Fundación Gabo

Fundación Gabo

Cartagena, Colombia

Arts & CultureEducation
Operating foundationInternational reach
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Fundación Gabo is a foundation based in Cartagena, Colombia working on arts & culture, education.

Fundación Gabo, based in Cartagena, Colombia, runs the Centro Gabo, a virtual and cultural centre that preserves and shares the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez. Its resources include interviews, speeches, chronicles and multimedia content about the author. The foundation also works to strengthen journalism through training and support for journalists, promoting the ethical and creative use of storytelling. Its activities include the Premio Gabo, the Festival Gabo and the Los Peregrinos reading series. The foundation was formerly known as the Fundación para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano, which was renamed after García Márquez's death in 2014.

Location

Cartagena, Colombia

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Focus areas

Gabriel García Márquezjournalismliteraturecultural heritagestorytellingCartagena

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Premio Gabo

Education

Annual journalism awards, part of the foundation's work to train and recognise journalists.

Los Peregrinos

Arts & Culture

Literary reading and discussion series that revisits the works of Gabriel García Márquez.

Countries of operation

Colombia

Funding & support

Ways to support

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