HI CONDE AND HI EVERYBODY... I'M FROM ECUADOR (QUITO) AND I'M PLANINNG GO BACK SOON.... I REALLY BELIEVE ECUADOR IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOOD, GREEN AND GOOD PEOPLE. THE IDEA OF A FARM SANCTUARY IS AWESOME BUT MANABI IS TO CLOSE TO THE OCEAN. GEORGE GREEN RECOMEND STAY AWAY VOLCANOS AND THE OCEAN. THE PERFECT PLACE COULD BE LOJA, ZAMORA CHINCHIPE EVEN CUENCA MAP (
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=...-8&sa=N&tab=wl) I THINK OTAVALO, CAYAMBE AND IBARRA ARE BEAUTIFULL PLACES BUT THERE ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTH HEMISPHERE.