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Pichincha (pēchēn`chä), volcano, 15,918 ft (4,852 m) high, N Ecuador, near Quito. It last erupted in 1881. On its lower slopes, in the decisive battle of Pichincha on May 24, 1822, patriot forces under Antonio José de Sucre routed the Spanish royalists and freed the territory that was to become Ecuador.
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No references found | Scenic overlooks, road improvements, and bright new signs mark the newly minted Paseo del Quinde ("Hummingbird Stroll"), which resulted from a marriage between private and government interests, including the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism, the provincial government of Pichincha Province, ecotourism businesses, and the project's creator, the MCF. Ecuador's largest bank Banco del Pichincha hopes to open an offshore bank in Panama with its own capital by the end of the year, said CEO Fernando Pozo, reports told BNamericas (July 9, 2004). Old PICHINCHA won't mind the rain that's about and is another who is far from out of this, yet is 40-1 with Ladbrokes and The Tote. |
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