The President of Cuba, Fidel Castro will be in Santo Domingo as of 20 August to participate in a Caribbean heads of state summit. During the visit he will also formally inaugurate the Cuban Embassy in the DR and visit several towns in the interior, as per his busy agenda for the trip. He will remain in the DR for a couple of days more after the Caricom meetings conclude on 22 August. Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medina did not confirm if Castro would visit the provinces of Peravia or Montecristi. Montecristi is home of Generalísimo Máximo Gómez, the Dominican who fought for the independence of Cuba from Spain.
