Career
He is the editor-in-chief of the magazine Letras del Ecuador (Letters from Ecuador) published by the Ecuadorian House of Culture, and editor-in-chief of the magazine América.
He is the editor-in-chief of the magazine Letras del Ecuador (Letters from Ecuador) published by the Ecuadorian House of Culture, and editor-in-chief of the magazine América.
First Prize and Meda Poetry Contest, Catholic University of Ecuador (1968) First Prize. Conrado Blanco Foundation of Madrid, Homage to Quito (1973 National Literature Prize "Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" (1979) "Casa de las Américas" Prize, Havana, Cuba (1982) “Juan León Mera” Distinction Award from the city of Ambato (1988) "Jorge Carrera Andrade" Prize from the city of Quito (1988) “Juan Montalvo” Distinction Award from the city of Ambato (1994) Gold Medal “Aurelio Espinosa Pólit” for letters and culture, city of Quito (2006) Premio Eugenio Espejo (2010).
He is a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language.