Looking to explore Ecuador

Hello Thora,

If you visit Cuenca you will easily meet expats just walking around in downtown. There's plenty here.
Also there's many bars and restaurants where they meet like Di Bacco on Tuesdays and Fridays, Zoe bar on Fridays, Inca Bar, Eucaliptus cafe and so on.

The expat community is very friendly and happy to meet new ones.

As you visit restaurants owned by foreigners you can find out about the chance to open a restaurant in Ecuador.

If you want, you can contact me an talk about Cuenca.

Vinny

Hi Thora,

Welcome to Expat.com!

I created a new thread as from your post on the Cuenca forum.

Best of luck,
Christine

The owners of California Kitchen and San Sebas Cafe in Cuenca are expats. They could best advise you on your plans for a restaurant.

Hi, I live in the coast. If you come to the beach, I can suggest Salinas or Montanita for a restaurant. These towns are growing fast, new restaurants and recreational venues are opening as there is now a coordinated effort to promote and serve tourism from the private and public sectors. Salinas is a resort beach town, weather is warm and dry most the year (70-85F), sandy golden beaches, emerald green sea, beautiful sunsets, very kind people, growing expat community, very populated in high season, outdoor activities like jet skiing, boating, yatch racing, deep see fishing, whale watching, beach events, surfing, small aquarium.
Montanita has a younger crowd, higher expat percentage, countless bars, restaurants and places to party and more extreme sports like parasailing and zip lining and of course the classic annual surfing championship. If you come to the coast I would love to meet up. Take care.