Guatemala, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Mexico is the guest of honor at the 12th edition of the International Book Fair in Guatemala, which begins today aiming at promoting reading and the literary and intellectual exchange.

That neighboring country known for its great editorial effort and the development of writers throughout history, recognized the Editors Guild of Guatemala in a note included in the official program of activities

The Industry Park in this capital will host the International Book Fair in Guatemala 2015 (FILGUA 2015 in Spanish), until next July 26. The imperative need to promote reading in Guatemalan society is crucial, since readership is rather low there.

'Access to reading and education they are a key differentiator for a society to break the cycle of backwardness and inequality, and imposes itself the challenge to change,which is going to help their citizens achieve lives of better quality', it was said, recalling this event has been developed for 15 years.

To this Guild of Editors belong the Editorial Santillana, F&G Editors, GP Editores, Promociencia/FLACSO, Libraries and Publishers Artemis Edinter, Editora Educativa, among others.

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) and Elena Poniatowska are some of the artists who have contributed with their work to enrich Mexican literature.

Fuentes is considered one of the most important writers of literary history of his country, whose narrative is described as an exploration of the history and Mexican identity.

Meanwhile, Poniatowska has cultivated genres such as the novel, has also written essays, poetry and testimony, chronic and interview, mostly inspired in events, social movements and characters of contemporary Mexico.