Ecuador Real Estate Tour Schedule 2008

January 24-25, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
March 10-11, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
April 16-17, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
June 16-17, 2008 . Reserve here Reserve for two
September 28-29, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
November 10-11, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two

Ecuador Real Estate in the Mystical Andes

Steve Marchant, our man in Ecuador takes you on tours of real estate in Ecuador ’s Andes .
Though numerous delegates on the recent Ecuador Real Estate in the Andes tours told me they bought Ecuador real estate, this is not an Ecuador real estate buying trip. The tour is to help you get a feel for Ecuador property values, business ideas and lifestyles and is an introduction to this gorgeous part of the world where Merri and I live. This tour is about much more than just Ecuador real estate.

The Ecuador Real Estate and Mystical Andes Tours are for two days in the Province of Imbabura . You should arrive in Quito one or two days before. You can depart the evening of the last day of the tour or the morning after.

We travel to Otavalo the largest Indian market in South America . We’ll spend time in this colorful market (which is an experience of a lifetime) before we visit Ecuador real estate for sale in Otavalo and Imbabura Province , especially around Cotacachi the leather village where we live. (Plus we’ll take some time to shop here and look at more export potential.) We usually find at least one hacienda on the market (our last looked at a 60 acre estate and hacienda with 50 Jersey Cows and a cheese factory that makes 20 cheeses a day (sold at $30 each) and stores them in a cave. Here is that hacienda’s entrance.

Here I am in the cave checking out the cheese.

You’ll see brand new, very nice Ecuador apartments like the one where we now live.
These wonderful Ecuador real estate units sold from $39,000 (Studio) to $49,000 (3 bedroom -2.5 bathrooms) and we have our own little garden.

We love the gardens because you can grow everything here, tropical to most northerly things. The flowerbeds are full of tropical impatiens (four feet high), lilies, geraniums and much more, but roses also thrive here.

They are on three levels. All the dirt you see will be done in brick pavers.

Here’s a shot from below of our hound dog Ma checking out the flowers. And we all the units have this Eastern view of Mt Imbabura.

You’ll also see wonderful houses like this that has this view of Lake Quiccocha .

Houses like this can still be built for under $100,000.

Here you can see that house sitting on this lake. View lots are for sale from this vantage now.
We’ll visit the trout filled San Pablo Lake and look at numerous lake front properties plus learn about empty high Andes lakes such as this ( Lake Pinan ).

This Ecuador real estate and mystical Andes tour includes a trip to Peguche (the Village of the Weavers) and hand made handicrafts plus we’ll have a workshop on how to export custom made goods from the only wholly Indian owned woolen mill in the world. We lunch in Peguche with the indigenous community and dine native style (dancing, singing, live music that is heart felt to say the least). There we also see one of Barra Viejo’s buildings. You will see how you can build (or have built) incredibly beautiful homes for as low as $35 a square foot. Plus we’ll stop in Calderon. This is a village of crafts that specializes in dried bread dough that can be made into anything (WELL ALMOST). This art form offers incredible export potential for custom made jewelry, dolls, pins, etc. and is very inexpensive. For example, school mascot pins can be made for pennies yet sold to students for dollars. Masapan is very transportable, cute and tough, safe and easy to ship. There are fortunes to waiting to be made here.

We’ll see houses in gated communities. This one is for sale at $99,000.

Sometimes we find sleepers like this one that went for $25,000.

This Ecuador real estate and mystical Andes tour includes transportation for all of the group travel over these three days in the Andes but does not include travel to and from Quito, food or accommodations.
Hotel prices begin at $59 a night.
This is a hauntingly beautiful land filled with charming lifestyles available at unbelievably low prices.
We’ll see incredible architecture. How is this for an entrance?

And the kitchen it leads to?

Here is my wife Merri and me at a house we recently viewed.

The flowers there.

And the back yard view.

Ecuador Real Estate Tour Schedule 2008
January 24-25, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
March 10-11, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
April 16-17, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
June 16-17, 2008 . Reserve here Reserve for two
September 28-29, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two
November 10-11, 2008. Reserve here Reserve for two