the fruit..can you eat it from a vendor off the street...is the water safe to drink... do you have to leave the country after a period of time to be able to stay there
Yes water is safe, and the fruit is plentyful and safe. Fresh vegatables daily at markets. We ahve been in Cuenca since July 2009. 2 boys and my wife and I. We have put togther a 14 page report on Living and moving to Ecuador. write me petrapresident@gmail.com Charles
Mar 04, 2011
about the fruit and water by: Anonymous
Suggest you boil the water at full boil for 20 minutes. We have a large clay water jug - about 10 gallons - tastes just as good as the expensive water cooler jugs you find at offices in the States.
We wash all fruit and vegetables with 10 drops of iodine per 1 gallon of water - but then we did that in the US too (the fruit here probably has fewer fertilizers and contaminants than US fruit does). Also, some fruit doesn't keep well after being washed - we wash right before we plan to use them. The iodine leaves no taste on the fruit.
