We retired early and moved to Ecuador. The cost of living and healthcare are more affordable, but there are challenges.
Stephen and Joanna Vargha retired early and moved from North Carolina to Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2020 for the lower cost of ...
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The Tragic Collapse of Ecuador
Opposing them too openly can prove fatal: In 2023, the right-wing politician Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated by ...
In Ecuador’s highlands, an Indigenous community faces choice between 2 candidates they don’t trust
The two main candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are nowhere to be seen in ...
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Brandi Morin in Ecuador: A Canadian mining giant vs. the guardians of the Amazon
Deep in the Ecuador Amazon, a Canadian-owned mining project threatens the way of life of local Indigenous communities.
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Ecuador’s next debt-for-nature deal falls short of Indigenous involvement
Ecuador completed a debt-for-nature swap to support Amazon conservation through the creation of the Amazon Biocorridor. While ...
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Conciliating a ‘Bearable’ Life? The Voice of Migrants in Ecuador in Ca’ Foscari’s First ERC PoC Project
In a new project funded by ERC anthropologist Valerio Simoni will bring together individuals with diverse migration paths to ...
Who is Daniel Noboa? The conservative millionaire president seeking reelection in Ecuador
Daniel Noboa stunned voters when, with only a brief stint as a lawmaker and no established political machinery, he ...
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Ecuador votes in presidential poll amid spike in drug-related violence
Polls opened Sunday across Ecuador in a presidential election amid a rise in cartel turf wars and soaring murder rates. The ...
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Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
He has also advocated for the US to re-establish a military base in Ecuador to help fight the drug trade. He even attended US President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January and later followed ...