Dublin (October 15/2021). Colombia participated in the tenth edition of the ISLA Festival organized by the Cervantes Institute in Dublin through the virtual conversation 'Talking Walls: Chiribiquete' presented by author and scientific journalist Ángela Posada-Swafford.

With the support of the Embassy in Ireland and within the framework of the Plan for the Promotion of Colombia Abroad, the Colombian author spoke with journalist Olive Heffernan about the Chiribiquete Natural Park from the perspective of science, conservation and art.

In her talk, Ángela highlighted the enormous biodiversity of Colombia and the great responsibility that entails its conservation. Chiribiquete Park is located south of the Colombian Amazon and contains the oldest rock formations on the planet. The Park is the largest extension of protected tropical forest globally and its name means "hill where it is drawn" in the Karijuna language.

As part of the Festival, the Embassy also presented the documentary 'Chiribiquete, videography of expedition to the centre of the world'. The film is part of the documentary series Colombia Bio, which documents science expeditions to territories so far very inaccessible to research for different reasons. Said expeditions, carried out by Colciencias -today the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation- aim to communicate the rich biodiversity of Colombia, pairing each expedition with well-known Colombian cinema directors.

The Plan for the Promotion of Colombia Abroad is a cultural diplomacy tool of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia whose purpose is to support the achievement of the foreign policy objectives of the Colombian State.