Barranquilla was chosen by the International Bureau of Cultural Capitals as the American Capital of Culture 2013 becouse the recognition of the city as a center of popular culture, a place for get in the best way relax and fun, Barranquilla is the carnival city.
There´s a lot of benefits that barranquilla could get through Barranquilla as the capital of culture, Xavier Tuleda Bureau´s president said "For the city's clear commitment to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic revitalization, economic development and international promotion,"