Special Reports


his Sunday, the people of Camagüey, who are proud to call themselves Floridians, will be delighted. To the celebrations for the end of the year and a new anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, the memory of the constitution of its terroir will precede, as "municipal term" on December 15, 1924.

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The Chronicles from Cuba, initiative of the French visual artist JR, kicked off this Tuesday with the natural dynamics of San Juan de Dios Square in Camagüey.

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This ancient Spanish mansion placed on the corners of San Ramón and Santa Ana, (today 252 Enrique José (west) y General Gómez), is one of the few that still keeps both in the interior and the exterior, its original architecture from the XVIII century. And is formed by three bodies: the main house, the one destined for the help and the stables.

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The first automobiles that run through our city arrived by mid 1905, although according to some chronicles, around 1902 there was an artifact driven by a steam engine running through our streets, its tires were solid and chain traction.

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The University of Camagüey (UC) Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz has just turned 52 years. Today it is the greates study center in this province, with over fifty programs, only of undergraduate education, distributed in the ten faculties of its three academic seats.


The street of the poor

Los Pobres Street, in the city of Camagüey, goes from South to North through the urban center for 14 blocks. It starts at the right door of the church San Juan de Dios and ends in its convergence with Avellaneda Street after winding around. It is considered one of the longest in the city.


Chacumbele… he killed himself

How many times have you herd that phrase “He killed himself like Chacumbele”, when we talk about an announced ending? Was there such a character whose death was sing by all of Cuba in a son with a chorus that says: “Ay Chacumbele, él mismito se mato (Ay Chacumbele, he killed himself)”? Truth or lie? Fable or reality?


Teachers, it is always your day!

I always wanted to be a teacher. I had very good role models and I remember them fondly. From them I learned that a teacher does not only teach, but also educates; that in a class, other than the contents, you can share about life and bring up experiences; that the teacher can be a friend and even an accomplice. Life took me on a different way, but always admiring those who did follow that path.


Long-lived Woman from Camagüey on her birthday

The neighbors in the block where Justina lives, on Lugareño Street, between Bayardo Agramonte and San José, waited till down to surprise her by being the first to congratulate her on her 105th birthday yesterday September 26th.