Chilean activist Ignacio Flores.

Ignacio Flores was 26 years old when the coup against Chilean President Salvador Allende took place, and after that fatal event on September 11, 1973, he was persecuted and tortured as a revolutionary. Since then, he has not stopped fighting for the just causes of his people.

The aging population is a reality that is knocking on the country's door.

The announcement precedes him like the barking of the dog that two blocks before crossed his path and follows his trail, with very little confidence. "Cilantro, cilantro, cilantro..." The voice comes in choked on the third repetition. He gathers his strength and once again adorns his offer, as he tightens his nylon bag, and with it, he throws a burst at the impertinent canine.

Roberto Escobar Aparicio, a founder of the Periódico 26

He unquestionably does not accept interviews. He confesses that he has never liked advertising, but it turns out that he is the only founder of Periódico 26 who is still active, and from that first day he has worked hard to learn, at only 17 years old, to tame the risks and tortures of sitting for hours and hours in front of a linotype, with that smell of melted lead, the deafening noise and a heat impossible to avoid even in the blades of the fan.

MV Oceans for Youth in the Puerto Padre Bay

From the times of corsairs and pirates, caravels and galleons to modern navigation mechanisms, for any seafarer, the most difficult task lies in keeping calm when the storm of emotions breaks out when the port where it all began is in sight. In the Bay of Puerto Padre, Fabián Pina Amargós, manager of the sail round to Cuba expedition, glimpses unparalleled passions, in a place with homey smells.

Las Tunas people enjoy the  north coast beaches

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Every year thousands of people go to the beaches of the north coast of the province as the main summer option. This holiday stage has not been the exception.