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Felipe VI Arrives in Arequipa to Open Spanish Language Congress

Heavy police controls restrict access to the historic center, alongside a public rift between Spain’s language institutions.

Rey de España, Felipe VI, arribó a Arequipa para inaugurar el Congreso de la Lengua Española
Iniciaron los diálogos en el X Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española
Mesa redonda titulada El idioma español en los medios digitales de alcance global con el editor general de Clarín, Ricardo Kirschbaum; la directora del periódico Perú 21, Cecilia Valenzuela; el director del digital colombiano La Silla Vacía, Daniel Pacheco; y la politóloga y periodista deportiva Sarah Castro. Foto: gentileza CILE.
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Overview

  • The four-day forum runs October 14–17 with more than 260 speakers and hundreds of journalists examining mestizaje, clear language, digital cultures and artificial intelligence.
  • Police deployed 1,372 officers and set vehicle and pedestrian limits across the Centro Histórico and Plaza de Armas during sessions.
  • Authorities said demonstrations planned for October 15 would be kept out of the Plaza de Armas, with residents required to show identification for entry.
  • Tensions between the Instituto Cervantes and the RAE surfaced at a press event after the RAE’s plenary denounced remarks by Luis García Montero.
  • Tributes to Mario Vargas Llosa include the presentation of the Diccionario Mario Vargas Llosa and the relaunch of his Casa Museo, capped by a formal homage at the Teatro Municipal.