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	Ecuador 2007 Public Holidays and Bank Holidays
		What this likely means is that, in addition to the public holidays to be observed on May 25 and October 12, 2007, government services and agencies can be assumed to be functioning on a public holiday schedule, on both May 24 and October 9, 2007.
		For 2007 public holidays, this was specified in the executive decree 2369 of January 12, 2007, later amended concerning the recuperation days for Carnival (many web sites, such as link, still show the wrong recuperation dates).
		Some of the bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Ecuador are based on calendars whose determination is inherently approximate, as described in the footnotes below, which we strongly urge you to read.
	www.qppstudio.net /publicholidays2007/ecuador.htm (1202 words)

	Suchen im Web, Bilder, Videos, Blog, Lexikon und mehr.
		Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: República del Ecuador, short form Ecuador, IPA [re'pu-lika ðel ekwa'ðo-]) is a representative democratic republic in South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		Ecuador's indigenous communities are integrated into that mainstream culture to varying degrees, but some may also practice their own autochthonous cultures, particularly the more remote indigenous communities of the Amazon basin.
		Ecuador · Guyana · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Uruguay · Venezuela
	www.coder-world.de /cgi-bin/metaseek/lexikon_Ecuador_en.html (3618 words)

	Ecuador travel guide - Wikitravel
		Ecuador is a country in Western South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.
		Ecuador has its own coins, which are approximately the same size and color as U.S. coins up through 50-cent pieces; both they and U.S. coins are used.
		Calls within Ecuador are more expensive than domestic calls in most countries, but not unreasonable, except for calls to cell phones, which generate most of their revenue by charging the caller.
	wikitravel.org /en/Ecuador (3101 words)

	Ecuador - Consular Information Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		U.S. citizens whose passports are lost or stolen in Ecuador must obtain a new passport and present it, together with a police report of the loss or theft, to the main immigration office in Quito to obtain permission to depart.
		Although Ecuador continues remediation efforts and contingency planning, at the present time, some of these remediation efforts are not complete, and it appears that there is a moderate risk of potential Y2K disruptions in key sectors, including telecommunications, health and energy.
		U.S. citizens in Ecuador should take practical precautions, anticipate the potential for disruption to their daily activities, and be prepared to cope with the impact of such disruptions.
	baby.indstate.edu /geo/cart/ecuador_ci.html (3073 words)

	Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Republic of Ecuador is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		As of September 2005, Ecuador still has no judicial power and is in the process of rewriting documents that will allow the people to elect the highest court members directly through public election rather than have them assigned by the ruling political party.
		Ecuador is a member of the United Nations (and most of its specialized agencies) and the Organization of American States (OAS) and also is a member of many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and the Andean Pact.
	www.transporteon.com /Airlines-E/Ecuador.php (2273 words)

	Global Adrenaline :: Latin America :: Ecuador
		Ecuador ranks high as a rewarding travel destination, offering to the adventure traveler the amazing riches of its vibrant indigenous cultures, its colonial architecture and heritage, its impenetrable rainforests at the headwaters of the Amazon and its amazing array of bird and wildlife species.
		Ecuador's bustling capital of Quito is the hub of the country's rapidly-developing tourism industry.
		The situation along Ecuador's northern border is also deteriorating, as Colombian rebel groups (and contraband) are increasingly crossing the San Miguel River due to the escalation of a civil war on the other side of the river.
	www.globaladrenaline.com /latinamerica/ecuador (3974 words)

	Insight Travel On-line > Places > Ecuador > Travel Tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A guidebook to Ecuador, it presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with full-colour photographs and detailed maps.
		Newcomers to Ecuador should not expose their skin to the sun for long periods, especially during the middle of the day.
		Ecuador is one of the safest Latin American countries in which to travel, though pickpocketing and rare instances of armed robbery are on the increase in some tourist areas, particularly in the rougher downtown streets of Quito and Guayaquil.
	www.insightguides.com /ig2/places/ecuador/travel_tips.asp (973 words)

	World Public Holidays Database
		This database contains public holidays for over 100 countries.
		Tyzo does not guarantee the accuracy of the dates and suggests double checking with another source.
		Compare alternative routes to find the cheapest route.
	www.tyzo.com /tools/holidays.html (83 words)

	CNN - Ecuador declares emergency, calls out military - March 9, 1999
		Monday was declared a surprise holiday after a run on banking deposits last week that coincided with a 25 percent drop in the value of the nation's currency, the sucre.
		Ecuador's economy has been battered over the past year by $2.6 billion in damage from El Nino-powered floods and mudslides and falling prices of its main export, oil.
		Ecuador's bankers charged that Mahuad was losing control of the economy after he ordered the unscheduled bank holidays.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/americas/9903/09/ecuador.economy (714 words)

	Ecuador
		Ecuador ‘s exit procedures mandate that minors (under the age of 18) who are citizens or residents of Ecuador and who are traveling alone, with one parent, or with a third party must present a copy of their birth certificate and written authorization from the absent parent(s) or legal guardian.
		Public markets, airports, bus terminals, restaurants, and crowded streets provide opportunities for non-violent crimes such as pick pocketing, burglary of personal effects, and thefts from vehicles.
		The Mission is aware of several cases of American citizen land owners in Ecuador being threatened with physical harm and/or confiscation of their property by individuals claiming rights to the land, and, in at least one case, buildings have been razed.
	travel.state.gov /travel/ecuador.html (4241 words)

	Ecuador (12/06)
		These factors highlighted the Government of Ecuador's unsustainable economic policy mix of large fiscal deficits and expansionary monetary policy and resulted in a 6.3% contraction of GDP, annual year-on-year inflation of 52.2%, and a 65% devaluation of the national currency in 1999.
		Ecuador and the U.S. agreed in 1999 to a 10-year arrangement whereby U.S. military surveillance aircraft could use the airbase at Manta, Ecuador as a Forward Operating Location to detect drug trafficking flights through the region.
		Public Announcements are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term conditions overseas that pose significant risks to the security of American travelers.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm (3640 words)

	Ecuador, Language guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The official language of Ecuador is Spanish, though at least twenty other first languages are spoken by native Ecuadorians, including nine dialects of Quichua and a further eight indigenous languages of the Oriente.
		It's an easy language to pick up, especially in Ecuador - or rather in the Ecuadorian sierra - whose inhabitants are known for speaking fairly slowly and clearly, usually pronouncing all the consonants of a word.
		Ecuador also readily borrows from English, resulting in a slew of words regarded with horror by Spaniards, such as chequear (to check), parquear (to park), rentar (to rent), sanduche (sandwich) and computador (computer).
	www.hotelsrates.net /ecuador/pod_dep-c82461.html (329 words)

	Events in Ecuador, Ecuador Events, Major Events in Ecuador, Ecuador Holidays - Destination: Ecuador
		Following on from the unofficial Ecuador holidays celebrating Epiphany, the next of the major events in Ecuador is National Community Spirit Day (27 February), which was originally held in remembrance of the Tarqui Battle, but these days is a national holiday celebrating civic activities and events.
		Events and holidays during this period are kicked-off with Carnival, which, as a major event in Ecuador, is always celebrated the weekend prior to Ash Wednesday.
		Although 9 October may not be considered a major item in Ecuador holidays and festivals in its own right, it is quickly followed by Columbus Day (12 October), one of the many major events in Ecuador and South America celebrating the day in 1492 when Christopher Columbus first arrived on this continent.
	www.destination360.com /south-america/ecuador/events-and-holidays.php (682 words)

	CNN - Strike paralyzes Ecuador - March 10, 1999
		QUITO, Ecuador (CNN) -- A general strike largely shut down Ecuador Wednesday as the government hammered out the details of a plan to salvage the tattered economy.
		One person was killed in the city of Portoviejo, southwest of Quito, when a crowd tried to loot a warehouse, and demonstrators hurled stones at police and burned tires on the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador's main port city 170 miles southwest of the capital.
		Ecuador's currency, the sucre, lost a quarter of its value last week because of rumors the government planned to convert dollar bank accounts into sucres and doubts about Mahuad's ability to fix Ecuador's statist economy.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/americas/9903/10/ecuador.economy/index.html (755 words)

	Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Republic of Ecuador is a country of South America.
		The Republic of Ecuador was one of countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Venezuela).
		Whitaker uses the "true tale of love, murder and survival in the Amazon" as an excuse to delve deeply into the history of the study of the shape of the earth, socio-political conditio...
	www.freeglossary.com /Ecuador (708 words)

	Ecuador about Equador - Galapagos - Galapagos Cruises
		Ecuador also has one of the greatest levels of endemism anywhere in the world.
		Ecuador's climate is so varied and variable that any time of the year is good for a visit.
		Ecuador is not overcrowded at any time of the year.
	www.galapagoscruise.com.ec /index.pl/about-ecuador (1276 words)

	Ecuador Rocks! - Tours Travels foods songs free tourism information culture photos foto map
		Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Ecuador or República del Ecuador, IPA [re'pußlika ðel ekwa'ðo?]) is a country in northwestern South America, bounded by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		Though this Church was introduced to Ecuador in 1964, by the end of 2005, after only 41 years, it already had a membership in Ecuador of 170,736.
		The Pan-American Highway is the best-known highway in Ecuador, connecting the northern and southern portions of the country as well as connecting Ecuador with Colombia to the north and Peru to the south.
	www.ecuadorrocks.com (3962 words)

	Intercountry Adoption Ecuador
		Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of the child’s country of birth govern all activity in that country including the adoptability of individual children as well as the adoption of children in country in general; and 2) U.S. Federal immigration law governs the immigration of the child to the United States.
		Prospective adoptive parents are strongly encouraged to consult USCIS publication M-249, The Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adopting Children, as well as the Department of State publication, International Adoptions.
		If both parents are in Ecuador and are planning to appear in person at the Consulate, they may sign and notarize the Affidavit of Support at the Embassy in Quito or at the Consulate General in Guayaquil.
	travel.state.gov /family/adoption/country/country_376.html (2539 words)

	Do Christian students have any rights in public schools?
		These decisions led to a misguided emphasis in public schools on “the wall of separation between church and state,” a phrase Thomas Jefferson used in describing the effect of the newly written Constitution, which was quoted by the Supreme Court in Reynolds v.
		For the public schools of America the word establishment means that teachers and school officials-who are representatives of the government-may not do anything to favor religion or to favor one religion over another.
		Others believe that when public school teachers do not allow young children to express their faith in the classroom, children may think that religion is not valued or accepted by teachers whom they respect, thus violating the fundamental right of parents to bring up their children in a particular religious faith.
	www.answersingenesis.org /docs/4076.asp (2722 words)

	Ecuador
		Ecuador has sixty one universities, many of which now offer graduate degrees, although only 18% of the faculty in public universities possess graduate degrees themselves.
		QUITO, Ecuador, March 20 (Reuters) - Ecuador's national squad coordinator, one of the country's best-known soccer managers, was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation in immigrant trafficking, his lawyer told Reuters.
		Ecuador's national squad coordinator, one of the country's best-known football managers, was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation in immigrant trafficking, his lawyer told Reuters.
	www.thecomdaily.com /DJ---En/Ecuador.php (2704 words)

	Get the Facts
		Climate: Ecuador's climate is as varied as its territory.
		Ecuador's national airline, TAME offers good service between all major cities in Ecuador, operating numerous daily flights between Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil as well as serving the Galapagos Islands.
		Because Ecuador is small and has a good network of roads and highways, ground travel within the country is easy and quick.
	www.purecuador.com /Get_the_Facts39.html (916 words)

	Christian Child Sponsorship - Compassion - Ecuador
		There are various universities in the main cities of Ecuador, including the Catholic University of Quito, the State University of Guayaquil, and the State University of Cuenca.
		Ecuador is known for a style of music called "Andean Blues," which is melancholic, beautiful, and talks about the hardships of the poor and protests social injustice.
		Even though the principle language in Ecuador is Spanish, quechua is the native language of Ecuador's indigenous people who live in the highlands, the jungle and some parts of the coast.
	www.compassion.com /about/where/ecuador.htm (915 words)

	TradePort Country Profiles from World Trade Press
		Ecuador joined the World Trade Organization in 1996, but has failed to comply with many of its accession commitments.
		Ecuador completed its first standby agreement since 1986 when the IMF Board approved a 10 December 2001 disbursement of $96 million, the final installment of a $300 million standby credit agreement.
		It was then that the Finance Minister, Carlos Julio Emanuel, spirited himself out of Ecuador just ahead of an arrest warrant issued for his alleged leadership of a bribery and corruption ring.
	www.tradeport.org /countries/ecuador/01grw.html (496 words)

	CONAIE and contributions to culture. CONAIE highlights. Andes culture and attractions
		In short, however, in 1994 the process of globalization was well underway and it constituted immense danger for all indigenous groups in Ecuador because of the potential for loss of land, sovereignty, and the destruction of their natural habitats.
		Nevertheless the situation in Ecuador, especially in the Amazon region of the Oriente, was becoming desperate, as oil exploration was due to increase at any moment.
		The changes to Ecuador’s constitution in 1998 were not solely related to indigenous demands, but it changed the role of indigenous people in Ecuadorian society completely.
	www.mundoandino.com /Ecuador/CONAIE (1915 words)

	Moon Travel Planner: Ecuador: Planning Your Trip
		Ecuador is a small country by South American standards—you can get just about anywhere from Quito in a day by bus or a few hours by plane.
		Ecuador’s public transportation network is widespread but, at least on the ground, not always the quickest way to get around.
		Since it sits on the equator, Ecuador doesn’t have hot and cold seasons like countries in temperate latitudes; here the seasons are defined in terms of precipitation.
	www.moon.com /planner/ecuador/ecu_planning.html (769 words)

	South America Travel Tips
		Chile: Climate varies from subtropical and sunny in the extreme north; dry and arid in the Atacama north desert; mild, pleasant and Mediterranean in the fertile central valley; cool, temperate and rainy in the southern region; and covered with ice and snow in the Antarctic region.
		Ecuador: Tipping is expected by tour guides, porters and other tourist industry workers, though not by taxi drivers.
		Ecuador: Casual wear is widely acceptable, but businesspeople are expected to dress smartly.
	www.gate1travel.com /south-america-travel/South-America-travel-tips.htm (2349 words)

	Ecuador : Planning a Trip : When to Go \| Frommers.com
		But since Ecuador is hardly Disney World, you'll always be able to find a room (or a berth on a ship), and the country never feels overcrowded.
		I find that Ecuador is great throughout the year, so whenever you visit, you won't be disappointed.
		There are four distinct geographical zones in Ecuador that are all subject to their own weather patterns.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/ecuador/0811020006.html (460 words)

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