CUBA, December 17, 2007.- While Venezuela and Cuba work together to open the massive Cienfuegos oil refinery, a parallel housing project of 100 prefab Petro-Houses donated by the South American country was built in around two months. The new homes are in the Simon Bolivar neighborhood located on a road linking the Camilo Cienfuegos refinery and the city of Cienfuegos. The prefab material used in the homes is an oil derivative that is fire proof, contains no toxic gases, and contains an additive that protects against ultraviolet rays. The homes are easy to build. The roofing material is covered on both sides to minimize the effects of solar rays and also to conserve heat in the winter months. In his previous visit to the Cienfuegos refinery, Chavez promised to donate 20 such homes, later increased to 100, which began arriving at the end of October. A delegation of top officials visited the project over the weekend as the construction workers put the final touches on the homes and the access roads. Carlos Lage Davila, executive secretary of the Council of Ministers; Felipe Perez Roque, Foreign minister; Salvador Valdes Mesa, secretary general of the Cuban Worker's Federation; and local Communist Party leaders spoke with the workers, some of whom live in the project area. (Cubaminrex-RHC)
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