Havana Celebrates 494 Years Since its Founding
HAVANA.- Continuing with their traditional walk around a ceiba tree at midnight, residents of Havana feel proud of their capital city, on the verge of celebrating the 500th anniversary of its founding.
Who Says the Ruling Front for Victory Lost the elections?
BUENOS AIRES._ For a party that has not only retained its majority in both houses of Congress following the midterm elections but also increased its number of seats there and in terms of votes won nationwide after 10 years in office, the results could not have been better.
Venezuela, a New Challenge on the Electoral Agenda
CARACAS._ Venezuela´s political system, which has been undergoing profound transformations since the late commander Hugo Chávez came to power, is facing another challenge on its electoral agenda next month.
Gyms Flourish as Cubans Exercise to Lose Weight and Get in Shape
HAVANA._ After an initial warm-up and on the count of one, two, three, a trainer sets the rhythm for each workout routine, focusing on strengthening the muscles in the arms, the legs, and the abdomen, followed by running in place.
Sugar: To Diversify or to Disappear, That is the Question
HAVANA._ The diversification of sugarcane production is the only hope for the modern sugar industry, evidently unprofitable with the production of sucrose alone, agreed a number of sugar experts attending an international event on the matter, held in Havana.
Cuban Parliament Returns to the Capitolio
HAVANA._ As the Parthenon in Athens is to Greek culture, the national Capitolio is a symbol for Cuba. The building is currently undergoing a restoration process, with an eye to eventually housing the Cuban parliament once again.
Colombia, a Year in Search of Peace
BOGOTÁ._ Colombians are finding their hopes reawakened in regards to achieving the peace for which they have yearned for more than five decades, through the peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People´s Army guerrillas (FARC-EP), which in just the first year have yielded results described as historic