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Date
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Holidays
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Country
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Year 2003: to be observed on ...
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January 1st
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New Year’s Day |
All the region |
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January 6
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Epiphany
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Colombia, Dominican Republic/ Uruguay: working day |
Colombia: Monday, January 7th |
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January 9
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Mourning Day
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Panama
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Monday,January 7th
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January 20
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San Sebastian Feast
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Brazil (Río de Janeiro only)
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January 21
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Our Lady of Altagracia
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Dominicanan Republic
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January 25
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Sao Paulo founding
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Brazil (San Pablo only)
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January 26
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Duarte’s Day
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Dominican Republic
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February 27
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Dominican Republic Independence Day
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Dominican Republic
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February 5
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Anniversary of Mexican Constitution
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Mexico |
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March 1
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Heroes’ Day
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Paraguay
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March 3
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Carnival Monday
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Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela
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March 4
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Carnival Tuesday
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Bolivia, Brasil/Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela
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March 5
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Ash Wednesday
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Brazil
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March 19
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Saint Joseph’s Day
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Colombia
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Monday, March 24th |
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March 21
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Day of Benito Juárez’ Birth
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Mexico
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April 2
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Malvinas Veterans & Memorial Day
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Argentina |
Monday, March 31th |
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April 11
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Juan Santamaría
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Costa Rica
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April 14
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Day of the Americas
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Honduras |
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April 17
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Holy Thursday |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Paraguay, Perú/Peru, Venezuela
Argentina: optional |
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April 18
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Good Friday |
All the region |
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April 19
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Signing of Independence
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Venezuela
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April 19
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Disembarking of the 33 Orientals
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Uruguay: Woking day |
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April 21
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Tiradentes’ day
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Brazil |
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May 1st
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Labour Day
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All the region |
Dominican Republic, Monday, April 29th |
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May 5
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Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla
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Mexico |
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May 15
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Paraguayan Independence Day
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Paraguay |
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May 15
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Teacher’s Day
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Mexico |
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May 18
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Battle of Las Piedras
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Uruguay: Woking day |
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May 21
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Battle of Iquique
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Chile |
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May 24
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Battle of Pichincha
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Ecuador |
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May 25
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Revolution Day
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Argentina |
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May 28
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Battle of Las Piedras
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Uruguay: Working day |
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June 2
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Ascension Day
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Colombia |
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June 10
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Sovereignty Day
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Argentina |
June 16th |
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June 12
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Chaco’s Armistice Day
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Paraguay |
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June 19
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Artigas’ Birthday
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Uruguay |
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June 19
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Corpus Christi
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Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic |
Chile and Colombia: Monday, June 23 |
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June 20
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Flag Day
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Argentina |
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June 24
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Carabobo Battle Day
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Venezuela |
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June 29
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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Chile, Colombia, Peru
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Colombia: Monday,
June 30th |
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June 30
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Army Day
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Guatemala |
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July 5
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Venezuelan Independence Day
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Venezuela
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July 9
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Argentine Independence Day
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Argentina
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July 16
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La Paz Day
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Bolivia (La Paz only)
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July 18
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Day of the Constitution Pledge
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Uruguay |
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July 19
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Day of the Sandinist Revolution
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Nicaragua
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July 20
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Colombian Independence Day
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Colombia |
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July 24
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Day of Simon Bolivar’s Birth
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Venezuela |
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July 25
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Annexation of Guanacaste
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Costa Rica |
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July 25
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Founding of Guayaquil
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Ecuador (only Guayaquil)
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July 28
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Peruvian Independence Day
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Peru |
Tuesday, July 29th |
August 1st
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Our Lady of Los Angeles
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Nicaragua (only Managua)
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August 2
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Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
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Costa Rica
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August 4
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Feast of San Salvador
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El Salvador
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August 5
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Feast of San Salvador
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El Salvador
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August 6
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Feast of San Salvador
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El Salvador
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August 6
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Bolivian Independence Day
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Bolivia
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August 7
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Boyaca Battle
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Colombia
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August 10
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Indepéndanse day
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Ecuador
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August 15
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Feast of the Virgin’s Assumption
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Chile, Colombia, Guatemala
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Colombia Monday, August 18th |
August 15
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Mother’s Day
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Costa Rica
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August 15
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Founding of Asunción
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Paraguay
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August 16
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Dominican Republic Restoration Day
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Dominican Republic
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Monday, August 18th
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August 17
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Death of General San Martin
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Argentina |
Monday, August 18th
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August 25
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Uruguayan Independence Day
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Uruguay |
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August 30
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Saint Rosa of Lima
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Peru |
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September 1
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Day of National Unity
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Chile |
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September 7
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Brazilian Independence Day
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Brazil |
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September 14
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Battle of San Jacinto
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Nicaragua |
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September 15
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Costa Rican Independence Day
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Costa Rica
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September 15
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Guatemalan Independence Day
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Guatemala |
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September 15
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El Salvador Independence Day
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El Salvador
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September 15
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Honduras Independence Day
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Honduras
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September 15
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Nicaraguan Independence Day
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Nicaragua |
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September 16
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Onset of the Independence Movement
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Mexico
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September 18
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Chilean Independence Day
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Chile |
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September 19
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Armed Forces’ Day
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Chile |
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September 24
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Day of Our Lady of Mercy
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Dominican Republic
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October 3
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Francisco Morazan Day
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Honduras
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October 8
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Battle of Angamos
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Peru |
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October 9
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Independence of Guayaquil
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Ecuador (only Guayaquil)
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October 12
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Columbus Day
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Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela: Monday, October 13th |
October 12
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Our Lady of Aparecida
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Brazil
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October 20
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Day of the 1944 Revolution
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Guatemala
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October 21
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Army Day
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Honduras
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November 1st
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All Saints Day
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Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru
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Colombia: Monday, November 3th |
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November 2
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All Souls Day
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Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico
Uruguay: working day
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November 3
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Independence of Panama from Colombia
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Panama
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Monday, November 4th |
November 4
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National Flag Day
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Panama
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November 4
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Dominican Republic Constitution Day
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Dominican Republic
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November 5
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The Uprising of El Salvador
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El Salvador
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November 10
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The uprising of Los Santos
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Panama |
Monday, November 10th |
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November 11
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Independence of Cartagena
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Colombia
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November 15
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Proclamation of the Republic
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Brazil |
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November 20
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Start of the Mexican Revolution
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Mexico |
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November 20
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Zumbi dos Palmares
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Brasil ( Rio de Janeiro only)
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November 28
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Panama’s Independence from Spain
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Panama |
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December 6
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Founding of Quito |
Ecuador (only Quito)
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Monday, December 5th |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception
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Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Nicaragua, Peru
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December 8
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Mother’s Day |
Panama
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Monday, December 9th |
December 8
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Our Lady of Caacupe’s Day
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Paraguay
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December 24
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Christmas Eve
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Guatemala (half day)
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December 25
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Christmas Day
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All the region
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December 31st
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New Year’s Eve
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Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala (half day)
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