In Camagüey city, the beginning of San Juan gives way to a great variety of traditions, from the characteristic congas and comparsas, to the ajiacos. However, the custom of decorating
Photography allows us to travel to the past and know what a certain environment was like at the moment the snapshot was taken. Camagüey is a city that can awaken
The architectural complex of the Revolution Square Mayor General Ignacio Agramonte is one of the most important cultural, political and social sites in Camagüey city. To all the qualities that
The Heritage Interpretation Center was inaugurated on February 22nd, in the General Cemetery of Camagüey, the oldest one in Cuba. It is about the reuse and repair of the place
Ignacio Agramonte’s Birthplace treasures a rich historical memory that takes you back to the time when the family and their firstborn ran through its corridors. Precisely today, when the 149th
By Claudia Sánchez (Journalism Student) Why are visits to the Railway Museum so attractive? What are its main attractions? I tell you that it was inaugurated on February 25th, after
After a prolonged time of pandemic, the comprehensive care system is resumed in the Historic Center of the city, which is led and directed by the highest authorities of the
The Sociocultural Heritage Management and Preservation major graduated 9 professionals who will have the noble mission of ensuring the safeguarding of Camagüey’s heritage. In a symbolic act at the headquarters
With the main purpose, since its creation, of promoting progress, education and advancement of the country, the Santa Cecilia Popular Society was inaugurated in Camagüey. Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García
Pay tribute to Joaquín de Agüero y Agüero, a precursor of the independence struggles, on the 205th anniversary of his birth; It is a source of pride for all the
Audiovisuales Príncipe of the Historian’s Office gives voice and image to a city and its memory, transmits the essence of a Camagüey declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity, where each inhabitant
The former Farm School “Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros” displays colorful postcards that invite the visitor. On a day like today it was inaugurated to link study with work. Our photographer takes
Three sites in Camagüey city were declared a National Monument on a day like today to the joy of all people from Camagüey. A photographic tour of each of them:
It hurts to see cracks, stripes of indolence, indiscipline that mark central streets of the city; neighbors who have used them to resolved their problems and end up forgetting that
Art, dedication and innocence reach the age of 22, together with a sociocultural project that beats in the heart of the Historian’s Office and in the Camagüey public: the Harlequin
You would be 79 years old today, and more than writing sadly because you are not here, I think of your favorite Latin phrase: “Verba volant, opra manent” which translates
With the presentation of the daguerreotype patent by Frenchman Louis Daguerre, on August 19th, 1839, one of the most momentous stories in the history of mankind begins: that of photography.
170 years after the execution of Joaquín de Agüero y Agüero, Fernando de Zayas y Cisneros, Tomás Betancourt y Zayas and Miguel Benavides Pardo; We invite you to visit through
Breastfeeding is a core issue in any society as the first necessity of infants. Carlos J. Finlay was also interested in the health of newborns when he stated his work
The city changes over time, even its toponymy is transformed; is that the coming and going of the constant evolution of our species impregnates even a name with nuances. Today
Because all United: We make Cuba, today we march virtually commemorating the date dedicated to the world proletariat, which on this occasion pays tribute to health and science workers for
On April 16th, 1933, the Communist Youth League was established in Camagüey, at the foot of the monument in honor of Salvador Cisneros in the Casino Campestre; to this date
The historical sites and monuments constitute a reservoir of the memory of the peoples. Through them, we return to moments in time where today’s heroes were the protagonists of yesterday.
The house of cultural diversity of Camagüey, belonging to the Office of the Historian (OHCC, by its acronym in Spanish), promotes the knowledge and visibility of the various artistic and
The Interpretation Center “Camagüey, World Heritage City”, a place belonging to the Office of the Historian, is the site where the Model of the Historic Center is located. This place
“Let the railway of Nuevitas be made and the Sun will not deny me its divine light, I assure you.” This is what Gaspar Cisneros Betancourt, El Lugareño, said about
The Revolution Square Major General Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz Museum is one of those emblematic places in the city of waterpots. A simple search in the memories of the people of
Almost all people from Camagüey know the Revolution Square in one way or another, whether through an act, concert, meeting or event. But most of the time this square is
