Ken, that is completely subjective and totally depends on your personal needs. If you want access to larger-city amenities including medical care, for instance, you’ll want to be close to Manta and/or, perhaps, Salinas or Guayaquil. If you want peaceful small town living (but no supermarkets) that’s where you’ll find the best values. Totally depends on what you want and what you can put up with not having…