Today marks the holiday Battle of Pichincha – May 24. This was the most important battle in the year 1822 in the war for independence from Spain.
You can see all Ecuador holidays in my post dated July 26, 2010 – Ecuador Holiday Calendar or even better go to: http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/holidays.html for a more detailed description.
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