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March 3rd, 2026

Global Safe Insurance Brokers…

March 3rd, 2026

Visas Expat Community Ec, security and peace of mind.

March 3rd, 2026

Quinta Maria Beautiful Studies For Rent

March 3rd, 2026

NEW APP in Cuenca for EVERY cell phone type (Apple App Store & Google Play Store)

March 3rd, 2026

Special Package at Ecuador’s Pacific Coast-San Clemente Beach Rental at Vista Azul residential community Project

March 3rd, 2026

Did you know that when you obtain your permanent visa you can request the lifting of the prohibition of alienation that weighs on the real estate that constituted the support of your visa?

March 3rd, 2026

Amazon Eco-lodge and reserve for sale

March 3rd, 2026

Penthouse Features Without the Penthouse Price

March 3rd, 2026

Temporary and Permanent Visas. 100% Guaranteed by Isabel Mosquera

March 3rd, 2026

The Temporary Residence Visa will have 90 Days to leave the Country

March 2nd, 2026

From the Storm to a Snuggle: Meet Whisper🌧️

March 2nd, 2026

Why I need a will?

February 27th, 2026

50-50 Raffle

February 27th, 2026

Exemption from the Naturalization Exam in Ecuador

February 27th, 2026

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CuencaHighLife Authors

David Morrill

David Morrill has worked as a newspaper and magazine editor, columnist, and book reviewer. He was also a public relations agency owner and university administrator. Born in California, he moved from North Florida to Cuenca in 2004. He is editor of CuencaHighLife.
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Robert Bradley

Robert Bradley is a former restaurateur and Manager of multiple Meals on Wheels sites in Portland, OR. He has long experience in public service and community relations. He moved to Cuenca in February ’17.
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Dave Nelson

David Nelson, spent 30 years growing up and getting educated in Oregon before moving to the Oakland, California and the East Bay area, where he practiced worker’s compensation law, representing injured workers, for 40 years. When he retired from his legal practice, he worked another nine years as a part-time gardener before moving to Cuenca.
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Scott Fugit

Scott Fugit retired recently to study leisure, travel writing and Ecuador. His goal is to bring real experiences and entertainment to articles relevant to expat life. He and his photographer wife Dee are Cuenca wanna-bees. Contact him at Fugit@mindspring.com
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Brian Buckner

After a successful career in manufacturing, Brian Buckner sold his  commercial window fabrication plant and now makes his home with his  wife, Edie, in Cuenca. He is a photojournalist and writer currently
producing photo essays and stories of life in Ecuador. He and his wife  enjoy hiking, photography, writing and giving their time to those in need. Brian may be reached by email at scottsbluff@hotmail.com.
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Susan Burke March

Food, Nutrition, and Your Health columnist Susan Burke March moved to Cuenca after 35 years as a Registered and Licensed Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator in the United States. She currently serves as the Country Representative from Ecuador for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Contact her at SusantheDietitian@gmail.com.
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Adam Elliot Altholtz ("Smilehealth Ecuador Dental Clinic")

Adam Elliot Altholtz serves as the Administrator & Patient Coordinator of the “Smilehealth Ecuador Dental Clinic” in Cuenca, Ecuador, and for purposes of discussing your Dental needs or questions, is available via email at info@smilehealthecuador.com and via the Dental Clinic’s fully comprehensive and detailed website smilehealthecuador.com for you to visit at any time of day or night. Plus, you can reach Adam directly by WhatsApp at +593 98 392 9606 or by his US phone number of 1‐(941)‐227‐0114, and the Dental Clinic’s Ecuador phone number for local Expats residing in Cuenca is 07‐410‐8745. See Adam’s articles.

Transition Concierge International

TCI is a community of pre-pats (aspiring expats) and expats. We support and encourage each other in our joint and individual efforts to embrace the expat experience. Everyone has something to offer.
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Walter Panko

Walt Panko and his wife, Karen, moved to Cuenca from the U.S. in mid-2015. He is a retired educator and business owner looking forward to adapting to and adopting the local culture. He is experiencing life in Cuenca through “Gringo Eyes” and sharing some of his observations. He proudly calls himself an immigrant and says he is not an expat.
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Thomas Ives

Thomas Ives is an American-born photographer who has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications. He currently lives in Vilcabamba with his Ecuadorian partner.
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Louis Bourgeois

Louis Bourgeois spent his lifetime studying philosophy, spirituality, with a special focus on the evolution of consciousness. He has written and published numerous books, and first in the USA and now in Ecuador has founded The OASIS Center for Conscious Living. First a teaching center, but also a retreat center and for some a residential community.
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Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernando Pagés Ruiz immigrated to the United States, where he lived in Boulder, Colorado, until about three years ago when fate brought him to Ecuador with his new wife Martina. They now reside in Guayaquil. A longtime contributor to English and Spanish language consumer magazines, he’s also the author of two books for The Taunton Press.
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