BARRANQUILLA-2013 CULTURAL CAPITAL

http://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/barranquilla-elegida-capital-de-la-cultura-2013-70019 

QUESTIONS

1. Why was Barranquilla chosen? 

2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?

ANSWERS

1. Barranquilla was chosen the 2013 cultural capital because of the international projection, the positivism and the cultural cohesion that the city has. A few months ago, Barranquilla's mayoralty had been thinking about the idea to become Barranquilla the cultural capital of America this year (this year the city is celebrating the bicentennial) and they started working on that project by connecting the International Bureau of Cultural Capital. 

2. I think Barranquilla is going to receive a lot of benefits for being the capital culture, for example, it will be promoted by some channels like Antena 3 from Spain and Discovery Networks. This one will be an advantage for Barranquilla because it will be known in the whole world, and also it is going to get the attention of everybody, so a lot of people will want to come and that is going to increase the tourism in the city.