IBEROAMERICAN FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (FIBEMYD) Cuenca, Ecuador, April 2008

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1 Venue and Date ORGANISATION AND LOGISTICS NOTE The Iberoamerican Forum on Migration and Development (FIBEMYD) will be held in the city of Cuenca, Republic of Ecuador, during the 10 th and 11 th of April, The meetings will take place in Quinta Lucrecia, Av. Primero de Mayo and 12 de Octubre ( , Coordination The Forum will be coordinated by: Secretaría General Iberoamericana Paseo de Recoletos, n.º Madrid, Spain Tel.: Fax: Cuenca City Council Bolivar 7 67 and Borrero Cuenca, Ecuador Tel.: (677) Fax: Registration of participants The registration of participants will take place at the designated hall of the venue, Quinta Lucrecia, from 8 am on the 9th of April, Attached to this note you will find a Registration Form, which we would appreciate being returned as soon as possible to the Forum Coordination, mcrespo@cuenca.gov.ec. Eliminado: of Eliminado: in Eliminado: or 1

2 Requirements to enter the country Citizens of the countries belonging to the Andean Area do not need a visa to enter Ecuador. Iberoamerican countries whose citizens do need a visa to enter Ecuador are: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama. In regards to countries outside the Iberoamerican area, please contact the corresponding consulate authorities. Accommodation and Meals The organisation will provide lunch on the 10th and 11th of April, which will be served at Quinta Lucrecia, the venue of the Forum. Dinner will be provided by the different hosts, as stated in the program. Accommodation will be taken care of by each participant, for the purpose of which we attach the Accommodation Form (Annex 2), please send this directly to the selected hotel with copy to Mrs. Maria Salamea, in charge of Accommodation (Phone no , Fax , e mail msalamea@cuenca.gov.ec). Please note that the Forum will take place during the high tourism season and that the rooms pre booked by the Cuenca City Council are limited. In order to make the booking process easier, attached is information gathered by the Organisation regarding the booked hotels, their prices and their contact information. Eliminado: in Eliminado: is Eliminado:, and in order to do so we attach an Eliminado: filled out Eliminado: a Eliminado: of it Eliminado:, Eliminado: coincide with Eliminado: e Eliminado: c Eliminado: we We recommend to book the rooms as soon as possible Languages: Spanish will be the working language, although there will be simultaneous interpretation and translation services for Portuguese and English languages. Eliminado: an Eliminado: interpreting Eliminado: translation Eliminado: to 2

3 Distance from the airport to the city centre Cuenca s airport is located within the city boundaries, which facilitates easy access from anywhere in the city. A 24/7 taxi as well as coach services are available to travel from the airport to the city centre. The cost of the taxi journey between the airport and the different hotels is approximately USD Transportation The Organisation will take care of transportation for participants when global movements are foreseen in the program. However, transportation between the airport and the respective hotels and vice versa at arrival and departure will be each participant s responsibility. Eliminado: makes Eliminado: it Eliminado: to Eliminado: it Eliminado: service is available, Eliminado: a Eliminado:, Eliminado: the Eliminado: in all the cases where Eliminado: Eliminado: Nevertheless Eliminado: ir Eliminado: their General Information about the Host Country, ECUADOR The Republic of Ecuador is located in the northern region of South America, bordered by the Republic of Colombia on the north and by the Republic of Peru on the south. Official Name = Republic of Ecuador Extension = Km 2 Capital City = Quito Form of Government = Democratic President = Rafael Correa Main Cities = Quito, Guayaquil, Cuenca Official Language = Spanish Independence Day = 10th August Currency = Dollar Foreign Currency = Unlimited. Must be declared upon arrival. Religion = Freedom of religion, mostly Catholic. Current = 110 volts. Inoculations = None Airport tax = The country departure tax is USD 40,80 3 Eliminado: d Eliminado: ó Eliminado: Eliminado: s

4 Phone prefix = (593 2) Eliminado: L Eliminado: Information about Cuenca, Venue of the Forum General Information Cuenca is located between 2,350 and 2,550 metres above sea level, in the southern region of the Ecuadorian Andes, and was long ago known as Guapdondélic of the Cañari. Its name changed with time to Tomebamba, second capital of the Inca Empire, and was conquered in 1533 by the Spaniards. During the siege on the 12 th of April, 1557, a town was founded with the name of Cuenca. This would later become the home town of Peru s Viceroy, Mr. Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, who commissioned its foundation to Gil Ramírez Dávalos. Cuenca, a city of the southern Andean region of Ecuador and capital of the province of Azuay, was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site in In addition, in April 2007 and as a celebration of the 450 anniversary of its foundation by the Spaniards, Cuenca was the venue chosen for the creation of the Ibero American Network of World Heritage, Healthy and University Cities with the support of PAHO/WHO. The development of Cuenca and its region has been historically linked to the mobility of its population, both domestically and internationally. Since the seventies, the United States and Canada had been the main destination of the migratory flows. However, starting at the nineties, the destinations diversified and migration to Europe increased, especially to Spain. Today, Cuenca also receives South American migratory flows, mainly from Peru and, to a less extent, Colombia. The climate is mild. Between June and September, Cuenca suffers a drought period, while the rest of the year there are rainy periods of variable intensity, mainly between October December and March May. With a population of approximately 450,000 inhabitants, Cuenca is the third largest and most important city in Ecuador, as well as the most attractive and tranquil of the country. Its historical centre has a colonial flair but is actually republican, due to the fact that most of its beautiful buildings were constructed during the 19 th century. There are as well some 4 Eliminado: Eliminado: sector Eliminado: Ecuadorian Eliminado: it Eliminado: ; Eliminado: i Eliminado: ; Eliminado: d Eliminado:, Eliminado:, Eliminado: after Eliminado: earned the honour in Eliminado: 1999 Eliminado: of being listed as a UNESCO Eliminado: it Eliminado: first Eliminado: this Eliminado: ; Eliminado: from Eliminado: multiplied Eliminado: the Eliminado: a Eliminado: from Eliminado: The gully divides the second terrace from the third one and constitutes one... [1] Eliminado: Eliminado: biggest Eliminado: and also Eliminado: air Eliminado: it Eliminado: becaus Eliminado: e

5 buildings from the 18 th century, mainly the two cloisters, El Carmen and La Inmaculada Concepción, part of the old cathedral, and a few houses. What is especially attractive about the city centre is the homogeneous look of the compound, modified only by some touches of striking modernism in buildings of the 50 s and 60 s of the 20 th century. One of the most outstanding features of the Historical Centre, are the many traditional houses with eaves and facades ornamented with plastering in the shape of garlands and semi columns, borders and medallions, balconies made of wood and forged steel, doors and windows that reveal interesting woodworks and interior spaces with patios, gardens and halls with painted roofs and polychrome metal imported from the United States or Europe by the rich bourgeois families from the beginning of the 20 th century. It is also worth mentioning the churches: San Francisco, El Carmen, both cathedrals, San Alfonso, Santo Domingo and others, which host an essential part of the architectural, sculptural and pictorial heritage; the museums, such as La Concepción known as Las Conceptas and the biggest centre of religious art in the southern area of the country, Remigio Crespo, which hosts a series of pieces related to the city and its history, and the Arte Moderno museum, where the important Bienal Internacional de Cuenca is held. We cannot forget the little squares, such as Flores, and the parks, San Sebastián, Calderón, San Blas, which invite a break in the daily routine. Eliminado: Some of the most Eliminado: places Eliminado: polychromed Eliminado: necessary Eliminado: to Eliminado: Eliminado: squares Eliminado: offer a place to escape the stressful daily routine. 5

6 Annex 1 REGISTRATION FORM Please fill in this form and send it to the Secretary of the Forum as soon as possible, so you can be included in the List of Participants and receive the Forum s Final Report. PLEASE PRINT: Name Country/Organisation Attending as: Participant Others Position: Official Address: Tel.: ( ) Fax: ( ) E Name of your guest: Date of arrival Time Airline and flight no. Date of departure Time Airline and flight no. Signature Date: Please send to: mcrespo@cuenca.gov.ec 6

7 Annex 2 ACCOMODATION FORM 1. Name: 2. Address: City and Country: 3. Tel. : ( ) Fax: ( ) E 4. Hotel: single double other 5. Name of your guest: 6. Date of arrival: Airline/Flight no.: Time: Date of departure: Airline/Flight no.: Time: 7. Payment: Cash Cheque MasterCard Visa American Express Card no. Expiration date Eliminado: y Signature Date Please send to the hotel with copy to: msalamea@cuenca.gov.ec 7

8 FORO IBEROAMERICANO SOBRE MIGRACION Y DESARROLLO (FIBEMYD) Cuenca, Ecuador, 10, 11 de abril de HOTELS PROPOSED Venue of the Forum: Quinta Lucrecia Hotel s Name Location Contact Phone no. URL and e mail Fax no. Cost in USD Mansión Alcázar Oro Verde El Dorado Carvallo Bolívar and Tarqui (city centre) Ordóñez Lazo and 3 de Noviembre (city outskirts) Gran Colombia and Luis Cordero (city centre) Gran Colombia 9 52 between Padre Aguirre and Benigno Malo (city centre) Isabel Moreno Teresa Flandoli Andrea Sarmiento Maria Fernanda Abad isabelm@mansionalcazar.com tflandoli@oroverdehotels.com reservas@eldoradohotel.com.ec carvallo@etapaonline.net.ec Single: Double: Suite: Singlel: Double: Suite: Jr Suite: Single: Double: Triple: Jr. Suite: Suite: Single: Double:

9 FORO IBEROAMERICANO SOBRE MIGRACION Y DESARROLLO (FIBEMYD) Cuenca, Ecuador, 10, 11 de abril de Crespo Calle Larga 7 93 and Luis Cordero (city centre) Arturo Reyes info@hotelcrespo.com Single: Double: Triple: Pinar del Lago Ordoñez Lazo and Higuerillas (city outskirts) Diana Ledesma pinarlag@etapaonline.net.ec Single: Double: Triple: Presidente Gran Colombia 6 59 and Hno. Miguel (city centre) Lorena Campoverde presidente@yahoo.es Single: Double: Triple: anexo@hconquistador.com.ec El Conquistador Anexo Sucre 6 80 and Borrero (city centre) Maria Augusta León Single: Inca Real Gral Torres 8 40 between Bolívar and Sucre (city centre) Bety Cabrera incareal@cue.satnet.net Single: Posada del Angel Bolívar and Estévez de Toral (city centre) Daniel Hernández, Marisol hdaniel@cue.satnet.net Single: Double: Atahualpa Sucre 3 50 and Tomas Ordóñez (city centre) Single: Cordero Bolívar 6 50 and Borrero (city centre) Ismenia Chumbi hotelcordero@yahoo.com

10 FORO IBEROAMERICANO SOBRE MIGRACION Y DESARROLLO (FIBEMYD) Cuenca, Ecuador, 10, 11 de abril de San Andrés Gran Colombia 1166 and Turquí (city centre) Lorena Cordero, Sonia Yansaguano Patrimonio Carlos Basilos info@hotelsanandres.net * Contact regarding accomodation: Maria Salamea, e mail: msalamea@cuenca.gov.ec Tel. (593) , fax * Prices are subject to change. ** Transport airport hotels: minutes and a fare of about USD

11 Página 4: [1] Eliminado Roberto Kozak 16/02/ :20:00 The gully divides the second terrace from the third one and constitutes one of the most interesting features in the geography of Cuenca because today it marks the limit between the traditional city and the new city.