We all have a soundtrack for our happy times, although we are not always aware of that sound that brings back memories. The Camagüeyan group Rhodas is that sound for
The center of the cultural confluences of the city, Agramonte Park, brought us together again like that July 7th, 14 years ago, Elegía Camagüeyana and conga, opened the revelry, this
In any corner of Camagüey, the African heritage is latent. If you travel along the Santa Cruz highway and reach km 10 to a community known as La Pata, there
The students of the Mártires de Camagüey secondary school and specialists from the Provincial Center of Plastic Arts met at the Railway Museum to receive a new comic book, this
Some time ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Colegio Universitario San Gerónimo de La Habana, a faculty of the University of Havana that began operating in the 2007-2008
Our Nicolás Guillén may have been the only Latin American author who used the original name of various African regions, as a name: Yoruba soy, cantando voy, llorando estoy, y
If we walk along Republic Street, almost at the end, we find the colonial mansion numbered 69; for many it may pass for another of the buildings from the 30s
During the Covid-19 pandemic, reading was a faithful friend to resist the long days of isolation. After two years of absence, with its invitation to immerse ourselves in new worlds,
It seems that, in this Mediterranean city, the inhabitants of it keep in their genes the longing for the sea. Perhaps it has to do with the birth of the
She went there, the daughter and granddaughter of railwaymen, the one who according to the family’s machinists; railway lines run through her veins, a journey through time through stations, eras
For the clandestine fighter Antonio Agustín Fontes Carbajo, the Escambray and the battle of Santa Clara is a privilege to have been close to the Lord of the Vanguard in
It may seem strange to talk about radio amateurs in current times where the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) overflow the globe, however, not many have thought
It is an ordinary morning, on the way through the intersection of Teniente Cañón and Artola streets, in La Vigía neighborhood, a murmur and many complicit laughs; invite you to
They had been planning this meeting for a long time, the day finally arrived, the former students of the Vocational School, from the 1979-1985 academic year, from various groups, gathered
“When we transform a building, we also transform the soul of its inhabitants.” This phrase of our eternal Eusebio Leal inspires me in many of my chronicles, today I bring
Since the Office of the Historian of Camagüey city inaugurated the José Marín Varona Concert Hall in 2017, the music and history of that remarkable Camagüey composer have returned, to
The hero of the Republic of Cuba, Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez, brought a special gift to the Office of the Historian of the City of Camagüey, for his 25th anniversary. He
The day began with a greeting from Karla Vitantonino, representative in Cuba of the European Union NGO CARE, who regretted not being able to be in person at the event,
Within the XV National Symposium Challenges in the Management and Administration of Cities, which opened its doors this morning, the First Communication Workshop of the network of Offices of the
The painter of Las Beatas, orphan girls and religious themes, had an eventful life. His irreverent posture before a society full of false morals and discrimination, led him to live
When we talk about youth organizations we think of the UJC, but I must clarify that this group was preceded by the Association of Young Rebels, in Camagüey that incipient
Since the creation of the radio in Cuba in 1922, by the musician and patriot from Camagüey Luis Casas Romero, together with his son Luis Casas Rodríguez, much work has
Camagüey’s culture week always brings us a space long awaited by all since 2014, a meeting with local and foreign handicrafts, which inject a breath of joy to those who
For the Office of the Historian, this anniversary of the city began with a bow, to the memory of those who preceded us in the immense work of organizing history
This Sunday I enjoyed the opportunity to direct the radio program Acompáñame, by producing the script and selecting the songs, I went back to the years of the station’s birth,
In search of someone close to this little-known man from Camagüey, to tell a better story, I found how it is repeated in popular knowledge that he was a revolutionary
The Office of the Historian of Camagüey city (OHCC, by its acronym in Spanish) since its beginnings incorporates in its projects the training of young people, in different specialties related
“The first thing for a revolutionary must be selflessness, what he does must be out of love, otherwise he loses his value.” Thus, with that lesson for life, we began
Whenever January begins, many witnesses of that entrance of Fidel to Camagüey, relive the memories of him. Looking for notes of the time, I found in the newspaper El Camagüeyano
Before opening as the Anthropology Center, the first name that was proposed for the House of Cultural Diversity of Camagüey, there were already several young people at the top of
The month of December takes the revolutionary fighter Antonio Fontes Carbajo to remember the year 1956, he remembers how this city supported with various actions the uprising of November 30th
180 years ago, on the morning of December 23rd, that child who became El Mayor for the people of Camagüey was born. To commemorate the occasion, the magazine Senderos Number
I have wanted to tell this story for a long time, my uncle suggested it several times for my chronicles, but after listening to it so many times; I thought
The City of the Waterpots since the last years of the last century, is the protagonist of a significant change in the urban landscape. Various public spaces and buildings, today
The Camagüey Ballet is a dream come true for the dancer Elda María Almengor, it has been her growth and her improvement, while on that wonderful group she had her
If you are a ballet lover, when you see a shoe with ribbons, you immediately hear the music and imagine the dancers on stage, but … have you ever wondered
The Camagüey Ballet is a gift that today prima ballerina Rosa María Rodríguez Armengol did not expect. The 10 years of her artistic life have surprised her with many opportunities
Two great merits make imperishable the musician, composer, and notable flutist, who was born in Camagüey city on Pobre Street, on May 24th, 1882. He is recognized for his great
Next February, close to the city’s birthday, Adiel Morales Rodríguez and Denia Rodríguez León will celebrate 19 years of artistic life. Surely these names don’t tell you much, but if
Few know of the daring and revolutionary work of Alfredo Álvarez Mola, not only in the communication between Camagüey and the Sierra Maestra, but also in the Column #2 under
Two great merits make imperishable the musician, composer, and notable flutist, who was born in Camagüey city on Pobre Street, on May 24th, 1882. He is recognized for his great
By having COVID-19 at home, the concept of danger changes. As sad as it causes me to know that a friend or colleague is sick and to see how many
The NGO Camaquito, together with the Japanese embassy, made a donation for the Héroes del Moncada special school, devoted to children with autism spectrum disorders. The project developed by the
As Martí said, “the arts are the most beautiful thing that can come from a man “, those who let the beauty radiate every day in their work, received this
45 years after the brutal crime in Barbados, the pain and injustice are not forgotten; because Cuba continues to honor the memory of those children who will be around forever.
A difficult search led me in the footsteps of this man from Camagüey, since only his name appears in a bookstore, a special school and a street in the town
She spoke of him with such familiarity that she could feel her presence in that house, for her he was just another friend, an admirable human being, small in stature
One of the largest works in the 70s of the last century was undoubtedly the reconstruction of the Central Line of Railroads of Cuba. The ceremony for the execution of
The day before the events of July 26th, 1953, Camagüey city was a discreet witness of the passage by road of 80 of the assailants to the Moncada and Carlos
When that historic July 26th was celebrated in Camagüey, where Fidel predicted that the socialist bloc in Europe was in danger of collapsing; the day before, the Center for Genetic
