THE ORGANIZATION
 
OLADE was born in the context of the international energy crisis of the early seventies, whose scope and repercussions were reviewed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Lacking energy policies and faced with the need to deal appropriately with this crisis, they began an intense process of political mobilization that culminated on November 2, 1973 with the signing of the Lima Agreement, the Constitution of this Organization, which has been ratified by 26 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean:

Twelve South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Seven Caribbean Contries: Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Haití, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and  Dominican Repúblic.

Six Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

A North American country: Mexico