Ajijic Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks to Kevin I was directed to this travel blog. In one of the early entries they make a comparison to Ajijic. http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/KatieJack/ Always great to look at options for life is about choices. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shira Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 As I am headed to Ecuador in May I really appreciated this blog. Great info and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajijic Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 As I am headed to Ecuador in May I really appreciated this blog. Great info and pictures. Wow Shira that is awesome. PLEASE report back and have a great trip. I plan to go early 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRW Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Good luck in Ecuador! I've been researching Ecuador for a couple of years, and thought that's where I wanted to retire to--until I found out how insane their Socialist president is. If you are looking at residency in particular, or merely hiring a maid or gardener, CAUTION! Check out the part of Correa's "new" constitution called Declaracion Patrimonial, and check out the penalties for hiring an Ecuadorian citizen and not going through the brain-numbing red-tape required by the government. You can go to jail if you make a mistake and don't jump through all of Correa's hoops. He's as crazy as Obama. The weather is great, the people are great, the cost of living is great, but the government is nuts. Correa's idiocy is another reason why I started researching Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajijic Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Bud well I think what you say looses credibility when you reference Obama. Ecuador changes leaders often but for most expats of little consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRW Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Bud well I think what you say looses credibility when you reference Obama. Ecuador changes leaders often but for most expats of little consequence. Well, I'll take that to mean that you're a Democrat, or a liberal, so I take it with slightly less than a grain of salt. BUT, you didn't check out the Correa stipidity that I mentioned, did you? And, those are only 2 of the moronic laws this Chavez wannabe pushed through. But, Go ahead pollyannas. I be around so I can say "I Told you so". Frying pan into the fire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajijic Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 In Ecuador the cost of living is about half of Ajijic, buses great, roads being modernized, people feel VERY safe, climate wonderful and can be varied through elevation, the variety and quality of the lakeside restaurants is hard to match but lots of inexpensive fresh fruit and vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley's Ghost Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Good luck in Ecuador! I've been researching Ecuador for a couple of years, and thought that's where I wanted to retire to--until I found out how insane their Socialist president is. If you are looking at residency in particular, or merely hiring a maid or gardener, CAUTION! Check out the part of Correa's "new" constitution called Declaracion Patrimonial, and check out the penalties for hiring an Ecuadorian citizen and not going through the brain-numbing red-tape required by the government. You can go to jail if you make a mistake and don't jump through all of Correa's hoops. He's as crazy as Obama. The weather is great, the people are great, the cost of living is great, but the government is nuts. Correa's idiocy is another reason why I started researching Mexico. You may be disappointed if you want to live in a country where you are in agreement with that country’s government. Countries that have elections can and do change their approach to problems, including making changes that may not suit how you (or anyone else) views life and proper governance. After all, Ecuador makes laws that rightly protect their citizens. Do doubt laws that require you to be in conformance with what Ecuador considers to be fair treatment of its citizens is no different than many laws passed by most other countries. Look at US employment laws that got a few prominent public figures in trouble for improper hiring of household help (laws that were in existence during the Bush administration, something I only observe as you seem to have a bias). Mexico too, has laws on the books that require one to follow proper employment practices. While the laws are not so onerous as you suggest they are in Ecuador, the laws can change. The last national election here saw Luis Obrador and the PRD (a left-of-center) party almost win. Two of the three major parties here are left-of-center, so should you move to Mexico, you stand a reasonable chance of living in a country where laws may be passed with which you take exception. And in Mexico there are already laws on the books that do not allow non-citizens to take any part in the political process—including criticism of the government and its policies. Without taking a political position, I agree with a previous poster about your comment on Obama, who has nothing to do with Ecuador or Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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