Lazo, who arrived on Thursday in Quito to participate in the Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA) in the Ecuadorean city of Otavalo, visited the Chapel of Man, Guayasamin’s last and most important work.

The Cuban high-ranking official and his delegation were received by Guayasamin’s son Pablo and his family who accompanied Lazo in his tour around the Chapel.

Lazo paid tribute to Guayasamin —known as the Painter of Ibero-America— at the Tree of Life, under which his ashes are buried. He also visited a monument dedicated to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti at the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World City), which separates the two hemispheres.

Early on Friday, the Cuban Vice President traveled to Otavalo where —along with the presidents of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez and Bolivia, Evo Morales, as well as the heads of the other participating delegations— will be received by Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa.

The Cuban delegation to the summit also includes First Deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina; Deputy FM Rogelio Sierra; the Cuban ambassador in Ecuador, Benigno Perez; and Orestes Perez, an official of the Cuban Foreign Ministry.