An excellent website for articles about living and inversing overseas is escapeartist.com

 Here are some good links that I have found on it today:

All articles by country:

 http://www.escapeartist.com/Articles/Articles_24.html

Here is a good article about planning and getting ready to move overseas:

http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/43/Relocating_Overseas.html 

 Here is anonther interesting web site to take a look at:  http://www.saexplorers.org/

Ecuador

http://www.escapeartist.com/Articles/Articles_6.html#Ecuador 

http://www.escapeartist.com/international/0600_ecuador_retirement.html 

One topic that should be researched out is what it takes to get a residency or work visa for each country.  I saw something about FM3 and FM2

Columbia

Ecuador

RESIDENT/IMMIGRANT VISAS

Foreign nationals may apply to settle in Ecuador and obtain resident status. Resident visas are approved by the Immigration Board in Ecuador . The documentation process takes at least 4 to 8 weeks. There are a number of different resident visa categories, including:

10­I Retired persons who receive pensions from their native countries (required minimum monthly income from a foreign account USD 800 for the main visa holder, plus USD 100 monthly for each family dependent).

10­II Real estate and securities investors who are willing to invest in Ecuador a minimum of USD 25,000, plus USD 500 for each family dependent.

10­III Investors in industry who wish to export agricultural products, livestock, or minerals, (minimum investment of USD 30,000).

10­IV Companies with foreign local agents who possess unlimited power of attorney to represent the company in Ecuador, provided that 80% of the company's local personnel are Ecuadorian.

10­IV Technicians or technical experts under contract with a company established in Ecuador.

10­V Professionals with university degrees recognized by a national university, who wish to practice their profession in Ecuador . Should the applicant's profession not exist in Ecuador , the degree must be locally certified. The applicant must also fulfill the requirements for such practice (e.g. bar).

10­VI Individuals economically dependent on spouses or on a blood­related family member (family).

Panama

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