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LNDobs
Joined 2014
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planning to move to Ecuador & need suggetions where to visit & look

10 years ago

Hi everyone - just found your forum & thanks for having me - my husband & I & also my brother have been researching places to retire (other than the US which is just NOT affordable) & we're 99.99% sure Ecuador is it. But I have some serious health issues & so I want to be very thorough in my research - planning our first trip in Dec or Jan (a couple of months) - I've heard & read so many great things about Cuenca but also some Not great things - like it can get very chilly & damp etc. Plus very high altitude & I already have some breathing issues - so although Cuenca sounds great with all its great amenities /things to do/ restaurants& having company w/ many other fellow expats & has access to good medical care - I'm hoping I can get some suggestions of what other towns would be nice to consider in a lower altitude that might almost as nice- BUT - my Main concern is Bugs/ Mosiquitoes - that's why Cuenca sounds so appealing not having a lot of buggy bugs :) - & heard coastal areas are rainy /wet 1/2 the year with HORRIBLE mosquito problems - so don't want to live on the coast or near the coast because of bugs & mosquito problems half the year- so I know Higher altitudes have less bugs for most part - SO I know I do NOT want to live in or near the Rain Forest - that is Out! & if what I heard about the Coast being plagued by mosquitoes 1/2 the year is true? Then where else might be nice to consider other than Cuena that has access to good medical & NOT plagued by mosqitoes &/or lits of spiders & bugs but just a little lower altitude - but still could offer nice welcoming place to live where I could have my own garden & chickens (possibly other livestock)? Thanks if anyone can share some suggestions where I can explore for places to live.

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