Barranquilla : Cultural capital 2013
1. Why was Barranquilla chosen?
I was very surprised when i read that my city was a cultural capital, but very proud at the same time. Barranquilla was chosen for sooooooooooooooooooo many reasons, for example, for her beauty, her beaches, her architecture, etc. but most important for her people.
Everyone can see that Barranquilla is a city full of " perrenque" "empuje" development. We are changing and the world realizes that we are hoping for being everyday, a better place, for that reason lot of people are saying: En Barranquilla me quedo :)
2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?
Obviously, because i read in the newspaper article that some channels like Antena 3 and Discovery networks are going to show to the world so many things about Barranquilla, for that reason, the people who are going to see the commercial will want to come to this beautiful city, and that is called tourism.
I agree with your answers, certainly, as parts of a multi active culture, Barranquilla´s people are very active and have lots of “perrenque”, as you said. I guess that was one of the important points that the judges saw, the attitude of moving forward and the international projection that this beautiful city has. I hope the city takes advantage of the benefits of this event, whether in culture, or economy.
ResponderEliminarI also agree with your answer, Mafe. We will be recongnized as a center of popular culture, and there's a important thing, like you said some channels like Antena 3 and Discovery Networks are gonna show the world our diversity in so many aspects, so this is a development opportunity for Barranquilla to promote a positive image of our city around the world.
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