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                            A Special International Report Prepared by
                           The Washington Times Advertising Department - Published on April 21, 1999
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Advertisers

(1) Bell South

(2)Banco del Pacifico

(3)PricewaterhouseCoopers del Ecuador Cia. Ltda.

(4)Corporación Financiera Nacional

(5)Ecuador's Free Trade Zones

(6)Andinatel

(7)Pacifictel

(8)La Universal

(9)CORPEI

(10)Hotel Oro Verde

(11)NABISCO

(12)Ecuador Ministry of Tourism

(13)Guayaquil

(14)Crowne Plaza Hotel • Casino, Quito, Ecuador

(15)JW Marriott Hotel, Quito, Ecuador

(16)Camara de Comercio, Ecuatoriano - Americana

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A Special International Report Prepared by The Washington Times
Advertising Department

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Written by
Zena Polin

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Stephen Gatward

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Useful Contacts in Ecuador
To contact Ecuador from the United States, dial 593 and the city code.

Quito:
Ministry of Foreign Relations
Office of American Affairs
10 de Agosto y Carrion, Quito.
Tel: 2-560828, Fax: 2-504933

US Embassy in Ecuador
9 de Octubre y Garcia Morena, Quito.
Tel: 2-323570, Fax: 2-325286

Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce
Av. 6 de Diciembre and La Nina, Ed. Multicentro
Of. 404, Quito. Tel: 2-507450, Fax: 2-504571
Email: ccea@ecamcham.com, Web: www.amcham.com.ec

Ministry of Tourism
Av. Eloy Alfaro N32-300 y Carlos Tobar, Quito.
Tel: 2-507560, Fax: 2-507564
Email: ecuainfo@interactive.net.ec, Web: www.cetur.org

Chamber of Free Trade Zones of Ecuador
Av. Republica de El Salvador 734 y Portugal
Ed. Athos, piso 1, Quito.
Tel: 2-265681, 2-260197
Email: rperujo@impsat.net.ec

National Advisor on the Modernization of the State (CONAM)
Juan Leon Mera y Av. Patria, Ed. CFN, piso 9
Quito. Tel: 2-509432, Fax: 2-228450
Web: www.conam.gov.ec

Chamber of Tourism for Pinchincha Province
Av. 6 de Diciembre 1424 y Carrion
Quito. Tel: 2-507682, Fax: 2-224074
Email: captur@uio.satnet.net

National Association of Business Leaders (Ande)
Av. Amazonas 1429 y Colon
Ed. Espana, piso 6, Oficina #67
Quito. Tel: 2-238507, Fax: 2-509806

Association of Petroleum Companies for the Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons in Ecuador (Asopec)
Av. 12 de Octubre 1942 y Cordero
Edif. World Trade Center, Torre B, piso 4, Of. 405
Quito. Tel: 2-231977, Fax: 2-231586
Email: asopec@mpsat.net.ec

Chamber of Mining
Av. 12 de Octubre y Lincoln, Ed. Torre 1492, Quito.
Oficina 1203, Quito Tel: 2-986624, Fax: 2-986627
Email: cme@accessinter.net

World Trade Center, Quito
Av. 12 de Octubre 1830 y Cordero, Torre B, piso 1
Quito. Tel: 2-229226, Fax: 2-229234
Email: wtcuio1@wtcuio.org.ec

Expoflores
Av. Republica y Amazonas
Edif. Las Camaras, piso 12
Quito. Telefax: 2- 452690/91/92
Email: expoflo@expoflores.com.ec

Fundacion Natura
Rio Guayas 105 y Av. Amazonas, Quito.
Tel: 2-447922, 457253
Web: wwwpub2.ecua.net.ec/fnatura

Guayaquil:
Corporation for the Promotion of Exporters and Investors (Corpei)
9 de Octubre N. 100 y Malecon, Ed. La Previsora, piso 29, Of. #5,
Guayaquil. Tel: 4-568150, Fax: 4-566016
Email: corpei@impsat.net.ec


Guayas Province Chamber of Tourism
Malecon 606
Tel: 4-305764, Fax: 4-301706
Email: cturismo@gye.satnet.net

Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil
Av. Olmeda 414.
Tel: 4-323130, Fax: 4-326152
Email: presid@gye.satnet.net

Chamber of Industries of Guayaquil
Blvd. 9 de Octubre 910 y Rumichaca.
Tel: 4-562705, Fax: 4-320924

Fundacion Ecuador
Carchi N. 702 y 9 de Octubre, piso 5, Guayaquil.
Tel: 4-296605, Fax: 4-289281
Email: fecuado1@fe.org.ec

Association of Producers of Fine and Aromatic Cocoa
PO Box: 09-01-6747, Guayaquil.
Tel: 4-307253, Fax: 4-301375

National Association of Cocoa Exporters
Rumichaca 832 y 9 de Octubre, piso 4
Guayaquil. Tel: 4-311176, Fax: 4-304436

National Chamber of Aquaculture
Luis Orrantia N. 59 y J.S. Castillo, Kennedy Norte
Guayaquil. Tel: 4-690266, Fax: 4-281741
Email: can@gu.pro.ec

National Corporation of Bananas (Conaban)
Guayaquil. Tel: 680662. Fax: 680663

Cuenca:
Chamber of Industries of Cuenca
Av. Florencia Astudillo, Ed. Camara de Industrias, piso 12
Cuenca. 7-845053, Fax: 7-840107
Email: gmg@cainc.org.ec

Chamber of Commerce of Cuenca
Avs. Federico Malo 1-90 y 12 de Abril,
Ed.de las Camaras, piso 1, Cuenca.
Tel: 7-827531, Fax: 833891

ZOFRAC (Zona Franca of Cuenca)
Edificio Centro Administrativo PIC
Octavio Chacon s/n, PO Box: 1 PIC-S1
Cuenca, Telefax: 7-801539
Email: zofrac@yahoo.com

Other:
ZOFREE (Zona France of Esmeraldas)
Via al Puerto
PO Box 08-01-607
Esmeraldas
Tel: 6-728500/01, Fax: 6-728504
Email: zofree@uio.telconet.net

Ecuador Embassy in Washington, DC
Ambassador Ivonne A-Baki
2535 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C., 20009.
Tel: 202/234-7200, Fax: 202/667-3482

US Department of Commerce
Desk Officer for Ecuador
14th St. and Constitution Ave., Room HCHB 3204
Washington, D.C. 20230.
Tel: 202/482-0057, Fax: 202/482-4726

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Table of Contents

(1) President Mahuad announces new economic plan

(2)
Ambassador addresses economic and political concerns

(3)
US Ambassador prepares to say "Good-bye" to Ecuador

(4)
Foreign Ministry promotes Ecuador to the international community

(5)
Banks working to promote investment and development

(6)
Who's Who in the Ecuadorian Government

(7)
On the road to peace

(8)
Doing business in Ecuador

(9)
Why Invest in Ecuador

(10)
Preparing the country for peace and promoting education

(11)
Education key to economic and social development

(12)
Useful Contacts in Ecuador

(13)
Investors will have the option of five Free Trade Zones

(14)
Free Trade Zone Incentives

(15)
Telecommunications industry prepares for privatization

(16)
Conam in charge of privatizing, modernizing and decentralizing

(17)
Promoting Ecuador's traditional and nontraditional products to the world

(18)
Ecuador's rich cultural patrimony - From Indigenous music to internationally recognized artists

(19)
Traditional products

(20)
Dining in Ecuador

(21)
Local governments balance diversity, history and growth

(22)
Protecting the environment through education and eco-tourism

(23)
Geography

(24)
Tourism is a vehicle for sustainable development

(25)
Congress plans to work with government to conquer economic crisis

(26)
Quito - A Capital City

(27)
Guayaquil - The Pearl of the Pacific

(28)
Galagapos - The Enchanted Islands

(29)
Cuenca - The Athens of Ecuador

(30)
Preparing infrastructure for international trade