
The Non-governmental organization "American Capital of Culture Organization" selects one Americas city annually to serve as the American Capital of Culture for a period of one year. The organization claims the initiative is based closely on the European Capital of Culture programme; it enjoys the backing of the hemispheric-wide Organization of American States, but the OAS is not involved in the selection process. ==American Capitals of Culture== *2005: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico *2004: Santiago de Chile, Chile *2003: Panama City, Panama, and Curitiba, Brazil *2002: Maceió, Brazil *2001: Iquique, Chile *2000: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico However, Austin, Texas (2004) in the United States, and Saskatchewan (2005) and Toronto (2002) in Canada were also offered the honour, only to decline it when they discovered the financial and personnel commitments the award implied: commentators in Regina, Saskatchewan, on learning that their provincial government had been asked for USD $500,000 in fees, went as far as to refer to the programme as a "scam". ==External link== *[http://www.cac-acc.org/index_en.html American Capital of Culture Organization] *[http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/1999/agendas/committees/ed/ed990521/it009.htm Toronto not to seek "Capital of Culture" designation] *[http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2004/03/11-098.html Saskatchewan declines "Capital of Culture" designation] *[http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=scame_money040311 Saskatchewan government takes a hit for $3,000 in internet scam] *[http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/000802.html ATTN. MR SASKATCHEWAN – CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL] Americas
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The Non-governmental organization "American Capital of Culture Organization" selects one Americas city annually to serve as the American Capital of Culture for a period of one year. The organization claims the initiative is based closely on the European Capital of Culture programme; it enjoys the backing of the hemispheric-wide Organization of American States, but the OAS is not involved in the selection process. ==American Capitals of Culture== *2005: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico *2004: Santiago de Chile, Chile *2003: Panama City, Panama, and Curitiba, Brazil *2002: Maceió, Brazil *2001: Iquique, Chile *2000: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico However, Austin, Texas (2004) in the United States, and Saskatchewan (2005) and Toronto (2002) in Canada were also offered the honour, only to decline it when they discovered the financial and personnel commitments the award implied: commentators in Regina, Saskatchewan, on learning that their provincial government had been asked for USD $500,000 in fees, went as far as to refer to the programme as a "scam". ==External link== *[http://www.cac-acc.org/index_en.html American Capital of Culture Organization] *[http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/1999/agendas/committees/ed/ed990521/it009.htm Toronto not to seek "Capital of Culture" designation] *[http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2004/03/11-098.html Saskatchewan declines "Capital of Culture" designation] *[http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=scame_money040311 Saskatchewan government takes a hit for $3,000 in internet scam] *[http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/000802.html ATTN. MR SASKATCHEWAN – CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL] Americas
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