Blackmoor Vituperative

After several years of consideration (seriously — I started looking into this a little over five years ago), I have decided to exclude Ecuador as a possible retirement destination. It has its appeals, and for the sake of the people who live there, I hope it always will, but for me, the disadvantages are more than I am willing to bear.

Areas of interest

• Cuenca, Olon, Manta
• What is life actually like?
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/05/05/retired-expats-in-ecuador-what-lifes-really-like-for-them/?sh=42a36d74150f

Pros for Ecuador

• Low cost of living (minimum budget for 2 adults at something close to $2,400 – $2,600 per month)
  • https://www.netcredit.com/blog/cost-comfortable-retirement-around-world/
  • https://mls-ecuador.com/en/real-estate/beach-houses-for-sale
  • https://vivatropical.com/ecuador/manta-ecuador/
• • Warm weather (too warm?)
  • https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/20225~18307/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Charlottesville-and-Manta
  • https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/20225~19348/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Charlottesville-and-Cuenca
  • https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/20225~18290/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Charlottesville-and-Salinas
• • Beaches, mountains
• • No taxation of income from outside Ecuador
  • https://internationalliving.com/countries/ecuador/taxes/

Cons for Ecuador

• Spanish is the primary language
• Crime (mainly petty crime, like pickpockets) is a thing
  • https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Ecuador.html
• Taking anti-parasite medication every 6 months
  • https://storyteller.travel/antiparasite-amoeba-treatment/
  • https://melibeeglobal.com/blog/2015/07/real-talk-parasites-while-traveling-abroad/
• Lack of clean water
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Ecuador
  • https://storyteller.travel/how-to-drink-the-tap-water-in-cuenca-ecuador/

More information

• https://immiguides.com/immigration-guides/ecuador/
• https://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/about_ecuador/immigration-visas.html
• https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-ecuador/
• https://www.internations.org/go/moving-to-ecuador/working