Date: October 1st to 15th, 2017. Saturday, September 30th and October 1st: Delegation arrivals AMISTUR Optionals Monday, October 2nd: 06:45hrs Wake up call 07:00hrs Breakfast 09:30hrs Wreath lying on the bust of Julio Antonio Mella at the Camp 10:00hrs Official welcoming activity at the camp conference room Meeting with Che companions in arms 12:00hrs Lunch 15:00hrs Panel discussion on the Ché Guevara’s legacy in the face of the challenges facing the Cuban Revolution. 19:00hrs. Coordinating Committee Meeting 20:00hrs. Dinner at the Camp. Cuban Night Tuesday October 3rd: 05:00hrs. Wake up call 05:15hrs Breakfast 06:30hrs. Departure to Che’s military command on la Cueva de los Portales (Portales’ Cave), Pinar del Río province. Lunch in Pinar del Río 15:30hrs. Return to the Camp 18: 00hrs. Dinner 20: 00hrs. Meetings by countries 21.30hrs. Coordinating Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 4th: 05:45hrs. Wake up call 06:00hrs. Breakfast 07:00hrs. Morning briefings. Departure for the agricultural activities 12:00hrs. Lunch 13:30hrs. Departure for Havana city 14:30hrs. Visit to the Morro Cabaña Historic and Military Complex. View Che’s military command there. 17:00hrs. Visit to the Che Guevara Studies Centre. Tour and exchange with scholars and Che relatives. 19:00hrs. Dinner and cultural activity at la Casa de la Amistad (Friendship House). 23:00hrs. Return to the Camp Thursday, October 5th: 05:00hrs. Wake up call 05:15hrs. Breakfast 06:00hrs. Departure for Villa Clara province 10:00hrs. Official reception to the Brigade members by the local authorities in the province and a representation of members of the Association of Combatants of the Cuban Revolution at the Ernesto Guevara Revolution Square in Santa Clara. Wreath lying at Che monument by each Brigade member. Visit to the museum, guided by specialists Visit to Che Memorial and Mausoleum from Las Villas Rebel Front, led by Ché at the province that use to have with the same name. Visit to the Museum dedicated to the action Against the Armored Train. Explanation of the attack carried out by the columns headed by Che. Visit to the Ché statue with the children, located in front of the building once-representation of a dictatorship ministry, today seat of the Provincial Committee of the Cuban Communist Party in Villa Clara, where Ché placed his second military command. 13:00hrs. Accommodation at the hotel and lunch 16:00hrs. Meeting with combatants who accompanied Che throughout Las Villas campaign, (final offensive of the revolutionary war) and the guerrilla movement of Congo. 19.00hrs. Dinner at the hotel 21:00hrs. Welcoming activity. Friday, October 6th: 07:00hrs. Breakfast at the hotel 08:15hrs. Depart for voluntary work 08:30hrs. Voluntary work session in an industrial facility or a factory from the province. 12:00hrs. Lunch at the hotel 13:45hrs. Depart for Central University of Las Villas 14:00hrs. Visit to the Central University of Las Villas, whose Pedagogy faculty bestowed Ernesto Che with the Doctor Honoris Causa degree, also the first military command in Santa Clara. Visit to Ché Studies and meeting with young members of the Ernesto Che Guevara Solidarity Brigade. 16:00hrs. Participation in the march “Por los Caminos del Che” (Pursuing Che’s Trails). Once the march is over, return to the hotel. 18:45hrs. Dinner at the hotel 21:00hrs. Meeting with members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs) Saturday, October 7th: 06:30hrs. Breakfast at the hotel 07:45hrs. Depart for Güinía de Miranda, first village liberated by the Che troops in the Central region of Cuba. 09:30hrs. Welcoming activity by the local authorities. Visit to the monument and meeting with combatants of the area. 11:30hrs. Travel to Hanabanilla Hotel. Lunch at Rio Negro restaurant (Black river) Brief sojourn, with entertainment optionals at this hotel 16:30hrs. Back to Villa Clara 19:00hrs. Dinner at the hotel Night: Free. Sunday, October 8th: 06:00hrs. Breakfast at the hotel 07:00hrs. Depart for the Central Ceremony to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Che murder in Bolivia 08:00hrs. Ceremony. At the end of this event ceremony, panoramic journey through the most representative places of the city 12:00hrs. Lunch at the hotel 14:00hrs. Depart for Sancti Spiritus province 16:00hrs. Welcoming activity by the authorities of the territory at the base of the Monument to the Sancti Spiritus Martyrs’. Wreath lying 18:00hrs. Accommodation at the hotel 19:00hrs. Dinner at the hotel. 21:00hrs. Visit to the “Casa de la Guayabera” Community Project Cultural Activity dedicated to Ché Monday, October 9th: 07:00hrs. Breakfast at the hotel 08:00hrs. Depart for El Pedrero community, in Fomento municipality. This place is where Che had his military command in Las Villas and where signed the important Pacto del Pedrero (Pedrero Pact), calling for the unity among the forces operating in the area to continue the invasion to the Western part of the island. 09:30hrs. Welcoming activity by members of the local authorities at the Cemetery of the Martyrs from the 8th Column. Wreath lying Cultural-Political activity Talk with combatants. 11:30hrs. Meeting with members of this community in the mountains 13:00hrs. Lunch (snack) at “La Hormiga” (The Ant) Campsite. Enjoy the place 17:00hrs. Return to the hotel. 19.00hrs. Dinner at the hotel Night: Free. Cultural activity at the hotel Tuesday, October 10th: 07:00hrs. Breakfast at the hotel 09:00hrs. Provincial ceremony to commemorate the 148 Anniversary of Cuba’s Cry of Independence, proclaimed by Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Father of the Nation. 12:00hrs. Lunch at the Hotel 13:30hrs. Departure for the Julio Antonio Mella International Camp. 19:30hrs. Arrival 20:00hrs. Dinner at the Camp Night: Free. Wednesday, October 11th: 05:45hrs. Wake up call 06:00hrs Breakfast 07:00hrs. Morning briefings. Departure for the agricultural activities 12:00hrs. Lunch 15:00hrs. Meeting with social and youth organizations (FMC, CTC, FEU, FEEM, UJC) 18:30hrs. Dinner at the Camp 20:00hrs. Coordinating Committee Meeting 20:30hrs. Cultural activity with local talents from the community Amistur Optionals Thursday, October 12th: 06:00hrs. Wake up call 06:15hrs. Breakfast 07:30hrs. Morning briefings. Departure for the agricultural activities 12:30hrs. Lunch 14:30hrs. Voluntary work at the Camp. Final output activity 18:30hrs. Dinner at the Camp 21:00hrs. Screening of a film related to Ché Amistur Optionals Friday, October 13th: 06:30hrs. Wake up call 07:00hrs. Breakfast 10:00hrs. Final Solidarity meeting 12:30hrs. Lunch PM Free time for setting up the International Night 18:00hrs. Dinner 20:00hrs. International Night Saturday, October 14th: Delegations start returning to their respective countries. 07:30hrs. Breakfast 09:30hrs. Sport activities. 12:30hrs. Lunch at the Camp PM Free 19:00hrs. Dinner 20:30hrs. Screening of a Cuban film Amistur Optionals for the whole day Sunday, October 15th: Delegations continue returning to their respective countries. 07:30hrs. Breakfast 10:00hrs. One bus heads for Havana (ICAP) for those remaining in Cuba after the Brigade
