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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.

Various aspects related to the rational use of antimicrobials will be the center of the V National Scientific Conference on the theme that will take place on the 12th and 13th of September next year at the hotel Melia Cohíba the capital of Cuba.

Today we continue the tour that we began several days ago around the island to show the most beautiful landscapes that make up the majority of the Antilles and that if you visit you must not miss.

Today we continue with the second part of the article on the most wonderful landscapes of Cuba, also known as the Pearl of the Caribbean because of its natural beauty and, especially its beaches, in addition to its cultural traditions place it as one of the preferred destinations in the region. Magical Havana The “Wonder City”, as Havana has been known since 2016 when it received that title, granted by thousands of people in the third annual contest held by the Swiss foundation New7Wonders, was definitively founded in 1519 in the shade of a leafy ceiba tree and suddenly became a very cosmopolitan city, full of travelers from all over the world eager to get to know it in depth.

The Cuban Sub-12 Baseball Team became victors today in the 12th Guest Tournament in the Dominican Republic, which hosted young players from a dozen countries for a week, after easily beating their Venezuelan opponents. The Cubans kept a considerable advantage all through the game, played at one of the softball stadiums of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, in Santo Domingo.

Summary: Cuba is a small Caribbean island with magnificent landscapes that attract every tourist who comes to this destination and even its inhabitants, since the beauty of its flora and fauna cannot go unnoticed by those who manage to travel around the island. This article aims to make known some of the most beautiful places in the largest of the Antilles. Although it is true that making a list of the most beautiful landscapes in Cuba is truly difficult due to the variety and quantity of settings, it is possible to point out those that have been most attractive to visitors.

The first vice president of the National Sports Institute, Raúl Fornés, confirmed this Thursday the purpose of the Cuban delegation at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to achieve at least 10 medals. In statements given to Prensa Latina, Fornés specified that the representation of the largest of the Antilles intends to equal the four gold medals of the previous Tokyo 2020 event and surpass the six in total won in the Japanese competition to reach at least 10.

The public weigh-in of the boxers who will fight in the Champions’ Night in Havana has left the stage ready for the event, which will take place on Tuesday night.