La Mirage (Cotacachi)

La Mirage. A 5-star hotel. The Queen of Spain once stayed there. Rates start at $366/night. http://www.mirage.com.ec/en-us/mainpage.aspx

Hostal Mindala B&B (Cotacachi)

Hostal Mindala B&B. Right near the center of town. http://www.mindala.com.ec/eingles.html from the list – I would like to invite you to pass by Hostal Mindala on Bolivar/9th of October; across from the Ornamental Park. I will be glad to show you some of our guest rooms and apartments which are fully furnished. We also have a penthouse furnished with great… Read More

Hostal El Arbolito (Cotacachi)

Hostal El Arbolito. Close to Leather Street, the main drag in town. $35 a night for room with one full-size bed. $40 for a room with two twin-size beds. http://hostalelarbolito.com/

La Cuadra Hosta (Cotacachi)

La Cuadra Hostal. Right near the center of town. Room rate is around $15/person per night. The hostal has Wi-Fi, but does not serve breakfast. It does have a communal kitchen. Jairo Gomez, the owner, speaks excellent English having lived in the U.S. for several years. http://www.lacuadra-hostal.com/

Estate Planning

Many clients of our office are interested in the process of estate planning. Ecuador´s law in reference of that matter, is quite different from the US. Maybe we can run a conference to explain the process of estate planning, taxes, etc. In any event, Jack, what I want to inform you is about the fees that a person putting together… Read More

Services for expats

This is to let you know that I’m offering my services as: • Appointments with doctors • Translations English to Spanish. • Caregiver • Nanny • If you want to get out of the routine I could arrange tours in and out of the city. • Take people around like: airport, Quito etc. (Weekends or night time only) • If… Read More

Cotacachi expats now on Facebook

For all of you out there who are on Facebook and for all of you out there who have just been dying to have a reason to open a Facebook account, here’s an opportunity. I’ve just set up a Facebook page called Cotacachi Expats. This page is not meant to replace Jack’s email list, but rather to compliment it. It’s… Read More

Massage Therapist (Cotacachi)

I highly recommend Sandra who worked at the La Mirage for many years. She is a very qualified massage therapist and also does manicures and pedicures. She will come to your home. Full body massage for one hour is $20 – pedicure/manicure together is $8. Make an appointment with her by calling 0989340090 Thank you Micky Enright

Medical Services – Prescriptions

Many people who are not here already or at the moment, want to know if they can get certain prescriptions and what the cost will be. For $5, I will go the the local pharmacy and if they don’t have it there, I will find out if they carry it in Ibarra: simply e-mail the name of the drug, its… Read More

Health related newsletter

Greetings! I have decided that I will be starting a heath related newsletter that will be entitled Cotacachi’s Health Matters. It will be available online to anyone and everyone, but its main audience will be the group of foreigners who have decided to make beautiful Cotacachi their home. For those of you who don’t know me, I worked for many… Read More