Mexican book fair wraps up with losses due to pandemic | Video

Guadalajara, Dec 5 (EFE).- The 35th edition of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) wrapped up on Sunday after welcoming 252,000 visitors, although that total was not enough to prevent the fair from losing money this year.

Despite the reduction in attendance compared to years before the coronavirus pandemic and fewer international publishing houses exhibiting their wares and services, the hybrid fair was still the foremost event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world, with 70 percent of the 1,621 scheduled events being held in person and positive emotions running high due to face-to-face meetings again being held, fair president Raul Padilla said at a press conference.

He said that 205,000 people - of the 251,900 who attended - gathered at the Expo Guadalajara, the fair's main venue where strict health protocols were in place, two schedules were implemented for visitors and corridors and passageways had been expanded to allow more social distancing. (Camera: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ).

SHOT LIST: THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 35TH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR (FIL), IN GUADALAJARA, JALISCO STATE, MEXICO.

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Date: 06/12/2021 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Arts, culture and entertainment
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 199 seconds
Reference: 7001127110
Relevance: Normal