Everything you need to know that happened in the last 2 months in Ecuador.

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Ecuador March 2014.

Andrew Hall

Ecuador Lifestyle

Retire to Ecuador (Huffington Post)

Healthcare is pretty darn cheap in Ecuador. You can now get full medical coverage as a retiree for about $70 a month. What a steal!

Beach Communities For Less Than $750 A Month (Financial Adviser)

Want to move there and live on the beach? You can, as Ecuador is one of the best places to retire comfortably in a beach community for less.

The Five Worst Things About Ecuador (Free Beacon)

Nancy and Chuck – Retirement in Ecuador (Watson Travels)

Here’s the thing. Ecuador is not perfect. But if you have an adventurous spirit it’s a great place to live and invest, such as Ecuador-bound bloggers Nancy and Chuck are discovering on their adventurous blogging journey to an expat life in Cuenca, Ecuador.

The World’s Best Place to Retire in 2014 (Daily Reckoning)

And if their experience isn’t enough here are several other good reasons why Ecuador is the world’s best place to retire.

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Ecuador Investment

“Economic Refugees” Find Happiness and Security Abroad (Fool)

From Panama to Ecuador, people known as >”economic refugees” are looking for a better lifestyle, lower cost of living, and fewer regulations than what they experience in the United States. Many expats are now finding economic freedom in Ecuador.

Ecuador, Uruguay and Malta boast best climates in the world (E Turbo Travel News)

Either way, they are enjoying one of the world’s near-perfect climates in Ecuador and relaxing lifestyles to boot.

Ecuador govt highlights US$500mn telecoms investment opportunity

Operating a Business Without a Permanent Address (Entrepreneur Magazine)

Ecuador’s broadband connectivity is top-notch, and with a recent $500 million investment, it will meet or exceed your expectation when setting up your virtual office and becoming a working nomad.

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Ecuador Real Estate

Foreign buyers help spark property boom in Ecuador’s Cuenca (Financial Times)

It really is no surprise who is fueling Cuenca’s property boom. Foreigners, of course.

Panama, Ecuador and Costa Rica top countries for retirees (E Turbo Travel News)

Then it should be even less of a surprise that Ecuador came up second in many lists of The Best Places to Retire in 2014.

PD Vos

Ecuador Tourism

• Ecuador eleva la inversión en turismo (Ecuador Increases its Investment in Tourism) (El Tiempo Ecuador)

  How deep are Ecuador’s pockets? When it comes to tourism, they seem to be limitless, as the nation is digging deep to attract more tourists in 2014.

• Cuisine, cathedrals make Quito a South American capital of coo (New York Post) l

  Quito really is the capital of cool. And those over at the 2013 Worlds Travel Awards, named it South America’s leading travel destination — it’s clearly time to check the city out.

• Ecuador: Hiking Andean trails without tourists ( Austin)

  Not feeling urban? What about hitting the hidden hiking trails of the Andes instead.

  What ever you choose. Ecuador does not disappoint.

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Ecuador Economy

Eucador Banks January-September Net Profit Fell 26 to 1985 Million (Nasdaq)

Ecuador’s Banks Face Tougher Regulations (Wall Street Journal)

Since President Rafael Correa took office, he has put the squeeze on Ecuador’s banking sector by tightening controls on private banks, which have affected both private and public growth and profitability.

Ecuador’s Economy Grew 4.9% in Third Quarter (Wall Street Journal)

Ecuador inflation hits 8-year low in 2013 (Brazil Sun)

Despite all of the banking news, Ecuador’s economy seems to be moving along, so says the Wall Street Journal. Inflation is even at an 8-year low.

Ecuador’s Banks Face Tougher Regulations (Wall Street Journal)

Ecuador’s Economy Grew 4.9% in Third Quarter (Wall Street Journal)

Bloomberg says Ecuador’s economy, South America’s seventh biggest, is growing, but at a slightly slower place than previously estimated, when it posted 4.9% growth in third quarter of 2013.

Ecuador sees 2014 trade deficit falling with new import rules (Reuters)

Ecuador hopes to lower its trade deficit in 2014 through new quality controls for imported products and support for domestic industry, such as manufacturing lead-free bicycles and importing less chocolate.

Ecuador’s Performance Challenges Perceptions About Leftist Latin American Governments (Economonitor)

Seems the nation is taking the path of producing more and importing less. However, Ecuador is not seen as a strict leftist country. Actually, the opposite, as analysts at Economonitor point ou,. Ecuador escapes the bad rap and is home to a prospering business climate.

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Ecuador Environment

Tungurahua volcano news & eruption updates (Volcano Discovery)

The Tungurahua volcano has erupted, sending an ash plume upwards of 40,000 ft. into the sky. See the before and after pictures of the eruption here.

Russia to invest $1.5bn in Ecuador energy (RT)

Russia has handed Ecuador $1.5 billion for access to its oil reserves. This news comes as a bit of a surprise seeing how the nation is still reeling from past environment issues with Chevron.

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