Slideshow: Caravan carries Castro’s ashes back along revolution’s victory march
All photos by Andalusia Knoll. Hear/read her accompanying report here.
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An enthusiastic group of Fidelistas raised their nation’s flag before and after every single speech of the world leaders in attendance. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Che Guevara is omnipresent, as an iconic figure greeting all who enter the Plaza of the Revolution. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Thousands of young people filled the Plaza of the Revolution, pledging to dedicate themselves to their studies so that they continue Fidel’s legacy. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Over twenty world leaders attended the ceremony and as some eulogy speeches dragged on, people found other ways to pass the time. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Castro’s ashes departed on November 30, 2016 from Havana’s Malecon to retrace the route of the revolution’s 1958 Freedom Caravan victory march towards the capital. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
In Santa Clara, thousands of school children waited in the waking hours of the day to receive the Freedom Caravan. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Cuba’s universal health care system is one of the best in the world. Medical professionals turned out in large numbers for all of the tribute ceremonies in Cuba. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
People lined the streets holding portraits of Fidel to receive the caravan. Santa Clara played a key role in the revolution when Che Guevara’s troops derailed an armored military train in 1959. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
People waited in Santa Clara’s main plaza to receive Fidel’s ashes and sing the national anthem. In this plaza, Che’s troops waged and won a battle in the Cine Teatro Camilo with General Fulgencio Batista’s troops. To date, the bullet marks can be seen on the building. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
Santa Clara is historically a strong bastion of Fidel supporters and emotions ran high among residents as the caravan passed through. (Photo credit: Andalusia Knoll)
