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THE COUNTRY | Manizales *
Pereira celebrated its 157 years in style this Sunday with the inauguration of the new facilities at the Matecaña International Airport, which will come into operation on Tuesday in the selective isolation phase the country is entering.
President Iván Duque and the Minister of Transport, Ángela Orozco, attended the delivery of the works. The governor of Risaralda, Víctor Manuel Tamayo also accompanied this event.
The Aeromatecaña now has a facade of 4,700 square meters of glass, with air chambers that improve the acoustics of the place, thirty counters for passenger check-in on the second level, with three security filters at the national exit and two at the exit. international, large vertical and horizontal gardens, new image and logo. In addition to two enabled headers, which will guarantee its efficiency.
The mayor, Carlos Maya, pointed out that this modern physical structure represents more than a new building: “Today we do not deliver a mass of concrete, but the means by which we will consolidate our permanent relationship with the future. Our letter of introduction, our facade and our connection to the outside world. ” He also thanked Aerocivil-
“In every corner of this Airport you can see the affection, the affection of Pereirans because we carry it in our hearts, as great loves are loved. It is our letter of introduction, our facade and our connection with the outside world. I invite you to love it, “he said.
Governor Víctor Manuel Tamayo, referred to the aerodrome as an air terminal with high standards of safety and comfort, also mentioned among other aspects, the construction of the fourth level hospital, in a lot donated by the Mayor’s Office of Pereira, as “the work more important after the viaduct. “
The president, Iván Duque, said: “It is an honor to be back in this beautiful and beloved land, in the delivery of this wonderful terminal. We see modernity, openness to the world and push of this laborious land. I want to recognize former mayor Juan Pablo Gallo, your effort and perseverance of this project, which you, (Mayor Carlos Maya) took as your own and that all citizens will enjoy.
Regarding the pandemic, he assured: “We have worked to protect life and health, but never letting ourselves be carried away by populist and quarrelsome language. There is no other way than to live with intelligence and responsibility in the face of this virus,” said the president Ivan Duque. His invitation was that today more than ever, with discipline and enthusiasm, not to lower our guard against the virus.
He closed his speech, by ensuring that it is a sign of when you want to move forward, and not stop. “When we see these works we realize what we are capable of in Colombia.”
* With information from the Mayor’s Office of Pereira.
