Origin of the Name of the Cuban City of Holguin

Holguin was named after the second last name of the Spanish captain Francisco Garcia de Holguin. Read More

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Safe heaven for the American crocodile

The people living in the municipality of Minas, northern Camagüey, are proud of the crocodile breeding farm and zoo perched in that area for being the one and only of its kind in the province. Read More

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Jacqueline Vell , a bet for song

I first heard of Jacqueline Vell because of the song “Se me olvida”. The Holguin native singer boasts her vocal projection and gives us back the song composed by Jesse Suárez, with her unique way of performing. Read More

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Charanga Habanera Cuban orchestra and its fifteen years of fame

The Cuban orchestra has been in the people’s preference for 15 years. “Charanga Habanera emerged in 1988, when young, talented Cuban musicians graduated from Cuban school arts got together to develop a popular music project dating back to the 1940s and 50s, to fulfil a commitment at the Montecarlo Sporting Club.” Read More

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Havana Book Fair: a big cultural fiesta

Cuban culture welcomes the New Year with the launching of 5 million books in the upcoming Havana International Book Fair, slated to run February 7 through March 7, with its main venue at the Morro Cabaña Complex. Read More

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New Books by Avila Publishing House

The publishing house Editorial Avila, based in the eastern Cuban province of Ciego de Avila, will launch new books by local authors. Read More

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Parks of Havana

Havana has the largest urban park in the world. It stretches along around eight kilometres. It is the Malecón. Its wall becomes a virtually endless stone sofa. It also has avenues whose treed and benched promenades are true parks. Read More

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Santiago de Cuba Readies for the 30th Festival of Fire

Eastern Santiago de Cuba province readies for the 30th Fire Festival to be held July 3rd through the 9th, dedicated this year to Curacao and the Brazilian region of Pernambuco. Read More

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USA and Puerto Rican musicians to visit Cuba in 2010

The Cuban Music Institute, in representation of its president Abel Acosta, recently stated the wonderful exchange between the Band Kool and The Gang and the Cuban people. More than 100 000 people went to the anti-imperialist tribune to enjoy the music and the performance of this very important US band. Read More

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Haydée Milanés gains a remarkable Cuban audience

Haydée Milanés is very devoted to her music. Art, romanticism and life go hand in hand when it comes to her work, and one gets a sense that the musical notes have come to her life naturally. Read More

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