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Ecuador’s customs agency is reminding travelers returning during the World Cup to review the personal-effects rules before flying home. The warning is practical: know what is tax-free before you reach airport controls.
Ecuador is pushing measles vaccination for children with delayed doses after regional cases increased. PAHO has recorded 20,332 confirmed cases in 16 countries and territories in the Americas, while Peru has more than 500 confirmed cases.
El Universo reports Ecuador's Health Ministry will run a national measles vaccination campaign on May 30 and 31 in all 24 provinces. Brigades will operate in high-traffic places including markets, bus terminals, airports, plazas, malls and outside schools.
Ecuador takes on the 7th-ranked Netherlands at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on March 31, 1:45 PM Ecuador time. Both teams are headed to the 2026 World Cup this summer. Ecuador is missing Piero Hincapie to injury.
The original 18-karat gold FIFA World Cup Trophy is on display at Quorum del Paseo San Francisco in Cumbayá from 2:30 PM to 9:00 PM today — the fourth time the trophy has visited Ecuador. With La Tri set to face Germany at MetLife Stadium this summer, World Cup fever is running high.
