Cuban News Agency

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After their arrival at the pier of the Maria la Gorda beach in the
Guanahacabibes peninsula, the students will go in bicycles to the nearby
town of Sandino and then they will continue their bicycle ride to the city
of Pinar del Rio, where they will meet with pre-university students.

According to the Havana-based Cuban Friendship Institute (ICAP), they will
visit the famous valley of Viñales and they will learn about the
cultivation of tobacco with local farmers.

Traveling in buses and divided into groups, the students will also visit
other provinces and will finally meet in the Cuban capital, where they
will visit the ICAP venue and Old Havana.

On February 18, they will continue their journey aboard the Thor Heyerdahl.

The three-mast topsail schooner Thor Heyerdahl has been sailing as a
swimming educational institution for youths for more than 25 years. More
than 20,000 youths and young adults have undergone its progressive
educational teaching program by now. It is named after the eponymous
famous Norwegian explorer, known for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he
sailed 4,300 miles (8,000 km) by raft from South America to the Tuamotu
Islands.

The Thor Heyerdahl is considered a forerunner of the idea of supporting
young individuals on board a traditional sailing vessel on their way to
maturity and developing their personality, sense of responsibility and
teamwork spirit.