Senor Caveman…….spend some time here before you buy anything…..many, many beautiful areas…..from loosely following a couple expat forums here, it seems people frequently change one location for another (e.g. mountain city like Cuenca (AKA gringolandia) for the beach towns)……
Also self sustaining farms are a great idea, but it is best done here working with some locals, for many reasons……
One nice aspect is you have a year round growing season here…….you can grow almost 3 corn/rice crops/year……
Diversity is helpful also and easily done here…….they are bringing into farm production some desert on the road from Guayaquil to Salinas…..that would allow the best of both worlds.
But it is best to come and visit…….if you intend to travel much, pack light…..
While you can find bus travel easily, in my view, a 12 passenger van costs little more and is better……….
Still time to come down and get out of the cold and snow….
I think you when you first arrive you will think your fallen into a movie. One thing I can guarantee you that you never feel so much more alive living every second. Have fun and stay safe.
It's a lot like the old west here, and I love that aspect of South America.
This is the cliff I was thrown off of back in 2011. We just filmed and photographed the location days ago. The height I fell is about 150 feet. As you can see, it's a beautiful river....hauntingly beautiful. This is also on the edge of the Llanaganates, the mountain range hiding Atahualpa's ransom.
