Anyone spend any time in Cuenca Ecuador? Family is contemplating visiting next summer. We're in the process of evaluating potential retirement landing spots. Cuenca is a candidate as is Asuncion Paraguay. Wondering if anyone has travelled to either location. What was your impression? Help is appreciated.

I had a best friends brother live there with his Russian wife. They started to feel unsafe although earlier on they thought it was a paradise. They eventually packed up and moved to Panama.

My brothers BIL moved to Sabah, Kota Kinabalu actually. Living is super cheap but the house they bought has only one auxiliary outlet in the whole house. Other than that he loves it.

You may want to look at Panama. Particularly the highlands. A lot of expats in Panama. The US dollar and the Panama currency are equal in value no need for exchanging, both are accepted throughout the country. Check out YouTube videos.

Really looking for undiscovered gems. Costa Rica, Panama, Belize…these are all fantastic destinations but we're looking for something that has yet to be widely discovered. Paraguay has me intrigued. Parts of Ecuador like Cuenca I've heard good things about. Keep the ideas coming. We're not decided as of yet.

Pick up up an authentic cuenca panama hat!

I have a cousin that lives there as a retired expat. He loves it.
Cheap. Great weather. Good people.

I live in Colombia. I would think very carefully about going to Ecuador right now. Security has been on a rapid decline recently.

What part of Colombia do you live?

RightWingConspirator said:

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What part of Colombia do you live?

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Bogota