Presidente Diaz Canel wants to make us believe that this “new crisis”, which is in fact already old, stems from the US embargo. Sixty years later, Cuba doesn’t even have its own shipping fleet to be able to transport oil.
Read MoreMinas de Matahambre is the name of a town in the north of Pinar del Rio. Its name comes from the early 20th century when large copper reserves were discovered in area. This represented an important source of employment for many locals.
Read MoreI’ve just landed in Cuba, amidst a serious fuel crisis. Havana is in chaos, buses are nowhere to be seen or jam packed, gas stations have lines coming out of them like never before, just like the never-ending lines of people you see waiting to catch a private collective taxi (which have doubled their rates unanimously overnight)…
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I’ve been to the beach, but I decided to go to Santa Maria del Mar today, located in east Havana, as I was invited by my friends David, Javier and Daniel who are staying at Villa Coral.
Read MoreLet’s take a moment and imagine what would have happened to Cojimar if its history had been different. This fishing village located in Habana del Este. (12 photos)
Read MoreOn September 9, the chief of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, concluded her trip to Havana, where she co-chaired the second EU-Cuba Joint Council and reviewed the current situation of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between Cuba and the EU.
Read MoreWe attended the International Human Rights Film Festival in Bogota, Colombia that ran from August 22nd until the 29th. It kicked off with the movie El silencio by Brazilian filmmaker Beatriz Seigner, a heartbreaking movie about the peace agreement in Colombia, narrated from the point of view of the missing.
Read MoreDespite the economic limitations created by the US blockade, uniforms could be made for all children and adolescents, which meant making 3.125 million pieces of clothing.
Read MoreI finished the sixth part of my program “In bed with Nonardo”. This time I dare to address the issue of the importance that the size of the male sexual organ can have for a woman.
Read MoreThe great Pessoa wrote this quote at the beginning of the 1920s, right when decent people all over the planet had nothing but praise for the newly-born Russian Revolution (1921). Reflecting upon past revolutions, the great Portuguese writer intuitively knew how futile they were…
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