Footprints of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Description

In all the biographies and even in his own book "Vivir para Contarla" (2002), the various stages and decisive years of life that Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez lived in Barranquilla are recreated. This special activity consists of following in the footsteps of our beloved "Gabo" in the city.

Accompanied by an expert on his works and biography, we tour the city and visit the places that marked his life and are even mentioned in his novels. Our first stop is the Parque Cultural del Caribe, a perfect place to learn about the work of the Colombian Nobel Prize winner. Here, we find the Gabriel García Márquez exhibition, a space that takes us to an editorial room of a Caribbean newspaper from the 1950s. In addition to typewriters and linotypes, we see a series of animated fragments of three of his most famous works. In another part of the park is the Macondo Media Library, a center for audiovisual and written media that displays Gabo's work not only in Spanish but also in more than 25 languages. In the Museum's Kitchen, we can taste the Colombian coffee that the writer loved so much.

Nearby, we walk in and around the Plaza de San Nicolás to locate the places the literary genius frequented. One block up is the famous Heladería Americana where we will taste a delicious Frozomalt, the unique ice cream that Gabo tells us about in his novel "Love in the Time of Cholera." Afterwards, we visit the Church of Perpetuo Socorro, the church where García Márquez married Mercedes Barcha.

We continue our tour to the Restaurant Bar La Cueva, a gathering place and emblematic spot in his life where he met with great friends. Anecdotes of the group of artists who used to finish off their intellectual revelries can be found in this place. The last stop on our tour is La Tiendecita, a place Gabo frequented to savor typical coastal food. After a tasting in the best Gabo style, we finish the tour.