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JetBlue, LATAM, and Avianca have all cancelled New York–Guayaquil flights for three consecutive days due to a massive East Coast storm. If you or someone you know is trying to fly between the US and Ecuador right now, here's the situation.
Ecuador received a record $7.9 billion in remittances last year — more than bananas, shrimp, or cacao exports. Now a combination of ICE enforcement, deportation fears, and a new US tax on cash remittances is cutting those flows. In Cuenca, families report receiving half what they used to.
If you've lived in Cuenca for any length of time, you've seen them: rows of roasted guinea pigs turning golden on spits. Now, that distinctly Azuayan flavor is making its way to dinner tables in New York City.