CAMAGUEY.- The most popular celebration of the year is here, just in time to cool down the intense heat of the early summer. The San Juan 2018 knocks at the door of people in Camaguey with a sweet taste of local traditions.

The extensive program begins this Saturday 23rd with the reading of the Bando at 12:00 pm, and it will finish Friday 29th. The massive parade will cover the Avellaneda, Martí, Independence streets and the Liberty Avenue the days 25th , 27th , 28 th starting at 7:00 pm. The caravan of 5 congas, 6 floats and 2 comparsas will transmit the Caribbean scent that is characteristic of the most traditional celebration in Camaguey.

More than 20 celebration areas will deck the city arteries. Places like Bartolo’s platanal, Saint Anne Square and Industry Street are among the best choices.

Famous groups like Adalberto Álvarez and his Son, Pachito Alonso and his Kini Kini and the Karachi, will join musicians from Camaguey to delight thousands of attendees with good popular music.

The Children’s Parade will begin Sunday 24th at 8:00 am, from Liberty Avenue to La Caridad Square. Meanwhile the ajíaco camagueyano, as usual, will be cooked in different streets of the city.

The president of the People’s Power Municipal Assembly, Lissete Bouza Cabrera, expressed: “the arrangements need to be made from the heart because we have limited time and this a celebration of Camaguey and for Camaguey”

CELEBRATION SPOTS

Cándido González District

Joaquín de Agüero District

Julio Antonio Mella District

Ignacio Agramonte District

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Translated by Aileen Álvarez García