Thank you for your positivity! Some other channels that I have been watching on Ecuador are so negative right now. I am moving to Cuenca soon, so I am not deterred! I am interested in your area too, so will check it out when I get there. Take care!

What a little bit of Humidity

Love your Dachsie pooches❤

You have to compare what is comparable, you're talking about private healthcare, we don't have private HC in Canada (except from some small surgeries in some provinces) now compare it to the IESS and that is what you have to compare the Canadian system to and I can tell you it's not better. When we got here we were on the private system (Equasanitas) and that to was a big let down as I went to a dermatologist to have two suspect moles removed and they refused to reimburse the money claiming moles are a pre existing condition. So yeah! IESS is slow, they lack equipment, and medication, the ideal is a mix of both, IESS + a small private coverage. As for the crime issue I totally agree with your data, 7592 murder for 2023 which is 8 times more than when we came in 2016 (+/- 950 murder). By looking at the backdrop it looks like the northern Sta Elena province which is "quieter" therefore safer for you however places like Guayaquil, Quevedo, Dúran, Machala, Esmeraldas and even Quito are now very unsafe, my wife and I we traveled within 22 of the 24 provinces of the country and I can assure you some are way safer than others. Sorry but i'm gonna have to disagree with your assessment, everything will return to the old ways by mid April as you know the constitution prevent Noboa to keep the state of emergency for more that 90 days and as we've seen it in the past as soon as the " estado de excepción" is removed they'll go back to the old ways. There's an estimated 20.000 gang members in the country, they arrested +/- 2000 so far 18.000 remaining, that's an awful lot, it is gonna be really hard to get rid of the violence, this country needs a constitution change like Bukele did in El Salvador unfortunately as you've probably seen in the last election, people gave Lasso a resounding no to the 8 points of the last referendum including the 2 most important one, the extradition of Ecuadorian criminals regardless of the crime committed and the complete removal of the Fiscalia general from the Consejo de la Judicatura to avoid corruption and speed up court cases. I think Ecuador is slowly sliding towards a manageable narcostate similar to Mexico. I might be wrong in my predictions but we have now prepared for a plan B.

Thanks for sharing i came grom Argentina and agree totally with you, blessings dear friends i am in Manglaralto!

Let's hope Ecuador never ends up like Mexico where the cartels are a spreading cancer throughout the country, and not merely a local annoyance as some people believe.

Quality of life!

It is all about that!

Thanks for sharing!

Excellent Q&A Kris and Mike!!

Hello friends. I'm from Ecuador. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for your comments. I hope this difficult situation ends soon. Stay safe and let's hope this bad noment ends soo . Bye.

Did you heard the news this week ..military found a storage with 22 tons of drug..they think in the streets of Usa and Europe worth 1 Billon aprox. Drug made in Colombia.

Thanks for the video, always entertaining and informative. And here in Canada, we have to wait for weeks or even months to see a specialist…. and you're comment about the quality of life, so true. Enjoy Ecuador and stay safe

That speaker!! i hate those things!! Reggaeton blasters 🙉.

I agree, when i'm in Ecuador i feel free and somehow relaxed.
All the best.

I am born, raised and currently living in Louisville, Ky, Metro area, #17 on the list of most dangerous US cities in one of your recent videos. My first job was working in a 24/7 restaurant in the city proper. There were a lot of cops, they ate free so that when there was trouble, they would show up post haste. I saw a lot of corruption but, I also got an inside scoop on crime. Somebody would get killed and the cops would on the down low say, we know the who,why and how their demise could be a good thing. IOW the general public has nothing to worry about. Now I hear there are people killed and the police say they're random killings. If somebody kills a person they have no connection to, there's little chance they'll be suspected. I think a good number to look at is what rate of homicides go unsolved. Another thing to look at is how many different numbers you can find for how many homicides there have been. I don't think all homicides get counted. IMHO the general public here has a lot more to worry about now.

Is that a virtual background or is that your place in Ecuador?