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Do you recommend moving to Eucador?

11 years ago
My mother and I are planning on moving to Ecuador. We hear that it is wonderful and everything is very cheap. However, recently we have noticed information to the contrary. People saying they can't get shopping or things shipped to them. We've heard it's hard to purchase things like cell phones or make-up for light skin. We've heard that almost no American companies ship there so things like special needs animal supplies are nearly impossible to get. We've heard there aren't many pet stores because Ecuadorians don't have a pet culture. We are looking to purchases houses, but unlike the $50-$75,000 beachfront properties we've heard so much about, we are only seeing houses far from beach in unknown communities going for around $200,000!

Could someone please enlighten us and direct us to realtors, lawyers, or any information we really need?

Thank you so much!

William Russell
William Russell

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