Cuenca news today, written for expats

Ecuador is dropping tariffs on Colombian products from 100% to 75% starting June 1. Cosmetics, medicines, plastics, and auto parts should get a little cheaper.

Missing American BBQ? The Rib Company and Pájaro y Bestia are doing it right — 12-hour smokes, custom rubs, and a smoker built from San Antonio blueprints.

A nationwide curfew runs 11 PM to 5 AM through May 18 across nine provinces. Cuenca isn't on the list — but La Troncal and the coast are, and that matters if you're traveling.

Ecuador's customs authority SENAE just cut the duty-free alcohol limit from five liters to three, effective immediately. Here's what changed and why.

The biggest international match in Cuenca this season is Tuesday at 9 PM. Here's everything — entry rules, road closures, what you can't bring, and why you should probably go.

Camera traps above Baños have captured pumas and Andean tigrillo cats in the watershed that supplies drinking water to 40,000 people. The biggest threat to them? Feral dogs.