(VOVworld) – The ashes of former Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro began a four-day journey across 13 Cuban provinces on Wednesday. Their final resting place will be the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in the city of Santiago, where Cuban national hero Jose Marti and other well-known figures are buried. The ceremonial journey will follow the “Caravan of Freedom” route, in which a revolutionary force led by Castro crossed the country in 1959.

Fidel Castro's ashes will rest at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in the city of Santiago (Photo: VNA)

Earlier, millions of Cubans and foreign leaders including 10 heads of state, 14 prime ministers and 4 parliament speakers bid farewell to former President Castro at a mass gathering in Revolution Square in Havana.