Heredia Street: an inner city artery for culture
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You travel on the street Heredia city of Santiago de Cuba, for many becomes a regular event that allows you to move from one point to another of the city. But for others it is the opportunity to feel the santiaguera culture in perspective.
It is one of its most popular sections, which comprises between Calvario and San Pedro streets, where are concentrated a large number of cultural institutions that invite every step to knowledge and enjoyment.
Just to mention a few, we refer to the world famous Casa de la Trova Pepe Sanchez, site where the talent of the creators and the joy of genre fans create an atmosphere of ecstasy and do honor to the genre; and just across the street we find the headquarters of the Municipal Concert Band of Santiago de Cuba, famous for its retreats in the near Parque Céspedes.
Just meters the terrace Matamoros high trading company of music and entertainment, where the talent of the territory boasts excellence.
A little further are the Casa Museo José María Heredia y Heredia, home venue of our first romantic poet; Elvira Cape Library, with its extensive bibliographic and documentary treasure; and headquarters of the Provincial Committee of the UNEAC, with its courtyard The Jutia Conga where the bolero has its usual space and gallery The Confront with always attractive and stimulating suggestions.
At the corner of Carniceria , the Carnival Museum invites to know the history of the oldest popular festival in the city: the Carnivals, old daubs, which fill each year of colors, sounds and tastes slums and streets of the city. Costumes, posters and costumes of these celebrations are treasured here.
No less important is in this list of cultural institutions today decided to discuss is the seat of the House of Artex, with Patio and where many fundamental space pickets soneros adorn the afternoons and evenings visitors, seasoned of dishes and drinks.


