As everyone knows, the press in Cuba lacks many freedoms. In its wide zones of silence is included the “red chronicles,” those daily tragedies, crimes and obituaries in which death is a common denominator that orchestrates the drama of these convulsive times.
Read MoreOn the periphery of Havana exist places that are being reconstituted as neighborhoods of the wealthy. This is the case of Vibora Park.
Read MoreThe streets of our country are carpeted with people trying to lead their day-to-day lives while pursuing a dream: to improve their conditions or those of others, either at the merely material level or on the spiritual plane.
Read MoreThere is a feeling of serenity when you cast a line and prepare to listen to the sea – at least until a tug from a fish indicates that the time has come for the water to reveal another of its gifts. However this is something difficult to realize on the open sea for most Cubans.
Read MoreIn Cuba, people celebrate that night as if the world were ending. They spend all their energy and all their money so that it goes by well and good things are prophesized.
Read MoreThe hotel is located in the formerly aristocratic neighborhood of Vedado, very close to 23rd Street (“La Rampa”), the historical focal point of Havana nightlife.
Read MoreAt home we cook using a gas cylinder. We were planning a party among close friends, but it would be necessary to figure out how much gas we’d be able to use and still have enough to get through the rest of the month.
Read MoreIt is an invasion of the capital, despite having poorly paved streets full of potholes, buildings falling down with the passage of time and the lack of maintenance. Yet many of these people yearn to be able to come here.
Read MoreFor those of us who are students at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) we must complete an obligatory week of quarantine upon returning from a trip away from Cuba.
Read MoreDespite community work and the effort of several Guantanamo-area organizations, the number of women murdered has increased. Society should continue studying the causes and consequences of gender-related violence and work to eliminate or reduce it. (11 photos)
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