BY GARY SCOTT Ecuador’s cost of living is low.
This is a great day to look at Ecuador coastal cost of living because our friends Larry & Shirley Humphrey just moved into their new condo at Vistazul! They are the first residents there.
Here they are at Palmazul, their club house, (133 steps from their condo) using the broadband. Eventually they’ll have broadband in the condos but the units are not yet completed (completion of the last units is scheduled for November 2009).
Since Merri and I are only part timers in Ecuador, I continually ask readers who have moved full time about Ecuador’s cost of living.
Recently our message entitled Cotacachi Cost of Living showed how Bill & Joe Daily live in Cotacachi on about $700 a month.
Another message Cotacachi House and Condo Rentals shows how Lee and Peggy Carper live for even less.
So I was not surprised when I spoke with Larry and Shirley that they told me it was costing them about $700 a month to live (without rent). Their comment was, “we receive over $2,000 from our Canadian pension, live on $700 and save the rest.”
We could call $700… the Ecuador cost of living solution!
Yet low cost living is not even near the biggest benefit of living in Ecuador quoted to me by residents here. A more relaxed lifestyle is often number one.
I could not agree more. Here I am with Ma in the Pamazul front yard… working hard.
I am thinking.
Other times I take my lap top and enjoy the benefits of a broadband global business by working from my balcony… with this view… and the sea breeze… the warn sun and sound of the waves.
Usually I quit working though for the sunset. Here is one sunset shot I took from one of our Vistazul condos.
These condos are now available for rent.
Good health comes in as a reason to live in Ecuador as well. Everyone walks more… eats fresher food. A great article on Ecuador beach restaurants shows why.
Larry and Shirley are from Calgary and had a successful jewelry business there but the pace of life was ruining their health. Since arriving at Vistaazul, Shirley has seen her weight drop 20 pounds and is completely off all the medications she needed when she lived up north. Both tell me they feel so much better… so much more relaxed… filled with energy again.
Merri and I watch them enjoy playing in this surf every day.
Some times alone.
Some times with just the pelicans and sometimes…
on this totally empty beach.
Style in Ecuador construction also offers some wonderful little things that one would never get in a condo up north… like this window trim.
Each unit has its own special wood carving in the window.
Gardening is another. Here is one block of the Vistazul condos. They look a bit bleak now but not for long.
Here are some of the flowers you see around Vistazul.
So many shapes…
colors…
smells.
Plus, I just received this note from Kjetil Haugan.
Gary, thanks..I just got back from Galapagos where we had a small party launching our newest Galapagos cruise ship, the M/C Nina..we have our first cruise tomorrow.
Shirley and Larry moved into their condo yesterday!
We hired a Botanical Phd to design and plant the whole project..he started today.
We have 5 units of the seven nits you recently wrote about left but I will keep at least 2 of them for some clients that reserved up the hill and have not decided yet what to do. This means we have only 3 units left to sell..and a couple of people are almost ready to make deposits..I do expect some fallout from the people who made deposits but anyway it looks very good. I have also negotiated a couple more cash sales from people who wanted to buy. Regards, Kjetil
This means that there may only be one condo unit left with the free Galapagos trip offer. Get details from Kjetil at kjetil@haugancruises.com
Until next message may your cost of living be low , relaxed and healthy as well.
Gary
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