Manolito, the director of the Manatí Aqueduct.

Talking with Manolito about the issue of water supply in Manatí is an enjoyable experience even though we take for granted, from before the dialogue, that the area qualifies as one of the driest territories in the country. “But no one can say that the land will not continue to be dug up.”

San Jerónimo Parish, in Las Tunas, undergoes restoration.

The first steps are being taken in the San Jerónimo Parish restoration project, a building of great historical and cultural value that has withstood the test of time.

Making charcoal now is much harder.

Since time immemorial, the road to Puerto Manatí came with a familiar sighting: Las Carboneras, a small village of just 10 houses that set the pace of this line of business in the municipality. It was almost inevitable to notice the large furnaces a few meters from the road, the bare backs dressed in the steamy work, and the smoke as a barter of caress that foreshadowed the proximity of the coast.

Guana tree, representative from Las Tunas fields

Some experts say that the guana tree, after the prickly pear cactus, is the most representative of these lands. They also tell us that when walking around the city you will find a few specimens of this endemic tree of Cuba, which is intertwined with history and even appears in the local coat of arms.