Mi Tio, a small grocery store across from the bus terminal, but heading toward the Amazones Market. We’ve been coming here for a while, buying our Snow Mints or Chao mints, as well as our almonds by the pound (which we now get from a spice shop). But then we started noticing how many tienda owners come here to stock… Read More
Category Archives: Businesses
How to renew your cedula
Special thanks for this information from Casa Luna Cotacachi RENEWAL OF YOUR CEDULA as a foreigner, DONE BY YOURSELF = ALL EASY !!! Just did the renovation of my cedula by myself: Fantastic experience !! If someone is interested, here the step by step „manual“: 1. To get the most important paper, the „Orden de Cedulación“ you make an online… Read More
Quito Bus Night Tour
Fridays & Saturdays only Visit Quito’s Historical Center, from 5 meters high aboard the Official Quito Tour Bus to enjoy a panoramic view of the illuminated city, with a One-Hour stop at the traditional street La Ronda. During this time you can explore the narrow streets, home of painters, poets, writers and bohemians; and have a taste of the famous… Read More
Embargo Dates 2019 through January 2020
Coming to Quito this year – here are the latest embargo dates. Please double check with your carrier as this list was current as of today (3/6/19), but things change frequently. ALWAYS check with your carrier. AeroMexico – no published information https://aeromexico.com/en-us/travel-information/baggage/?site=us Air Canada – no published information https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/plan/baggage/checked.html American Airlines – November 15, 2018 – January 13, 2019 (no fall… Read More
WanderBus Ecuador
Board the Wanderbus for hassle-free travel across Ecuador: make the most of your precious time, meet like-minded travelers and get closer to local communities and their lives: from the Andes to the Amazon to the Pacific Coast, experiencing Ecuador independently has never been so easy! The first and only Hop-On Hop-Off option to travel around Ecuador. https://www.wanderbusecuador.com/
Quito – Banos
This just in from Quito Expats Hi everyone… just letting you know of a shuttle service with Go4Shuttle that is now running between Quito and Baños. Cost is $15 per perso, Monday to Saturday. It leaves Quito at 6.30am from the New town and 7am Old Town. It leaves Baños at 3pm. Reservations are required so make sure to contact… Read More
Transport from Quito ….
This from Expats in Quito – It’s finally here; for those interested to go to Cuenca, Loja, or Guayaquil, but can’t stand those inter-provincial buses with their eternally locked-bathrooms and especially, the lousy films you’re forced to hear whether you want to see them or not: EcuVanTur and Christland Service now offer clean “busetas” that depart daily, not from Quitumbe… Read More
Appliance Repair – Cotacachi
thanks to Cynthia for this: Teka Repair: Miguel Tipan mtipanteka@hotmail.com cel 022573103 099 955 6231 Comes from quito $20 transport fee, but he is worth it! Bill Schuler Tecniplus from Ibarra. They have a dedicated serviceman in Cotacachi on Tuesdays and Fridays (at least those were the days last June). So he’s familiar with finding addresses here. Service call… Read More
Carpet cleaning
thanks to Marianna Piller for this information Wanted to share a recommendation for carpet and upholstery cleaning. Stefan Paul Lima of Lima Limpieza cleaned my wool area rugs with his amazing Rainbow carpet machine and they look better than they have in years. He also does mattresses, upholstered furniture and car seats. He can be reached at 062-601-611 (land line)… Read More
Hospice Care – Quito
thanks to Mary Lawrence Grover for this information This is FYI information to be stored away for future reference. Today three of us went to the Hospice San Camilo (Hospice Center) in Quito to see their facility, to ask questions and to get their advice. MAGNIFICENT is not a good enough word to describe what they offer. Their center is… Read More