However, the partnership and negotiations between Ecuador’s General Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States Directory of Foreign Participations would be troubled from the start. Multiple conflicting artistic and commercial interests, cultural versus social ideologies, and an overall lack of delegatory participation hindered the mural’s intended meaning and timely production.
From the beginning, the collaboration between Ecuador's Foreign Ministry and the US Department of Foreign Participation was fraught with challenges. Artistic and commercial interests clashed, cultural values differed from social ideals, and there was a lack of effective delegation in the project. This hampered the mural's intended message and its timely completion.