YAYABO VILLAGE

Several activities have been scheduled to mark the date such as artistic galas, activities for children and young people, exhibitions, fairs, and homage to local personalities, among others.»

Sancti Spiritus’s Maceo Park, best known as La Caridad Park, was granted a mention in the recently celebrated tenth award ceremony of the National Preservation and Restoration Prize.»

Sancti Spiritus’s Parque Maceo (Maceo Park) and Museo de Arte Colonial (Colonial Art Museum) will compete for the National Preservation and Restoration Prizes, the nominees of which were announced this Thursday in Havana.»

The central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus has been for sometime submitted to several restoration actions under the so-called Vision 500 program. The project is mostly aimed at the recovery of local patrimonial values and the revitalization of the village.»

The capital reconstruction of Sancti Spiritus Teatro Principal (Principal Theater), symbol of the Cuban central city, has entered the final stages while approximating the 70% of its total execution with a plausible result in the already finished areas.»

After several decades covered by asphalt, Sancti Spiritus’s Guairo and Padre Quintero Streets were returned to their original cobblestone condition. But the last stone is yet to be placed, since the remodelling works will reach other streets of the so-called Historic Area of the city.»

The central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, which will turn 500 in 2014, seeks to rescue its patrimonial values without interfering with the village’s current development, in order to apply for the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site condition.»

Paving ancient streets in Sancti Spiritus city is part of the program to celebrate in 2014, the region’s half a millennium foundation anniversary. The works are being carried out in some 50 meters of Guairo viaduct and in 200m of Padre Quintero’s street.»