Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America

The Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America (Andes) (Spanish: Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica (ANDES)) is the official digital information service of the Ecuadorian State. Andes is a public media organisation which provides regional and national news coverage, as well as general information on Latin America. The agency also provides multimedia services including an image bank.

Public News Agency of Ecuador and South America
Agencia Pública de Noticias del Ecuador y Suramérica
Digital information service overview
FormedDecember 29, 2009 (2009-12-29)
JurisdictionNational Secretariat of Communications
HeadquartersQuito

Andes was established on 29 December 2009[1] on the initiative of the National Secretariat of Communications[2] and is now a business unit of Ecuador TV.[3] The organisation is headquartered in Quito in the Public Media Building, from which all state mass media functions.[4] The organisation also has 3 zones locations in Guayaquil, Loja and Tulcán.

References
  1. "Agencia de noticias Andes inicia operaciones mañana" (in Spanish). hoy.com.ec. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Agencia estatal de noticias empieza a funcionar mañana" (in Spanish). lahora.com.ec. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. "Quiénes Somos" (in Spanish). andes.info.ec. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. "Ecuador lanzará agencia estatal de noticias este 28 de diciembre". elciudadano.gov.ec.


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