The city of Camagüey, long recognized as one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities in the country, now faces an alarming challenge: the proliferation of dumps in various strategic locations. These accumulations of waste not only pose a risk to the health of its inhabitants but also detract from the environment we all wish to preserve.
Every December 3rd is a day that resonates with gratitude and recognition, as Latin American Medicine Day is commemorated, a date that coincides with the birth of one of Cuba's greatest wise men: Carlos J. Finlay y Barrés. Born in Camagüey in 1833, this visionary physician discovered the transmitting agent of yellow fever, a discovery that not only transformed medicine but also saved countless lives.
On a somber day marked by injustice, Cuban history remembers with sorrow the execution of eight brave medical students who, on November 27, 1871, became victims of a cruel and false accusation.
In the early hours of November 25, 1956, and under the rain, the yacht Granma began its voyage from Tuxpan, Mexico, towards the eastern coasts of Cuba, with 82 expeditionaries under the command of Fidel Castro, determined to resume the struggle for the definitive independence of the Caribbean country.