02 FEB22- 'A delivery app built for migrants, by migrants-
'Turpi, an Ecuador-based platform, hopes to connect and organize the Venezuelan diaspora in a way no other social development scheme has before.-
-"It’s a hot and heavy morning as María Teresa Rosales savors her breakfast from Teke Joropo, a fast-food joint in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second city. “Is it like the pan con jamón that you used to eat in Venezuela?” Teke Joropo’s owner, Ender Lacruz, asks as he kneads dough a few feet away. “The olives are a bit strong,” Rosales says. “But it’s tasty.”
Lacruz, who moved to Guayaquil in December 2017, is one of half a million Venezuelans who have moved to Ecuador to escape economic collapse over the past few years. When he arrived, he found that his options for employment were scarce, but, little by little, he carved out a niche selling Venezuelan products within his neighborhood, before opening Teke Joropo in late 2019. He, like many others, found customers and connections through Facebook groups run by other Venezuelan migrants — like Rosales, who left Venezuela just over eight years ago...." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
20AUG25 'The 10 most affordable states for retirees in 2025- "Here are the most affordable states, according to Bankrate’s analysis:
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Wyoming
Ohio
Wisconsin
Nevada
Indiana
Idaho
Georgia,
West Virginia
powered to the top with strong performances in both key sub-categories. The state had the lowest cost of living, as well as the fourth-lowest cost of homeowner’s insurance, at $1,009 annually.
“West Virginia has been an attractive location for retirees for the last few years and has seen multiple years of positive net migration — people moving in — despite the fact that the overall state population is shrinking,” says Kates...." -
Premeirs🎥SUN 10AUG25 (9pmET) #CNN "Senior National Correspondent David Culver and team report on the exploding violence in Ecuador, 🇪🇨
Where citizens are regularly pressured to hand over money to gangs involved in the country’s drug trade.
Watch ‘Ecuador: The Narco Superhighway’ on ‘The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper’ Sunday August 10 at 9pm ET on CNN." #CNN #News -
