For the second consecutive year, the Ministry of Culture with an association with the Feptune Automobile Distributor, S.A.
He awarded a visitor at the XLVI National Crafts Fair 2026 with a Changan car, zero km.
That car became the main incentive of the fair, thanks to the drawing with official entrance tickets, in partnership with Panateckets, an event ticket company.
The lucky winner is Carmen Sarracín, a Panamanian housewife, a resident of La Chorro, a mother of three children and a grandmother of four grandchildren, who first visited the National Crafts Fair with his husband and family. "I saw in the news that the fair was at his place and once told my husband that I wanted to come.
I never thought I'd get a car, "says the winner.
Carmen, she confesses that she doesn't know how to drive yet, but she claims that this unexpected prize motivates her to learn. Now her next challenge is to get her driver's license while her husband, Carlos Torres, will be in charge of teaching her how to drive.
Torres looks with emotion at how they get the call that confirms his wife's ticket's success. "It was a surprise that we never thought we could live," she says. At that time the family was in the gastronomic area, inside Atlapa.
The drawing was performed during the last night of the fair with an electronic system, with a public notary and with a clear and transparent process.
The official delivery of the vehicle will be held at the branch of Changan in Villa Lucre, after the agency has completed the related procedure of plates, revised and other documentation, with the presence of the authorities of the Ministry of Culture.
With this initiative, the institution encourages public participation at the National Crafts Fair, making this prize one of the best-awaited at the event and strengthening support for the traditions and talent of Panamanian artisans.