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Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado was the former all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.
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El Comercio may refer to:
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Rugby union in Ecuador is a minor, but growing sport.
Anarchism in Ecuador appeared at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century it started to gain influence in sectors of organized workers and intellectuals.
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- ↑ "The Right to Protest for an Ecuador Free of Large Scale Mining - América Latina en Movimiento". Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
