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If you're like us, you live in and love Cuenca. Or you're thinking about moving here. This page lists all the updates to CaptivatingCuenca.com, so you'll always know what's happening and what's what in Cuenca.

Weekly English Meetings in Cuenca

Hello Everyone! My name is Mateo and I am a Cuencano who volunteers in a worlwide work done in 200+ countries all over the world. Ecuador is not the

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Be Happy in Ecuador!

Be happy in Ecuador: What Gringos need to realise is that in order to live and be happy here in Ecuador, you need to assimilate into the Ecuadorian culture,

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Our Cuenca Consulting Service

Are you thinking about moving to Cuenca. Don't rush into things. We consult with people thinking about moving here, to see if you and Cuenca will be a great fit together.

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DO NOT RETIRE HERE! Sorry. We do not like many of you here :-(

It is true, you ( Americans) come to our city to spend but you do not know the big impact to our local Cuenca residents. If you ever come to Cuenca -

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Teaching With a Retirement Visa

I've completed a TESOL (120 hr) course at Chichester College in Bangkok. Rampant age discrimination precludes my obtaining a suitable position. Concurrently,

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Can I Send Money to Ecuador With Online Banking

Can expats use online banking to transfer money to the local Ecuadoran bank? For example, can I use the Wells Fargo online banking to transfer money to

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Why Not Cuenca?

Not to be contrary, but I feel I'll be leaving the US. I don't care for our superficial culture (and I won't get started on the politics). I want a small

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Embarrassed!

I am embarrassed to be an American sometimes! I plan to move to Ecuador within the next few years and I hate to think that the gringos there have messed

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I'm a Cuencano Living in the US for 13 Years

I have lived in the USA 13 years. It is a nice country, but I am not happy with the food, mostly processed and full of chemicals. So I want to go back

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Buying Herbs, Spices and Bedding

Hola, I have recently come to Cuenca and I now have an apartment close to the hotel Oro Verde. I like to cook and I have tried all three Supermaxis and

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Telephone Numbers

Hello Jeff, I am wondering if you can help me. I have an old friend in Ibarra and I have her telephone number, however it is old as it has only six digits.

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Perpetual Tourism

If I move to Cuenca and wish to stay longer than my 90 day visa, until I determine if I want to retire there, is there a way to renew it by crossing into

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Senior Discount

Does the discount apply to your younger wife if she is with you in country as a resident? ***** Sorry, Rich. The discount applies only to people who

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Visas and Immigration

I'd like to relocate to Cuenca, but I don't understand the visa process. Does one bring all pertinent documents with them to apply for residency when in

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I Think I'll Make a Good Gringo

Let me say right up front that one of my reasons for making the move to, I hope, Cuenca, is financial. I am on SSDI and that goes nowhere in the US. I

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I just want to thank you both soooo much for creating this web site. I am originally from Cuenca but moved to New York 11 years ago and have not being back since. My husband and I are planning on visiting Cuenca over the Summer and this web site has helped me a lot.

When I came to the US we still had the "sucre," the bus ride cost 1,000 sucres and a pack of trident gum would cost 3,000 sucres. I am very nervous to go back, but thanks to your web site I now know what to expect.

My husband is American and Captivating Cuenca has taught him a lot about what my great city has to offer, things that I had forgotten about myself! :)

Thank You both so much! I cannot wait to visit Cuenca!!

Sofia Hoffman