Loja

That mark was reached Monday in the village of Loja near Granada at the start of the heat wave that is causing restless nights across the country.

The relative ease of current migration is fueling that increase, said Diana Loja, Sleepy Hollow’s liaison to the Latino community.

In recent years, Loja said, Ecuadorians considering their own migration see a growing number of people to follow in the New York area: “They start to see their neighbors, their friends, their own families.”

Andhy Loja, a 15-year-old Hispanic student taking the Connecticut elective this year, said the class has yielded a number of revelations, such as when his teacher told him “race is a social construct.”

Canned sardines are a common dish served throughout Portugal, and specialty stores in the city, like the pristine Loja das Conservas on the sloping Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira, just a few blocks from the Douro River, are dedicated to celebrating Pinhais products, along with other local brands like Minerva.