Espacio Manaca, a project aimed at the restoration and conservation of what was the old slave infirmary of Manaca Iznaga, a recognized building in Trinidad,Cuba, is to provide cultural management and training, based on the needs of the community.
Lisa Robaina Acosta, International Cooperation specialist of the Office of the Conservator of the City of Trinidad and the Valley of the Sugar Mills, pointed out to the Cuban press (ACN) that the training of human resources in the economic, productive, service, art and distinctive traditions of the area are a priority for the new initiative.
“We intend this to be a place of education, training and knowledge to provide the Valley of the Sugar Mills of men and women with wisdom and skills to lead life, on all fronts,” she added.
Robaina Acosta explained that Espacio Manaca is the result of the collaboration between the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Architecture without Borders, of Andalusia, in Spain, and the Office of the Conservator of the city of Trinidad, with a marked community ethos and unprecedented sociocultural management.
“We are talking about one of the largest and most important restoration and conservation projects in the landscape declared ‘Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ and that has the novelty of being the first of the site with energy sovereignty, one of the guidelines defended from the very conception of the project,” she said.
Efrén Ortiz Amaró, construction manager, added that a battery of solar panels was installed on the roof of the parking lot that already generates electricity and ensures energy for the entire construction stage and, later, for the services of the place. Meanwhile, he pointed out that the inhabitants of the community can already come here and recharge electric motorcycles, cell phones, lamps and other equipment.
He pointed out that as part of the work carried out, the well of the former infirmary was rescued, today 21 meters deep, and the quality of the water for consumption is being studied. “We recover bricks, tiles and other materials from the primary construction to reuse them in the work and we intend to deliver a building faithful to the original in all its architecture.”
Ortiz Amaró said that the work is assumed by the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise ‘Todo Madera’, from Trinidad, and young people from the community of Manaca Iznaga are also involved in them.
Read the report 20/02/26 by ACN Cuban News Agency
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