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Havana Weather for August 28 to September 3

Highs will be 31–34ºC (88–93 F), and Lows between 22–24ºC (72–75 F). The sea surface temperature will be 30ºC (86 F). Humidity 65% to 95%

Today’s featured artist is Kiki Valera of La Familia Valera Miranda (Cuba) with “Flor de Venganza” from their live concert “Puro Son” in 2010

We visit the Mariano Rodríguez Gallery in Villa Panamericana. There is currently an exhibition with roosters as its main theme. (12 photos)

“I only have 180 pesos left,” says a retiree waiting in line at the bank, but he’ll have to come back because it wasn’t his day to collect.

“If that Cuba is in US dollars, then I can’t go in,” complains an elderly Communist Party member.

My European colleague and I were walking through Centro Habana when he remembered he needed to exchange foreign currency for Cuban pesos.

Four years after the July 11, 2021, demonstrations most of those arrested remain in prison, while most Cubans seem oblivious to this reality.

Daily power outages continue to define the chaotic situation in Cuba, with almost inhuman impacts, especially outside the capital.

Industrial pollution, fecal contamination, and neglect mark day-to-day life for those who live in “El Fanguito,” beside the Almendares River.

The Cuban State press last spoke about the Antillana de Acero steel industry in December 2023. The positive news then turned to silence.