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16 August 2024

From Espejo de paciencia to the present, much has been written in Camagüey; texts that weave together eras and enrich Cuban literature. The city of Camagüey, known as the cradle of this artistic expression, not only gave birth to the first work by Silvestre de Balboa but continues to faithfully cradle the stories of its streets, faith, and people.

14 August 2024

They say that Cuba's forests were once so dense and lush that one could walk from one end of the island to the other under a continuous canopy of shade. However, with the conquest came plunder. For example, Spain began to be built with the quality and resilience of our cedar. Finding a trace of that wood was the main reason that led me to the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

14 August 2024

Arriving at the 98th birthday of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, his time here is remembered in this region.

01 August 2024

 The afternoon sun was scorching the streets and monuments. The line stretched out like a golden serpent, and the thermometers read 35 degrees. In reality, it felt higher. Despite this, we decided to go on July 25th. It wasn’t a Monday or a Friday, but Madrid was celebrating Santiago Apostle Day, the patron saint of Spain. Here, on holidays, museum admission is free, and such an opportunity should never be missed. After half an hour of waiting, the queue started moving, and we entered the Royal Palace.

29 July 2024

The truth is that I didn't usually drink so much coffee, just enough to dye the white of that glass of milk at breakfast. My brother was a milkman, who looked like a bottomless pit. His bulging belly button, the size of a peseta, was said to be due to his constant crying, but the truth is that he was insatiable, and as a small, chubby child he managed to assimilate 25 bottles a day.

28 July 2024

In sunny Camagüey, where art and imagination try to become part of the city's daily landscape, a group of children lived a summer experience full of magic and creativity in a workshop with writer Niurki Pérez García.

27 July 2024

If you've never spoken to Humberto Delgado Fernández, don't judge him by his dreadlocks. He is the main architect of the renovated Teatro Principal park and the pedestrianization project for Independencia Street, of which he was able to execute only Coppelia Park at the same form. He graduated from the University of Camagüey with a proposal to restore the Knights of Light lodge located on Avenida de los Mártires. Unfortunately, he said, thesis projects almost never come to fruition. Let's hope this one does.

24 July 2024

Emilio Wong, a Cuban artist and professor of fine arts, is known for his Chinese heritage and his contribution to the community of descendants in Camagüey. Soon, he will exhibit in Shanghai and Hangzhou, the city where he collaborates for the opening of a cultural center.

12 July 2024

The Provincial Council of the Performing Arts offers several attractive proposals this summer of 2024 for lovers of dance, theater, and humor.

09 July 2024

 

Over 70 hectares covered by vegetation of more than eight thousand specimens, of which 1,200 species are exotic in our country, the Camagüey's Botanical Park opens its doors from next Saturday, July 14th to the 2024 Summer Program.