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Plotting the next Silicon Valley — you’ll never guess where

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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/

Cotacachi, Ecuador lots for sale

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Tierra Firma is located about a mile outside Cotacachi on the road to the Pan Americana Highway. It is tucked away off the road and entered by way of a winding driveway, through rolling green pastures and past a tranquil pond with stone water fall feature. The views from all of the lots are simply stunning. Tierra Firme has 23… Read More

Canadian Embassy in Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil)

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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

Recycle (Ecuador)

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Thanks to Ecuador Expats on Facebook and David Sasaki. It appears recycling is gradually catching on in Ecuador. It’s been a little over a year since the redeemable tax for non-returnable plastic bottles went into effect. Last year, recycling these bottles generated $14 million. It’s also created thousands of jobs. Last year, school kids in Quito got into the Guinness… Read More

Mindo – a Bird Lovers Paradise

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A few pictures to tempt you to check out the cloud forest. From Cotacachi about a 4 hour ride in the bus – from Quito about 1.5 hours. The roads are curvy so be prepared. You can catch a bus from Quito or hire a driver – either way be sure to check it out, soon! Hummingbird up close Hummingbird… Read More

Prana Energía Vital (Cotacachi)

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We send a weekly e-mail reminding people that on Tuesday we have available organic produce and veggies, and also to place orders for artisan bread. If there is something new we also include that in the e-mail. F.Xavier Solórzano Prana Energía Vital Imbabura 911 y Rocafuerte Cotacachi (5936) 255-4177 (5939) 9496-3815 eMail: pranaev@aol.com

Hielo de Montaña Ice Plant (Cotacachi)

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Hielo de MontaÑa Iceplant: will remain steadfast in its promise to uphold the highest ethics and standards,Our commitment to integrity is reflected in our pledge to excellence, to continuing education and to purified water technology. Hielo de Montaña Ice Plant specializes in the safe and sanitary manufacture, storage and serving of food grade, consumable ice and water. We perform daily… Read More