Victory over US trained invadors:

Cuba celebrates Playa Giron victory

Cuba: Cuba celebrated yesterday the 48th Anniversary of its victory over an invading force of 1,500 men, equipped, trained and financed by the United States government.

The ceremony will be held in Playa Giron, in the South of the Matanzas province, 112 miles southeast of Havana, the last stronghold of the invaders, who were defeated in less than 72 hours.

People from the Zapata Swamp, the main theater of operation of the Bay of Pigs invasion in April, 1961, will take part in the political-cultural rally to be attended by militia members, officers and military chiefs who participated in the combative actions.

As part of the activities to commemorate the anniversary, 50 prominent youth from different social spheres will make a bicycle tour of the region on Saturday and will hold meetings with participants in those military events.

Meanwhile, the Korimakao community theater group will offer a gala performance in the town of Palpite on Saturday night.

This rough area, where the largest swamp in the insular Caribbean is located, has around 9,000 people in 20 towns, with a population density of two inhabitants per 247 acres. With an economy based on the forestry, tourism, fishing, and beekeeping, the environment has changed.

Playa Giron, Prensa Latina