During the "carnaval" season, Los Hoyos performs a traditional event known as an ""invasión"," in which it marches around the streets of Santiago and visits the neighborhoods where the other famous "congas" are located. This "invasión" commemorates the invasion of the Army of Liberation at the end of the War of Independence. Los Hoyos also closes the traditional parades of the "Carnaval" of Santiago de Cuba (del Carmen et al. 2005).