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Barranquilla being the Cultural Capital of 2013

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 Cultural Capital from five candidates thanks for its strong determination to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic revitalization, economic development and international projection. Also, for the positivism that has its people.

2. By naming Barranquilla as the American Capital of Culture, this will promote the city internationally through agreements that the bureau has with different channels, like "Antena 3" of Spain and Discovery Networks Latin America; and by doing this, our city will grow like a touristic destination, which will benefit the city's economy.