La nez International USA is an import-export company dedicated to promote trade for American companies willing to introduce their products in the Latin Markets and for foreign companies interested in introducing their products into the U.S. One of our greatest strength is the knowledge and involvement we have in the areas that we represent. We go beyond in providing trade by creating economic development and well being within the communities. We participate by engaging with local, state and federal programs and activities that enhance commerce and growth. We are also active with local educational and business organizations that offer training for individuals and collaboration among businesses. Several government and organizations recognize our support to the community and our contribution in trade including, Ex-President Clinton, Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn, the Mexican Government of President Fox, The United Nations, California Assemblywoman Martha Escutia, the Hispanic newspaper La Opinion and local governments. La nez has very strong lines of distribution. Our strategy in import and export is creating the necessary channels of commerce by maximizing the best use of US-Global and other international commercial treaties, sometimes even opening factories on favored trade zones as is the case for our manufacturing plant of Charro suits in Tijuana, Mexico. The company was founded in 1995 in the city of Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California. Our activities in the import/export business go as far back as 1925 when Mr. Rogelio E. La nez opened Casa Exportadora e Importadora in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. His main trading partners were Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, but he also negotiated goods with Europe including France, Germany and Italy. Today our trade spirit has brought us to the United States to promote trade between the United States and Latin America. Our business activities include: * In Ecuador, we have represented the Federation of Fishing Cooperatives with 70 fishing towns that included over 100, 000 fishermen at the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1995. One of our initial projects is in the city of Santa Rosa de Salinas, for the exportation of fine tropical fish in collaboration with 100 small fishing boats. Our projection is to export up to seven tons a month depending on the season. The tuna fish industry in Ecuador is growing and with it the need for new equipment to streamline fishing and processing in order to be globally competitive. We are in negotiations with other American companies to offer equipment with the latest technology to the tuna industry in Ecuador, including tuna ships, motors, nets and other accessories related to the fishing industry. Negotiating a mining project in Los Andes, Ecuador for Aluminum, Copper, Gold and Silver to be operated by small communities. Manufacturing of ( suits ) Trajes Charros in our plant in Tijuana, Mexico and distribution to the US Hispanic community thought our import/export office in the Huntington Park, California. Fashion design studio and duplication of designs for exclusive boutiques ( some of our clients are located in Melrose, Hollywood ) The La nez surname was born about the IX Century in Spain, when Don Diego La nez, who was the father of El Cid Campeador, the National Hero of Spain, takes the surname as a patronymic from his father La n Calvo. Since then, the La nez descendents have inhabited Northern and Central Spain. Some of them decided to emigrate to the new lands discovered by the Spaniards in the New World. The first La nez descendents arrive to the American Continent about 1512, according to the Spanish Migration records. During the colonization of the American Continent, the first La nez settlers landed in the territory known today as Cartagena, Colombia, and some of them participated in the Spanish Expeditions to the conquest o