Three Branches Of Government. Download or order a poster. Constitution. The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person to have too much control. With this in mind, the framers wrote the Constitution to provide for a separation of powers, or three separate branches of government.
Also, telephone and Internet services seem to be slightly more expensive than back home. In conclusion, Ecuador currently is one of the cheapest places to live or retire in, where a monthly budget of $1,200 is more than enough for living a good life.
Gary Scott, an Internet entrepreneur and part time resident of Ecuador, calls the cost of living in Ecuador the $700 Solution - as this seems to be the average amount a couple can live comfortably on, excluding rent. This leaves $500 for rent, in order to stay within our $1,200 per month baseline budget. In 2000, after Ecuador's biggest economic crisis in history, the U.S. Dollar replaced the national currency, the Sucre.