Circles Robinson, Author at Havana Times

Hidden Rabbit, Machu Picchu, Peru – Photo of the Day

Hidden Rabbit, Machu Picchu, Peru. By Nora Scutte, (California, USA). Camera: Samsung

Cartoonist Px Molina: “The Best Humor Puts the Powerful in Their Place”

Cartoonist Pedro Molina: “The humor that makes the most sense is that which puts the powerful in their place. I’m not speaking only of politicians, because many times the real power doesn’t lie only with them… I’m not interested in humor that mocks the poor or the disgraced, I’m interested in humor that can bring the powerful down to earth.”

Jugolandia: Natural Fruit Juice Bar in Havana

It isn’t luxurious nor comfortable. It’s not even a large space where lots of customers can come. Jugolandia is the entrance and hallway to a house located in the Playa municipality. It is the fruit of a desire to set up a profitable business, as well as to contribute to improving and strengthening customers’ health…

A Surprise at the Opera in Leon, Nicaragua

As a foreigner spending a few relaxing days in León this month, I had the opportunity to see an opera at the Municipal Theater. They were performing Luisa Fernanda, a romantic Spanish Zarzuela from the 1930s. It was a very enjoyable production, but there was one confusing aspect. Something that was very strange!

Matagalpa, Nicaragua Bishop Rolando Alvarez Saved from Possible Ambush

Bishop Rolando Alvarez told reporters from Matagalpa that when he was preparing to leave the community of La Joya, some peasants came to tell him there was a group of armed people hiding on both sides of the road to Terrabona.

Smoking Bus Drivers in Havana

On day I was seated next to a smoker who, without hesitation, released a puff of smoke on me, which bothered me a lot. Without thinking I made a simple comparison, but very effective.

Family Denounces Politically Motivated Crime in Leon, Nicaragua

The last thing that the young opposition activist Bryan Murillo did on Tuesday night, just hours before police officers shot and killed him in his mother’s home in the Barrio Guadalupe of León, was to squeeze himself into a photo taken of his niece, Aylin Del Carmen…

Ortega and his FSLN Can Count on Cuba, says VP

Cuba’s First Vice President Salvador Valdes and Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez were the highest-ranking guests at the celebration for the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Managua on Friday.

Sunset in Nusa Lembongan Island, Bali, Indonesia – Photo of the Day

Sunset in Nusa Lembongan Island, Bali, Indonesia. By Gerdje Schurmans (Spain). Camera: Huawei Pro 20

Forty Years Since the Sandinista Revolution: Could it Have Been Different?

I’ll do my best to evaluate the revolution, though I’m hesitant to do so for several reasons. First because I was there as a protagonist, so I share responsibilities for the good and bad parts of that period, some of which are still topical today even though they date back 40 years. Secondly, I speak from my memories, and memory is always fallible and selective.