I am a retired Boston Police Officer and have been living In Portoviejo, Manabi, Ecuador for 15 years. I have visited all the coast of Manabi Ecuador and I love it here better then the hills of Cuenca and Quito. Manabi is the best place to retire if you like the Beach life.(Moderated: no personal details please) Paper work for visas try gringotree.com/cuenca/directory/premium/legal-advisor-accountants/ They speak english. Check out this for beach life in Ecuador http://ecuadorbeaches.org/es