Diaries

Look but Don’t Touch

This year — just like in previous years — Pavilion Cuba is promoting exhibitions and musical presentations of diverse styles for the public’s enjoyment, especially for those people who are able to get to Vedado, the bohemian neighborhood of the city.

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This is Havana Station

Habanastation, the latest film by Ian Padron, provokes comments, opinions and assessments not only from specialized critics, but from all movie lovers in Cuba.

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Guantanamo in the Summer

During the summer months in the city of Guantanamo the communities and neighborhoods are the principal place for recreational activities. A host of games, book sales, food stands, encounters with writers, concerts by trova singers are taking place with the assistance of trainers, local cultural centers and cultural promoters. (11 photos)

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Cuba’s Pedestrian Boulevards

Each of the provincial capitals in Cuba possesses its own “boulevard,” a pedestrian zone. It’s something that has come into fashion lately as even the poorest municipalities work miracles in investing part of their meager budgets in the construction of these urban esplanades.

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Russian Cartoons Return to Cuba (2)

The Russians who lived in the Alamar community are remembered for their sales of products that only turned up in their markets. I think back to how when the foreign technicians would go to work, the housewives opened for business.

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True Friends Are Always There

It would have been even more difficult if it hadn’t been for those relatives and friends who are always close, the ones who help you when no one else thinks about you, those who call you when others forgot and who make you smile when you’ve begun to believe that everything’s over.

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HRW’s Credibility Seen from Cuba

If the organization Human Rights Watch is not “pro-Yankee,” the sole argument wielded by the spokespersons of the Cuban regime falls on its face, strengthening HRW’s report claiming repression against the dissidents.

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Vacation Exasperation

I’ve always loved the sea. It could be that this delight is one of the reasons I prefer to live in Cuba’s capital, where it’s so easy to smell the salt air and hear the pounding of the waves.

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A Postcard to Esperanza

Esperanza, the neighbor who’s visiting family members in the United States sent me a postcard telling me about her trip, since she was going to stay there three additional months.

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I Got My Master’s

My unusual absence from Havana Times — which has now ended — had a good reason: I was preparing to defend my thesis for a master’s in Science and Innovation Management.

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