Ambassadors’ Fund 2010:  Call for Cultural Preservation Projects

November 9, 2009

Award ceremony in Salango

The U.S. Embassy in Quito is pleased to invite all public and private institutions working on preservation of  local culture to present project proposals for financing under the “Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation 2010”.  The projects may include the initiation, continuation or conclusion of a preservation program and must be sent to the U.S. Embassy in Quito (Av. Avigiras E-12-170 y Av. Eloy Alfaro) to the attention of the Cultural Affairs Office, by December 11, 2009.  More information can be obtained sending a message to contactocultural@state.gov
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The Ecuadorian Alliance for Sustainable Tourism Presents its Results

November 6, 2009

Ecuadorian Alliance for Sustainable Tourism

A presentation of the results obtained by the Ecuadorian Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (AETS), took place in Quito.  Over the past two years, the Alliance, a public-private partnership, has invested in excess of $ 6 million dollars  for the development of sustainable tourism activities in protected areas of Ecuador.  The U.S. Government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), contributed  $3 million to the effort.

 CD Launch:

12 Hip Hop Singles with Anti-drug and Anti-TIP Messages

November 6, 2009

CD Cover

An unprecedented collaboration between the U.S. Embassy in Quito, Armazon Music Group and various Ecuadorian and international artists, has resulted in the production of a CD entitled “Rapsurreccion.” The new album includes 12 previously-unpublished songs created by Ecuadorian artists and an international group. The lyrics have messages aimed at preventing the use of drugs and trafficking in persons. The work was possible thanks to the financing of the Narcotics Assistance Section in cooperation with the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Quito.