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Vilcabamba is a village in southern Ecuador that has attracted a different mix of Gringos from other mountain towns -- including more of the younger Expats, and with something of a New Age or hippie flavor.

Some folks love the fact that Vilca has a high percentage of Gringos, others are deterred for the same reason.  It's not a "tipico" Ecuadorian place.

Vilca is 28 miles from a much larger place, the city of Loja, which has more shopping and a much smaller percentage of Gringos.

The Vilcabamba valley has won fame as a "Valley of Longevity" where people are said to have lived to -- or are living to -- well past 100 years of age.  There are skeptics about such claims, as well.

Few disagree, however, that the valley is lush, verdant and beautiful.  Plentiful rain and mild weather are two reasons.  The town of Vilca is at an altitude of about 5,000 feet.  Some consider it to have one of the best climates in the world.

Other Expats have previously posted about Vilcabamba, Ecuador, on this blog.  I refer you to some of those threads or posts below.  To get to these commentaries, type the name of the thread into the Search Expat.com box at the top of this page, and click on the icon to the right of that box.

Thread name:  "Anybody living in Vilcabamba or Loja..." 
    (multiple posts)

Thread name:  "Any Hippie or Liberal Communities..." 
    (especially Report #4)

Thread name:  "Vilcabamba, Loja or Not..." (especially report #1)

                                                                   
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