An Ecuadorian Census

We received an email today notifying us about the Ecuadorian census that will take place Nov. 28.   Here is what it said:
Just wanted to let you know about the ecuadorian censo that is planned for sunday 28th november(which I think is thanksgiving weekend)... you will be required to stay in your house the whole day ...(7am-5pm) no popping to the shops, no church, no travelling etc. If you are out of town, you have to remain in the place you are staying the whole day. During the day someone will come to fill in a questionaire.  If you are a doctor/pilot on call you must fill out a form before leaving for your job that day.
Apparently the country is sending out 400,000+ workers to try and complete the house to house census in one day.  Knowing Ecuadorian standards of time, however, I can see them showing up at our doorstep to have us complete the questionnaire at two in the morning :)   Dan and I are questioning how they're going to go about getting all the info they want from those living in the jungle. 

I don't think I'll be complaining about the form we have to fill out for the US census anymore, and I guess it isn't nearly as bad as a pregnant Mary and Joseph had it when they had to travel to Bethlehem to complete their census (though we wouldn't mind going to our hometown for a visit:)