The Observatory reads signals, identifies processes and, based on the experience it accumulates, dares to make diagnoses associated with possible behaviors, patterns, and trends.

The Social Observatory (OS in Spanish) of the University of Las Tunas, created five years ago as an interdisciplinary space in a position to contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of decisions for the benefit of the university community, is carrying out valuable work of advice, study, and attention to the processes and socio-political climate at the University of Las Tunas.

Las Tunas City, the Cuban Eastern Balcony

Rural landscapes marked the geography of Las Tunas, and hamlets with eclectic styles formed the ephemeral city image of the historic center, in a city that barely reached 100,000 inhabitants. This land was that small village that served as a transit point to the Cuban East, a place where only small merchants converged and where guaraperas, hawkers of peanuts, frittatas, and other light food trends swarmed in traveling vehicles.

Journalist Ulises Espinosa Núñez

Ulises Espinosa Núñez joined the staff of 26 even before the newspaper was founded. He belongs to the select team of volunteer correspondents who pioneered print press in this province with more good intentions than real professional tools at their disposal.

Chilean activist Ignacio Flores.

Ignacio Flores was 26 years old when the coup against Chilean President Salvador Allende took place, and after that fatal event on September 11, 1973, he was persecuted and tortured as a revolutionary. Since then, he has not stopped fighting for the just causes of his people.

The aging population is a reality that is knocking on the country's door.

The announcement precedes him like the barking of the dog that two blocks before crossed his path and follows his trail, with very little confidence. "Cilantro, cilantro, cilantro..." The voice comes in choked on the third repetition. He gathers his strength and once again adorns his offer, as he tightens his nylon bag, and with it, he throws a burst at the impertinent canine.