Under the theme ‘The Humanity That Resists’, the festival brought together more than thirty local, national, and international authors. The events, held at the Lago Martiánez, were supported by an audience that filled the venue each day, consolidating Periplo as a cultural benchmark and a space for knowledge and coexistence.
The mayor of Puerto de la Cruz, Leopoldo Afonso, highlighted literature's capacity to "bring different realities closer, awaken our curiosity, and help us better understand others." He noted that the city has been a "meeting place for stories, cultures, and human experiences."
For her part, the Councillor for Culture, Desiré Díaz, emphasized the diversity of voices and perspectives on the world offered in this edition. The incorporation of the Sotavento tent, the space dedicated to emerging authors, and the Spanish Sign Language interpretation underscore the festival's commitment to "open, accessible, and participatory culture."
The program included the exhibition ‘Travesías. Migrant Minors, the Long Journey’ by José Naranjo and Juan Luis Rod, and featured interventions by authors such as Loreto Gutiérrez Prats, Javier Brandoli, Antoinette Tidjani, Gabriela Wiener, Capucine Trochet, Mónica Rumeu Zamorano, Ramtin Zigorat, José Ignacio Carnero, Margaryta Yakovenko, Óscar Liam, Josep M. Palau Riberaygua, Salah Jamal, Valentín Carrera, Elena Ortega, Antonia Varela, Kartiki Gonsalves, Lola Escudero, Jesús Giráldez, María del Mar Rodríguez, Javier Espinosa, and Mónica García Prieto.
Also participating were Binta Claire Sy, a young Senegalese woman who arrived alone in the Canary Islands, and the panel discussion on ‘Peace Reporting’ with Rosa María Calaf, Nicolás Castellano, and Raquel Artiles. The Sotavento tent hosted proposals from local and emerging authors, including Alejandro de Ara, Rosalba Rodríguez de la Sierra, Sergio Millares, and Mónica Rumeu Zamorano.
The festival, organized by the Culture Department of the Puerto de la Cruz City Council and Comando Periplo, was co-organized by External Action of the Cabildo de Tenerife and sponsored by the Cabildo de Tenerife, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture, the Infinite Reading program, the Government of the Canary Islands, Casa África, the Tomás de Iriarte Municipal Public Library, the Costa Martiánez Tourist Complex, Macaronesian Hotels & Resorts, Terraza Mirador, Fuente Alta, and Atlantic El Tope Hotel.
