CubaPLUS Magazine

The third edition of the Gran Retto Cuba Open Waters Crossing concluded successfully this Sunday in the Varadero resort, main sun and beach tourist center of the largest island in the Caribbean.

Cuban Jhoen Lefont set a world record for ball control in the second consecutive day on Sunday during the activities of the III Open Water Crossing Gran Retto Cuba. After setting a world record the day before by hitting a ball with his head in a pool 172 times in just one minute, the native of the province of Matanzas chose the famous waters of the Varadero resort this Sunday to cover 750 meters, while keeping the ball balanced on his head.

Cuba is working to offer better quality services for tourism in the face of the next season that begins in November, with the objective of achieving growth in the number of visitors and, therefore, contributing to the development of the sector in the country.

The 14th Varadero Gourmet International Festival concluded this Friday with great success after three days of exchanging experiences and criteria regarding the evolution of Cuban gastronomy. Speaking at the closing event, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) Yamili Aldama highlighted the significance of this meeting and also invited those present to participate in the 15th festival that will take place next year dedicated to international fusion cuisine.

Hotels, restaurants and other tourist centers in Varadero are certain they can offer their clients a quality service, because they have an entity that safely provides them with all the products necessary to carry out their work efficiently: Comercializadora ITH S.A.

The World Tourism Fair will be held from September 12 to 14 in Genoa, Italy, with the presence of 19 actors of cultural and creative tourism from the Caribbean and a stand of the Transcultura program, it was announced this Thursday.

Gran Retto, a Mexican company specialized in the organization of mass participation sporting events, is ready today at the Varadero beach resort to develop this weekend the Third Cuba 2024 Open Water Crossing.

Cuba's flagship rum, Havana Club, is present at the 14th Varadero Gourmet International Festival showcasing the versatility of the products in its portfolio that embrace cultural traditions, innovation, mixology and Cuban cuisine.

The 14th Varadero Gourmet International Festival was opened this Wednesday at the Plaza América fairgrounds by the president of the organizing committee of the event, Jorge Luis Acosta Paula. Speaking at the opening, the director of the Palmares extra-hotel group also highlighted the importance of the event that will contribute to enhance the evolution of Cuban gastronomy.

After a brief pause, we continue today with the fourth part of this article that has served to show the beauties that characterize the environment of the largest of the Antilles, one of the most visited destinations in the Caribbean, Escambray. It is a truly wonderful place, with a particularly fresh climate in the midst of the ever-present heat of Cuba. The Escambray mountains are located to the south of the central region of Cuba, in the province of Villa Clara and show a vigorous relief, only surpassed by that of the Sierra Maestra in the east of the country.

The organizers of the Gran Retto Cuba Open Water Crossing are finalizing details today to host the third edition of the event that will take place in the famous Varadero beach resort next weekend. The general manager of the Los Delfines hotel, Sonia Bofill Sánchez, told Prensa Latina that she was very proud that the facility was chosen again to host part of the participants, who will compete in different distances in the warm surrounding waters. "We are doing everything possible to make them comfortable. It is our third experience, Gran Retto is our family," she added.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games closed today in a showy ceremony at the Stade de France, when the city of Los Angeles took over the baton for the great event. The president of the Organizing Committee of the Paralympic Games, Tony Estanguet, handed the flag to the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who in turn placed it in the hands of the president of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons.

Today is a special day for all of us who practice journalism and I intend to write a brief reflection on our profession that requires a lot of sacrifice. Those who do not know our work closely believe that it is easy, "a piece of cake." However, behind each letter, each word there is a very important effort and behind each image it also requires professionalism and dedication.

Cuban sprinter Omara Durand sealed Cuba's performance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a flourish, and her own sports career, this Saturday by winning the 200-meter dash, T12 category.

Javelin thrower Ulicer Aguilera, in the F13 category (visually impaired), won a bronze medal today, by sending the dart up to 62.51 meters, at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Cuban weightlifter Pablo Ramirez lifted 185 kilograms on Wednesday and won the silver medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, in a competition held at La Chapelle Arena. Gold medalist at this year’s World Cup in Tbilisi and winner of silver and bronze medals at the Parapan American Games of Chile 2023, the 27-year-old para-triathlete achieved his record in the second attempt.

The Havana-based Conference Center (PCH, in Spanish), considered the second home of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, due to his regular visits, is celebrating its 45th anniversary on Tuesday.

Cuban runner Omara Durand won the gold medal in the 400 meters flat category T12 of the Paralympic Games of Paris 2024, and her fellow countryman Robiel Yankiel Sol clinched the gold in the long jump, category T47.

Regional leaders inaugurated this Monday in Grand Cayman the conference on the state of the tourism industry of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (Sotic 2024).

Cuban Yamel Luis Vives valued as something very important the possibility of opening the medal table for his country at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, with the silver in the 100 meters flat, T44 category.