Source: El Mercurio
In recent months, sought a suitable place for the International Tuna Fair Expo , but there is no suitable location for this event, said last week Azúa Luigi Benincasa, director -coordinator of Atunec (Tuna Association of Ecuador).
Last year, this international program made in Ciudad Alfaro de Montecristi , which was an appropriate place a little distant from the port, but with good roads was overcome everything.
“But this year it did not give the local , the national government said that local is purely cultural event and nothing more , plus there serving several provincial offices of the government of the day,†said Benincasa.
After this negative response was not to go, it was and looked at the space port, but the organizers did not find any place for the magnitude and relevance of the international event that gathers the world industrial fisheries sector.
“We wanted a space of 3,600 square meters Atunec directory chaired by Ivo Cuka , decided to make a request to the mayor, Jaime Bonilla Estrada , the chance to see if together we build a fair,†he said.
This place must meet the specifications for this and other types of events, would Atunec partners the possibility of investment in the area decided by the local municipal government.
“It could be an area of one hectare, although it is recalled that the city is growing rapidly and needs to think ahead, this means a much bigger,†he said. But the decision of the current event is determined, will be in Guayaquil, on 25 , 26 and 27 November, ratified Benincasa Azua.
“This year, at least not in Manta, will be at the fairgrounds in Guayaquil, a former Simon Bolivar Airport.†The fair is biennial, and expect that as soon as the project is realized and leave the fairgrounds future events in the port Manabi.
“We have a great responsibility and we cannot drop the show for lack of a local , I want to be understood, this is going very unfortunately our hands,†he concluded.