La Periquera is one of the most well-known historical buildings in the city of Holguín. It is located across from Calixto García Park, formerly the Plaza de Armas, in the city center.

“We have a very good agreement (with Cuba) that also helps us a lot. In other words, it is a bilateral agreement that is very helpful for Mexico,” she said in response to a question about Washington’s pressure on Latin American countries to abandon medical cooperation with the island.

Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, one of the Five Cuban Heroes and national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, asserted from Havana that the indictment presented this week by the U.S. Department of Justice against revolutionary leader and Army General Raúl Castro lacks any legal or moral foundation. He further warned that it could serve as a “pretext for Washington to launch a military aggression against the Caribbean island.”