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. Because Barranquilla impressed the president of the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals, Xavier Tuleda, whit his cohesion around culture, the  positivism that the city has, and the international projection.

2. Barranquilla will receive international promotion through the bureau has agreements with Spain's Antena 3 channel and with Discovery Networks.