1. Why was Barranquilla chosen? 
R/= Barranquilla knew how to do the things in the right way. As we know, Barranquilla´s Carnival is the biggest cultural manifestation of the region.Celebration known all around the world. So, Barranquilla took advantage of that and started a process  with the International Bureau of culturals capital. When the president of that entity came here, was impressed with the city, with the cultural environment we can feel here, but what impressed the most were the positivism and the international proyection of the city. All these reasons, brought the recognition of 2013 cultural capital to Barranquilla.

2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?
R/= That depends of the product  that the media sell to the world. Probably, you are wondering ¿What do I want to mean with the previous statement. With media I wanna mean Tv, magazines, internet, newspaper, etc. With product I wanna mean, us, the people who live in Barranquilla, our culture, our traditions. As we know after reading the article, Barranquilla will have promotion through two internationals channels. That is decisive to receive any economic benefit. The things that the channel transmit about our city, will be seen by many people all around the world. If the things that the people see trough the program are interesting and different from what they are used to, their attention will be catched and they will come and enjoy the celebration. By the way, they are spending money and that contributes to the economy of the city. The more foreign people come to our city and spend money, the economy of the city will improve.