Among Rubén Rodríguez González's qualities is perseverance. He imagines, analyzes, writes, edits, sends again and again, as if his life depended on it. If he sets his mind to it, he can climb a mountain or win a literary prize; luckily, to protect his physical integrity in the fall of a steep slope, he was born with the gift of writing.

Some 60 artists from different regions of the world took the streets of the city of Holguín on Thursday, to show the most distinctive cultural roots of Ibero-America.

The Verbenas de Güirabito, a festivity that promotes the rescue of cultural traditions and the conservation of the archaeological heritage, was celebrated together with the activities for the 477th anniversary of the Hato de San Isidoro de Holguín.