@@FallofftheMap honestly, there are murders every few days. Tend to mostly be gang members murdering other gang members, rare collateral damage (unlike Manta). I have never seen any. I have seen soldiers and heavily armed police (I see that as good though other may not). Does it feel safer than 6 months ago.... maybe a tiny bit. Maybe I am just more used to it now. We do safe things at safe times in a safe way. But you never know. I also recommend people evaluate their adaptability before coming here.
@@hydrazi thanks for the honest evaluation of the situation. The government is claiming a sharp drop in homicides. From what I’ve seen on the telegram channel Noticias Urgente Ecuador things haven’t improved much but the violence has, to some extent, been pushed from coastal cities inward to smaller towns near the coast.
_Hello from Peru. Peru is under "la niña" what is colder climate all over the country, but yesterday we had a sunny day in Lima, after several cloudy days. On a side note, what about using "invernaderos" ? ( greenhouses). Here is very popular, specially around Cusco. People in The Sierra ( highlands ) are producing strawberries at 3,600 meters over the sea level, amazing_
@@FallofftheMap when you mentioned "sambo" I was wondering if it is the same as "zapallo" in Peru. And they are the same thing. They grow in the coast too, some of them are huge. That kind of plant has a lot of varieties , one of them is "zapallo loche" that was represented in the Huacos of Moche Culture in the coast. In a central andes region as Huancayo, they also carve "mates burilados" using another type of pumkin with hard shell
@@FallofftheMap Well, unfortunately I have a wife and son. And that's where we are right now, but we are planning to move to Vancouver. British Columbia, where her parents are from. Because we are inherent in a house. That should be more my cup of tea
@@FallofftheMap I come from long island which if you're not familiar with new york State is a small island actually not small , it's fucking huge To the east of new york city and it has the highest Is tax rates in the country so After leaving there As a 17-year-old drug addict.I made my way to manhattan after completing a couple rehabs I lived on the street for about five years and then I met my wife And now I've been clean 6 years.Have a wife of five years and a I have a son of 4 years so. I gotta take things as they come
@@FallofftheMap Sorry to share so much.I just feel like I formed a bond with you.By the way, I don't mean to cry.I know when you were an Antarctica.You said you had a wife.But I noticed that she wasn't with you in ecuador did something happen? My wife and I are on Rocky terms. I just hope I can keep us together
@@gerryfegan3608 sorry to hear that. My wife and I are still together but she doesn’t visit the farms often. We also have an apartment in Quito. I usually spend a few days per week at the apartment but I don’t much care for big cities.
Climate works like this in Ecuador: interandean valley dry summer season from June to September (occasional rains can happen though)...rainy season October to end of May with occasional dry spells. Coast dry season from around May to end of December, monsoon rainy season January to May...ocassionally strong monsoon season is EL NIÑO and unusually dry in rainy season is La Niña, ONLY on the Coast because it's influence of Pacific current. Amazon lowland region dry season December to end of February, rainy season March to November (strongest in June and July). Obviously in cloudforests on both sides of Andes it can rain anytime.
@@andresleder7678 I think that is an oversimplification and also outdated. For example, all my neighbors in the Amazon say this year will be very dry from August to October in Napo province. My neighbors in Pichincha are all expecting it to be very dry until late August. The climate is changing rapidly and the old patterns no longer hold true.
@@FallofftheMap I'm talking more from experience than from my ecology degree studies. I've lived and worked in all 3 regions of the country over the last 40 years and haven't seen drastic changes. But I've seen glaciers dissapear (Illinizas) and recede since my youth. Another thing to keep in mind is that a dry season doesn't mean it won't rain ocassionally and a rainy season doesn't mean there won't be dry spells. Your neighbors in Pichincha are correct because August 'till end of September early October is the NORMAL DRY SEASON in the interandean region, harvest and fallow time (planting season for corn and most native crops without irrigation is October to early December). As for your Napo neighbors it could be a cycle that has been discovered yet or just an oddball. The patterns are more or less the same, yes with some variations due to natural climate changes, cycles, earth tilt, etc. It is happening and will continue as it has over millions of years.
@@andresleder7678 my experience in the past 11 years tells me the El Niño and La Niña cycles will become the new normal, and the months in between will be short and rare. The intense rain and drought cycles will become more extreme.
My God those Sambo’s are Yuge 😳 How much time do you have to spend on the finca to take care for all the crops? Is one hectare enough for one person’s food needs? I’m thinking chickens, pigs, and goats would work well for me. Does it feel like a nice blend of city and country living? Or does it feel burdensome? Also, how are your avocados 🥑 doing? Your lifestyle looks very enticing to me especially with the cool weather and 12 hours of light. I bought a hat after the back of my neck got badly sunburned on a cloudy day in January. That was quite surprising to me having darker skin.
I spend probably 20 hours per week actually working on the farm and another 60 hours list sitting around looking at the farm. It’s a little over one acre. With a bit more effort, investment, and efficiency it could easily feed me and probably feed the rest of the family.
Love from a german biologist and gardener. Do they grow the andean superfood yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) in your region? Am growing different varieties here in Germany.
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Love a volunteer harvest plant.
I am on the coast. I agree with this weather report. ;)
How’s the safety/security situation going on your part of the coast?
@@FallofftheMap honestly, there are murders every few days. Tend to mostly be gang members murdering other gang members, rare collateral damage (unlike Manta). I have never seen any. I have seen soldiers and heavily armed police (I see that as good though other may not). Does it feel safer than 6 months ago.... maybe a tiny bit. Maybe I am just more used to it now. We do safe things at safe times in a safe way. But you never know. I also recommend people evaluate their adaptability before coming here.
@@hydrazi thanks for the honest evaluation of the situation. The government is claiming a sharp drop in homicides. From what I’ve seen on the telegram channel Noticias Urgente Ecuador things haven’t improved much but the violence has, to some extent, been pushed from coastal cities inward to smaller towns near the coast.
Tendremos una deliciosa sopa de sambo!
_Hello from Peru. Peru is under "la niña" what is colder climate all over the country, but yesterday we had a sunny day in Lima, after several cloudy days. On a side note, what about using "invernaderos" ? ( greenhouses). Here is very popular, specially around Cusco. People in The Sierra ( highlands ) are producing strawberries at 3,600 meters over the sea level, amazing_
Yes, I greenhouses are part of my plan but they require a lot of investment to build them strong enough for the winds that I get here.
@@FallofftheMap when you mentioned "sambo" I was wondering if it is the same as "zapallo" in Peru. And they are the same thing. They grow in the coast too, some of them are huge. That kind of plant has a lot of varieties , one of them is "zapallo loche" that was represented in the Huacos of Moche Culture in the coast. In a central andes region as Huancayo, they also carve "mates burilados" using another type of pumkin with hard shell
Nice!
Thanks!
Beautiful. I envy you my brother. Watching this from my stuffy 2 bedroom in manhattan
@@gerryfegan3608 why? It’s a big world full of possibilities and opportunities. Why spend your life in a “stuffy 2 bedroom in manhattan?”
@@FallofftheMap Well, unfortunately I have a wife and son. And that's where we are right now, but we are planning to move to Vancouver. British Columbia, where her parents are from. Because we are inherent in a house. That should be more my cup of tea
@@FallofftheMap I come from long island which if you're not familiar with new york State is a small island actually not small , it's fucking huge To the east of new york city and it has the highest Is tax rates in the country so After leaving there As a 17-year-old drug addict.I made my way to manhattan after completing a couple rehabs I lived on the street for about five years and then I met my wife And now I've been clean 6 years.Have a wife of five years and a I have a son of 4 years so. I gotta take things as they come
@@FallofftheMap Sorry to share so much.I just feel like I formed a bond with you.By the way, I don't mean to cry.I know when you were an Antarctica.You said you had a wife.But I noticed that she wasn't with you in ecuador did something happen? My wife and I are on Rocky terms. I just hope I can keep us together
@@gerryfegan3608 sorry to hear that. My wife and I are still together but she doesn’t visit the farms often. We also have an apartment in Quito. I usually spend a few days per week at the apartment but I don’t much care for big cities.
I've been wanting to try the cassabanana (Sicana Odorifera) which grows kind of like a squash.
Climate works like this in Ecuador: interandean valley dry summer season from June to September (occasional rains can happen though)...rainy season October to end of May with occasional dry spells. Coast dry season from around May to end of December, monsoon rainy season January to May...ocassionally strong monsoon season is EL NIÑO and unusually dry in rainy season is La Niña, ONLY on the Coast because it's influence of Pacific current. Amazon lowland region dry season December to end of February, rainy season March to November (strongest in June and July). Obviously in cloudforests on both sides of Andes it can rain anytime.
@@andresleder7678 I think that is an oversimplification and also outdated. For example, all my neighbors in the Amazon say this year will be very dry from August to October in Napo province. My neighbors in Pichincha are all expecting it to be very dry until late August. The climate is changing rapidly and the old patterns no longer hold true.
@@FallofftheMap I'm talking more from experience than from my ecology degree studies. I've lived and worked in all 3 regions of the country over the last 40 years and haven't seen drastic changes. But I've seen glaciers dissapear (Illinizas) and recede since my youth. Another thing to keep in mind is that a dry season doesn't mean it won't rain ocassionally and a rainy season doesn't mean there won't be dry spells. Your neighbors in Pichincha are correct because August 'till end of September early October is the NORMAL DRY SEASON in the interandean region, harvest and fallow time (planting season for corn and most native crops without irrigation is October to early December). As for your Napo neighbors it could be a cycle that has been discovered yet or just an oddball. The patterns are more or less the same, yes with some variations due to natural climate changes, cycles, earth tilt, etc. It is happening and will continue as it has over millions of years.
@@andresleder7678 my experience in the past 11 years tells me the El Niño and La Niña cycles will become the new normal, and the months in between will be short and rare. The intense rain and drought cycles will become more extreme.
My God those Sambo’s are Yuge 😳
How much time do you have to spend on the finca to take care for all the crops? Is one hectare enough for one person’s food needs? I’m thinking chickens, pigs, and goats would work well for me.
Does it feel like a nice blend of city and country living? Or does it feel burdensome?
Also, how are your avocados 🥑 doing?
Your lifestyle looks very enticing to me especially with the cool weather and 12 hours of light. I bought a hat after the back of my neck got badly sunburned on a cloudy day in January. That was quite surprising to me having darker skin.
I spend probably 20 hours per week actually working on the farm and another 60 hours list sitting around looking at the farm. It’s a little over one acre. With a bit more effort, investment, and efficiency it could easily feed me and probably feed the rest of the family.
Love from a german biologist and gardener. Do they grow the andean superfood yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) in your region? Am growing different varieties here in Germany.
I believe it does grow here but I don’t think it’s widely cultivated.
Yacon is very common in Peru. The country is 1° exporter worldwide as "yacon powder"
What was the name of the plant that helps you sleep? Lemon Cidron?
In Spanish, cedron, in English lemon verbena (aloysia citrodora).
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!