What Will Opening the Country to Tourism Bring?
We are a few days away from opening borders to international tourism. Hotels & tourist facilities have been undergoing renovations for weeks.
Diaries
A People Without Hope
I live in a small town in Pinar del Rio province, between palm trees and marabu bush weeds. It doesn’t have any remarkable stories…
Primigenios Publishers, a Literary Bridge
“Me declaro inocente” is a book made up of eight stories of love, violence, sex, poverty and Man’s typical frustrations in Cuban society.
I’m a Communist and I Back This Protest
The title was just to catch your attention a little. I’m not really a Communist in the popular macabre sense of the word…
In the Worst Possible Place in a Dystopian Country
We still had hope in May 2018 when the first part collapsed, we thought the building would hold out for a long time…
Liborio and I Share the Same Cuba
He-who-shall-not-be-named is one of the most powerful men in this country. He is a member of the oligarchy that governs Cuba…
A Stain in Pinar del Rio City
Located on the corner of Marti & Velez Caviedes streets, is the ruin of one of the most important buildings in the province.
Adventures for a Pair of Jeans in Cuba
In the 1970s & 1980s, getting your hands on a pair of jeans in Cuba meant seeing yourself get mixed up in a spy movie with plots and twists…
Cuban Hotels’ Astronomical Prices for Nationals
If there’s been one issue that has made headlines in Cuba in recent months, it’s not exactly been the famous COVID-19, but increasing prices.
Another Adventure Draws to an End
Nadia was itching her legs. That morning, mosquitoes had attacked us in aggressive swarms. While the insects stopped torturing us at dawn…