{"product_id":"2940016458786","title":"Expats in Ecuador: Life In Cuenca","description":"Authors Deke Castleman and David Morrill combine ten years of living in the world’s hottest expatriation destination – Cuenca, Ecuador – to provide an incisive overview of adapting to and adopting a Cuenca-expat lifestyle. Their points of view, honed over the course of a decade in the Cuenca school of hard knocks, are razor-sharp. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics include: gringo prices, a reality check; the destiny of the U.S. dollar in Ecuador (where the dollar is the currency); why Cuenca means good health; what to expect from the local buses and taxis; how many more immigrants Cuenca can absorb; the profound cultural implications of crossing the street; such cultural conundrums as punctuality, efficiency, and honesty; challenges for couples; the day-to-day impact of the government; and much much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with the big-picture perspective, personal experiences, and inside info (for example,  the one thing you can carry that will make life easy; how to buy a popular pill for men for ten cents on the dollar over the counter; and the one challenge that almost guarantees you won’t make it in Cuenca – and it’s not Spanish), Life in Cuenca will engage current expats in their own stories and inform prospective expats of exactly what’s to come.","brand":"GringoTree Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153294278896,"sku":"2940016458786","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016458786_p0.jpg?v=1763636031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016458786","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}