Viñales: One of the most worldwide-recognized views of Cuba.

One of the most worldwide-recognized views of Cuba is that of the mountains of Viñales valley. Nature has endowed exceptionally this site located 27 kilometers from the city of Pinar del Rio. Visiting this place is like getting inside Mother Nature. This most notable carsic valley of the country covers a surface of 132 kilometers and it holds the title of National Heritage and UNESCO declared it to be part of the Cultural Landscape of Mankind. Read More

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Drawings among rocks, by Jesus Gastell

When watching his drawings, more than technique- exquisite by the way- you notice a philosophical touch in every one of his works. Jesús Gastell Soto is an artist well known by the cultural project Glermitag, a workshop house that promotes collective and personal painting exhibitions of young artists and those committed to art. Read More

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Sandino benefits from the ALBA

There are already 17 construction projects in Bolivar and Marti communities in Sandino municipality, sponsored by the ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas), as part of a development process in that region of the province. Read More

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Cuyaguateje: from the cuban roots

Authentic as the river with the same name, is the group Cuyaguateje, which has devoted their 45 years of its artistic life to cultivate the traditional music of our country. The same as the greatest flow of this province, that embraces the lands of the best tobacco in the world, this group deepens in our own roots to rescue a forgotten kind of music. Read More

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Spanish expert praises marine wildlife in Guanahacabibes

Dr Jesus Ortea, professor at the Spanish University of Oviedo, praised the richness of the marine wildlife in Pinar del Rios Guanahacabibes Peninsula. In statements published in Granma daily today, the expert spoke of an expedition of Cuban and foreign scientists who are currently studying the seabed in that area in which they found ten new species of mollusca. Read More

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New social workers graduate in Pinar del Rio

With the graduation of 550 new social workers, Pinar del Rio province counts already on 2 000 "doctors of the soul" that contribute to raise the life quality of people in different communities. Read More

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Camping sites ready for summer

Renewed camping sites are already available for this summer in the province of Pinar del Rio, hoping the presence of around 22 000 visitors, though San Pedro and Cueva de los Portales camping sites will open this June 1st. Read More

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Cuba, Pinar del Rio and the stem cells

A new age is coming for medicine with the implantation of stem cells, which has emerged in the scientific world with a huge impact in biology and biomedicine. Read More

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Western Cuba on heavy rain alert

Cuba's most western province, Pinar del Rio, is on alert Friday due to heavy rains associated with a tropical depression in the northwest part of the western Caribbean Sea. Read More

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Cuban artists salute malaysian independence

A total of 120 art works by 40 Cuban artists will be shown in a joint exhibit opening May 22nd in Malaysia to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of that Asian country. The exhibit -called "Independence, Presumptions, Agreements: An Homage to the Independence of Malaysia through Cuban Art"- is a collection by the most important painters from the Cuban western province of Pinar del Rio. Read More

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