With Holguin’s May Romeria Festival over, Will the Extra Blackouts End?
The Holguin tradition known as the May Romerias has ended. It’s a practice that began here in the eighteenth century – 1790 to be exact…
Read MoreThe Holguin tradition known as the May Romerias has ended. It’s a practice that began here in the eighteenth century – 1790 to be exact…
Read MoreMay 1st has always been a holiday. This year, though, they gave workers time off from Thursday the first, right through Monday the 5th.
Read MoreDoing anything in today’s Cuba can be extremely complicated, but building a house is a Herculean, titanic task.
Read MoreI had a horrible headache. I’ve always suffered from them, but of course now they’re more extreme.
Read MoreI had just set up my bookstand on the sidewalk when some inspectors came around and told me I couldn’t be there.
Read MoreSometimes you feel like crying, you hold it in, and no one notices your feeling of helplessness. Other times, you can’t hide it.
Read MoreEvery afternoon, kids from who knows how many places known and unknown congregate to play soccer on the dirt street in front of my house.
Read MoreWhile walking down Maceo Street in Holguin, I noticed a poster for the 3D Room, formerly the video screening auditorium.
Read MoreIn my experience as a bookseller, I know which books will sell quickly, which ones will sell over time, and which ones will never sell.
Read MoreWhen my aunt told me about this, I couldn’t believe it. This experience wasn’t even lived during those grim and monstrous 1990s.
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