Ecuador Headline News - Feb 25, 2024 - Flooding, Tax Increase, Cartels and ripe cheese

We are moving to Ecuador. Join us on our Expat life in Ecuador. We love nature photography and this channel will focus not just on our new lives in Ecuador but also on us capturing this amazingly diverse country. Are you thinking of maybe moving abroad? Are you ready to move out of your comfort zone? Well maybe its time to "Live the Life you Love"

[@jorgezanafriavasconez9315]

Great news summary! Very comprehensive and accurate. Congrats, Mike.

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks 👍

[@divinaflamingarrow9556]

Thank you very much for the news update, Mike and Chris❤.

[@KrisandMike]

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[@markriscorgis]

Thank You! Very Informative. Please keep them coming!

[@KrisandMike]

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[@kathyandthedogs626]

Thanks, Mike. I really like this format!

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks 👍

[@WoodyReyes]

Thanks again for another great video. My wife and I will arrive in Vilcabamba the 27th of March on our exploratory trip. Getting ready to retire 🎉. We hope to meet with you and your wife as travel to the coast. Take care and thanks again for the great information.

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks very much. Get in touch when you're around and we can see if we can make it happen. Enjoy.

[@janhertzberg1797]

Love the new format! However, we also miss seeing Kris. Could Kris be your on-the-street cub reporter? 😂

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks. Kris will be on at least every couple weeks. The news piece will be on the alternate weeks. It's allows us to do a video each week which we didn't always do. Stay tuned. Thanks for your support.

[@shawnmcdonald9352]

Thank you, Mike.

[@KrisandMike]

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[@debraprescott6144]

Having lived through the High River, Alberta 2013 flood I have so much sympathy for these people, many of whom have little to begin with.
I just returned from Puerto López among many other places this week and already miss Ecuador. I may have to revisit my 4 year plan and cut it to 2! lol
Take care!

[@KrisandMike]

So we had a five year plan that was cut to 2. Lol. We love it here.

[@pauladuncanadams1750]

Thanks, Mike. Really good program. Most informative. Keep it coming! Cheers.

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks for your kind words 🙏

[@LyannLaRochelle]

Thank you, great info

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks 👍

[@BPe-ie9je]

excellent presentation. Level headed. Fact based. I'm not sure I understand what 'ripe' cheese means. Thanks for all. Truly appreciate your work/time. Hi to Kris.

[@KrisandMike]

Ripe cheese is cheese that is aged. Most cheese here is fresh and soft. No aging.

[@BPe-ie9je]

@@KrisandMike ok.interesting. tks.

[@mbwahaha]

Thank you.

[@KrisandMike]

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[@amirsamad9134]

Thanks ❤

[@KrisandMike]

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[@johnmontano4885]

From California John Montano from California I appreciate the news cuz I plan to go to Ecuador sometimes this year because I have a fiance over are there any Americans or from other nations flying or vacationing Guayaquil Ecuador

[@KrisandMike]

Thanks for watching. Yes it is still pretty quiet and safe. Guayaquil, although a problem area, it is only a few bad neighborhoods now and even they are much better. Keep watching but things continue to look positive.

[@breshia8582]

Hello! I am thinking about studying abroad in Quito Ecuador next fall but my parents are concerned for my safety, do you think things may get worse or only better?

[@KrisandMike]

You will be fine studying in Quito. I can understand why your parents would be concerned given all the international press. The trend is good however there will still be issues that hit the international press that are not reflective of day to day living.

[@pamelastorer8570]

Still no sign of my VAT tax refund, submitted during October '23

[@KrisandMike]

Yes I am hearing old commitments before Noboa came to power are lagging.

[@jameskelly9243]

Where in Ecuador?

[@KrisandMike]

We are about 5km from Olon.

[@brianhansen2202]

Are there any talk about stopping the illegal migration of hundreds of thousands of foreigners from China, middle east, etc that lands withhout VISA requirements en Ecuador, and travel to Colombia, and from there to United States and Canada?

[@KrisandMike]

They have cut down significantly on border crossings into Ecuador . You now need a criminal check.