Cotacachi Realty

About & methodology

Better decisions begin with honest information

Cotacachi-Realty.com exists for people considering a visit, a move, or a property purchase—and who want to understand the place before acting.

Our job is to help you test the fit

Our purpose is not to make Cotacachi sound right for everyone. It is to help readers identify what fits, what may not, and what still needs to be verified personally.

Cotacachi Realty is an English-language research and decision resource focused narrowly on Cotacachi and the surrounding Imbabura region. We combine official sources, practical decision frameworks, and local context. We avoid anonymous lifestyle scores, invented anecdotes, and cost figures presented without a date or method.

Two sites, two jobs

Cotacachi-Realty.com provides orientation, comparison, relocation planning, and buyer education.

Ecuador-Realty.com maintains live property inventory and handles listing-related inquiries. Keeping those roles separate lets this site explain the decisions around a move or purchase without turning every guide into a property catalogue.

Who writes this

These guides are written and reviewed by Amy Prisco, who has lived in Ecuador since 2007, worked in Ecuadorian real estate since 2008, and holds Ecuadorian real estate licence No. 166-G. Naming a reviewer is not decoration: it means there is a person accountable for every claim, and someone to correct when a claim turns out to be wrong.

Commercial transparency: Amy Prisco is a licensed real estate professional who earns her living from property transactions, and links from this site to Ecuador-Realty.com are commercial links. We disclose this prominently rather than in a footer because it is the single most important thing to weigh when reading property advice. It is also why every consequential step on this site points you toward independent counsel, surveyors and clinicians we have no relationship with — a listing or commercial relationship never replaces independent legal, structural, title, tax, or financial review.

How we research

  1. Prefer official and primary sources for consequential facts.
  2. Show when a guide was last reviewed.
  3. Separate documented fact, local observation, and what a reader must verify.
  4. Avoid universal claims where the answer changes by person, provider, neighborhood, or property.
  5. Flag legal, financial, medical, and safety information for qualified review.
  6. Update a core guide when a Field Note reveals a lasting change.
  7. Correct material errors openly.

What we do not promise

We do not promise that Cotacachi is safe, inexpensive, easy, or the right retirement choice for you. We do not treat a publication date as proof of accuracy. And we do not suggest that property ownership, a listing description, or one resident’s experience settles a legal, medical, or lifestyle question.

If a decision carries consequences, verify the current facts with the appropriate official source and a qualified professional who understands your situation.