June 9 · Today in Ecuador · South America
Ecuador
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Country facts
- Capital
- Quito
- Population
- 18,103,660
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
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June in Ecuador
2 entries- 21Father's DayHonors fathers and fatherhood. Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane proposed it in 1910 to match Mother's Day; took until 1972 to become a US federal observance. Most countries that celebrate it picked the third Sunday of June.Observance→
- 24Inti RaymiThe Inca Festival of the Sun, held at the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, was the most important ceremony of the Inca Empire. Banned by the Spanish in 1572, it was revived in Cusco, Peru in 1944 and now draws thousands of visitors to the Sacsayhuaman fortress each June 24th for theatrical re-enactment. The sun is still centre stage.Culture→