The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) (Spanish: Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas [ALCA], French: Zone de libre-échange des Amériques [ZLÉA], Portuguese: Área de Livre Comércio das Américas [ALCA], Dutch: Vrijhandelszone van Amerika) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas, excluding Cuba.