Archive - Jul 5, 2007
La Isabelica: Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Santiago de Cubas Gran Piedra
Declared part of the Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNICEF, La Isabelica, located on top of the Gran Piedra mountain south of Santiago de Cuba is prototype of coffee haciendas built at the end of the 18th Century.
Lowest infant death rate reported by Cuban eastern province
Las Tunas has reported the lowest infant death rate in its history for January-June period, with only three deaths per thousand live births.
IX Cuba-Mexico Inter Parliamentary Conference in Havana
The IX Cuba-Mexico Inter Parliamentary Conference starts in Havana on Thursday to review bilateral cooperation.
Argentinean expert emphasize the development of cardiovascular medicine in Cuba
Juan Carlos Vazquez, president of the Latin American Perfusion Council (CLAP), highlighted the development of Heart Surgery in Cuba.
Strong Cuban delegation to Pan American Games in Rio
Jose Ramon Fernandez, Cuban Olympic Committee President, declared that Cuba will bring a strong delegation to the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Cuban IOC member defends poor nations aspiration to host Olympic Games
The Cuban representative Reynaldo Gonzalez, IOC member and Coordinator General of the Panamerican Olympic Solidarity, during the International Olympic Committee meeting in Guatemala, gives hope to small countries for leading roles in world sporting events.
Cuba and South Africa contract for construction technical advisers
Cuba and South Africa signed a bilateral contract for Cuban construction technical advisers on Wednesday.
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New equipment manufactured in Cuba for sickle cell diagnosis
Cuba produces two new nuclear magnetic resonance equipments, to support the diagnostic of sickle cell anemia.
Veloz Maggiolo called to preserve the Caribbean heritage
During the 28th Fire Festival in Santiago de Cuba, the Dominican intellectual, Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, gave a lecture calling for protecting endangered identities.
El alquiler de casas particulares en Cuba, más que una alternativa para el turismo
En Agosto de 1997 la Oficina Nacional de Administración Tributaria (ONAT) junto al Ministerio de la Vivienda y el del Interior, hicieron pública la oficialización y por tanto legalización del alquiler de habitaciones para turistas extranjeros en casas particulares en Cuba.
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Anacaona, a victim of colonization in Cuba
It is said that she was very clever and kind. One of her most outstanding virtues was that of being a poet. She composed the areitos to sing in the community celebrations. Her wisdom, gifts, her movements and her affection for everybody among other qualities did her honor.
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