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Funeral Pre-Arrangement Interest?
Created and submitted by Jean Bennett
Have you given any thought to procedures, services and legalities of a funeral here in Ecuador? Perhaps you have considered pre-planning, but have questions regarding how to go about that. Jean Bennett has written an article about her experience and has requested a survey to see who would be interested in a group meeting with a local funeral director (and translator).
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Salinas Cultural Society Art Show!!
Written and submitted by Petra Blair
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Traveling by Bus on the Salinas Coast
Written and submitted by Julie Freeman
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Can you Help..?
Gwen Sterner has a question for the community:
Can anyone recommend a store in the Salinas or La Libertad area were I can purchase bug spray and fertilizer for house plants. Also has anyone used a particular bug spray that they would recommend?
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Did you Know....Independence Day in Ecuador
Submitted by Cathy Yearout
It's important to know the history of the country where you reside. While expats from the United States celebrate July 4th as Independence Day, did you know that Ecuador's National Independence Day is celebrated on August 10th as a public holiday?
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Updated Doctor/Medical List
Provided by Petra Blair
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Newsletter Update
Our coverage area is Playas to Puerto Lopez at present. Please send along events, ad, buy/sell, articles, anything you would like to see us publish. Articles submitted by our readers do not reflect an endorsement by our Team, but are simply conveying information that may be relevant to our wider audience. Coastal.Newsletter.Team@gmail.com Please note: Cut off day for publication each week is end of day on Thursday.
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Blogs and Facebook Pages?If you blog or facebook about life on this part of the coast, submit your links to us and we'll post the relevant ones in our newsletter!
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NEW Reader Recommendations!
Window and Screen Installs
I would like to highly recommend a young fellow that installed new screens in my dining room area. His name is Marbel Yagual. We have the floor to ceiling slider windows across the wall which are great to let in the breeze but also let in the flies and mosquitoes. Marbel was recommended to me by Connie Carter and I couldn't be more pleased. He showed up on time. He was courteous, friendly and very professional. He measured three times to make sure everything was correct. The screens had to be customed made due to the dimensions. He returned five days later to install the screens. After installing the screens, there was a gap of about two inches at the top because the cement that the tracks were sitting on was not level at one spot. He spent the next hour chipping away to make sure the screens fit perfectly. He does not speak English and my Spanish is not that strong, but we used Google translate and had no trouble communicating. His cell phone number is 099-247-4418.
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Advertising
Life in the Highlands
..much different than life along the coast. Check out these two sites for insights into community life in the mountain city of Cuenca:
Sport and Deep Tissue Massage in Monta�ita
Robyn Luck
Licensed Massage Therapist, USA
Punta Cielo Spa, La Punta, Montanita
Phone 0979646151
Unique B&B in Monta�ita area
Nuestro Paraiso. Spanish for "Our Paradise" is a unique B&B located on the coast of Ecuador, just outside of Manglaralto, Santa Elena province. Manglaralto is located about 2 miles south of Montanita, one of Ecuador's premier surfing spots.
Best deal in the Galapagos
Comfortable, 2 room apartment in San Cristobal, Galapagos. Fully equipped kitchen, sleeps 3. $20 per day. Help with everything from land tours to buying lobsters to cook in your kitchen.
Muscle Beach Monta�ita Gym
Now offering classes in Aerobic and Arabic (Belly) Dance. Energize with Salsa, Merengue, Reggae ryhythms, or explore your body, mind and spirit with ancient middle-east movements and music.
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