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
Category Archives: Services
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.
DHL (Quito, Ibarra)
General information: Went to U.S. Embassy to get something notarized, then needed to send it to the States. The DHL building is on Eloy Alfaro which is the same cross street (major throughfare) as the Embassy. The address is: S.A. Eloy Alfaro 113 y Pasaje de los Juncos. Mon,-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Telephone: 2 248-5100. If you are… Read More
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
USPS – Global Mail
We have used this a few times – and it has tracking. Moves pretty fast – about 5 days. If you need to track International Mail through the US post office consider using Global Express Guaranteed or Express Mail International services. Delivery information is available to most countries for C-series customs label numbers that come with Regular Priority Mail International,… Read More
Door – to – Door to Ecuador!
SANESTAR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SERVICES SANDRA BAQUERO Sandra Baquero is a bilingual, 33 year veteran of the international shipping industry. She can ship your household goods, business supplies & pets. Covers import regulations, duties & taxes, documentation, ocean freight, customs clearance, inland, unloading and unwrapping with door to door service to final destination in Ecuador. Sandra offers personal consultations to design… Read More
Moving household goods to Ecuador
updated: March 30, 2013 From: Sandra Baquero I have work 33 years in foreign commerce business and I am giving some tips and information to help expats to move in a smooth way to Ecuador and avoid mistakes. There are people having problems shipping their containers, they are confused about dates because the visas procedure have changed. The options to… Read More
Changes to shipping household goods
updated: March 30, 2013 In Customs the Household Goods Chief’s Department explained me that because The Foreign Ministery (Ministerio del Exterior), where the visas are issued, have confirmed to Customs that nowadays “they are taking only 2 to 3 months to issue the permanent resident visas to foreigners”, Customs have conclude the period to give “special treatment to foreigners taking… Read More
Taxi Drivers (Cotacachi)
Freddy mobile: (098) 004-0538 has pickup truck, crew cab (for luggage/airport) and yellow cab great driver, goes to Quito & Airport speaks wonderful English Patricio mobile: (098) 872-1203 great driver, goes to Quito & Airport speaks wonderful English Fernando mobile: (099) 790-2157 great driver, goes to Quito & Airport speaks good english Jose: 09 8945 1160 Johnnie: $50 0993789152 Bill… Read More
Receiving your Social Security in an Ecuadorian bank
You can have your Social Security deposited here in a bank in Ecuador. The two banks where you can do it are Produbanco and Banco Del Guyayquil. Here is a message that was on Gringo Tree from the Federal Benefits Unit in the US Embassy:——————— You should open a bank account in Produbanco or Banco de Guayaquil. Once you’ve done… Read More