/index.php/programas-servicios/seguro-de-depositos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:cooperativas&catid=81:uncategorised
Category Archives: Other
Tren Crucero (Cruise Train)
I requested additional information from them and this is what they sent to me (not sure when we are going but would like to for sure) Departures 2013 & 2014 Offical Price List 2013-1 tren crucero day by day itinerary 2013 INGLES Dear Patrice, Thank you for your interest in our product Tren Crucero, which is actually the most stunning… Read More
Vonage – our traveling phone
When we built our home in Lake Tapps (Seattle, WA area) we started with Vonage. That was almost 12 years ago. We are still loyal Vonage customers. We travel with a router & phone and use it all over the world. We have the same numbers we started with (great for the business). Calling people here – is easy! You… Read More
Ink Cartridges Refill (Cotacachi)
Refill your printer cartridges: Luis Chirboga, C.D.C.H. System, the internet place next to Jack and Ilene’s laundry on Sucre. 0991855171.
Bed in a Box
Special Thanks to Rick Taylor of Ecuador Expats!! Our mattress plan is to get a couple from the following link. Have one now and very pleased. The kicker is that it is vacuum compressed into a box. Trying to remember, I’d say the box was 16″ x 16″ by the width of the mattress. You open it up and in… Read More
Plotting the next Silicon Valley — you’ll never guess where
Great read!!! Part 1 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575554-1/plotting-the-next-silicon-valley-youll-never-guess-where/ Part 2 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575559-1/new-silicon-valley-in-the-andes-promise-and-paradox/ Part 3 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575566-1/riding-shotgun-with-the-man-behind-an-andean-silicon-valley/ Part 4 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57575577-1/an-ecuadorian-silicon-valley-pipeline-to-the-future-or-pipe-dream/
Canadian Embassy in Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil)
Link to the Canadian Embassy in Quito http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ecuador-equateur/index.aspx Embassies & Consular Offices Quito Embassy of Canada Address :Av. Amazonas N37-29 and Union Nacional de Periodistas, Eurocenter Building, 3rd Floor (one block north of the Supreme Court Building, near Amazonas and United Nations), Quito, Ecuador Telephone :593 (2) 245-5499 Fax :593 (2) 227-7672 E mail:quito@international.gc.ca Internet :www.ecuador.gc.ca Guayaquil Consulate of Canada… Read More
DHL Office (Otavalo)
DHL Intipungo Otavalo Sucre y Quito Otavalo, Ecuador
PRANA Energía Vital (Cotacachi)
PRANA Energía Vital is a family business that offers, among others: organic products, handcrafts mainly manufactured by small producers, indigenous and women groups, books, personal and home care products aimed at enjoying life. We are open to sharing topics related to a healthy and wholesome life including food and nutrition, lifestyles, individual and environmental harmony, among others. PRANA Energía Vital… Read More
US Embassy Services
Enrollment for Travel Information in Ecuador https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ Safety and Security in Ecuador http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1106.html Warden Messages and Newsletters http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/security-and-safety/warden-messages.html U.S. Passports (Renewal and First Time) http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/passports.html Public Services (Report of Birth Abroad, Notarials) http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/public_services.html Affidavit of Marriage http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/service/living-in-ecuador/marriage-information.html Living in Ecuador http://ecuador.usembassy.gov/service/living-in-ecuador.html