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Our Project in the Venezuelan Countryside…

In my previous article, I talked to you about Hato Arriba, a hamlet over three hours away…

Havana’s Cuatro Caminos Market, a Story Worth Telling

The historic Havana market, popularly knownas “Plaza de Cuatro Caminos”, will open its doors again in November, this time as a modern shopping mall.

Venezuela Down the Drain

Alfredo Fernandez sees Juan Guaido as a lost cause for a Venezuela under the guidance of Havana.

Who Said the Rise of the Left Was Over?

Elio Delgado Legon sees the “left” gaining new ground in Latin America. Read his reasons why.

Only Warm Drinks at Havana’s State-run Cafes

Most State-run cafés in Cuba, clearly losing operations, have appeared on their last leg for many years. Jorge Milanes brings us one of the reasons why.

Havana’s 26th Street Zoo (Video)

I’ve been wanting to go to the Zoo on 26th Street for a while now, and I finally managed to make it. Nobody calls it the Zoological Park as it’s too long and sounds ostentatious.

Using All Legal Spaces to Push for a Democratic Cuba

Cuba’s new Constitution is as totalitarian in nature as the last, it’s a fact. However, something has changed and it would be in our good interests to take notice of it and use it when moving forward.

A Film Series for Those Who Defend Cinema as an Art Form

On October 25-27, the Independent Film Series – Pending Film took place, which is held the last weekend of every month at the Hannah Arendt International Institute for Artivism*, directed by visual artist Tania Bruguera.

Twelve days that shook Quito

The violence that took center stage in Ecuadoreans lives since the beginning of the month up until Sunday October 13th, when president Lenin Moreno revoked Decree-Law 883 (which did away with diesel and regular fuel subsidies), after twelve days of protests in Quito and Guayaquil.

What We Can Expect in Cuba with Diaz-Canel’s “Continuity”

Diaz-Canel’s most recent speech at the National Assembly made me reflect upon what’s going on in Cuba, but from a different angle.