so close...........

Will be ready soon.

It Begins

Our December has been great. On the 10th ground was broken and work has started on our home! This is as it looked on Christmas day with the foundation prep underway.

main view from house

Ecuador is a seismic area so a good foundation is a must have.

nice and deep

laying out the house

site work

this is the main view from the salon.

We are very excited and looking forward to our final move!

Up North

Cotopaxi from the plane

Thought I would mention our trip to Otavalo, Cotacachi, and San Antonio a few weeks back. If you are in the market for anything of the textile persuasion head to Otavalo, tons to see and prices are great. Cotacachi for anything leather. San Antonio is the woodcarvers location with tons of art and furniture, all amazing to see.

That is one of the many great things about Cuenca, very centrally located in the country. I would encourage anyone living here to get out and see some sights. Ecuador is an amazing place.

Something I would have never thought of while out and about, if you are someplace and you buy something but it is too big or you already have too much stuff in the way of luggage have your item shipped to Cuenca. Barbara had a beautiful walnut piece shipped for an amazing $6 bucks. That was delivered to her front door, very cool. Is she happy, you bet..........

On a seperate note the apartment is very near completion. We are looking at next week for things to be complete. Furnishings will follow quickly. Anyone interested in short term accommodations next to Park Calderon shoot us an email for info.

Until next time...............J&D

renovation pics

more later............

Arquitecto

If you are in need of a very good architect, I can recommend Oscar Abad with out hesitation. Renovations, additions, new projects, Oscar is your man. He studied in the US and speaks perfect english for you non spainsh speakers. He does all his plans to US standards and demensions and is a good guy personally. He lived in the US for many years and knows what North Americans are used to and what they want, lots of light, storage, etc.
If you know Paula the dentist, Oscar is her husband. I would truly give him a look if you are needing anything in this area.

His email is oscar_abad@hotmail.com
cell 091530018