Santiago de las Vegas
Between Santiago de las Vegas and El Ricon is the Aids Sanatorium. Opened in 1986, Cubans who are HIV positive are treatened here and will stay for a few weeks, after which they can decide to go home, but a lot stay because the healthcare is much better here than in their home town. (For more information, visit www.cubaaidsproject.com). | |
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El Cacahual, the final resting place of Antonio Maceo, a black general and hero from the first independence war. El Ricon Santuario de San Lazaro is the most important western pilgrims center of Cuba. In the night of December 16, more than 50,000 Cubans come together here to get rid of evil spirits.