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07-07-2010, 08:20 PM
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Cuenca, Equador
Have anyone here actually been to Cuenca?
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07-08-2010, 02:53 AM
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Yes. I have. Spent a month in Ecuador, mostly Quito. I did pass through Cuenca and spent the night there.
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07-08-2010, 03:08 AM
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A loooong time ago, 1990.
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07-08-2010, 08:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger Beer
Yes. I have. Spent a month in Ecuador, mostly Quito. I did pass through Cuenca and spent the night there.
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07-08-2010, 12:16 PM
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I spent a long (Ecuadorian) holiday weekend there. It is an older/quaint town. The streets in the older section of the city are cobblestoned.
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07-08-2010, 07:46 PM
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What are your thoughts and impressions of Cuenca?
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Good climate...I did see the cobblestone streets...nice architecture.
I think I remember a slight 'is that all there is?' feel, when I got there. Expecting a bit more, but it was what it was.
The Climate is ideal - as is Quito. Spring-like temperatures all year round. |
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07-09-2010, 04:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiger Beer
Good climate...I did see the cobblestone streets...nice architecture.
I think I remember a slight 'is that all there is?' feel, when I got there. Expecting a bit more, but it was what it was.
The Climate is ideal - as is Quito. Spring-like temperatures all year round.
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I remember my local host taking me to visit a hot springs area (with a pool/resort area) about an hour's drive from Cuenca. But I don't remember the name of the place or exact location. |
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07-09-2010, 10:23 AM
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There are also some Inca ruins nearby, Ingapirca.
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07-10-2010, 04:27 AM
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Not as pretty as Quito. Older colonial city that hasn't been ravaged by an earthquake, yet, unlike Riobamba. Some nice architecture, splendid plazas to wile away your days and nights.
Nice little town north of there, Azoques, where I spent a night. Nice smaller generic town largely untouched by tourists.
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10-10-2010, 12:53 PM
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Long term consequenses of moving to Cuenca to retire
Many people from the US in their 50's and 60's have been moving to Cuenca to retire over the last few years, but I wonder if they have really thought it through.
What happens when you are 80 or 90 or if you have a stroke at age 65 or Alzheimers and cannot take care of yourself properly and do not have a spouse strong and healthy enough to take care of you or no spouse at all?
I know there is plenty of acute medical care in hospitals for much lower rates than the US, but what if they need nursing help at home or need to be in a long term care facility with people around to help them 24/7? Are they going to move back to the US and try to find long term care or assisted living housing after living abroad for 20 or more years?
The locals may have family members take care of them as they age, but that doesn't work for expats living in Cuenca.
Is there any kind of in home care for the elderly and/or chronically ill for expats in Cuenca? Assisted living apartments? Nursing homes?
Maybe most expats are not old enough to need it yet and are assuming their spouse will take care of them or just trying to ignore the possibility.
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