International Living Compares Cotacachi Ecuador to Mayberry USA

internationalliving.com/Wendy DeChambeau reported… Small town USA has been a coveted notion since the days when Andy Taylor and Barney Fife graced our television screens. Though a fictional setting, Mayberry wasn’t too different from other small towns at that time.

It was a place where neighbors knew one another, where folks came to each other’s aid in times of need, and where children could roam the streets without fear.

Today’s world is quite a bit different. Small towns still exist, but in this age of social media, 80-hour work weeks, and interpersonal disconnect, most of these locales have lost their charm.

But I’ve managed to find that retro, small-town vibe again here in Cotacachi, Ecuador. The town itself has only 8,000 or so residents so it’s not large to begin with. And the locals are extremely welcoming, friendly, and helpful. It’s a safe place where my kids can walk through the streets without being bothered and everyone you meet says hello.

What I didn’t expect to find though was such a great sense of community amongst the other expats. They are after all primarily North Americans who were once a part of that same fast-paced, can’t-be-bothered-with-others environment that I was looking to escape. But it seems that many of them were looking for the same thing that I was. Read Article

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