O - Olón


“Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road”


Olón is a small town 45 minutes south of Puerto Lopez with an estimated population of a thousand people. I want to highlight the town because it is both similar and different from Puerto Lopez in a number of ways.  It is smaller, but it is certainly more polished than it’s northern neighbor.

If Puerto Lopez is Miami, Olón is Naples.

PL is known for its nightlife and visitor activities; Olón is quieter with a less migratory population.

Lopez has about four kilometers of beach situated in a gradual cove; Olón is located on a beautiful, seven kilometer straight-as-an-arrow sandy beach.

PLo has a soundtrack of industry, with dump trucks and heavy equipment always on the move to the next job; work in Olón is mostly complete, with nice paved streets and reliable city services.

I have many good friends who live in Olón (I lived near there myself for nine months) and wonder why anyone would want to live among the noise and commotion of Puerto Lopez. I live here and wonder why someone would want to live someplace so calm and serene.

Both towns make fabulous destinations for expatriates; personally, I prefer Puerto Lopez.


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  1. DCApril 17, 2018 at 11:05 AM

    Between your posts about living on the beach in Ecuador and Donna McNichol's two years in Cuenca's mountains, you've sparked an interest in visiting Ecuador. It is such a diverse place and I find the culture fascinating.

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