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Día del Trabajo: May 24 (Floating) The Battle of Pichincha (1822) Batalla de Pichincha: August 10 (Fixed) Declaration of Independence of Ecuador (1809) Primer Grito de Independencia: October 9 (Floating) Independence of Guayaquil (1820) Independencia de Guayaquil: November 2 (Fixed) All Souls' Day: Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos ...
The Oriente comprises everything east of the Ecuadorian Andes, which by most definitions approaches half the country, but only 5 percent of the country’s people live there. Although the Pacific defines the coast and the mountains comprise the Sierra, the Oriente finds its heart in the rivers that tie it to the Amazon basin and, eventually ...
Juan José Flores was the first constitutional president of Ecuador, declaring the separation of the State of Ecuador from Gran Colombia, maintaining its presidential government structure, which has remained until the present day. Between 1830 and 1845, the office of President of the Republic was elected indirectly, that is, through the ...
The Jivaroan peoples are the indigenous peoples in the headwaters of the Marañon River [1] and its tributaries, in northern Peru and eastern Ecuador. The tribes speak the Chicham languages. [2] Their traditional way of life relies on gardening, and on hunting with blowguns and darts poisoned with curare. Complex spiritual beliefs are built ...
The Battle of Tarqui, also known as the Battle of Portete de Tarqui, took place on 27 February 1829 at Tarqui, near Cuenca, today part of Ecuador. It was fought between troops from Gran Colombia , commanded by Antonio José de Sucre , and Peruvian troops under José de La Mar .
Clásico del barrio Ricardo Brugada o del "Bajo": Oriental vs. Resistencia [133] Clásico del Este: 3 de Febrero vs. Cerro de Franco. [134] Clásico Capiateño: Martín Ledesma vs. 2 de Febrero. [135] Clásico de Itá: Olimpia Itá vs Sportivo Iteño. [136] Clásico de Itauguá: 12 de Octubre Itauguá vs. Olimpia de Itauguá [137]
Ecuadorian law describes the arms as follows: [1] The Arms of Ecuador shall be an oval shield containing inside, in the upper part the sun with the part of the Zodiac where one finds the signs corresponding to the memorable months of March, April, May and June; in the lower part, to the right shall be represented the historical mountain Chimborazo, wherefrom shall start a river, and where it ...
The Lago Agrio oil field is an oil-rich area near the city of Nueva Loja in the province of Sucumbíos, Ecuador.It is located in the Western Oriente Basin.The site's hydrocarbon-bearing formations are the Cretaceous Napo and Hollin formations.