5 PROS AND CONS OF LIVING IN CUENCA ECUADOR
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
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Hey RUclips! this video basically tells you some pros and cons of living in Cuenca Ecuador from our perspective. Everyone might have a different opinion, but this is our version. Let us now what you think!
We have been staying in Cuenca 5-6 months now and stayed in Ecuador 6 months in 2015 so with all of our experience we made a list of things we like and dont like!
Our cuenca Airbnb : abnb.me/7Tx11o...
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Karenrosedawson
I've only been to Cuenca for a day, but I instantly fell in love with the countryside of Cuenca. When I go to Ecuador, I usually stay in Duran, travel to Guayaquil, etc. I have to say: You cannot complain about food in Ecuador. It was such a shock going to a vegetarian restaurant in Guayaquil and paying $2.15 for a full meal - fresh juice, soup, the meal which was rice, beans, salad, soy "meat", and eggs (though I did not eat that - bad for my stomach). When we went to a Chinese restaurant, we paid $2.50 and got a HUGE plate - I'm talking about a mountain of food that we even had to give to the dogs because there was so much leftover. All the juices are made fresh, but you can also ask for soda if that's what you want. Transportation is cheap, but you have to be careful of your belongings. Salinas, Ecuador is also beautiful, but I don't know about the living situation there, though I hear it is expensive considering it's a tourist destination - it's called the "Miami beach" of Ecuador. I really enjoyed this review and I do hope to live in Cuenca in the future. The only ones who speak Spanish are mainly those who are exposed most to tourists. Though not always. My cousins began learning English since.. it would be kindergarten. The education of English highly depends on the economic status of the city. The more $$$ a city makes because of tourists, the more likely they are to learn English. Either way, don't expect to speak English in Ecuador. Learn the language and you'll be better off for it!
Your videos would be a lot easier to understand if you stopped interrupting each other !
It's really hard to enjoy...
I don't know how I found you but I did it! I'm from Cuenca! nice to meet you. .. nice comments about my city, it's true! everything! like you! ;)
theLOORelise
I am saravanaprakash from India May I visit Ecuador in visitor visa and can I find a hotel jobs in cuenco
I was born in Cuenca, but I’m living in the USA for the last 20 years. I remember I was on the street and a US couple where trying to find el cafecito and was asking to a police officer how the get there and the officer didn’t understand the couple questions, and I jumped in the conversation and told them where the cafecito was and I can see in theirs faces the joy of someone talking to them in English lol
I was there four years ago during November. Con Cuenca has a four month long rainy season.
I am in Cuenca. I have learned that many people who say they don't speak English, they actually do. If you speak a little Spanish, they open up and talk to you in English.
I live in Cuenca and I'm watching this video in HD lol
"If there's a line at the supermarket, I can't even...." 😂😂😂 fast paced life, definitely the American way! It's also "slow" in Spain (Barcelona, Segovia, Madrid, Toledo), Portugal, China (Beijin) Mexico and France, and yes Ecuador (Quito, Banos, Otavalo. Those are the places I have been so far).
I also agree that the language is a huge barrier anywhere really, including Spain, China and France (they don't speak English either).
Yes, gyms are not huge in Ecuador since most people there walk for exercise (lived there for 17 years). Ecuadorians are not obsessed with body image.
Loved Ecuador! Enjoyed the Chivas en Banos, looking forward to retire there.
A must see country! My only fear visiting Ecuador is that I am going to fall in love with that country and never return to the U.S.
You might consider allowing one another to finish his/her sentence without interrupting. It will be much better.
Thank you for this video. I have never been to Cuenca but I am in the process of doing an exploratory trip there in October 2016. I plan on viewing some of your tour videos that you mention. Oh by the way the trip I am planning is a surprise anniversary gift and before you say I should let the wife know before I spend the money and commit understand it was the wife who has been looking at Cuenca as an expat and semi permanent living. So she is generally ready to go and in September she is retiring so this timing is good.
I think you did a great job with the video. I appreciate all the incite you have and though we knew some of that. Having it confirmed makes adjusting easier.
Never pay cab drivers more than the meter says unless it's the minimun fare or you guys feel like giving a tip, plus beware to never pay "gringo prices" or anything because it end it also affects the locals as price have risen lately, specially housing. Nice video guys.
aariix3 *
Nice and accurate review of the city! Unfortunately not everybody born in Cuenca appreciates it. Human beings usually have the tendency to think that everything out there is better. I love my city and I'm really happy to know there are lots of people coming from all around the world and enjoying life here. We still have lots to do to improve it, but I guess we're on the right path.
How long are you guys planning to stay here?
Hey guys I am glad that you like Cuenca. Hopefully you get a chance to go to my hometown Baños and make a video about it.
Take care!
I try to never to go out too much at night, not even here in Seattle...So that's fine, do not go out at night if you can avoid it...I will be very careful leaving Cuenca and venturing to Peru or to the coastline cities using public transportation.
Hey guys!!! I am from Cuenca but right now I am living in New Jersey ... and I love your pros comments about Cuenca ... you did not speak about how much you are paying for rent ... I am sorry about slow service at the restaurants ... I love your channel .
Yeah, rent cost ideas please
Nice! Its cool to see a brother and sister living together, sharing their experiences, etc.
Oh my, I'm sorry. You guys just look/seem like brother and sister. Sorry again.
con:, being unable to understand what probability of precipitation means...it means that the % given is that the area will get rain, but does not specify duration. i.e. 80% P.O.P. means that 80% of the region will get rain, the time it will rain for is not stated or even predicted. :)
good to see people like our city
Hola tu Vives ahi?
Very informative.... thank you for taking the time to make this video. In the search for a new home, I have found your input to be of value.
Wow you guys seem very excited to travel. That's very impressive to know 3 languages. It was good, thanks for the great insight into Ecuador.
You guys kept my attention 100%
Are you two having any 'sleep problems' because of the altitude? Any issues with parasites as discussed by Frank & Angie of HMF Family Life? Have you had a challenge with the pollution from the buses and cars?
cheap living in ecuador wow-i love ben in escuador.so beautiful the best contry..
Pro transportation is a plus for the country. Cheap inter country airfares and buses. $65 airfare or $10 bus ride but 11 hour ride to get to the same place.
hello.
i just want to clear up something.
when you talk about almuerzo. i think actually the second plate is like the main dish.
we eat the three plate. but it doesn't mean that the second one is the secondary.
Cuenca is the best!
Good video!!! You guys are adorable!! Keep it up!!!
What do you think of the people in Cuenca? Have you met people you enjoy talking to?
I missed my Country Ecuador
I don't know if you're still there, but you have to go in the evening near to Puente Roto. There's a place right in a corner where they sale "morocho with empanadas". You have to try that if you haven't already. ;-)
Hi thanks for the info, how did you go about getting a visa, and is cuenca a good place to retire? I am trying to do some research on retirement and cuenca seems like a ideal please
We never made it to Cuenca but from my research it is a wonderful place to retire. You really need to learn to speak Spanish but I can also say that the grapes we had in Quito were the best I have ever eaten. Firm, sweet and they lasted three days without refrigeration.
Thanks for your opinion, but now Cuenca is not that cheap on food because you do not know how much a regular person of Cuenca earns in a normal job. And true there is no clothes here to buy and electronics are expensive. Super slow internet because of the trade that stupid Ecuador did with the satellite. We don't have a spot of Satellite. The Houses and mother nature is beautiful, no exception, kinda of boring. At night time, everywhere in the world is scary, so don't underestimate Cuenca. NYC is worst and forget about London Nights. Water is vital!!!!!!!!, but also the water in NYC is delicious. But anyway don't complain in buying water. OMG! you are so right, People here in Cuenca are slow but not all of us. I'm productive. I can see that you have not really meant the productive people of Cuenca. Lunchtime is for lazy people. You know for sure that if you eat a heavy lunch like we do in Cuenca it's for you to take a nap.
So your just tourists, and you don't really know the people of Cuenca. And we also know english legit!. You forgot about our history and why you guys like our peace. Gyms suck! that is why you have to learn to pray, and jog around Cuenca. You can actually meet good people. Do yoga!
I'm glad you like our mineral baths, it also has a beautiful history and the weather is not confusing, you are in a valley and we are in the equator line of the earth so there is no season what so ever.
Sorry for the taxi drivers, some are ignorant and thugs just like any other part of the countries. The music sucks, no comparison in that, but if you like your phone and like your internet get your music online, I do!!!
You know what I want to see?
interesting tourists who really want to connect with the cultural people.
Kathryn Guillen please Tell me your Facebook I am planning to migrate in ecuador I want to have practical knowledge about this
Kathryn Guillen amiga visita mi canal soy Ecuatoriano ayudame
its a shame that gringos still harbors their racist attitude.
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Hi guys this is a beautiful video. I'm from Ecuador but I'm from Macas Morona Santiago...You should go to visit Macas City. And do the video about there . It's a nice city too.. congratulation for give a good information for everyone who want to live in evuador..the all cities in Ecuador are beautiful for live. Good luck guys.
You guys are darling. Nice to get your read on the city.
Thank you for replying, it was very helpful.
I like these two. Very cool people
"really cold" LoL.
come to Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada) in February and experience our cold, -50 Faranheit for a week straight in a cold snap is expected but -30 is more frequently where we're at between Jan-March. You wanna talk confusing? In the summer its the opposite, can easily be 95-105 during a heat wave, with high humidity that makes it even worse...
great video, very informative and for someone doing some research on ecuador I found this to be very well balanced and overall incredibly positive!
Hahaha, 5Mbs internet service, I live in Wisconsin and pay $50 a month for 1.5Mbs, talk about slow, but best you can get in the area.
Does slow internet mean you can’t do internet/Ethernet services or Skype or just referring to videographer who needs to upload? Is email slow then?
Well.It is good to know your information.....Is your girlriend from Ecuador .....Good luck on your stay there....i was planning to go there to check it out,for my retirement.....in a couple of years...
Do they have theaters that show movies in English?
Good info. Thanks! Where are the thermal springs?
I live in Cuenca, I HATE IT!. I used to live in Machala for 12 years, and I'm used to the hot days. but here its just COLD. I can barely run here, since the altitude kills me.
I've just spent 15 days in Quito, and plan to spend 15 days in Cuenca early next year. That will give me a total of 21 days in each city, after which I will try to decide where I want to live in retirement.
I do recall Cuenca as being very relaxed, especially the center of the city where a person can just sit around for a few hours and enjoy the sights and the many cathedrals!Right now, Quito has the "inside track" because the Archbishop is a personal friend of mine (and we DO call each other "amigo"!) When I visited Cuenca last year, a new Archbishop had just been assigned but had not yet moved into Cuenca. It will be nice to meet him on the next trip.
Are the two of you available as "tour guides"?
When I was there last year, I stayed at Hotel Cuenca. It was nice, and a short walk to the main square. The deal also included free breakfast...buffet style.
By the way, THAT was a VERY fast reply!
Fortunately, I have plenty of time before I have to make a booking. There are also several personal matters that have to be dealt with over the winter, and they are a very high priority at this time. By mid-April I will be in a better position to make plans.
Salvation and Karen...
I would like to know information on Quito and how much is the living expenses, rent( what's included), budget $150 USD, food , transportation, etc 🙏🏼
Very frustrating to listen for 18 minutes and not hear a word about the cost of housing! Best airfare deals? Visa issues? Residency issues? Specific cost of gas ("really cheap" is not very accurate). Specific cost to own or rent a car or motorbike? Is it a bike friendly place? What about dating issues? Is there street music? Any clubs with American/European music (there must be at least one!) Specifically how much do clothes cost? Electricity? You seem like lovely people but you presented very little useful info relative to the time to used. Peace
Hi, thanks for the reply. Didn't expect one. Re: dating. I'm curious what it would be like for and American in terms of meeting local women. Is there bias or discrimination? How are Americans/Europeans viewed in that context? I'm sure there must be a lot of discrete issues pertaining to interacting with local people in general but more so in terms of dating or meeting potential partners. I'm very curious about the street scene. Are there street musicians? If so, do any play non-local music? I'd be interested in playing Beatles music or Dylan etc on the street for tips (busking) would that be possible? RE: housing. I'm guessing it would be essential to know people in the area to get good deals otherwise you'd be subject to the 'gringo effect' of pricing? Does $350 include any utilities? But the basic question I think most people want answered honestly and realistically is how much does it cost monthly to live. I know there are many variables in terms of how often you eat out etc...but if you could give a range from say: it costs $1000/month just for basics (housing, food, utilities...) up to...x amount for say 'middle of the road' to quasi 'luxury' ...just give a basic range. I've looked at several other videos and I get the idea that some expats live comfortably on less than 1k....so, all the specifics you can provide are appreciated. What are the very best deals one could expect for airfare r/t from the states? How to extend from the basic 90 day visa? is that problematic or easy? I'm wondering too, as you talked about dismal internet speed. Is there absolutely zero access to high speed or is it just hard to find? Thanks again for the response and your time. I wouldn't bother you will all this if I weren't seriously interested. I was thinking Mexico but Ecuador seems to offer many advantages like the fact that the currency is the same. I've been scanning airfares and I've seen some from 'CheapoAirFare' like $350 r/t from NYC...is that realistic? Peace
Slava Litvin h
@@Gluchit mañana 😁😁
@@Gluchit can I ask you about the price of dental implants
You can watch You Tubers Amelia & JP they had lots of info on Cuenca although they moved to a beach town at the beginning of this year.
Your experiences in Ecuador sounds a lot like my experience in Thailand
I live the last 5 years in Chiang Mai.
Thinking of moveing to Ecuador, It's getting harder to get Visa in Thailand.
Has she ever thought about not interrupting him?
Suggestion: Could you do a video on the art of the area. I personally would be interested in that facet of indigenous culture. Maybe interview a local artist and what ignites the artistic creativity. It just would be interesting.
thanks.....marty
a piece on local art and artists....local cultural traditions......but with emphasis on local art.
What about air quality - in Mexico a few years back, leaded gas was a problem for air quality - to the point of coughing and eyes watering - and this was in a mountain city so, a bit tough - what's it like there?
So, conceivably, one can live comfortably inside or outside a major city *without* an automobile, yes?
Honestly most Ppl care more about housing prices, food prices, transportation, water, safety, and internet. Ecuador has all of these except fast internet, scammers, and well the safety is pretty good but sometimes you might encounter a robber just like in any other cities.
Hello guys, I'm from Ecuador and I'll be flying there soon. I would love to make a video with you about our perspectives of Ecuador- Cuenca. Let me know if you are interested. Nice video
Are any cities you know of in South America safe to wear a good camera all the time? I know Cuenca shouldn’t be an issue in the day but we would like to visit other cities too. Thanks for the video, very helpful.
MCMP well I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to walk around 3rd world countries with expensive gadgets. If you must then you can try to conceal it. We always tried doing this .
@@Gluchit Except in Cuba. No one will mug you in Havana or in the interior of the country. It's very safe and your cameras are safe. But no one is moving to Cuba, as it's under US sanctions and is a very poor country.
I've heard various things about Spanish and English speakers in Cuenca. Others have said that a lot of natives in Cuenca speak English, so I'm a little confused on that. Also, I was wondering if you could tell me how hot it gets in Cuenca. What is the average high temperature you experience?
Nice video, i'm coming from USA in early 2020, but Salinas area. Thanks
+Slava and Karen I am moving to Cuenca area next year to Giron.. cant wait..
Pia Salvato you’ll love it !
@@Gluchit I know I will.. I have been wanting to go for the past 50 years!!! It will be like going home.. ( I hope).. ;) I ll be hanging with the Kichwa Bands a lot and want to play music w them.. Where are you guys at these days? Still in USA?
Can't you use Amazon for shopping there?
If i go to ecuador i plan on using my smartphone. Is the service good enough for the maps app. wherever i travel i need my maps app.
great video.
Do you have to make a border run to get your passport stamped for another 3 months?
Whats the hunting and fishing like in Ecuador?
+Slava and Karen.. hey guys.. I am 6 weeks away from moving to Cuenca.. I found an incredible House to rent.. a 115 year old Adobe Quinta for 300 a month everything included about 9 miles out of the city.. Cant eait to get there.. Where are you guys these days? Come back and visit me !
W're thinking about it in about it in 18 months or so. How come none of these videos ever show some of the high rises that are closer to the city for city-mice like we are? Any thoughts on that?
Very nice, I know and respect your comemts, I been living in USA. Las Vegas and also has issues Food VERY Expensive, and rent also Sky rocket, the water here THE WORST have to buy IT ir get sick, and prostitution IS CRAZY, IF WE MOVED TO CUENCA IS HEAVEN, THANKS guys
Great review. By the way, I heard that president Correa forbade music in the public buses.
it wasn't president Correa, it was the mayor becuase no one should be forced to listen to music you don't like, besides the driver should do his job... drive. their improving the service.
but i want some bachata music :D
love the me me me infomercial..guys how boutpostin RENTS variables bankin ect ect
You guys are a really cute couple, good luck with your videos. I live in Bangkok and it is so safe here on the streets, never had one single friend robbed or mugged here in over 30 years. What is the Crime situation there? That is my top priority in choosing a destination to live abroad. Take Care. In Thailand the internet is great, no one cares about stealing your phone. I can walk anywhere, even a poor area with my camera no problem.
How is the monthly rent
What about crime? Electric fencing around houses. Bars on windows. Secuestro Express.
Oh, we are vegan....do restaurants there offer vegan options ? Thx !
Was that raining there?
Where do you get your money to live in Cuenca?
Cool video guys
Is Cuenca walkable or could we just use bicycles ? Is $1500/month be enough for a couple to live comfortably ?
Health insurance ?
Thanks ! Great video !
Slava Litvin
Why is everyone worried about being robbed at night ? Is this just in certain neighborhoods ? We are considering retiring there but if we will be robbed maybe Thailand is a better option ?
saben si funciona el tranvia?
Thank you
Great videos .so what type of jobs do u have in ECUADOR
Where are you now ?
Hi Slava and Kaven - We going to Ecuador on August 20
Hope we can get together ;)
Nice video...Thank you. :))
How about some stuff on Tena Ecuador
Hey, I saw in one of your videos that you were riding a skateboard 👍🏿 Have you been to the skatepark there? Or where are some places to skate? Could you make a video on that please?
Slava and Karen Yes I have seen the skatepark already, could you make a video on skating there?
Slava and Karen Aww man, no problem, may I ask where you guys are now?
Oh wow! Enjoy
This is the WORST RUclips travel video & I've watched a lot of them.
im leaving las vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! start spreading the news
The girl is so annoying talking over the guy.
Hi guys, like your video, thanks so much for that and keep them coming.
I'm an. American living and teaching English in Brazil. I was or am thinking to explore your area. Do I need a visa? are there teaching jobs available? How long can I stay on a tourist visa?
Thanks, and I'll wait for your reply
There is no clean water from the tap in what you and ur bf called ,,states,,people every day go to walmart grocery store to buy bottles of water
for some reason we thought we had mentioned NY tap water.
Please allow me to interrupt your interruption- Dear, may I finish a thought please? :) *A.
i am getting dizzy
MARCA PAIS....ECUADOR¡
ECUADOR..COUNTRY BRAND¡
Water in NY es the worst in the world. We get sick drinking it
american samoa has less than 1 mb internet speed. the highest is like 2. SMH
We call it Castellano not Spanish and if they call it spanish it's because they figure you don't know any better. Annoying, I find it annoying that people don't understand it's our language and it shouldn't be shocking. In the USA they make a big dealif you don't speak English.
Most of native people call it Spanish. Ur generalization doesn't make sense. And English either u like it or not. Is the most important language worldwide. Comparing it with the "importance of learning Spanish" is a false equivalence
Daniel Andres SUDA there's no point in arguing with someone who called themselves putita!! LOL
ferfernando593 LOL, "puttytat007" is not calling him/herself "putita"...
"Puttytat" (or, "Puddytat") is, like, a stereotypical toddler's way of saying "Pussycat", and "puttytat" (or "puddytat") is what Tweety Bird (from the Bugs Bunny cartoons) used to call Sylvester the Cat (as in, "I tawt I taw a puttytat", which really means "I thought I saw a pussycat", to which Tweety would then reply, after a double-take, "I DID, I did taw a puttytat")...
And this was way before the term "pussy" became a vulgar/dirty word in the English-speaking world...it was what most people in the past would refer to a house cat, like in the fable "Puss 'n Boots".
Just an FYI..
BTW, I wasn't LOL at you; I LOL at the idea of someone actually naming him/herself "putita", lol..
Slava Litvin: That person's comment was referring to the original name of the old spanish language, which was called "castellano", because it originated in Castilla, one of the kingdoms that occupied the Iberian Peninsula.
The subjects of the various kingdoms on the Peninsula spoke different-but-related languages ...yes, almost all being derivatives of Latin but nonetheless separate languages (as is still the case today with people there speaking spanish or "castillian", catalan, valencian, galician, asturian, and portuguese, among others). Later (in 1492 CE), with the unification of two major kingdoms and the final "reconquest" of the Peninsula from the muslim Moors, the "castillian" language spread along with the expanded & expanding borders of the new "Spanish" kingdom and became the dominant language on the Peninsula, other than Portuguese which was the language of the powerful rival kingdom of Portugal.
The new larger kingdom became known as the Kingdom of Spain, and after the Christian Reconquest and the subsequent dominance of this Spanish Kingdom, its language began to be called "spanish". Later, this spanish language was being exported to other colonized parts of Europe and to the newly discovered Western Hemisphere, i.e., to North & South America, where it was known as "español", named after "España", and whose native speakers were called "los españoles".
I'm not sure why some (not all) hispanic countries today still choose to refer to the modern standard spanish language as "castillian", which is akin to still calling the modern standard french language as "francien" or modern standard german as "saxon"...lol.
Are there any Deaf Schools there? I am a sign language instructor?
Do you know ecuadorian sign language? ASL isn't used here.
Cuenca i love it.. clean water and is also tasty and the ALMUERZOS are tasty too mmmmm... i live here in cuenca i can take you guys to another places fell free to contact me
Todavia vives ahi?
go to guayaquil
He seems a bit irritated with her.
Obviously, you never went to Thailand, Sri Lanka or even France. They are number of countries bad at English!
I cannot stand slow, annoying people. Definitely scratching Ecuador off my list!
You guys are a terrible.match. Divorce ahead.