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skb12172 wrote:We had 5 or 6 exchange students from Ecuador when I was in school. All of them were trying to figure out how to stay here permanently.
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That would work. My bigger point is that none of them had any desire to go home. Not one.
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MiddleAgedKen wrote:She also failed to reflect that if things go pear-shaped in Ecuador, her family is going to have an immense bulls-eye on it.
Theres a fair number of retirement comunities in South America aimed squarely at Americans, because you can live like a rockstar on a typical ss check. These places are hands off to the local narcos, because they know bad things happening to gringos invite unwanted attention. That said, the average large city in SA has a murder rate that makes Detroit look like a paragon of safety.

Frankly, if you're gonna go down there, go to uruguay, as its mostly white (better chance of blending in) has little interest for the drug trade, has been relatively stable economically (for South America, at least), and is a popular destination for retirees, so theres an expat community.
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It actually sounds very nice.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay
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Concur on Uruguay.
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When I was working for a contractor for Blackwater, I knew several people who maintained villas in Costa Rica. They would keep a rotation going, so somebody was always living there. Was a good way of living outside the US on the cheap so they could stay outside the US for a year.

Do not remember any of them having problems with the locals.
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TheArmsman wrote:When I was working for a contractor for Blackwater, I knew several people who maintained villas in Costa Rica. They would keep a rotation going, so somebody was always living there. Was a good way of living outside the US on the cheap so they could stay outside the US for a year.

Do not remember any of them having problems with the locals.
They wouldn't, without sufficient incentive. What I'm saying is that in the event of breakdown, tribe will matter. People without long-term tribal ties will be vulnerable. Still, as noted above, Uruguay is attractive.
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Yeah, a good chunk of the employees where i work are from various places south of the border. One former employee was from Uruguay, and was the only curly haired redhead "hispanic" ive ever seen. :lol:
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HTRN wrote:Yeah, a good chunk of the employees where i work are from various places south of the border. One former employee was from Uruguay, and was the only curly haired redhead "hispanic" ive ever seen. :lol:
Uruguay is about 90% white (mostly Spanish and Italian). Ecuador is about 50% white.
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I'm sure it will work SO well for her when the Ecuadorian government does something she doesn't like and she protests......
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