Major General Vicente García González Municipal Cemetery

It was in the courtyard of the Catholic Church that Las Tunas had its first cemetery, back in 1790. Right in that place, in the current area that today occupies part of the Vicente García Park and the Casa Azul store, under our feet, the remains of many people have rested since then.

Las Tunas wants to be a very clean city again

Solid waste collection in Las Tunas is a complex issue. The main municipality, to cite the most prominent example, generates 33,200 cubic meters each month. Of this volume, 86.2 percent, which is far from being a small figure, is collected by animal traction.

Tower operator Ernesto Castillo

Today more and more people are taking the risk of living their dreams, seeking to achieve happiness in simple, everyday activities. On one occasion, someone asked Steve Jobs, creator of Apple, about the key to his success, to which he replied: "Nobody told me I couldn't do it or that it would be difficult, they only suggested that I do what I found right."

Brígida was given the military honors she deserved as a mambisa.

On May 25, 1918, Mrs. Brígida Zaldívar Cisneros, widow of Major General Vicente García González, died in Havana. The efforts of the children of this land brought her back home in 1991 when 73 years had already passed since the disastrous event. Until then, her remains remained there, in the cemetery of Colón, close to the breath of those who lulled her old age.

Duplicates Office of the Civil Registry in Las Tunas needs urgent repair actions

Maritzabel Concepción Guerra toured with us the Duplicates Office of the Civil Registry in Las Tunas. It took only a few minutes, interrupted only by her explanations and the flash of Rey's camera, a faithful accomplice in this sad adventure.