tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84381625664747037282024-02-19T05:30:41.568-08:00Holguín, the most beautiful cityHolguin, also called the City of the Parks, has a beautiful architecture, many historical places and it´s the venue for important cultural events such as Romerias de MayoAmarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-35942117070543250522017-08-17T08:30:00.001-07:002017-08-17T08:30:34.903-07:00Holguin Carnival Begins
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</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-36797120401774780642017-06-29T10:14:00.000-07:002017-06-29T10:14:03.783-07:00Water...scientists show it can exist as two different liquids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBMi2R9YvC5evPRvbMZYWmhLu3_Zipo_arsjFcihXjjTvZqedE1qdjOy_TIdt-I-7dRQx6yUz4NkgTFe6-OjYwTdJHFxXdzd_UNpTBNSkzKUgW3ZmfZn6DvS0dQm1agrQvQ_q5NiYLss/s1600/agua.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBMi2R9YvC5evPRvbMZYWmhLu3_Zipo_arsjFcihXjjTvZqedE1qdjOy_TIdt-I-7dRQx6yUz4NkgTFe6-OjYwTdJHFxXdzd_UNpTBNSkzKUgW3ZmfZn6DvS0dQm1agrQvQ_q5NiYLss/s320/agua.jpg" width="320" height="240" data-original-width="380" data-original-height="285" /></a></div>Water is one of the most fundamental molecules on Earth, and yet scientists are only just beginning to wrap their heads around how bizarre the substance really is.
Researchers have now discovered that water exists in not one, but two distinct liquid phases, each with big differences in structure and density.
Using X-rays to study H2O in unprecedented detail, physicists from Stockholm University in Sweden have provided evidence that the liquid water we know and love isn't just a single phase, it is in fact a fluctuation between two forms - high and low density.
'The new results give very strong support to a picture where water at room temperature can't decide in which of the two forms it should be, high or low density, which results in local fluctuations between the two' said one of the researchers, Lars G.M. Pettersson.'In a nutshell: Water is not a complicated liquid, but two simple liquids with a complicated relationship.'
Most of us are taught in high school that water exists in three distinct phases: liquid water, solid ice, and water vapour.But it's not actually that simple, water can also exist as a strange plasma,like state, and even the standard three phases of water we're familiar with are more bizarre than you'd ever imagine.
For example, with the exception of Mercury, water has the highest surface tension of all liquids, and unlike almost every other known substance, water expands when it freezes.
Also, while the boiling points of other hydrides, such as hydrogen telluride and hydrogen sulphide, decrease as their molecule size decreases, H2O has a surprisingly large boiling point for such a small molecular weight. In fact, scientists have identified 70 properties of liquid water that are entirely unique from all other liquid substances we know of.
One oddity that's long been debated is whether there's more than one liquid phase of water. This idea is based off the fact that researchers already know that ice can exist in distinct high- and low-density forms.
But ice also exists in another form known as amorphous ice, where the molecules are more disordered. Although it's not something most of us are familiar with, amorphous ice is likely the most common type of solid water found throughout the Universe, and it can flip between distinct high- and low-density versions.
Because of this, researchers suspected that perhaps liquid water could do the same thing. But until now no one had been able to study its molecular changes in enough detail to figure out exactly what was going on.
The new research used two different types of X-ray imaging to track the movement and distance between H2O molecules as water transitioned from an amorphous, glassy, frozen liquid state, to a viscous liquid, and then another, even more viscous liquid with lower density. What they saw was evidence of two distinct liquid phases.
'The new remarkable property is that we find that water can exist as two different liquids at low temperatures where ice crystallisation is slow,' said one of the researchers, Anders Nilsson.But this isn't the first time scientists have stumbled upon a strange second liquid state of water. The new study has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. / <b>Prensa Latina</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-53516088840167680922017-05-30T10:02:00.001-07:002017-05-30T10:02:06.534-07:00See...archaeological attractions of Gibara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovPcDg9dU9nA5Yo4OurDHYFIA5mDp76CVX0_CspyIHhNcHIDTJhDzSBc42upQjGQEvSOO3ci7mVtKlVnJUPBpJTJCjRFkK-__EOEtbkY64NtNmML8ti8ScXV5LtJTfwYcB_m3V2vWvvI/s1600/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-17-580x387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovPcDg9dU9nA5Yo4OurDHYFIA5mDp76CVX0_CspyIHhNcHIDTJhDzSBc42upQjGQEvSOO3ci7mVtKlVnJUPBpJTJCjRFkK-__EOEtbkY64NtNmML8ti8ScXV5LtJTfwYcB_m3V2vWvvI/s320/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-17-580x387.jpg" width="320" height="214" data-original-width="580" data-original-height="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLKZ8yiLB9the5Hp0rgvZUvbxZkYXbPqvqclH_wjWN6tA40tIJ7gvl3Hl3KP3w3P7nXxEjMyOHzLC2S1GjnNYPMnDyzcEVL6GKgGy8FBhJxF7be4pPp_uOxrvxxLQHiovwx2NeamqU_U/s1600/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-06-580x387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLKZ8yiLB9the5Hp0rgvZUvbxZkYXbPqvqclH_wjWN6tA40tIJ7gvl3Hl3KP3w3P7nXxEjMyOHzLC2S1GjnNYPMnDyzcEVL6GKgGy8FBhJxF7be4pPp_uOxrvxxLQHiovwx2NeamqU_U/s320/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-06-580x387.jpg" width="320" height="214" data-original-width="580" data-original-height="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlD_WmLwxH_ik0lbOLKNJLYZ7o2kJhHReoiNUnXk0t0i8hysn7EWRspaTk1yqFUr0r41yLSshGqSJNsZeDJFRQxRxWC86zDwX_wmy2LpAs0q0kP5TwenhuHp4nnABKNR4GWlslcsbNHI/s1600/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-10-580x387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlD_WmLwxH_ik0lbOLKNJLYZ7o2kJhHReoiNUnXk0t0i8hysn7EWRspaTk1yqFUr0r41yLSshGqSJNsZeDJFRQxRxWC86zDwX_wmy2LpAs0q0kP5TwenhuHp4nnABKNR4GWlslcsbNHI/s320/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-10-580x387.jpg" width="320" height="214" data-original-width="580" data-original-height="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ANeH2X4ok_yvGggvkrOioh8G2UeD35tfVmrMeZLyf4Glq2d49oNu54_ofo6nyS1MKz0Zcq-GLgKxLGbYj-jQZGyHLNIhTGQPA2muZUjPHDV0KEHmMXmDjhFgRHmZi3K37sB9ud9c1jI/s1600/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-13-580x387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ANeH2X4ok_yvGggvkrOioh8G2UeD35tfVmrMeZLyf4Glq2d49oNu54_ofo6nyS1MKz0Zcq-GLgKxLGbYj-jQZGyHLNIhTGQPA2muZUjPHDV0KEHmMXmDjhFgRHmZi3K37sB9ud9c1jI/s320/cueva-los-panaderos-gibara-13-580x387.jpg" width="320" height="214" data-original-width="580" data-original-height="387" /></a></div>The cave "Los Panaderos” is one of the main archaeological attractions in the coastal town of Gibara. Discovered in the nineteenth century and fully explored in the second half of the twentieth century, ancient documents consulted recently recognize it as Cueva del Silencio. Is age its estimated about 90 million years, formed in the Lower Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era.
The excursion to the cave, which extends until approximately 750 meters, reveals secondary formations of whimsical shapes, including one looking like a ghost.
During the tour the visitor can see thick stalactites and stalagmites shaped like a mammoth; another one similar to a group of people has been named "the travelers", to the one popularly known as "the picture", as young girls go there to take pictures of them.
The galleries descend 32 meters to sea level and end in underground rivers of crystalline waters, where some marine species adapted to the life in the underground lake live.
It also houses several types of bats and an important local endemic fauna such as the pseudoscorpion and cave cricket, a subspecies recently cataloged in Cuba. / <b>With information from ACN / Photojournalist Juan Pablo Carreras</b>
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-46703149083952218722017-05-04T08:13:00.000-07:002017-05-04T08:13:07.537-07:00Holguin Welcomes FitCuba and Romerias de MayoThese days the city of Holguin welcomes two major events: The 37th International Tourism Fair FitCuba 2017 and Romerias de Mayo Festival.
The launching of Gibara as tourism product opened the International Tourism Fair taking place from May 2 to 6 at the Playa Pesquero Hotel in Holguin.
Gibara's new tourist market will be available in the restored colonial hotels Ordono, Arsenita and Plaza Colon.
To these facilities, there are also other extra-hotel places such as the bars La Loja, XX Century and Leisure Club. In addition, the Yacht Club with high-standard seafood gastronomy.
The event is dedicated to tourist excursions, one of the modalities promoted on the island, which received four million visitors last year.
On the other hand, delegations attending the Fair also have the opportunity to enjoy Las Romerías de Mayo festival, one of the most important cultural events developed each year in the province of Holguin.
Performances, street dance, theater, provide the passerby a cultural environment of excellence.
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Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-73916405100783786042017-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:002017-01-03T07:32:40.945-08:00Hotel Caballeriza in HolguinThe Caballeriza hotel is located in the historic center of Holguin city in a building dating from 1810. It is of Spanish vernacular architecture with baroque influence and some Mudejar style, was property of Juan Buch around 1825.
Buch was the main doctor of the city and member of the Spanish governorship prevailing in Cuba by the date and rented the property in 1840 to the Government of the City for use of Barracks of Cavalry.
Turned into hotel Caballeriza in the middle of 2016, it has two buildings: an old one with patrimonial value and the modern extension.
The oldest one is a single level building with wooden roof and covered with creole tile that houses the reception, lobby-bar and Snack-breakfast room in addition to the administrative area and kitchen.
It has 16 rooms all located in the new type building.
For the decoration was taken into account the architectural features of the property, while the ambience recreates the codes historically applied in the colonial interiors.
A distinctive element is the different artistic visions that represent the horse to put emphasis on the name of the hotel.
The facility, located in the central streets of Miró and Aricochea is an excellent choice for city tourism. / <b>With information from Aldia.cu
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5euh6DzmfMSYW7JMIPqCQLB9-NdEDdRtvs04mxHkNtdeuTKWfoXkxbRagcgpY3QzvL08vGStDttZ-hw7gcUkPOk7P-SsnUkpWTZNyqXydB1muFpB4KHw2yTQOnCuxxZ8LSVQITLkmRg/s1600/almiqui.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5euh6DzmfMSYW7JMIPqCQLB9-NdEDdRtvs04mxHkNtdeuTKWfoXkxbRagcgpY3QzvL08vGStDttZ-hw7gcUkPOk7P-SsnUkpWTZNyqXydB1muFpB4KHw2yTQOnCuxxZ8LSVQITLkmRg/s320/almiqui.jpg" width="320" height="213" /></a></div>In the 25th session of the World Heritage Committee held December 11-16, 2001, in Helsinki, Finland, the United Nations Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (UNESCO)included on its list of World Heritage Sites Cuba's Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt (PNAH), home to the Caribbean's greatest biodiversity, with the largest number of endemic species, and among the most important in the world with these characteristics.
Additionally cited by UNESCO as motivation for the inclusion was the fact that the area is one the region's principal evolutionary centers, a bio-geographical bridge and refuge for Caribbean and American flora and fauna from the Miocene-Pleistocene era (fundamentally the Ice Age), as well as the site of important habitats which support terrestrial and fresh water biodiversity in Cuba, and the development of ecological communities.
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park covers 70,680 hectares (706.8 km²) on the eastern end of the island's northern coast, in the Guantánamo municipalities of Baracoa, Yateras, and Manuel Tames, plus two in Holguin: Sagua de Tánamo and Moa. It is composed of four conservation departments or sectors: Baracoa, La Melba, Ojito de Agua, and Cupeyal del Norte, with it's administrative center in Guantánamo. A total of 22 communities are linked to the park, seven of these within its boundaries.
The park is Cuba's most important protected area, not only because of its natural wealth and endemic species, but also because found here are the country's remaining, well preserved mountain ecosystems, which form the core of the Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve.
A CUBAN NATURAL LANSCAPE
Created in 1996, with the name of the eminent German scientist Alejandro de Humboldt (described by José de la Luz y Caballero as the second discoverer of Cuba) the park is distinguished by its extensive tropical forests and ecosystems, including well preserved, ecologically healthy, marine areas.
Experts estimate that it is home to 2% of the planet's plant species, over 900 of which are endemic (a third of all plants found on the entire Cuban archipelago), many of them exclusive to this particular region, and some inhabiting only a few dozen square meters here.
Among these endemic botanical jewels are five carnivorous plants; two from the genera Podocarpus and Dracaena, some of the most primitive species in the Plant Kingdom, and one in the Buxus genus, thought to be extinct.
Located within the park are 16 of the 28 plant regions present in Cuba, including three types of Cuban rainforest: the low altitude, submontane, and montane; in addition to others like the low altitude cloud forest, the broad and needle leaf evergreen, gallery, spiny scrub, mangrove, and the plant systems existent on the coastline which can be sandy or rocky, and include mogotes.
Precisely the combination of mountains with forests, valleys, mesas, clear rushing rivers; along side coral reefs, pocket bays, and keys; as well as springs, lakes, and waterfalls, in the cool, rainy climate typical of the territory, make this national park one of Cuba's most impressive natural landscapes, carefully preserved to protect the delicate ecosystem and the species living there.
Its woods serve as a refuge for a great number of endemic species, including both resident and migratory birds, like the endangered cotorra and catey, while its marine ecosystems are home to a significant colony of manatees. Rare species of amphibians, reptiles, and fish are found throughout the area. / <b>Granma </b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-17586184550993330432016-08-08T10:12:00.000-07:002016-08-08T10:12:22.811-07:00The Diet therapy Improves your Health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3iFHGaoG3m-Dy9vPPIy4emGp5u4jwth6Htqso_4iBQPTjln51SyxfliyLkJEN4U8tva26M3hHW71KSGgCVnTCW-EgqvzbZB-cV-o4sWLy1V05YnKpfpeVWIIQa7LcUwXvwiiwodhCIg/s1600/dietoterapia-salud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3iFHGaoG3m-Dy9vPPIy4emGp5u4jwth6Htqso_4iBQPTjln51SyxfliyLkJEN4U8tva26M3hHW71KSGgCVnTCW-EgqvzbZB-cV-o4sWLy1V05YnKpfpeVWIIQa7LcUwXvwiiwodhCIg/s320/dietoterapia-salud.jpg" width="320" height="168" /></a></div>The modality on Natural and Traditional medicine (MNT) remains unknown to many people and it is really basic for the asthmatic people and the health filed in general.
The local Diotherapy (Diet therapy) is aimed at adjusting the food consumption to keep related healthy habits. It is recommended not to eat animal fat and it is warned its harmful effect to fry several times with it, as well as avoiding the excess of salt.
It is also instructed how to prepare salads at the moment of eating so that they do not lose their vitamins and minerals while waiting for them. Moreover, it is also taught that the vegetables have to be cooked with steam given they keep their properties.
That discipline warns about the harmful usage of candies and the long fasting which are kept by those ones who want to lose weight. It also explains the benefit about drinking a daily fruit and which are the plants with a therapeutic action to expectorate. They are the local onion, Caña Santa plant and eucalyptus, among other ones.
It is surprising to some people the use of the new and little known terms:
The Bio architecture is about the influence of the hygienic and decorative conditions of a house on the human psyche given it lighten the mind and fade away the breathlessness sensation that is caused by the overcrowding and the lack of aesthetics, taking into account the fact about avoiding ornamental plants and domestic animals, as well as eliminating the curtains and bookcases from the rooms, besides, it is important to know that it should be swept or shaking woolen cloth (wet ones) in those rooms where there are children and asthmatic people sleeping, and it is especially important to keep an air, clean and vector-free house.
Regardless of the humbleness of any house, it may achieve a pleasant and healthy environment for everyone through proper cleaning and taste. / <b>With information from Radio Rebelde-Heydi González Cabrera</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-14796438775472544912015-11-13T08:57:00.000-08:002015-11-13T08:57:17.717-08:00Gente de Zona and Marc Anthony to release new single <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCu1YLIE3YDufVBnchZ405U6KVBXIsWw5qBwJIU5-RJINbH4akx7PDAcw-WOnD2WLy57VaYezOc6e8V_pBZutMEuA_hgPFZZXCMeacnHCuo4jZihRYoew5GJxiDC6Yi2W8ALTksucj-U/s1600/gozadera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCu1YLIE3YDufVBnchZ405U6KVBXIsWw5qBwJIU5-RJINbH4akx7PDAcw-WOnD2WLy57VaYezOc6e8V_pBZutMEuA_hgPFZZXCMeacnHCuo4jZihRYoew5GJxiDC6Yi2W8ALTksucj-U/s320/gozadera.jpg" /></a></div>Cuban duo Gente de Zona and Marc Anthony can make really beautiful music together. Literally. Earlier this year, the Cuban duo paired up with the superstar singer for the energetic “La Gozadera,” a mix of reggaetón and Cuban beats with a thumping bass that climbed to No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.
Now the three want to do it all over again.
On Friday, Gente de Zona will release "Traidora" (Traitor), the new single from their upcoming U.S. debut, Visualízate, out this Spring on Sony Music Latin.
The song, which Billboard was able to listen to exclusively, is more tropical than reggaetón and manages to be rhythmic and lyrical at the same time. Starting with an evocative piano intro, it leads into Anthony’s melancholy vocals (“I know I lost you,” he sings, sentiment overflowing), then gets down to the grit of business with Gente de Zona’s chorus of “Traidora,” over an increasingly present bass.
Why another Marc Anthony duet?
Gente de Zona’s Alexander Delgado is the first to say they’re not just a collab act, despite the fact that they’ve yet to chart alone (past chart-hitting collabs include “Tu me quemas” with Chino y Nacho and “Piensas” with Pitbull).
“We want people to see us not as a band that does collaborations, but as a standalone group,” he said.
“Unfortunately,” he added with a laugh, “Our next single is with Marc.”
But it is for Gente de Zona’s album.
With a bonus. Gente de Zona is managed by Marc Anthony’s new entertainment company, Magnus. / <b>With information from Cubasi</b>
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-8763653197508179222015-07-07T06:41:00.000-07:002015-07-07T06:41:09.147-07:00Velasco's modern architectural building, needing restoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkKoMBm-XIs1TLhlp15uSmkCp2zx3SMZ10M9CS4ymXaIhR9ivbzrSVEC3dHrq239Dg9z3IwW4nr6SjtrNtG3jX1q5imPdtry8TOXBQ2VBAWMMcQWDAWC6Jo6_W191DthRdBfQdNwapCA/s1600/casav-1-holguin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkKoMBm-XIs1TLhlp15uSmkCp2zx3SMZ10M9CS4ymXaIhR9ivbzrSVEC3dHrq239Dg9z3IwW4nr6SjtrNtG3jX1q5imPdtry8TOXBQ2VBAWMMcQWDAWC6Jo6_W191DthRdBfQdNwapCA/s320/casav-1-holguin.jpg" /></a></div>In Velasco, on a triangular piece of land, rises a modern architectural building, in Frank Lloyd Wright style, threatened by the course of time, rain and human insensitivity.
In 1961, the prominent cultural promoter Felix Varona, who promoted the socio-cultural development of Velasco, in the municipality of Gibara, started the pro-Cultural Centre campaign with the aim of creating a place for the cultural development of the region.
With this purpose he began collecting funds and materials through popular dances, evening events, collecting money in the streets, 20 cents taxes to drivers by crossing the main avenue, and the voluntary contribution “Donate your own brick”.
In time, he collected a fund of 10,000 pesos and got the ground with the local government. The place chosen by Varona was a former property of Gibara’s Beola Company, which had the geometry of a scalene triangle, said Jorge Martinez, local historian.
Varona commissioned the design of an architectural project that responded to his aspirations, but none presented convinced him. Then, he contacted the Cuban-American architect Walter Betancourt, who donated his project and directed the work, financing his own spending. Although the project was considered too ambitious for a small town, calling it a "crazy idea of Felix and the American", the construction of the cultural centre was approved.
Along with Varona and Betancourt joined the master mason Nicasio Santana, who became the right hand man of the architect. They submitted the project to the provincial government of Santiago de Cuba, which approved it and took on its investment in 1964.
Construction began on May 4 of that year and although there were many contradictions, it evolved until 1978, when its construction was paralyzed by the death of its architect Betancourt. Hiss successor was the Havana architect Gilberto Sequí Diviñó, a friend very attuned to his architectural conceptions.
After 27 years of construction, the institution was inaugurated on March 2, 1991, by the then Minister of Culture Armando Hart Dávalos. The building broke with the traditional rules of conduct for relevant works only in big cities.
The Culture Centre is one of the most important monuments of Cuban architecture; this building has an architectural style sui generis of forms and volumes.
Betancourt called the house "Song of Cuba" and considered it a modern work, with elements of organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, who sees the beauty of the materials in their original state, without excessive glare and painting. The work also projects from a universal and Cuban eclectic trend, by melting and combining elements and styles: Asian eaves, the great stained glass of the European Gothic cathedrals, pre-Columbian elements such as the Inca terraces, masks and pyramidal walls, as well as towers and colonial military construction loopholes. Too bad that all that beauty has been damaged by moss, termites and rain!
The Velasco cultural center has been described by several Cuban figures, such as the renowned Cuban TV presenter Germán Pinelli, who considered the work an “Iron and stone monument that is pure poetry,” while famous Cuban actor Salvador Wood (father) described it as “an unprecedented cultural event in our America”.
The Culture Center, National Heritage and first cultural institution built in Cuba after the triumph of the Revolution and bearing the name of a living person, according to local historian Jorge Martinez, was inaugurated 27 years after the beginning of its construction. It was not strange that, in the mid-90s, the theatre and the ballet hall began to present leaks. It was necessary to repair it and its first director, Rafael Rodriguez, using a foreign donation to make a small repair in 1998.
After that year it started declining, the wooden floor began to rot, the crystals lost their colour, the theatre that received so many theatrical and dance companies, became deteriorated.
Rafael wrote to Cuban historian Eusebio Leal, who expressed a willingness to help, but unfavourable circumstances prevented the trip. The years passed and hurricanes as well, and the dream of Felix and Walter’s masterpiece was killed.
The legendary poetry reciter Luis Carbonell said during his visit to the cultural institution in 2005, “the house was built stone by stone, brick by brick, with sweat and effort of the people”. Finally, according to Mari Edil Rondon, current director of the centre, renovation works were included in 2015 investment plan, with an initial budget of 178,000 pesos. After many pleas, critics and comments, mercy has touched the set of this theatre. / With information from <a href="http://www.ahora.cu/en/">www.ahora.cu/en</a>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-22432094162275159652015-06-22T10:19:00.000-07:002015-06-22T10:19:21.712-07:00Earth Has Entered First 'Mass Extinction' Since Dinosaurs, Study Warns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayLkV2ymnc8BeFCvF0pE19XKs88c6VeruOfr_PT-ZwGabAVIr2MEq1P88fEOOH84IySs4Sp757FcGKbkFGW_PLgxbgro37U3pyShR6m0x-CcYD87bDks9lz1s5XLCrovt16jhTs8b9u8/s1600/5-extinciones-masivas-tierra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayLkV2ymnc8BeFCvF0pE19XKs88c6VeruOfr_PT-ZwGabAVIr2MEq1P88fEOOH84IySs4Sp757FcGKbkFGW_PLgxbgro37U3pyShR6m0x-CcYD87bDks9lz1s5XLCrovt16jhTs8b9u8/s320/5-extinciones-masivas-tierra.jpg" /></a></div>The Earth has entered its sixth mass extinction phase, a new study warns, and the time we have to avoid dramatic consequences is rapidly running out.
Vertebrates -- which include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish -- are disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal, according the study published Friday in the journal Science Advances. The study, led by Stanford, Princeton and the University of California-Berkeley, stated the number of vertebrate species that have gone extinct in the last century normally take 800 to 10,000 years to disappear under natural extinction rates.
"These estimates reveal an exceptionally rapid loss of biodiversity over the last few centuries, indicating that a sixth mass extinction is already under way," the researchers wrote. The last such extinction was 65 million years ago, The Telegraph noted, when dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet.
Human activity related to development and climate change are exacerbating the problem, the study argued.
"Our analysis emphasizes that our global society has started to destroy species of other organisms at an accelerating rate, initiating a mass extinction episode unparalleled for 65 million years," the researchers wrote. "Avoiding a true sixth mass extinction will require rapid, greatly intensified efforts to conserve already threatened species and to alleviate pressures on their populations -- notably habitat loss, overexploitation for economic gain, and climate change ... However, the window of opportunity is rapidly closing."
The study found that given these extinctions, the benefits of biodiversity like crop pollination and water purification could disappear in as little as three lifetimes, putting the human species in serious danger before others.
"If it is allowed to continue," lead study author Gerardo Ceballos told BBC News, "life would take many millions of years to recover and our species itself would likely disappear early on." / <i>With information from CubaSi.cu-Written by Lydia O'Connor</i>
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-90416144428070437542015-04-09T07:30:00.000-07:002015-04-09T07:36:46.709-07:00The beauty of this cityThis city of eastern Cuba, which continues to grow in history, culture and people, is celebrating on these days its 470 anniversary of foundation with a beautified image.
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There are two typical access to scale; one from the territory of the province of Santiago de Cuba and other relatively simple, from the province of Granma. At the top there is a bust of José Martí, the work of sculptor Jilma Madera, which was settled in the centenary year of his birth (1953), by Celia Sanchez and her father. / <b>Taken from www.ahora.cu</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-76065963161568614462014-10-02T08:06:00.000-07:002014-10-02T08:15:20.185-07:00Gold mining, an illegal practice in Holguin <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzkwW5_QjWhPZQTTCZ2k51lUTJDb6s3T8wMsqIF8R9o1kac7XHkkPifdd52dI27qsoF8kAMRPbhGrEdIanVYGVr8vhKqkWcptQyz79_9Q99F_cuAGhREpBVBAbHugRlIkiBCgo-lfhSs/s1600/excavaciones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzkwW5_QjWhPZQTTCZ2k51lUTJDb6s3T8wMsqIF8R9o1kac7XHkkPifdd52dI27qsoF8kAMRPbhGrEdIanVYGVr8vhKqkWcptQyz79_9Q99F_cuAGhREpBVBAbHugRlIkiBCgo-lfhSs/s320/excavaciones.jpg" /></a></div>Alberto Ochoa took days digging in the same place. His sense of smell told him that he was getting closer to the precious metal, and he was very close, but of digging his own grave. Luck and rapid assistance of a colleague saved him from death. Now, he complains about the heat that causes the bandage on his body, but is happy to be alive to tell the story.
In Holguin, people like Alberto have digged holes wherever they think they might be able to find gold, in order to fill their pockets with money. But these ignorant persons are not aware of the damage they cause to the environment and their health.
What initially became an intermittent practice in the old gold mine at the community of Aguas Claras, in the head municipality, has been extended to the towns of Moa, "Rafael Freyre" and Báguano.
AFTERMATH OF A FEVER
A tour of some mining areas shows an apocalyptic landscape. The community “Tres Fiebres”, located in the mountainous region of Moa, seems a crater within this natural paradise that is the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, World Heritage Site since 2001. Several gold seekers have arrived there, posing a threat to environment.
Near the river Calentura, gold-seekers have indiscriminately cut trees to build temporary camps. There, they cook their food and sleep during the week stay. Not all of them are from Holguin, as there are "visitors" from Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba. Also, although it is cause for concern, there are women and children.
When asked if they were sure that particles obtained were gold, they said that others were engaged in check, showing that behind these makeshift miners there are magnates with knowledge and experience in the field, who take the best part of the business without spending any work.
Throughout the strip of land that runs alongside the river, there are several excavations showing morphological damage to the soil and sediment of the river. On the land, there are pieces of nylon, plastic bottles, cardboard and food waste.
Rolber Reyes, acting head of the Environmental Unit at the Provincial Delegation of CITMA, said the illegal gold mining generates, in environmental terms, quite negative impacts, mainly for the effects on river banks, erosion soils, vegetation clearing and water pollution.
"Gold is always found in very small amounts and its extraction becomes complicated. To separate gold fom other minerals dangerous substances are used, such as mercury and sodium cyanide, whose neglectful use near rivers can cause irreparable damages to the ecosystem and human health. Of course, such chemicals do not reach their hands by magic, but they are "managed" through state agencies.
"In the case of cyanide death is quick, but poisoning with heavy metals such as mercury tends to lead to a long suffering, such is the case of umans who eat fish contaminated with mercury can be poisoned. Currently the CITMA delegation is carrying out a process of control and inventory of substances that can be used in the illegal mining. Thus, we will have a systematic information on their use and existence in each entity, " explained Reyes.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGR_fT5J4fWFsTuKFaKIQPrwbBk3QH9t6oqym0Uxz15HUtWzhpiQ30JAEr05_Xe6CFmoojDtJH5nG9rWpXbP_Kap7xiZPsY8jBv_P8DgpE26pYYx0tLhbIyJv9xdZXYF7OW9Az4wP9iI/s1600/excavaciones1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGR_fT5J4fWFsTuKFaKIQPrwbBk3QH9t6oqym0Uxz15HUtWzhpiQ30JAEr05_Xe6CFmoojDtJH5nG9rWpXbP_Kap7xiZPsY8jBv_P8DgpE26pYYx0tLhbIyJv9xdZXYF7OW9Az4wP9iI/s320/excavaciones1.JPG" /></a></div>These people's desire of making some money, do not let them to consider the damages they cause to environment. According to Rafael, a young boy engaged in the activity: "In the world there are a lot of people doing worse things to the environment, and what I do is not so serious. Besides, I'm earning money by the sweat of my work, without stealing anytnhing to anyone. "
Environment is heritage and main concern of the nation; as such, resources must be maximized, according to environmental and development policy. People are not allowed to dig, just like that. Legal procedures are needed, protected by laws, decree-laws and legal standards.
The control and fight against this crime have help to reduce illegal gold mining in the territory, but authorities should not lower guard. The work needs to be systematic and tenants of the areas should effectively manage their assets. We can not allow the gold fever to become an epidemic. If we don't take the measures, damage to environment and human life can be irreversible. / <i>Written by Luis Mario Rodríguez Suñol</i>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-69363934222785248142014-09-08T08:21:00.003-07:002014-09-08T08:21:40.491-07:00The Virgin of Charity –Cuba’s Patron Saint <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8u1BGTPc-n4bTV-57pA3Ebn_GG4QZXJRv1U9yyaXs7uVV7tgetigD3cceKcRaedNKhTP5eipjFwdESS8zh2Z0paql_LmjMWEh10ojcNTgDdcbE-Iz2GO2hh4Y6SC2EraTGEXbFfQ6wU/s1600/virgencaridad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8u1BGTPc-n4bTV-57pA3Ebn_GG4QZXJRv1U9yyaXs7uVV7tgetigD3cceKcRaedNKhTP5eipjFwdESS8zh2Z0paql_LmjMWEh10ojcNTgDdcbE-Iz2GO2hh4Y6SC2EraTGEXbFfQ6wU/s320/virgencaridad1.jpg" /></a></div>Every September 8th Cubans pay tribute to La Virgen de la Caridad or the Virgen of Charity of El Cobre, the most cherished religious image in Cuba.
Located in the town of El Cobre, few kilometers away from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, the Virgin’s sanctuary is visited by thousands of people from all over the world to pay promises and carry small copper rocks from a nearby mine, which, according to devout believers, give people good luck.
The legend has it that at the end of the 16th century three fishermen –Juan Esclavo, Juan Indio and Juan Pescador (John, the slave, John, the Indian, and John, the fisherman)- found the image of the virgin in the middle of a storm in the immense Nipe Bay in what is today known as the eastern province of Holguín. At the time of the finding, the piece of wood holding the image, which had a rare beauty and a copper-colored skin, read: “I AM THE VIRGIN OF CHARITY”. It is said that it appeared in the large bay to save the fishermen, symbolizing the birth of a people and a nation, made up of Spanish, African and Indian ancestors.
On September 24th, 1915, high ranking officers and members of the former Liberation or “Mambí” Army, who had fought on the island’s second independence war against Spain, asked Pope Benedict XV to proclaim the Virgin of Charity of “El Cobre” as Cuba’s Patron Saint. In a mass held the same day, the “mambises”, or former independence fighters, packed the old Sanctuary in the small town of El Cobre to request the canonical declaration from the Catholic Church. They also offered the Virgin a Cuban flag and promised to support the building of a new Sanctuary.
The canonical proclamation was approved by Papal decree on May 10th, 1916, less than a year after the Cuban patriots had requested it. The new Sanctuary opened on September 8th, 1927, 11 years after the proclamation. Years later, Pope Pious XI authorized the canonical coronation of the sacred image, but it was not until the morning of December 20, 1936 that the coronation ceremony was held and celebrated by Santiago de Cuba’s Bishop Monsignor Valentín Zubizarreta.
Much later, the Virgin of Charity of “El Cobre” –Cuba’s Patron Saint- was personally crowned by Pope John Paul II in a public mass at Santiago de Cuba’s Antonio Maceo Square during his historical visit to Cuba in 1998.
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of “El Cobre” is a neoclassical style construction built in 1927 on the summit of a hill on the island’s oldest copper mine which began to be exploited in the late 16th century. The current sanctuary, where mass is given every morning, has a silver altar and other highly valuable ornamental objects. Under the virgin, you can find the so called Chapel of Miracles, a small room where believers pay promises and deposit different offerings, including gold and precious stone jewels, clutches and other objects.
The Chapel of Miracles treasures the gold medal awarded to US writer Ernest Hemingway when he was proclaimed a Nobel Literature Prize laureate in 1954, donating it to the people of Cuba and offering it to the Virgin. The Virgin of Charity is also known as “Virgen Mambisa” or “Mambí” Virgin due to the devotion of fighters for the island’s independence wars against Spain, who were better known as “mambises”.
The Virgin is also worshipped by Afro-Cuban religious believers. In the Yoruba religion, the Virgin of Charity of “El Cobre” is known as “Ochún,” the deity of love and money and the owner of running water. Her festivities are linked to those of her sister “Yemayá” or “Yemanyá”, the Goddess of the Ocean, or the Virgin of Regla in the Catholic Pantheon, to whom believers pay tribute on September 7th.
The Virgin of Charity of “El Cobre” is part of the Cuban people’s spirit and culture and the virgin, the sanctuary and its surroundings have been declared by the Cuban National Heritage Commission as a Heritage of the Cuban nation. / <i>With information from radio Havana Cuba</i>
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-52600348110677577052014-06-25T08:19:00.000-07:002014-06-25T08:19:38.816-07:00Spanish Priest Created Techno Music 80 Years Ago <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9CW1ooj2874xaAk5GOIXh-aRMcfpU74H4ZRBF_65e8f_vH6b2hRhKRgg2-9o2S2r3Kt5REUw1nYLi14KyfTCzIZYc5icJytzL-CTN0grudZB4OmdSu5SKGOJYV9cRTLNNdrfMq2MY28/s1600/mixing-desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9CW1ooj2874xaAk5GOIXh-aRMcfpU74H4ZRBF_65e8f_vH6b2hRhKRgg2-9o2S2r3Kt5REUw1nYLi14KyfTCzIZYc5icJytzL-CTN0grudZB4OmdSu5SKGOJYV9cRTLNNdrfMq2MY28/s320/mixing-desk.jpg" /></a></div>More than 80 years ago, a Spanish priest created a device to produce electronic music and broadcast it using a telegraph, a method similar to some used nowadays, said researcher Miguel Angel Delgado.
The forgotten inventor was the priest Juan Garcia Castillejo, who created a so-called musical electro-composer device in 1933, long before the traditionally recognized origins of techno music during the 1980's in the United States.
According to the research published in the book "Inventar en el Desierto" (Inventing in the Desert) the device was a programmable machine, capable of creating musical patterns using a sound and time selector, an engine to combine notes and mechanical vibrators.
In statements to the specialized journal Materia, Miguel Molina, professor of Sound Art at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia, said that this was a precedent for applications like Podcast or Spotify.
Molina pointed out that in 1944 the priest published the book "La telegrafia rapida, el triteclado" (The swift telegraphy, the tri-keyboard), which dealt with the possibility of combining telegraphy, teletypewriter and typewriter keyboards with electronic music.
All the inventions disappeared with the 1985 death of Garcia, considered by Molina to be a priest who created techno music in the 1940's.
A relative of the priest told the Materia journal that his uncle kept an audio tape with instructions for manufacturing the electro-composer device under key, but it disappeared and the genius of the inventor, who died impoverished, was never officially recognized. / <b>With information from Prensa Latina</b>
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-58585005773435795612014-06-20T07:57:00.000-07:002014-06-20T08:02:05.553-07:00Cuba Sends to the World Great Musical Talent, says Descemer Bueno <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3zKDbQgsXQcMZ73kn1xsWGwmRf3SAd2xqqW5mqHWEAG2f0XIGQ5ET4OwbJlRLlAqenpxTjU6hLEB9IbnE1S-EVJ1ESgzlO3fPEbHrb-BLkvTyDhPPcN88K18RM-WPnlbQE95XVLs5kM/s1600/DescemberBueno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3zKDbQgsXQcMZ73kn1xsWGwmRf3SAd2xqqW5mqHWEAG2f0XIGQ5ET4OwbJlRLlAqenpxTjU6hLEB9IbnE1S-EVJ1ESgzlO3fPEbHrb-BLkvTyDhPPcN88K18RM-WPnlbQE95XVLs5kM/s320/DescemberBueno.jpg" /></a></div>One of the most important and popular musicians today is undoubtedly Descemer Bueno. Although his beginnings in music were not in fact as songwriter, it’s precisely his career as songwriter which has taken him to stardom.
"I am very proud of being born in Cuba. I believe that the world needs the Cuban talent so music still lives on", said Descemer in exclusively for Cubasí.
One of the most important and popular musicians today is undoubtedly Descemer Bueno. Although his beginnings in music were not in fact as songwriter, it’s precisely his career as songwriter which has taken him to stardom. He’s got a wide musical career; he was part of the group Estado de Animo later joining Yerba Buena. Composer of the Year at the Cubadisco Festival 2013 for his album Bueno.
His work as a composer verges on the excellence, a good example of this is the Goya Award to the best Original Soundtrack in the film Havana Blues, a film by the Spanish director Benito Zambrano. He has collaborated with international artists, but his projects with singer Enrique Iglesias are the most recognized worldwide. Iglesias produced the song Bailando which he sings next to duet Gente de Zona. Many of Descemer’s song are really catchy and show a before and after in his career.
He speaks about his career in an interview for Cubasí.
- Descemer, you have a wide career as musician, however you are worldwide recognized for your talent as songwriter and composer. Which are your main sources of inspiration?
- I am inspired by all the key facts, before I was really inspired by songwriters like Silvio, Pablo, and Santiago. Musically I have always loved Jazz and instrumental music. After I graduated as guitarist I began a career as bass player and I played for a lot of people like Santiago, Julio Fowler and troubadours like Vanito Brown and Kerwin Du Bois.
- Of all their compositions, which one has meant more to you and which one launched you to the fame?
- Fame is really fickle when you are a composer; we hardly ever see fame, although there are well-known composers within the world of composers. There are also people who are interested in the life of those who make music, but they are very few. In my particular case, I am very lucky because I have songs in my repertoire that people enjoy greatly. Many of my songs are in the voice of other artists like Luz Casal, and Ana Torroja from Spain. They are among the most outstanding voices of Spain. There’s also Enrique Iglesias a more international singer whose career is large in the English-speaking market, Thalía from Mexico, Marco Antonio Solís with the song El perdedor, and Cuando me enamoro with Juan Luis Guerra, but back then many people outside Cuba didn't know who was Descemer Bueno, I was only known in the ethnic migration and I truly believe the song Bailando is the one which has won me a place in the planet, so to speak, because people are looking at faces internationally unknown like Gente de Zona and me, this has been like a cross over for us.
- Talk to me about the new disk you are preparing, what artists participate in it?
- We are aiming at getting at the international market and to that purpose I am planning repeat the formula. It is not just the help of a nice voice singing next to you, but rather the person you approach to ask for a favor. They contribute with their followers, I have very good friends who have already made formal requests to join me in the disk like Ana Torrojas who is also a star, there’s also Reyli Barba, Julieta Venegas, and Enrique Iglesias.
They are artists who work very well in Mexico. Mexico is an objective for me; it’s a country where music and songs are loved. I had a good experience there with Enrique opening shows at the Auditorium and I think it’s a perfect country to receive me.
- You have collaborated with famous artists like Enrique Iglesias.
- I have been very lucky with Enrique, in the album launched for Latin America I have a duet with him of the song Loco. After that came Bailando which I made popular here, starting with Havana and later spread throughout the whole island, it has reach number one in 23 countries and it may be the song of the summer. It’s probably one of the most important songs in Enrique's career and mine, no doubt about it.
- Bailando is one of the most popular songs. What do you think that is?
- I wrote this song thinking of Enrique and I took it to him when it was still premature. We both finished it and we wrote in a way that was comfortable for him to sing it. Afterwards Randy and Alexander gave it a finishing touch, I didn't think the song could be improve any further and yet, they put in the most interesting parts, though little, it was great.
The success can be given to many things, for example, the strength of Cuba as promoter of not just sport and medicine, but also music capable of convincing the world, a very natural fusion of what we know as flamenco culture, urban music and good lyrics.
I am very proud of being born in Cuba which has always shown to the world a lot of musical talent. There are truly artists that have heart to participate with us on what would be the Cuban music's phenomenon from the underground music until the most contemporary and custom music.
- You have had the opportunity to travel and know new horizons, however, you have not given up your roots.
- I feel very well in Barcelona, it is one of the cities I like the most in the world; New York, Guadalajara, Mexico DF. I have not visited as many countries as I wanted to; I know little of Latin America. What I find interesting of a nation is how I can interact with the most creative elements of that nation; it is very hard to break so many chains and so many closed doors that it is very difficult to open them all. In Cuba there are many artists who have been very important during their time and they approach me wondering the keys for a comeback, the only thing that is necessary is to keep working hard and I believe I have done. Working is one of the things that bring me near the roots of my country, I have a family of musicians who supports me and a wonderful team that I would love to have in other places. / <i>With information from www.cubasi.cu</i>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-81480148382425036082014-06-06T10:39:00.000-07:002014-06-06T10:39:01.089-07:00Hotel Pernik, in the memory of visitors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgC0WY0MbMPvqmzJ89u25CLSOF39wljfkaVbyf9Yc9urGnE3zIQW2qpzotwlR4SdpboI2meHBdYaHWBsnxBayhKgqase0IrF17dHdPL9BtJ9d-JCLpmVt6F7XixD2DKUGkbfdyv6Z1Uc/s1600/holguin-hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgC0WY0MbMPvqmzJ89u25CLSOF39wljfkaVbyf9Yc9urGnE3zIQW2qpzotwlR4SdpboI2meHBdYaHWBsnxBayhKgqase0IrF17dHdPL9BtJ9d-JCLpmVt6F7XixD2DKUGkbfdyv6Z1Uc/s320/holguin-hotel.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53d4tFPCz7gueFehC-rYYv8Bqlzy_WdAWjgCBEYnknK3JgDnz2kkDOzA7XUL4xIeZN5XUKG24vBxUXVTxnmGQyklISoYdADatGBrQWEjTy0yvG85KJCur3w_jraXk_YPXAvs3Q0IRE3Q/s1600/pernik-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53d4tFPCz7gueFehC-rYYv8Bqlzy_WdAWjgCBEYnknK3JgDnz2kkDOzA7XUL4xIeZN5XUKG24vBxUXVTxnmGQyklISoYdADatGBrQWEjTy0yvG85KJCur3w_jraXk_YPXAvs3Q0IRE3Q/s320/pernik-02.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipLYuGajkqw46gdHO1LBcNWRznEocN9DP4I_r1sHrpsZzbCW4fQa_oHpkoiK4mj-aDae6SI5efbz3FRNZ7RoVhKgovBTJxMBFmpmoC_gM8YPrIHPJPjgzE0rfhLB_r1-EH0Vm3PB4970/s1600/pernik-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipLYuGajkqw46gdHO1LBcNWRznEocN9DP4I_r1sHrpsZzbCW4fQa_oHpkoiK4mj-aDae6SI5efbz3FRNZ7RoVhKgovBTJxMBFmpmoC_gM8YPrIHPJPjgzE0rfhLB_r1-EH0Vm3PB4970/s320/pernik-03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb9fH__Y0zExklWoojglD0_6nNhZpzvtYXGAOobpUxQ7wol3h95YxysgKi_l_LDRhCWZW5BfMAi7EDRcc_8VLwPFGAOGhfRjwjJ0MF6nosYv0Bm8wlIPfDBuEHgxlD6l65Sc0R-0WepQ/s1600/pernik-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb9fH__Y0zExklWoojglD0_6nNhZpzvtYXGAOobpUxQ7wol3h95YxysgKi_l_LDRhCWZW5BfMAi7EDRcc_8VLwPFGAOGhfRjwjJ0MF6nosYv0Bm8wlIPfDBuEHgxlD6l65Sc0R-0WepQ/s320/pernik-04.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihH-OhDWbmudA1SpahFaFg2kmetrm94Nemmu2sIrqeYKwDwTqksjNSW2AKsp2fzihJHlxzeZkRK_PYixKbEmiYuD6W30MPSvx4zqcc1si2xquFGimCkGFQdN34NHD2qXVnN8st7Cx2WR8/s1600/pernik-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihH-OhDWbmudA1SpahFaFg2kmetrm94Nemmu2sIrqeYKwDwTqksjNSW2AKsp2fzihJHlxzeZkRK_PYixKbEmiYuD6W30MPSvx4zqcc1si2xquFGimCkGFQdN34NHD2qXVnN8st7Cx2WR8/s320/pernik-06.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qE_-Xc3ZY8PvhbaL94RR16-3cMfDacBZYSnluzZX0YS8ja_2HbwUs6ClgC-0GApHm4uTqYWit8CUHqv79gEI9sw77QaBbkxV8_az4a02qOzPe50kkUtRwMHDcS5wX6SqUaEqpZjZXOY/s1600/pernik-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qE_-Xc3ZY8PvhbaL94RR16-3cMfDacBZYSnluzZX0YS8ja_2HbwUs6ClgC-0GApHm4uTqYWit8CUHqv79gEI9sw77QaBbkxV8_az4a02qOzPe50kkUtRwMHDcS5wX6SqUaEqpZjZXOY/s320/pernik-07.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0thwZCvKK3dRDH_O79kqJ6NnYZl8UCs9jONa9hEHqWIrm_vUHm1v_Z5V720LyACtgV7vuN8nj-U5_lkIAQsL3uXEKQvP-ruTBRfKcpi3Fv5ctUQ0Lyj5qclQBtEjILgo6QeEKRZmiG9M/s1600/pernik-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0thwZCvKK3dRDH_O79kqJ6NnYZl8UCs9jONa9hEHqWIrm_vUHm1v_Z5V720LyACtgV7vuN8nj-U5_lkIAQsL3uXEKQvP-ruTBRfKcpi3Fv5ctUQ0Lyj5qclQBtEjILgo6QeEKRZmiG9M/s320/pernik-11.jpg" /></a></div>The Pernik hotel of Holguin, remains in the memory of visitors who have arrived to this eastern city of Cuba.
The facility was built on the Jorge Dimitrov avenue as result of the relationship between Cuba and Bulgaria.
Already there and at first glance, the lobby shows a view rich in art, in shades to define, not with words but with graphics, as it looks like an art gallery exhibit inviting visitors to interpret the world of art.
Also the artistic design of rooms looks like a ritual, where nine of them were turned into art galleries linked to different personalities of Cuban culture.
Opened on December 31, 1980, the Pernik was the first facility to be awarded the Biarin '90 plate, with the architecture prize in the First Biennial of Architecture and Engineering in the contest of works and accomplishments.
It has several spaces inside carrying recognized names of Bulgaria, as the Pliska bar, the pool-bar Danube and the Sofia and Varna restaurants, which show the excellence of this hotel that stands out within the ISLAZUL hotel chain. /<b> With information from www.ahora.cu / photos by Elder Leyva
</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-65730962010396832942014-05-07T08:38:00.000-07:002014-05-07T08:38:25.093-07:00Four Terrorists Settled in Miami Detained in Cuba Forces from the Cuban Interior Ministry detained four Cuban-born citizens settling in Miami, when planned to execute terrorist actions.
A note from the Interior Ministry says the detention took place on April 26, and the detainees are named Jose Ortega Amador, Obdulio Rodriguez Gonzalez, Raibel Pacheco Santos and Felix Monzon Alvarez.
According to reports, the detainees recognized they pretended to attack military facilities with the objective of promoting violence.
For such purposes, three of them had travelled many times to the island since 2013 to study and model the execution.
They also said those plans have been led by terrorists Santiago Alvarez Fernandez Magriña, Osvaldo Mitat, and Manuel Alzugaray, who also live in Miami and maintain a close relation with infamous terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.
The Cuban Interior Ministry stated that the country is carrying out the necessary arrangements with U.S. authorities to investigate the facts and timely avoid that the performance of terrorist elements and organizations settled in that northern nation endanger the life of people and security of both nations. / <b>Taken from Prensa Latina</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-86152970712044034802014-05-02T08:44:00.002-07:002014-05-02T08:44:29.380-07:00Deepest sorrow over the passing of Juan Formell <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_GgXPz-3YbHxjGS0JiD2iH1ctLfxqB5cYvbbj0hCbyfU8XLsTjICCalSubkOTtKBWLsfD9f_0KMzpS7F9lfnF1nAW9s0MhVH5Aj4ScryJ6k93fVFyZxjXnlfUmgZ_PpDJF6hsgYsyHg/s1600/Formell-van-van.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_GgXPz-3YbHxjGS0JiD2iH1ctLfxqB5cYvbbj0hCbyfU8XLsTjICCalSubkOTtKBWLsfD9f_0KMzpS7F9lfnF1nAW9s0MhVH5Aj4ScryJ6k93fVFyZxjXnlfUmgZ_PpDJF6hsgYsyHg/s320/Formell-van-van.jpg" /></a></div>With deep sorrow, cultural authorities of Cuba's announced the death of Juan Formell, founder and director of the popular band Los Van Van, who for his career received the National Music Prize and the Latino Granmy for Musical Excellence.
The death of renowned arranger, composer, singer and record producer leaves a void in popular dance music, to which he contributed with the creation of “songo” and the rhythm of " buey cansao”, remembered by generations of Cubans.
Formell was born in Havana on August 2, 1942 and received his early education from his father Francisco Formell. But later he continued his music studies by self-taught.
His artistic career was marked by his entry into the Revé Orchestra, led by Elio Reve, who in his own words, taught Formell much of what he would later apply in the group he formed and named Los Van Van.
During his more than five decades of professional life, Formell recorded more than 20 albums and received several laurels, including the Grammy Award for his CD "Llegó... Van Van" (Van Van is here). In 1999 and 2010 he received an honorary doctorate from the Higher Institute of Arts in recognition of his contributions to Cuban culture.
Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-63235597956277677772014-04-29T07:06:00.000-07:002014-04-29T07:06:27.248-07:00Poza Fria of Caletones Beach, Gibara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWCtsaoZuc6i1pxr6Un-mVumyZ6L7CU22OIkxnhVWGxwO5WX6HP9v7jgSWvsD5NORm-5FK3B1OrYtw0v74kfOnobRXueO7VD8KF8JQn6Pa7JnFNkRQIK44mrb_El0VVwUlZaLy1W_Gys/s1600/pfria_JPC_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWCtsaoZuc6i1pxr6Un-mVumyZ6L7CU22OIkxnhVWGxwO5WX6HP9v7jgSWvsD5NORm-5FK3B1OrYtw0v74kfOnobRXueO7VD8KF8JQn6Pa7JnFNkRQIK44mrb_El0VVwUlZaLy1W_Gys/s320/pfria_JPC_01.jpg" /></a></div>The Poza Fria of Caletones is one of the flooded-caves of Laguna Blanca-Caletones Caves System that most attract attention of vacationers. It's a natural pool located among summer houses, just a few meters from the road entering Caletones beach.
Caletones is an isolated beach in the coastal town of Gibara with Beatiful landscapes which were devastated after the passage of Hurricane Ike through the territory. Most vacationers coming here are from then same province of Holguin and Gibara.
The poza fria is characterized by a large dolina with easy access to two galleries, one facing east and the other one to the south. The one directing to the east is of difficult morphology due to the number of landslides, which makes exploration quite dangerous, as there is a strong current that leads to that direction.
The dolina running to the south is parallel to a large crack in the many existing in the area, a landslide near a restriction stops exploration. The total distance in this cavity reaches 85 m. / Photo by Juan Pablo CarrerasAmarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-54806080504967813002014-04-03T08:52:00.000-07:002014-04-03T08:52:40.107-07:00Banes becomes tourist destination for cruise ships <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7NX8w7oje2IgUMODP8KJHwhRIILzQrXrkN-RDFnbQprkt7Pedze9Y3FptnX6XZV_K5TucRuOxmnjL4CBu4OeXxAspYGqsQkeAvUAYjBBgTgg-OsJH_OzHG0ToC90MRWIWuqZJnDxAfM/s1600/crucero_turismo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7NX8w7oje2IgUMODP8KJHwhRIILzQrXrkN-RDFnbQprkt7Pedze9Y3FptnX6XZV_K5TucRuOxmnjL4CBu4OeXxAspYGqsQkeAvUAYjBBgTgg-OsJH_OzHG0ToC90MRWIWuqZJnDxAfM/s320/crucero_turismo.jpg" /></a></div>Banes has become a place of interest for cruises. Every Wednesday one of these huge ships arrives at Antilla Bay.
According to guidebooks, Banes is a destination for its archaeological values. It has been of great interest to visitors to explore the historic city center and the Catholic church of this city.
However this tourist option leads to other new interests, as it happen with tourists from the Caribbean such as Jamaicans who want to meet ancestors living in the neighborhood of Mariana Grajales and have been guided there to establish contact with friends and families there.
"This model of tourism brings people from Denmark, Norway, Canada and Italy. They come with some specific cultural and humanitarian interests, for example, knowing of the Jamaican community residing over Banes”, said Luis Quinones, a guide at the Bani Indocubano Museum of Banes.
According to Quiñones with the arrival of cruises, the city of Banes, better known as the Archaeological Capital of Cuba, will also become a place of great tourist interest.
“Now we have to improve our work and make the city more attractive to visitors”.Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-81748307306286939812014-02-05T10:39:00.000-08:002014-02-05T10:39:24.656-08:00Injured, but with a Lot of Optimism <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcgyR-4mh5IeUJpki7xK4L6W5D-udTJXISGiC8VYsrt7P7rFzcM1WL0DJ-9ssq-Y_or0lf_QBjbEaKLEIo4XBGx6OBg-Py84Sdp0ROxahyphenhyphenY5nmkHCLydnF3OZpxl2sI1ZcPQK35padwM/s1600/13+Leonel-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcgyR-4mh5IeUJpki7xK4L6W5D-udTJXISGiC8VYsrt7P7rFzcM1WL0DJ-9ssq-Y_or0lf_QBjbEaKLEIo4XBGx6OBg-Py84Sdp0ROxahyphenhyphenY5nmkHCLydnF3OZpxl2sI1ZcPQK35padwM/s320/13+Leonel-2.jpg" /></a></div>It is always nice to talk with Holguin's star decathlete Leonel Suárez Fajardo. So hearing about his stay in this city, JIT magazine decided to meet him.
Double Olympic bronze medallist took the optimistic dialogue with eloquence and wisdom that enhance his admirable simplicity.
November 2013 and January 2014 brought joy and motivations to you. Why?
“On November 16, 2013 my daughter was born and the in early days of 2014 the authorities in the province gave me a comfortable home, two highly rewarding things.”
I can assure you that even if the property has been delivered to me due to my outstanding sporting career, I committed myself to increased efforts as sportsman.
I will not disappoint all those who trusted and still trust me. That's the biggest commitment after this recognition, which helps a lot to give myself fully to training, despite being injured now.
How did you get the injury?
After jumping in London 2012 Olympics, I got a little pain in the right knee, which worsened in the 2013 World Championships.
Doctors diagnosed an insersionitis in the kneecap, which causes acute discomfort that prevents me from training hard.
What is the medical treatment?
Specialists at the Frank País orthopaedic hospital in Havana will determine whether I need stem cell treatment or arthroscopy surgery, which promotes the regeneration of damaged tissue.
But I'm ready for the decision made, because the discomfort is unbearable and for me the most important thing is to achieve full recovery as quickly as possible.
So you're resting?
None of that. I train to strengthen the upper body, as I cannot jump or run fast, hence I cannot ensure that I'm training properly, so I can't compete for now.
Not even this year?
Everything is depending on how the injury is assessed in terms of severity and course of treatment response. However I would like to be in good shape for the Central American and Caribbean Games of Veracruz, Mexico, in November.
I'm optimistic, but the future is uncertain for now. It's hard to give an answer.
Wishes?
Back on the podium in world events, which is the same as saying to stay in the top three in the world, I'll never give up on that. / <i>Photo: Rodriguez.Otmaro with information from JIT / Jose Antonio Chapman</i>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-12010334193432908262014-01-21T06:34:00.000-08:002014-01-21T06:34:13.317-08:00Foundation of the city of San Isidoro de Holguín<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvNaPqaU0KheyqidKQ0uJQjTsz1ICCxK8ZbIxGYeUnJMC5DmbJQxxE2qUissJXQnF3kkRfNzh82OE11GTtxnuuUiynF0cYigKa6x3MZT9EnbsMZ_YntqvuCUgcTpj9IZ_2jAoFj4urJw/s1600/Holguin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvNaPqaU0KheyqidKQ0uJQjTsz1ICCxK8ZbIxGYeUnJMC5DmbJQxxE2qUissJXQnF3kkRfNzh82OE11GTtxnuuUiynF0cYigKa6x3MZT9EnbsMZ_YntqvuCUgcTpj9IZ_2jAoFj4urJw/s320/Holguin.jpg" /></a></div>For his feats in the conquest of Mexico the Spanish Crown granted Francisco García Holguín land in the northeastern part of the island from the Jigüe to the Marañon Rivers in 1545, prompting García Holguín, his wife Isabel Fernández de Sandoval, and some followers, to found the first village in the area.
Historians say that García Holguín returned to Mexico where he had large extensions of land and died there. Throughout time the village was then surrounded by several other areas called Managuaco, Los Guazumas (Guasimas), Las Cuevas, Cayo Llano and others, and on April 3rd, 1720, on the eve of Saint Isidoro, a church was inaugurated in the urban area, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. In 1752 other churches were added: San Idelfonso and San Miguel which gave names to other streets (today known as Aricochea and Luz Caballero).
Spanish King, Ferdinand VI, granted the Title of City to Holguin back on January 18th, 1752. This action resulted in the recognition of the social and commercial growth of the village set up in 1545 by Captain Garcia Holguin when he was granted the land and built the first houses. In 1752, according to historians, the city had a population of 1291 whites and 135 slaves, 211 rustic houses and one public school.
The northern part of Holguín between Auras and Gibara was also attacked by the English Navy in the mid-18th century, but Holguineros defended it fiercely, causing more than 70 casualties among the English troops, resulting in the English Navy pullout.
In 1863 there were already 76 sugar mills in the area, 753 tobacco plantations and hundreds of farms worked by slaves, evidence of the area’s economic and social growth. / <b>With information from Radio Havana Cuba</b>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-60421576455762170532014-01-16T07:08:00.000-08:002014-01-16T07:09:04.482-08:00Fher admires Cuba, its people and art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPBcIpndohozzIpV1pQn9yV8M2OYy6CCGD3WFrtv8cjyOw0VghQFJRgVlG3BF4XUTK8UnpRVq8dCKp7r-L1rVruUtITpov_IxpkRNJCuzp3lrkstznaF8XhRdlvjMKHe84_eUWNtY0Q/s1600/Fher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPBcIpndohozzIpV1pQn9yV8M2OYy6CCGD3WFrtv8cjyOw0VghQFJRgVlG3BF4XUTK8UnpRVq8dCKp7r-L1rVruUtITpov_IxpkRNJCuzp3lrkstznaF8XhRdlvjMKHe84_eUWNtY0Q/s320/Fher.jpg" /></a></div>The singer of the Mexican band Maná, Fernando Olvera, expressed his admiration for Cuba and its people, because despite being a small country has an impressive art.
Cuba is one of the most extraordinary countries in the world, whose greatness is shown not only by its music, dance, painting and poetry, but also in sports and medicine, said Fher in an interview with the Matanzas' radio broadcasting system, Radio 26.
During the conversation, which took place at the Varadero beach, the lead singer of the popular rock band expressed his intention to present soon in Cuba, in a personal capacity.
I would like to make it free for people. For me it is a dream to share with all these people who like Mana and do not have the possibility to go to another country to see a concert. Besides, we owe much to Cuban music, from trova to salsa, the artist said.
The interpreter of popular themes such as “Vivir sin aire” and “Te lloré un río” said: we still live in the illusion of music, we are not and we were not even for money. ( ... ) We are because we love music and we like to share it with people . "
Fher, who tries to go unnoticed in the crowd resting on the peninsula of Varadero, expressed his desire to return to Cuba because it is an amazing country, where despite the economic problems people always have a smile on their face.
In message dedicated to the Cuban people, the Mexican artist said he is very pleased that Cubans like the band, in a country that is a seed-bed of artists and musicians as well.
He also expressed satisfaction in knowing that on the largest island of the Antilles, the public is familiar with the work of the group as well. "They have sought and found Mana. That touches my heart. Cuba touches my heart ," he said.
<i>With information from Cubasi.cu</i>Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438162566474703728.post-19032683981391442092014-01-07T06:13:00.004-08:002014-01-07T06:13:50.869-08:00End of the year celebrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GnQXIJTEDFa0lAJQ5AeCvqk4H5PzauU44n6yTBunuXf6eS3eAMgOIN22_VR0wWks4hJqDxq7BZU_kcMDrlyAkNLHRzZtJea16qp7uI0ROTtuWMgNG8gA2C5AbCkRH7jGIf22BcvOQjE/s1600/asando-cerdo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GnQXIJTEDFa0lAJQ5AeCvqk4H5PzauU44n6yTBunuXf6eS3eAMgOIN22_VR0wWks4hJqDxq7BZU_kcMDrlyAkNLHRzZtJea16qp7uI0ROTtuWMgNG8gA2C5AbCkRH7jGIf22BcvOQjE/s320/asando-cerdo.jpg" /></a></div>Cubans plan our time and money to have a good new year celebration , but each with our own way to spend this time.
Typical dishes consisting of roast pork, turkey or fried chicken, congrí criollo (rice and beans), yuca con mojo, a variety of desserts and of course, the cold beer, are dinner menu.
Approaching the 12 hours, most families wait the official time in front of the TV, to celebrate a year of revolutionary triumph.
Then comes the hug, congratulations, good wishes and a very common ritual of throwing water out doors. It has to do with the belief of cleaning the bad period left behind and bring feelings of hope for the coming year.
Cubans also dress in their best clothes, and there are even those who light candles and place their hopes in the horoscope predictions and zodiac, following recommendations according to the letter.
And there are those who decide to change the tradition. Country people coming to town for roasting a pig on a “Pua” and thus enjoy a year-end in the "civilization".
Whatever the way Cuban families choose to celebrate the end of the year, we always have fun and joy coming together even more, asking good things for everyone.Amarilishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235892594194484188noreply@blogger.com0