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)
Read MoreEach 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIt 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.
Read MoreIf 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.
Read MoreI’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.
Read MoreEsperanza, 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.
Read MoreMy 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.
Read MoreZaida exchanged her apartment for the one of a family that’s about to emigrate. She moved all her belongings, previously located in the fourth floor of a building on the outskirts of Havana, into the newly acquired first-floor unit in the same building.
Read MoreOthers here in Havana Times have already talked about their good and bad experiences with the Russians; I think that all cultures — including ours — have their pros and cons.
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