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Portrait of a Nation: Culture and Progress in Ecuador

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I purchased this book prior to a school trip to Ecuador. Once there, I leared this book is required reading in international studies. It is current and give a good history and retrospecive view of the history and political culture of Ecuador.

THIS BOOK IS NOT FROMATTED FOR KINKLE. THE PAGES ARE REPRODUCED ONTO THE KINDLE AS THEY APPEAR IN THE BOOK - THAT IS THEY ARE VERY TINY ON THE KINDLE SCREEN AS A WHOLE BOOK PAGE APPEARS ON YOUR SCREEN. YOU CANNOT ENLARGE THE TYPE OR MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGE TO THE FORMAT TO MAKE IT READABLE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS BEFORE I SPENT MY MONEY! IT IS USELESS TO ME.

Wow...........What en Eye Opener to the Mores of a beautiful country. The author goes DEEP inside the Ecuadorian Soul to UNCOVR just "WHY" Ecuador has not emerged into the 21st on Top! The Collective Psyche of Ecuadorian People is LAZY, INDOLENT UNTRUSTWORTHY, + many other "NEGATIVE" Adjectives. This is Prevalent throughout Ecuadorian Society from the TOP to the bottom socioeconomic classes!

THERE, its DEFINATELY NOT......What you know....its "WHO" you know! Lawlessness, corruption runs Deep in the Social Fabric as evidenced by Ecuadors LOW rating versus the rest of its South American neighbors in just about every economic indicators. The History of this Malfeasance runs all the way back to the Spanish Conquerors, Including the Suspect Catholic Church.

A compelling read for any Future American retiree coaxed to RETIRE there by the Glowing reports from groups such as INTERNATIONAL LIVING with their HIGH HIGH & Low Cost of Living! I had planned to retire there & OPEN A Business but Now my Eyes have been OPENED really wide and will proceed with Much More Caution. Just treturne from a prelim 12 day trip to Ecuador & found some of the points in the book exemplified..............USE CAUTION & LOOK b/4 you leap! Currently living ion Mexico but now the NARCO Trafficantes are ruining the country fast & its time to MOVE ON! I thought "MANYA was bad here, but you aint seen nuthin yet until you experience Ecuadors Manyana.....Not just tommorrow, maybe NEVER! BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!