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

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

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

Moving Cuenca – Cotacachi

from C Tesno We moved to Cotacachi from Cuenca and used the best movers. Their pricing was also the best. We moved an entire household and with no damage or problems! They carefully wrapped each piece of furniture and they have enclosed trucks! The owner speaks English and his name is Sebastian. Contact information is mudanzasespinoza@gmail.com. phone 099-874-1046 or 099-751-5644.… Read More

Quito Airport-Carcelén Bus Service

Thanks to JULIE POWEL / JAMARA GRUBER THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018 Just an FYI about bus service from the Quito airport. There are buses now that go from the airport to the Carcelén terminal in north Quito, and vice versa. After you exit the airport baggage/customs area, you should see public transportation on the right. There are three buses: The… Read More