The opening had as it focus the epoch of Cuba as a pseudo-republic under US domination (1902-1958), and until November 28 it will be presenting historical books from those years, along with others by cultural anthropologist Fernando Ortiz, as well as photos and posters. At the entrance and on the tables were exhibited branches of the marabou tree as a symbol of strength and resistance.
Read MoreIt was a busy day in which the artists (designers, painters, actors, dancers and musicians) melded with the public. This was a scene from the “First Propositions for a Living Planet Festival” taking place in Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva sports city complex. (23 photos)
Read MoreThe International Committee to Free the Cuban 5 notes that September 12 marks twelve years in US prisons for the five men accused of conspiracy to commit espionage and other crimes. Cuba maintains their mission in the US was penetrating terrorist groups operating out of Miami to gather information that would prevent attacks against Cuba.
Read MoreOne source of regular readers of HT are some of the 55-65 year olds who were sent without their parents from Havana to Miami in the early 1960s as young children or teenagers. This group which was said to surpass 14,000 in the airlift promoted by the Catholic Church in coordination with the US State Dept.
Read MoreResidents of Maracaibo, Venezuela feel pride in three things: their lake, the bridge and “La Chinita.” Recently I toured around the enormous lake and crossed the astonishing bridge. Never in my life have I seen such a monumental feat of construction engineering. (21 photos)
Read MoreThe baseball world is now literally “atwitter” with the phenomenon of Aroldis Chapman’s first two innings of major league action–two altogether successful 3-up and 3-down frames in which the flame-throwing southpaw has unleashed several heaters clocked at between 103 and 105 mph.
Read MoreHAVANA TIMES, Sept. 4 — On Friday morning Fidel Castro addressed thousands of Cuban students and professors on the steps
Read MoreThis summer I went to visit my family in my tierra natal: Pinar del Rio Province. I have to admit, though, that I wasn’t prepared for the flood of both agonizing and appealing images that appeared; that’s why I wanted to share them. (30 photos)
Read MoreJust in is the September Cultural Calendar for Havana put together by the Cuba Absolutely web site. For a look at the happenings in music, dance, theater, etc. in the capital click here.
Read MoreMavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife. “She is a woman imprisoned in that gender role,” Marilyn Solaya, the Cuban filmmaker who made the documentary “In the Wrong Body.”
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