The times I’ve gone to the Guinera neighborhood, if I didn’t see three or four young Chinese, I didn’t see any. In the afternoons or weekends, Chinese students return to this place to relax, buy groceries and vie for cabs or buses with the locals. (22 photos)
Read MoreMuch has been said about city bus transportation and the conduct of the drivers here in the capital city, but there have been no comments about the complements and accessories they have on their jobs. (14 photos)
Read MoreLast week, a story apparently circulated through computers in Havana, and it still must be going around. I got a call at home telling me bad news, something that sounded awful.
Read MorePeople took her for crazy and constantly made fun of her. She would put on bright lipstick and wears high heels and use skimpy clothes. All of this began at 9:00 am there at the shopping center.
Read MoreA few days ago the art exhibit “Sombra de Angeles” (Shadow of Angels), by painter Hanna Chomenko, opened at the Fayad Jamis Art Gallery, in the Alamar area of Havana. The show is composed of paintings, drawings and installations. (35 photos)
Read MoreWalking through the historic part of the city always stimulates taking a good look around you, because if you don’t stay abreast of its changes it will seem at some point that you’re no longer in it. (17 photos)
Read MoreApparently Alamar residents and everyone else interested will be able to enjoy a reggae concert in honor of the birth of Marcus Garvey, on Friday, August 17, between 8:30 pm and 11:00 pm, with a cover change of 5.00 pesos MN.
Read MoreThe entryway to the Havana suburb where I live has been differentiated from the look that characterizes a community distant from the urbanity of the city’s downtown.
Read MoreMost all of us in Cuba feel like we’re “trained” to prescribe herbal or spiritual medicinal treatments, therefore all of us try to heal others with the best of intentions.
Read MoreSome young kids of around six and seven years of age were surprised as they dragged along pieces and parts of a property-line fence through a walkway in one Havana community.
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