I’m Rickey Harris. My wife, Ulvia, and I own a condo in Salinas, on Ecuador’s Santa Elena Peninsula. We spend part of the year here and part of the year back home in Alabama.
This notebook is the practical guide I wish we’d had when we first started coming: how to arrive, how housing and HOAs really work, where we go for healthcare, how money and utilities get handled, what the seasons feel like, and how to get through your first month without wasting time.
People ask me the best time of year to come. My honest answer is anytime. Salinas is good all year round.
I write in plain English, from firsthand experience, and I’ll say so when something is just my opinion or needs a local professional. Nothing here is legal, tax, immigration, medical, or insurance advice.
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Salinas, Ecuador, is a real place to live, not only a beach weekend. That’s the Salinas I want to help you understand.
