Photos of concert, candle and cacerolazo for reconciliation in Bogotá – People – Culture

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

The Bogotá mayor’s office, headed by Claudia López, offered in the Verbenal Park a recital of classical music as an act of forgiveness and reconciliation for the acts of violence that occurred in the capital. A candle and a cacerolazo in the park of the Hippies.

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The act began with some heartfelt words from Claudia López, who paid tribute to the deceased in the Verbenal neighborhood.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

Families attending the event were located in designated spaces in the grass of the park to maintain social distance.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

The memory of the tragic moments of violence who lived in the neighborhood were still on people’s minds.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

Expressions of pain and sadness for those killed and injured in the protests were seen on the faces of the people.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

The mayor talks to one of the wounded left by the violent day of protests.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

The Youth Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, made up of 20 musicians and directed by the teacher Leonardo Federico Hoyos, performed various pieces for the public. The National Police Orchestra was also presented.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

The mayor Claudia López called for reconciliation and he asked the citizens for forgiveness for the wave of violence unleashed in recent days.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

Around six o’clock in the afternoon, in the Hippies Park, several people gathered to make a pot and a candle.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

Mayor Claudia López participated in the event by lighting a candle as a gesture of reconciliation.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

Attendees rang pots and other items to call for a halt to violence and justice for citizens.

Héctor Fabio Zamora. TIME

In a peaceful way, people remembered, with candles and posters, the victims of the protests on September 9 and 10.