On May 22, the sleepy town of Casablanca will be shaken awake by the start of the 12th Havana Arts Biennale, Cuba’s most important contemporary art gathering. For a month, it will cease to be a silent, culturally derelict town & become a meeting place for visual artists from around the world. We will see performances, interventions and public art installations.
Read MoreYomer Fidel Montejo Harrys was born in Camagüey in 1983. Coming face-to-face with this 31-year-old artist, we find ourselves with a young man with a watchful eye and a friendly smile. An artist who has travelled along a long road of search, discovery and exploration which goes far beyond the naivety that we had discerned at a first glance.
Read More“If it weren’t for the pizzas and the shortbread cookies, Havana’s cemetery would extend all the way to Artemisa.” I recall people used to say that in my youth, commenting on the popularity of those two basic food products and their essential role in the eating needs of a large city.
Read MoreOnce again, a Florida politician has announced his intention of modifying the Cuban Adjustment Act to prevent Cubans who have been taken in by the United States as political refugees from returning to Cuba before becoming US citizens – that is to say, before a minimum five-year term.
Read MoreFrancois Hollande met on Monday with Fidel and Raul Castro as part of a historic visit to the island. He advocated dialogue and the “opening of Cuba to the world.”
Read MoreCuban activists held a symbolic “religious marriage” at “Gay Pride” day in Havana on Saturday, after a colorful parade led by sexologist Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raul Castro, reported dpa. More than a thousand people participated in this year’s march, held for the eighth time this year, demanding work spaces “without homophobia or transphobia”. (27 Photos)
Read MoreThey look Cuban, suntanned as they are. At first sight, only their unmistakable English accent betrays them, even if typical Cuban sayings are a habitual part of their conversation. About 250 US citizens have been studying in medical schools and practicing in medical institutions in Cuba since 2000, writing with their presence one of the most revealing pages of fruitful coexistence between the United States and Cuba.
Read MoreNearly half of Cuba’s population carries more than a few extra pounds. The most recent study reports that 43 percent of the population is overweight or obese as a result of sedentary lifestyles, high intake of fat-rich foods, sugar and salt and low consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Read MoreSome say the most interesting thing in the Zapata Swamp, located in southern Matanzas, are the beaches, the crocodile meat, scuba diving and the history museum recounting the events of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the 1960s. We can add two other attractions. (37 photos)
Read MoreBuyers in Europe pay as much as 3,000 euros for a single ton of ecological honey, free from chemical residues, processed and sold at a plant in the city of Sancti Spiritus in central Cuba.
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