Above all, it is an opportunity to democratically distribute access to knowledge, he said in the opening speech of the event with the world of books, which is back on an equal footing after two years of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Duque emphasized that culture is a developmental factor and that it allows one to understand, across political and ideological differences, that there is a space for construction and collective creation.
I am pleased that this meeting is once again taking place and taking place in the capital, Bogotá, which is “the epicenter of our country’s cultural gross domestic product, creative and cultural industries,” he stressed.
This new edition, with the slogan Come Back So You Can Come Back, returns in person and has Korea Republic as the guest of honor.
According to Emma Jungyoon Cho, representative of the Asia-Iberoamerican Cultural Foundation, lectures and workshops on coexistence will be held in the pavilion dedicated to the Asian country.
The public will be able to experience South Korea’s culture, traditional arts, cinema, costumes and more, he stressed.
Duque awarded the Boyacá Cross to architect and graphic designer Benjamín Villegas, founder of Villegas Editores, for his work and virtues in the service of the state.
He also shed light on the life and work of the sculptor, painter and caricaturist Fernando Botero, perhaps the most universal of contemporary Colombian artists to turn 90 today.
This new event will take place at the International Business and Exhibition Center of Bogotá (Corferias) and will include 500 national and international guests from 30 countries; 500 exhibitors showing their offers on an area of 53,000 square meters and offering 1,600 face-to-face activities.
The XXXIV. Bogotá International Book Fair, organized by the Colombian Book Chamber and Corferias, runs from today to May 2nd.
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