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Alfonso Múnera in conversation with Toni Celia

Cartagena, a city open to the world

Cartagena 2025, 
Cartagena de Indias, aged 491, is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. It has the weight on its shoulders of having been the most important port in the region, because of its geographical position, which made it the focus of a dark trade: the commerce in slaves. One of our most loved historians, Alfonso Múnera Cadavid (Colombia), will talk to Toni Celia about his book Cartagena, una ciudad abierta al mundo, an exhaustive and enjoyable investigation into a territory full of complexities, contradictions and vitality.

With Colombian sign language interpretation

All Sunday 2 February events will be free for people from the department of Bolívar. Complimentary tickets can be requested at the box office of the Hay Festival (Centro de Convenciones) showing your ID, between 27 Janaury and 2 February.
Alfonso Múnera in conversation with Toni Celia