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Sunsets of Puerto Cayo, Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 6, 2017

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Relax. You’re on Beach Time.

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Travel, writing on: January 15, 2017

  The photo above shows a sign I keep on the pantry door of our little Casa Azul in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. It has a purpose. Probably not the one you …

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Day Trip to Manta, Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, photography, Travel on: October 31, 2013

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House Hunters International in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador: The Inside Info

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Entertainment, Media, TV, writing on: October 3, 2013

Remember the pop-up videos on VH1? I enjoyed those little factoids and tidbits because they revealed things you'd never know, even if you watched a hundred …

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Linda Benya “Breathes in Freedom” on House Hunters International

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Interviews, journal, Media, TV, writing on: August 18, 2013

(Blogger's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about the experience Dana and I had filming with HGTV's House Hunters International. The show, …

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Goodbye, Ecuador. For a Time.

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, writing on: March 28, 2013

It's time to go home. One hundred days that Dana and I have been in Ecuador now. Beginning today at 10 a.m., we'll drive an hour to Manta, take a domestic …

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House Hunters International: Our “Tryout” Story

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Entertainment, journal, Latin America, TV, Writers, writing on: March 22, 2013

In one form or another, I've worked in mass communications my entire life - and 99 percent of that as a print journalist. Never, I repeat, never, did I have …

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A Funny Thing Happened in the Office of Immigration

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, Stories, writing on: March 12, 2013

March 12, 2013 Dear Fund Your Life Overseas Reader, It isn’t vital that you speak Spanish when you live or work or start a business in Latin America. You can …

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After 85 Days in Ecuador: 10 Things I Can Say

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Faith, journal, Latin America, relationships, Writers, writing on: March 7, 2013

"No one ever became poor from giving." ~ Anne Frank Today,  Dana and I log our 85th day in Ecuador. The next three weeks will be a time of busy preparation …

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Saturday in Jipijapa

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, photos on: March 2, 2013

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Carnival in Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 11, 2013

The world stops when it's Carnival in Ecuador. It's yet another time when nationals from all across the country descend on the coast for the four-day holiday, …

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Road Signs of Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Expatriate, humor, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 6, 2013

It's a 20-mile drive from our home to the nearest "major town" in the Manabi province. And from our back door to Jipijapa we go from sea level to 2,500 feet in …

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Otavalo – South America’s Most Famous Market

by: Steve Watkins In: Art, culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, photos on: February 4, 2013

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Mud Baths at Agua Blanca

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography on: January 27, 2013

Today, we visited Agua Blanca, a spring in the Machalilla National Park near Puerto Lopez. Agua Blanca is a beautiful forest, wild animals everywhere and a …

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My New Hair Fashionista: Antonio Delgado

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, fashion, journal, Latin America, life, photography on: January 24, 2013

It's been 45 days since my last haircut in the U.S. For me, that's a long time. Today, 6,000 miles from home, I found a new hair cut guy. He works from a …

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My Interview with Samuel Haerri

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, life, Stories, writing on: January 22, 2013

(Blogger's note: I met Samuel Haerri about 10 days or so ago through the introduction of a mutual friend. Sam's just the kind of guy that tells your intuition …

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How to be the Most Popular Guy at Nawi Fest

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, humor, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 20, 2013

How does a fair-skinned, blue-eyed gringo at his first Nawi Fest become the most popular guy on the Malecon? Mostly, he just acts himself, and walks the …

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When Leading With Your Gut is Not a Whim

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Faith, journal, Latin America, life, writing on: January 17, 2013

"There is no instinct like that of the heart." ~ Lord Byron *** Here's an equation I've learned to accept as truth in the way I view both business and …

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Announcing “Buena Vista”

by: Steve Watkins In: Business, Ecuador, Latin America, Marketing, Real Estate, Travel on: January 14, 2013

*** After three weeks we are pleased to kick off this work week with the announcement of our first major property offering in a new development you have to see …

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Our Day at Los Frailes

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 13, 2013

We spent this afternoon with our friend, Maria, on a day trip to Los Frailes beach about 20 miles south of Puerto Cayo. Some listings name Los Frailes as one of …

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