Exploring Barrio El Vergel!

[@leonardoculcay8754]

Me gusta mucho tu manera de mostrar tu contenido...felicitaciones..haces divertido todo lo que a tu paso encuentras, sobre todo las golosinas que disfrutas comiendo. Sigue disfrutando de tantas cosas bonitas y sabrosas que tiene mi hermosa ciudad de Cuenca. Saludos Eric and Sandy.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you so much for your kind words. We love Cuenca and the beauty of everything we've seen so far in Ecuador. Thank you

[@dovygoodguy1296]

I think the biggest "problem" is that if a person wants to travel back and forth, the flights include long waits, making it arduous to get to and from Cuenca. That doesn't seem to be changing any time soon.

[@BarbaraPepp]

Did you end up in El Vergel ? Fun video. Watching again :-). Appt. Next week...consulate. interview... seems bad time of year ( holidays) to arrive.... love video. Tks.

[@ericandsandy]

Thanks. Best time to arrive is when they're having their holidays. So much fun

[@BarbaraPepp]

@@ericandsandy user-ur7..... is barb. Android cell I picked up to "whatsapp".... Haven't tried yet...hear.. a must do in EC. ( maybe everywhere but US)

[@ericandsandy]

Whatsapp is used everywhere except the US. Miami uses it too. So yes, I had all my family put the app on their phone and set it up so we can talk text and video

[@chrystalholley5545]

We have lived here a year and a half, but you have shown us some things we had not noticed! Thank you.

[@ericandsandy]

You are very welcome. Thank you so much for watching. We enjoy exploring this beautiful city. Have a wonderful day.

[@michaelmarino334]

thank you, amazing neighborhood. on our next trip we will be sure to visit there. we plan on retiring in two years so we may wind up being neighbors in the future

[@ericandsandy]

It's a great area with a lot of perks for sure. Good luck with your plans! Be see'n ya neighbor! 👍

[@LaurieSequana]

You are in my neighborhood. Three month Airbnb we are in is on Paucarbamba where you started the walk. It is pretty quiet and close to the church where the local food vendors are.

[@ericandsandy]

We absolutely love the neighborhood. We walk Paucarbamba a lot....for the ice cream. 😆😁

[@amsterdambear610]

El Ver Hell 🎉jajaja

[@catpatterson6397]

Thank you so much! You guys did an Excellent job. We’ve been trying to decide on a neighborhood to settle in when we get there and we’ve heard a lot of good things about this one. Close proximity to El Centro is a plus. Keep doing this guys. We appreciate you!🎉😇😊

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you so much for watching! It does seem like a great area. We're going to keep looking around, but it's certainly a top contender. Have a great one!

[@janhertzberg1797]

Really liked this video…thanks for showing us this interesting part of the city.

[@ericandsandy]

You're welcome, glad you liked it! It's a very nice area. More to explore! Have a great one!

[@marysol4308]

Thank you Eric and Sandy for another great video! I suggest trying out YapaTree on KZbin they have videos on Cuenca apts and other properties.

[@ericandsandy]

Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching!

[@BPe-ie9je]

Yes, but it looks like they have a hearty uplift on properties.

[@amsterdambear610]

Gringolandia in the Ordóñez Lasso área has some really nice buildings with great apartments. Close to the Tranvia and you can be in el Centro in 10 minutes

[@ericandsandy]

We looked over in that area but we like walking to el centro and we have friends very close to the stadium area.

[@OfficialkaypeeYT]

Beautiful vibe 😍keep posting Videos. Love from India.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you so much!! And thank you for watching! Have a great day!

[@GringoNation]

Was great getting a feel for El Vergel! Thanks, guys! Good to know for when I go apt. hunting. 🙂

[@ericandsandy]

The area definitely checks a lot of boxes 👍

[@whacked00]

Great video. Looks like so much fun...

[@ericandsandy]

Every adventure is a blast here. Thank you.

[@rhyslud]

There is also an area between El Vergel and Totems and between the Tomebamba and Yanuncay river. On the map, it seems perfectly situated (especially since we like swimming and the two biggest lap pools are nearby). When you get a chance... Check it out. We're coming in April for exploratory visit. Retiring in 2924!! Cuenca or bust!

[@rhyslud]

2024. We'll be dead in 2924. Unless we expect the singularity.

[@ericandsandy]

Sounds cool, we'll check it out for sure. Thought you were serious about working another 900 years to retire🤣. Cuenca or bust!👍

[@BarbaraPepp]

Coming during holiday time sounds fun EXCEPT no rentals...short term...long term....seems...like you...need to get situated during low time...before mayhem starts...( unless people are scared away by (unjustified) frequent EC negative news....then maybe more rentals??? )

[@BarbaraPepp]

Rhys do they use chlorine or salt water in lap pool s? Other?

[@ReneJCS]

Another great one! That busy streets with all the coffee shops is one of the old streets of Cuenca, it's called Las Herrerías, you'll definitely have to go a bunch of times to try tortillas, tamales, chumales, yaguana, morocho, and more! All traditional snacks. I loved the ending with the little voodoo doggy 😂😂😂😂😂 cracked me up!! You also walked by very close to our favorite cookie bakery Tulipano.

[@ericandsandy]

Thanks Rene! Looking forward to trying those snacks, and the cookie bakery. That little dog by Sandy's dad's house is so mean! It's tried to bite us like so many times!!! 🐩😠😠😠🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁👍

[@ivanromanh7547]

Welcome to Ecuador. You seem ready to meet the locals, a bit different from other expats.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you very much. We are definitely ready to submerge ourselves into the culture. Making lots of local friends. We absolutely love this place we call home now. Happy New Year and thank you so much for watching.

[@DavidAyotte-p5u]

Nice video , No, really nice video ! I'm 6 months into immigrating to Ecuador. First month Apartamentos Otorongo . Patio so close to the Tomebamba I worried about falling in some nights. haha. Very safe and family operated. 1 bedroom apt. with everything I needed. $700 bucks. 20 minuet walk to El Centro . But quickly learned how to take the 30. cent bus or dollar taxi to avoid the hill. (freking knees ) I ended up moving to Gringolandia ? Mostly because the building had a indoor pool. Partly cause it had more concentration of gringos . Have a small motorcycle now . Swim 4 to 5 days a week . 30 minuet Spanish lesson online after . Than ride to El Centro , El Vergel area or into the mountains. At 62 , I wish I could go back 6 moths ago. Tell scared adventures me . Live in El Centro for a month than move to El Vergel. But , If I took good advice . I wouldn't be living in this incredible country . Hahaha

[@BPe-ie9je]

Love the video. Great show and tell. Please do more for those of us,,,, in the future working our way down to wonderful Ecuador. Great to see you again ! :-) can’t thank you enough.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. We are so glad you are enjoying all the videos. Stay warm.

[@edisonaucapina4884]

Beautiful place ❤❤

[@ericandsandy]

It truly is. Thank you for watching. Have a great day.

[@SuzWarren]

Looks like a cool neighborhood. Hope you find a place you like. OMG Did you say chocolate AND passion fruit? 😍

[@ericandsandy]

Yesss! Chocolate and passionfruit. It is so DELICIOUS. The neighborhood is so nice and quiet. Crossing our fingers we find the perfect place for us there.

[@BPe-ie9je]

@@ericandsandy How about ( personal ) dogs? Friendly area? Areas to safely walk dogs. ?

[@whacked00]

El Vergel is a great area....

[@ericandsandy]

Yes it is, we love it.

[@petermartell568]

I loved living by Parque de la Madre

[@ericandsandy]

I love Parque de la Madre. It is one of my favorite parks.

[@janferretti2621]

Really good video. Thanks!

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you very much. You are welcome.

[@karlberry6702]

We’re starting out research towards retirement. So far we’re down to somewhere in Panama or Cuenca. Your video on Rl Vergel is exactly the type we need to make decisions. Thank you so much!!!

[@ericandsandy]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with everything. All our best!

[@jerrystraka7856]

I LOVE CUENCA i live by Universidad del Azuay. 3 blocks from Jardin Botanico and the confluence of the Yanuncay and Tarqui rivers. 6 blocks from Parque el Paraiso. walking and biking paths everywhere. quiet - even when classes are in schedule (the students are awesome!) less than 2 miles from El Centro. I LOVE CUENCA

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you for the info. Good to know. We love Parque el Paraiso, it is so beautiful and lush. One of these days we'll have to courage the swan paddle boats. haha. We love the little island there. Thank you for watching.

[@lizmariewest1514]

“Everhell” 😅

[@ericandsandy]

What the hell... Hell Yeah! 😁👍

[@martincampozano1557]

Exelent video 👍 👌

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you

[@amsterdambear610]

Quiet, and 1 block from the Tomebamba linear parks

[@ericandsandy]

We love all the parks. I think I like paraiso the best. I love the little island and all the ducks and birds. So peaceful

[@amsterdambear610]

I’m still a newbie in Cuenca so don’t know all the areas well. I’ve heard a lot of parque paraíso and will get there eventually. In the mean time I’m trying to set up my own Acropolis in the Athens of Ecuador 🇪🇨 😬🤣

[@whacked00]

As you look at neighborhoods and walk around, have you considered showing your paths on a map for context?

[@ericandsandy]

Yes we have and we're looking into that one. thanks for watching. Happy Holidays

[@BibleSamurai]

that voodoo doll at the end looks like love spells

[@ericandsandy]

😆😆❤❤

[@mariajanetchamaidanbacia998]

Hola que tal... Muy lindos tus videos pero te quisiera escuchar hablar español q ver que tal te sale, un abrazo, saludos cordiales 😍🇪🇨

[@ericandsandy]

Muy bien. I would love to learn Spanish. Me encantaria aprender espanol. He estado aprendiendo un poco sobre las aplicaciones en espanol. muchas gracias por ver nuestros videos.

[@ivanromanh7547]

@@ericandsandy That sounds muy bien!

[@pedroblanco8311]

Hi Eric and Sandy, one of your newer videos came up in our feed, so I took the moment to see if you'd added Spanish subtitles. Although the newer one didn't appear to have them, this one did. My multi-lingual family thanks you. We're Like #287 for this video. If you're able add Spanish subtitles to your other videos in Ecuador, we'll subscribe and likely comment on the videos we watch. Have a great week.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you for letting us know. We thought all of them had the subtitles on them. We will look into that as soon as possible. Thank you for watching the video and again thank you for letting us know that the subtitles are not working on all of them. Have a wonderful day. I will get back with you when we figure out why they are not working on all of the videos.

[@pedroblanco8311]

@@ericandsandy Of course. We haven't clicked on every video, however those we have tried, haven't had the Spanish subtitles turned on yet. I may be able to offer more details, however aside from it helping KZbin potentially determine to place your videos into the feeds of ESL users, I believe the configuration needs to be done for each video individually. Thanks for your efforts and consideration.

[@juliebabin]

At 9 minutes, what is this street? I'm not far from this area and it seems great.

[@ericandsandy]

The street is Las Herrerias. Such a great vibe. A friend told us it is one of the oldest streets in Cuenca. The street is just one big amazing aroma from all the little restaurants, bakeries and street food. Thanks again for watching. If you try any food on this street let us know what your favorite was. Have a gorgeous day.

[@whacked00]

Have you eaten at Dos Sucres? I meant to try it last visit but ran out of time.

[@ericandsandy]

Yes we have. And it was AMAZING!!!! Best food EVER!!! Next trip DO NOT PASS IT UP..RUN, don't walk. It truly is an experience. The chef is so very talented.

[@pedroblanco8311]

Hello again Eric and Sandy, if it's any help you were able to successfully configure this particular video to feature Spanish subtitles. If you look in to the configurations for this video it may help explain the additional steps to apply for the other videos on your channel. If you take the time to do it, we'll like and add a comment to each video from your channel which offers Spanish subtitles. Thanks again for your efforts, and consideration.

[@ericandsandy]

Hello Pedro. Thought we had replied to this so we apologize if we haven't. All you have to do is touch the CC on the video, then tap the little gear wheel besides CC for the settings, then touch caption where it says English and then you can change the language to Spanish. The Spanish subtitles are on when we check ours. You should be able to use this method and see Spanish subtitles on all of our videos now. This is something that KZbin has just currently updated to and you should be able to do this for any video now we believe. Thank you for watching and let us know if you have any other problems.

[@pedroblanco8311]

@@ericandsandy Yes you did. Zero need to apologize. I tried to respond to the earlier comment, and went back to the one video we know of where you succesfully toggled the Spanish language option. If you play your channel from a Roku connected device, you'll see what I'm trying to describe. Away from a P/C, the CC/Settings options is very limited, and the user can only toggle on what the Channel Manager has set up. If you're able to do this, we'd be extremely appreciative. Here's a short video explaining how a Chan. Mgr. can easily do this (and not just Spanish). kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWXMm6Z4nceribM Have a great night.

[@pedroblanco8311]

Hello Eric and Sandy. We found your channel a week ago. As you try to grow your audience, would you please consider turning on the subtitle option to allow KZbin (via a ROKU) to display languages other than English for subtitles? In our case, my multi-lingual family would greatly appreciate Spanish subtitles. I'm happy to try to help explain one of the easiest manners to accomplish this. It's free, and you won't have to spend time trying to translate anything. Thanks for your consideration.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you for letting us know about that. We will look into getting that changed as soon as possible. Great tip. Thanks again and thank you for watching. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@pedroblanco8311]

@@ericandsandy Our multi-lingual family looks forward to it, and we thank you.

[@rhyslud]

But can you flush the TP?? The million dollar question..

[@ericandsandy]

hummm, probaaably nooo 🤣😁👍

[@amsterdambear610]

In the old town no due to the antiquated sewer system. In the new buildings I would say yes unless your throw the entire roll in. I flush smaller amounts just in case and never had any problems. Who needs a basked of smelly poop paper in the apartment or house? No, no, no to that!💩

[@vegaszoom6139]

Just by chance if you know, how much would be a 2 bedroom apartment cost around this area. Nothing fancy, just safe and reasonable . Thanks guys for covering this area …

[@ericandsandy]

It varies... I've seen as low as 500.00 and as high as 1000.00. That of course is fully furnished and all amenities included.

[@BPe-ie9je]

@@ericandsandy Are you looking furnished or unfurnished? I always wondered if there was/is a used/ repurposed furniture, appliance, furnishings store or warehouse where Expats unload all, move back to USA. ???

[@ericandsandy]

@@BPe-ie9je furnished and all utilities included

[@amsterdambear610]

Brain freeze is better than brain fart 💨 😊

[@ericandsandy]

Absolutely. I think that comes with age. hahahaha. Sorry it took so long to reply, we were getting everything situated here. Hope to see you sometime at Good Affinity. Have a wonderful day.

[@susanschmidler3122]

What were the street names?

[@ericandsandy]

What minute are you referring to?

[@susanschmidler3122]

@@ericandsandy Sorry! I don't remember what I was asking about. Thanks for your video.

[@ericandsandy]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching 😀👍

[@veronicavarela2041]

At least you don’t get shot in a mall like in the USA. Or for parking in front of your house while finding directions. The USA is so dangerous and this is why I truly hate when Americans point the glass over the fence, I rather have those than guns in your house.

[@ericandsandy]

We agree. It is dangerous. We've seen the glass over the fence in several countries. It looks almost decorative instead of dangerous. Like a form of artwork. We're just sharing our experiences. Thank you for watching and Happy Holidays.

[@henrygoboy8621]

Does look like a great spot for all the reasons you mention. Do not like to see the masks though. I suppose you can’t escape insanity.

[@ericandsandy]

Thank you for watching. It is a great area , we love it. Happy New Year

[@icu64x]

Ay que gringo

[@quito9896]

Eric, you are just like me , I love bakeries .

[@ericandsandy]

He loves all the bakeries.