People's Democracy

Thousands Of  People March To La Higuera To Pay Tribute

Thousands of people, most of them young people from different countries, began a 60-km march to the village of La Higuera in southeastern Bolivia to participate in a vigil in memory of the Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, who was murdered there 40 years ago.

The march began in the town of Vallegrande, where more than 7,000 people gathered from all over the world. Most of whom had not even been born when Guevara led the guerrilla warfare campaign in Bolivia that lasted almost nine months. The young people filled the town with their multi-colored tents.

The second international conference on Che Guevara began with cultural activities, colloquiums, exhibits and musical performances.

Raúl Castro presides at national event to honor Che Guevara

Cuban Vice President Raúl Castro led the national commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of Cuban-Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara.

Those attending a political and cultural event included family members of the hero, killed 40 years ago after being captured leading a column of insurgent fighters in the mountains of Bolivia.

Others included the families of other fallen comrades who died with Guevara in this Andean country and whose remains are also permanently enshrined beside those of their commander.

Around 10,000 people came together in the city’s plaza, where the heroic fighter led one of his most important military victories, the taking of Santa Clara in December of 1958.

In recent days, a variety of tributes to Guevara have taken place in different places around the world; the most important have included those in Vallegrande and La Higuera, Bolivia.