A group of young people touring Cuba in honor of the 160th anniversary of the birthday of national hero Jose Marti, are continuing their tour through the center of the island, where they will visit historic sites.
About 160 young people carrying oil lanterns started their tour of the island on January 1, setting off from the mausoleum in the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago de Cuba where the remains of independence hero lie.
The symbolic march reached the city of Santa Clara after spending the night at the headquarters of the municipal government of Placetas, where a wake was held in 1958 over the remains of Captain Roberto Rodriguez, known as "El Vaquerito." Rodriguez was a leader in the heroic Ciro Redondo Eighth Column, commanded by Ernesto Che Guevara during the revolutionary war.
The youth group will be received today in front of Vidal Park in Villa Clara province.
They will spend the night at the Caturla Hall of the Provincial Library, where a wake was heldo ver the remains of Che Guevara and his fellow combatants in Bolivia.
Tomorrow they will tour Cienfuegos province on their way to central Cuban territory.
The group of young people should arrive in Havana on January 28, Jose Marti's birthday, to participate in the traditional March of the Torches to honor the Cuban national hero, starting on the famous broad steps leading up to the University of Havana.