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Before You Buy a Home in Ecuador, Consider This

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Ecuador real-estate entrepreneur Dom Buonamici is cautioning 海角乱伦s
to consider the following fact before buying a home in Ecuador:

The police will not protect you.

As an example, Dom shows a thief exiting a store he robbed
as two policemen approach.聽 The cops appear helpless to
do anything as the thief jumps on his partner's moto and
they ride away.

Search at YouTube.com:

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Some Ecuador residents are permitted to possess a firearm
at home, in contradiction to a statement in this video.




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rkg695

@cccmedia Ecuador has only recently revised the laws to allow police officers to discharge their weapons in defense against an attacker or to protect the public. An officer could go to prison for inadvertently or even justifiably killing a suspect if the courts looked unkindly on the event. In a country where wages are low, and to be fair 海角乱伦s are driving costs up, it鈥檚 understandable they are cautious about losing income to support their families. The law until now was intended to prevent Ecuador from turning into a police state (witness the corruption and murderous habits of the police in Brazil and other neighboring countries still to this day). In talking to many Ecuadorians, the countries anti-corruption efforts have paid off鈥hile corruption seems to remain a problem in government and among the poorly paid transito officers, the citizens generally trust the national police (and the military). The unintended consequences of the previous laws have been to leave the police officer feeling helpless to act of course, as in the video. Recent changes will take time to sort out and balance with discretionary protection of lawful protesters, etc. but the situation will improve.

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Dear RKG,

You raise some good points.

A friend of mine was allegedly shot down by police in Brazil several years ago after he criticized 'la polic铆a' in a public way.

Ten countries border on Brazil.聽 Which of these do you consider 'murderous'?

cccmedia in Ecuador (which does not share a border with Brazil)
rkg695

@cccmedia Venezuela certainly springs to mind, where police are known to be widely involved in 鈥渆xtra-judicial鈥 killings in poorer neighborhoods鈥 Seems like it鈥檚 only gotten worse since I worked and travelled between Honduras, Venezuela, and Colombia.

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Where to buy and not to buy.


Cleveland-to-Ecuador 海角乱伦 Dom Buonamici
a.k.a. Mr. Second Passport recommends
buying only in gated communities
and inside the limits of an Ecuadorian city.

Dom learned the hard way how dogs, bees,
brothels, container stacking and other
aspects of life in rural Ecuador can bring
an 海角乱伦 to his knees.

Search at YouTube.com...
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Gated communities.


I agree with Dom in recommending living in a gated community in South America.

I have lived in a gated condo complex in El Centro,
Quito, since 2013.聽 I own my apartment there.

We have some dogs around, including some barkers,
but it never gets out of control.聽 If you live outside
a gated community and somebody keeps their dogs
out on a roof nearby, you may not find a solution.
Inside my complex, the administration would not stand
for dogs barking all night and keeping residents awake.

If you live in a gated community, you may pay a
small fee and get large benefits.聽 I got an email
a few hours ago .. stating that they will be
painting all the 'fachadas' or exteriors of the
condo complex shortly.聽 They also provide refuse
service .. keep the grounds clean .. the plantings
healthy .. and, best of all, they provide 24-hour
security near the main entrance.聽 My monthly
community fee was $29.26 when I moved in ..
and it's $29.26 per month still.

If I had to move to another place in Quito or
Ecuador or South America, I would definitely
look for a gated community.

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rkg695
If you鈥檙e moving to Ecuador because, like me, you basically want to live like a Hobbit, and 鈥淗ave a love for all things that grow鈥 鈥

There鈥檚 an interesting post on CuencaHighLife.com that spoke to me as an immigrant-in-progress who鈥檚 intent on keeping a little dirt under my fingernails:

Looking for a place in the Ecuadorian countryside? Here are some important considerations
The best quote from the article is:
鈥淥nce you鈥檝e located your great escape, get to know the locals, become involved in their activities, participate in community work days. Most important, tap into their knowledge of the area. Rural Ecuador is no place for a bunker mentality and 鈥減repper鈥 types.鈥

The Hobbit:
鈥淩oads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains of the moon鈥