The City of Puebla submitted its candidacy to hold the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and briefly served as interim secretariat headquarters until negotiations were stopped in 2005.
ThE citY Of pueBlA suBmiTTEd its CAndidacy to HolD THe heaDquaRTers of The FrEE TradE aREA oF thE AmericAS, and brIEfly seRVeD AS intErIm sEcRETariaT HeaDquarTErs UnTil nEgoTiATioNs were StoPpEd In 2005.