Retire Cheap Cuenca Ecuador: Do Expat Forums Work?

So far we have replaced a restaurant, a bakery and now a travel van service business in the DIY Cuenca Landing Guide! Why? Because prices got out of hand and skyrocketed. When we take a business or service out of the guide we always replace it with a new (better, locally priced) one. We will continue to work hard to keep the DIY Cuenca Guide updated with timely information and locally priced businesses, goods and services.

                     

Retire Cheap? Cuenca Ecuador Reality Check! (Ep 1 Parmesan Cheese)

We bring you this video because we think our followers want to (continue) to know the reality of what's happening in Cuenca Ecuador. This way you can make a more informed decision when it comes time to decide where you want to move or retire to. If we did not bring you our experiences and reality checks, who will?

                      

Traveling the PanAmerica Highway 35 from Quito to Riobamba and then to Cuenca

Ecuador has great roads and beautiful countryside along Ecuador Highway 35.  From Quito we rode with an Ecuadorian who spotted us trying to get a bus at the terminal terrestre. It was a holiday and the lines were outrageously long. He first quoted us $50 but Frank got him down to $15. The drive from Quito to Riobamba was not without incident. We wrote about our petty crime experience in the Quito Guide. We spent the night in Riobamba and the next day took the national bus to Cuenca. From Quito to Cuenca it is a 9-hour drive so it is nice to break it up with a stopover midway.

                     

We're Having a $3 Lunch in Atacames Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province

Atacames is the last northern beach town we traveled to and researched along the Ecuador coastline.
Atacames is a lot different in many ways than some of the other coastal towns
in Ecuador. We explain those differences in our DIYEcuador Coast Travel Guide. Plus, we have 20 other popular Ecuador
destinations listed in the Ecuador coast guide with complete details. The kind
of details you would expect from Frank and Angie! 





                    





See ATACAMES Beach Here!