Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba.- In the Bosque de los Heroes (Forest of the Heroes), the first monument erected in tribute to Ernesto Guevara and his comrades killed in Bolivia, Cubans this Tuesday offered a show of their respect and gratitude for his emancipatory deeds.

Floral wreaths were laid before the monument, as a tribute to the Heroic Guerrilla and his fellow combatants killed in Bolivia 52 years ago.

Elementary school children attended ceremonies held by the Jose Marti Pioneers Organization to receive their blue kerchiefs and express their commitment to follow the human and revolutionary virtues of Che.