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After the tour at the Ernesto Costissoz airport, the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, traveled to the Gran Malecón del Río, where he officially handed over the works of the so-called ‘Crystal Box’, a new venue for events .
This stage was built in front of the Magdalena River through an agreement that Barranquilla signed with the National Tourism Fund (Fontur), with an investment of more than $ 13,790 million and in an area of 1,740 square meters, which allows a capacity of more than 1,000 people . It was designed to host the Assembly of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which was scheduled for March this year and was rescheduled due to the pandemic.
Another characteristic of the ‘Caja de Cristal’ is that it has two rooms that can be joined: the first with capacity for 170 people for a social event, while the other can accommodate 500 people.
With the start-up of these facilities, another scenario is provided to supply the demand and places to attract events in the department of Atlántico, as well as to develop commercial activities in its surroundings that are expected to exceed 48,000 visitors per year.
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