Thank you, dear friends. Let's first address the concerns and worries of the mayor. Mr. Mayor, you can count on a team of experts made up of civil and structural engineers who will be able to carry out the technical evaluations of our minor basilica. And likewise, rest assured that we will guarantee the availability of resources. We'll take responsibility for whatever it costs and we'll start working on it now. And I agree with you, I agree. I agree with you. It's not about rebuilding what was there, it's about rebuilding the miraculous homeland that will be better than it was before the earthquake. So this is also an opportunity. [applause] The governor was talking to us about projects, as was the mayor. Let's move them forward, let's accelerate them. Count on me to make this year and 5 months you have left with me into four. In a year and a half with you, we are going to do what the bunch of lazy people who are gone, thank God, from the previous government didn't do in four. With us it's quick. With us it's fast, don't worry. We're going to move forward and we also have an announcement regarding the 5,000 coffee growers you mentioned. We have already received approval for 15 billion pesos from the Colombian Federation of Coffee Growers for those 5,000 farmers. Count on it. We're doing things quickly here because there's a real desire to help. My only ambition is to put my country in the place it deserves and to help our people. That is my only ambition, that is my purpose, and with God's help we will achieve it. The homeland, dear compatriots, continues to mourn the compatriots who lost their lives in that tragedy on August 10. And I'm not going to complain, that was my first day on the job. I'm not complaining. My wife knows, I never complain. I keep moving forward. I am a stoic. Furthermore, God gives the toughest battles to his best soldiers. And all of us who are here were chosen by God to deal with this crisis. It is not by chance that we are here. This is a divine plan and we will fulfill it as befits our country and our people, with the patriotism and fervor that our homeland and our people deserve. I want to tell you that this area of ​​the country has a history made of hard work, effort, drive, of people who have never been afraid to start over . History teaches us that the fruit of that formidable expansion that opened paths here in this wonderful land, that founded towns and turned these beautiful mountains into one of the most prosperous regions of Colombia is the fruit of effort and work. Nothing here has been given to you for free. Nothing here has been given to you for free. Everything has been worked on and fought for with great effort. With coffee came growth, trade, entrepreneurial families, and a culture of effort and honest work that ended up making one of the most emblematic areas of this country a national pride. Believe me, the coffee region is a source of national pride for all of Colombia . I am proud of this land. Much of our nation's past has been built on this land, and the future of our nation will be built here, hand in hand with people like you. Look, and I want to share something very personal with you. Despite the adversity and the painful situation we are experiencing, I am happy to be here. For many years I have felt the warmth of this land, the affection of its people and that optimism so characteristic of the people of Quindío, who even in the midst of adversity continue to transmit strength and a desire to move forward. And I want to tell you that this fills my heart and gives the tiger strength to keep fighting for you and for the rest of Colombia. The nation will never forget these coffee-growing lands from which came the wealth that helped sustain the national economy for much of the last century and carried the name of Colombia to the most remote corners of the planet. I was telling my dear friend Andrea that much of the coffee consumed in Italy is grown in this land, and we have to make sure that what happens in Italy happens in Colombia. In Italy, not a single coffee plant is planted because Italy is not part of the coffee circle, and everyone talks about Italian coffee, which is a mixture of Brazilian, Colombian, and Ethiopian coffee. The magic begins here and this product makes us proud because coffee is the lifeblood of Colombia and has reached every corner of the planet. And I haven't forgotten that thanks to the coffee production of this land, our economy was able to sustain itself in the last century. I will never forget it. I have two flaws, or I have many, I just lack two flaws. I am neither a coward nor ungrateful, and I will always be grateful to this land for what it has done for Colombia and the pride it has made us feel when we think about the coffee region. [applause] Quindío, Quindío knows prosperity, but it also knows tragedy. The 1999 earthquake left a wound that still remains in the memory of the people of Quia. It destroyed a large part of the city of Armenia, hit thousands of families, and forced an entire generation to start over after losing almost everything. And how did Quindío recover? with work, with solidarity, with courage and with that determination so characteristic of the people of this magical and blessed land. Homes, streets, shops, and buildings were rebuilt. But something even more important also emerged: the confidence that it was possible to get up and carry on, the confidence to look towards the future. Rebuilding is not just about putting back up what nature has destroyed. This task means offering solidarity and support to those who have lost a loved one. Thank God, we didn't have as many losses of human life here . This task also means providing support and solidarity to recover not only the material aspects, but also the moral ones. Because a house is not a place with four walls made of cement and bricks or blocks and iron. It's more than that. It is a home where dreams are built, where bitter times are endured surrounded by family, where laughter is shared with a child's embrace and the encounter with a beloved woman. And that's what we're going to do. We are going to rebuild what nature knocked down, but we are also going to rebuild the spirit of the Quianos so that they can help us rebuild the miraculous homeland. I do not believe in a possible miracle homeland without the decisive help of the coffee-growing region, Quindío, and this land which, I insist, is the pride of the nation. The purpose of this visit today, dear friends, is not only to remember how this city and this land were built three decades ago, but to explain the decisions the government has made so that this department receives the help it deserves, in the time it deserves, with the responsibility it deserves, and with the speed it deserves. Quimbaya has been one of the hardest hit municipalities and from day one I wanted to come here. Here, according to the records, there are more than 5000 affected families. Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, we have mayors from other municipalities, right? Thank you, Mayor. I didn't greet him. How awful. The military headquarters left the mayors out of the picture. A round of applause for them as well. Thank you. There are more than 5,000 affected families and more than 11,000 people who are directly suffering the consequences of the earthquake. One compatriot lost his life and 59 were injured. To the family of the deceased and to those who are still recovering, I want to express all my solidarity and affection. They are not alone. The president is here with you. Nearly 3,000 homes were damaged in the municipality and 578 were destroyed. A health center, 16 educational centers and 27 roads were affected. Faced with a situation of this magnitude, the government cannot just stand idly by. This week we signed 11 emergency decrees to give the departments and municipalities hit by the tragedy extraordinary tools that will allow them to act quickly and address what truly cannot wait. A few days after the tragedy, the mayor can't lie to me. We were here, the unit was here, and yesterday, the day before yesterday, we signed in the Council of Ministers the decrees that gave rise to the Miracle Fund to channel and manage the recovery resources and prevent all that money from ending up lost among procedures, offices, and decisions that do not arrive on time. The possibility of accessing Fompet resources on an extraordinary basis was also opened for a one-time only . These are resources that will help expand the response capacity of territorial entities, the governor's office, and the mayoral offices within established conditions and without ever losing sight of the fiscal responsibility that we must have. All of those requests were the result of meetings with governors and mayors who told us, "We need these tools, we're going to solve it." And we told them, "Here we are." And we did it, and we also share that vision because it is the clearest and most expeditious way to address this whole situation. Likewise, the use of Fondes resources has been temporarily authorized to help ensure the continuity of public services where the infrastructure or operation has been affected by the earthquake. You are absolutely right, and we have already done that and we are going to expand it to what you have requested today. And a very important announcement, dear compatriots. The national government opened a special tax-for-works program to address the damage caused by the earthquake. We want the private sector, the entrepreneurs, to join in with resources, experience and execution capacity. So, they do some work for us and we deduct the taxes on that work. And I want you to know that this government's determination is absolute. Municipalities and departments can also jointly finance certain works, and we have recognized this in the decrees that were signed this week, even when these works are located outside their administrative boundaries. You've already read the decrees, haven't you? I see that the decrees have become bogged down. Very good. The reason is simple. An earthquake doesn't ask where one municipality ends and another begins. That's why that tool. A road, a bridge, a school, an aqueduct, a health center can serve an entire region. The reconstruction, dear people of Quindío, must be done thinking as a country and region, not individually as departments and municipalities. We have affected almost half of the departments in Colombia. Now I want to talk to you about housing, because that is undoubtedly one of the biggest worries for families who lost their little house. Today, 152 tons of construction materials, cement, bricks, paint, pipes, and hardware items are being delivered. Yellow machinery has also been made available to support the recovery efforts. The initial project aims to carry out 369 housing improvements in Armenia, Finlandia, Salento, Calarcá, Pijao, Córdoba, Latebida and Génova, with an investment exceeding 7700 million pesos. For Quimbaya, don't worry because the mayor saw me looking a bit tipsy. I didn't hear Kimbaya there, man. In that way? Don't worry. For Quimbaya, dear mayor, we already have the first house donated by Procon concrete. A round of applause for Procon Concrete. My deepest gratitude for that generosity. Another objective of the national and local government is to move forward with the Bosques de Marsella priority housing project . Once the works are completed, we will have 160 new apartments here in Quimbaya. What do you think? From the very beginning, I have resisted talking about housing as if it were mere statistics, mere numbers. Here we are talking about families who need to recover a decent home, and why not? To improve what they had, which is the purpose, as you have rightly pointed out, dear mayor, we are going to put in the effort to make that happen and to accelerate the departmental water plan, because we cannot talk about housing without service. Do we agree? Very good. The ministry headed by Jaime Andrés Beltrán identified 16 aqueduct projects in Quindío worth approximately 18 billion pesos that need to be unblocked, and we will do so with the determination of the government and God's help for all the residents. This tragedy gives us the opportunity to solve problems that come from before, and we agree on that. The message is this, my dear compatriots. If we're going to get up, we have to get up better. As the amnestied families have been able to confirm , the financial aid has also already begun to be delivered. They are no longer just symbolic deliveries. but fulfilled commitments. I do n't like making promises. I am not a politician, I don't come from politics, I come from the private sector. In the private sector we don't make promises, we make commitments and we keep them. In Quaya, the beneficiaries of these aid programs are receiving 787,900 pesos per month for the first 3 months, and we will extend it if necessary. In total they will receive 2,363,721 euros for the first 3 months. This support, as I said, can be extended for up to three more months for those who are owners according to the conditions established so that they can access that extension. And to avoid confusion, I want to make it perfectly clear that the financial support is focused on families whose homes were destroyed or left uninhabitable. Those are the conditions. Families whose homes were affected, but remain habitable, will receive kits of materials to carry out the repairs determined by the technical teams, because this ca n't be done haphazardly either, right? I'm going to build a wall here, not just for a little while. We're going to characterize it and let the technician say if it's possible, because we're not doing anything. We must prepare ourselves, God forbid, for another event to occur and be prepared like Armenia. Look what happened to Armenia. Armenia was destroyed by the 1999 earthquake. Things were built to meet earthquake resistance standards, and there it is. Armenia resisted. Families need to be clear about something. We are with you, we will support you, and we will rise together as a country. At this point I want to say something very special to the mayors, taking advantage of the fact that there is a large group here. For the national government, it is fundamental, crucial, essential, and a priority to know exactly what happened in each municipality in order to properly organize the recovery. You have that responsibility for the deeper characterization because nobody knows a territory as well as its mayor. And you have to give us that information accurately. The deadline for submitting all that information was set for September 17th, and today, 204 municipalities across the country, from all the affected areas, have still not sent us the information. and we only have 5 days left. We need to, regional managers, Mr. Minister and risk management unit, put pressure on the mayors, as they say, to send us the information properly. Without information, the reconstruction cannot be structured correctly. The government has also made progress in road reconstruction. The main road of Quimbaya, dear mayor, which suffered significant damage, was reopened just 4 days after the tragedy. We sent it to Invia right away and I told them, rebuild it and fix that for me on the spot. Everything here is from 4 days ago. Here we need to make up for lost time and regain people's trust in their institutions. This is a government that is committed to Colombia. The elections have already passed. I am the president of all Colombians, and as long as a Colombian needs me, I will be there. So, what should we do? Restore the 27 tertiary roads that are currently affected. And I also tell you here, and it is a commitment, a promise, we are going to build new tertiary roads in the municipality and in the department. These tertiary roads, which are the first ones, the 27 that are most affected, require more extensive work, but Invías has a clear instruction. Everything that needs to be done for Quindío, everything that needs to be done for those people who are the pride of Colombia. I have Quindío in my heart and I know that I am in the heart of Quindío [applause] and I have placed special emphasis on recovering the roads because building a road is much more than just lacking something, it is enabling paths of development for our farmers, for the connection between our municipalities, between the departments, to take the products to the sea, if you will, so that there is a future, so that there is progress, so that there is development. Now, regarding educational infrastructure, here in Quimbaya we have a report of 16 affected institutions. However, among the affected institutions, we are urgently prioritizing two that have the most students . Quimbaya educational institution located in the urban area with a degree of imminent risk according to the characterization that has already been made. At risk of collapse. There we have or had and we are going to have again 570 students and the Policarpa educational institution in the neighborhood located in an urban area with a degree of imminent risk of collapse. 973 students. These two educational institutions are prioritized for reconstruction in a first stage with an investment of 5 billion pesos for each one, and we are going to do it. [applause] We sent humanitarian aid from the very beginning. If you need more, here's the first lady. We will send you tomorrow whatever tons of humanitarian aid you need, because we are here to serve and to embrace each other under a single common idea, an idea that is Colombia, the homeland of our children, our homeland and the homeland of our future generations. So all my love and support to this wonderful land. I ask God to bless Quindío, to protect its families, and to give comfort to those who still weep and grieve for the loss of their homes. that family who lost that loved one. May our Lord transform pain into hope, difficulty into work, and this great and hard trial into an opportunity to rebuild a better Quindío. This country will rise again because Colombians are used to adversity. Colombians, like the Phoenix, rise from the ashes every now and then. That is the story of our nation. All these towns, all these regions, our country itself has moved forward, despite the violence, the drug trafficking, the narco-terrorism, the criminality, which we are going to defeat. Just because we are focused on reconstruction, I have not abandoned the country's security in only 34 days of government. And we have done so with our public force, for whom I ask for applause, our heroes, police officers and soldiers. Nearly 75 tons of drugs seized, 16,000 bandits arrested. recovery of territories where the State did not previously exist. We're going to rebuild, but to rebuild we need security, and the bandits already know how hard the tiger bites, and I'm going after all of them wherever they hide. [applause] To rebuild Colombia, we must think about the cornerstone of security. Nobody here wants anything for free. He wants to avoid being extorted, kidnapped, and for his son to be able to ride a bicycle on the street without fear of being killed for having it stolen. And we're going to achieve it. That is the cornerstone of the reconstruction. Not just brick, cement, and iron. The cornerstone is family and security. And I will defend both of them with my life if necessary. [applause] May God bless this wonderful land and give us the strength, the ardor, and the passion to continue fighting for you, for us, for our children. And I want you to know that today more than ever the President of Colombia stands firmly for Quindío, firmly for whoever goes there, and firmly for the nation. May God bless them.