The Marta farm is located 20 km from Havana. The area was dominated by dry, compact, stone-filled earth covered by marabou brush so one had to be very foolish to think an environmentally-friendly and sustainable agriculture initiative could work there.
Read MoreThe appearance of Zika in Latin America has placed all the regional health systems on high alert, especially since the virus in pregnant mothers is associated with congenital malformations and microcephaly. In countries such as El Salvador and Nicaragua, where the laws prohibit the interruption of pregnancy for any reason, the epidemic projected by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revived the debate on abortion.
Read MoreOne of the first lessons every architecture student in Cuba receives has to do with the concepts the Romans established for the planning and construction of buildings. In 1 B.C., author Marcus Vitruvius set down architecture’s three basic elements: resistance, functionality and beauty.
Read MoreA small company in the heart of Havana has been struggling to remain afloat and push its projects forward since October of 2012. Liber Puente Baro of TostoneT says “Self-employment is tacitly recognized in Cuba,” while noting the obstacles are considerable.
Read MoreRenowned Cuban pianist Liana Fernandez – part of a family of great musicians – presented her first album at the 2015 Cubadisco event, under the category of concert soloist. She talks with Havana Times about her career.
Read MoreLeonel Ramos Castillo is asking himself whether he left Ithaca or Troy. While Odysseus sailed a thousand kilometers down the Aegeus on his way home, this Cuban traversed six times this distance, crossing the whole of Central America to reach the far-off destination of Austin, Texas.
Read MoreWith only a few years on the Cuban stage behind him, Reinier Rodriguez has been chosen to direct the musical Rent on the island, a project that brought together Cuban and US artists.
Read MoreIntroducing the first three episodes of the mini web series “Rafael Alcides” from a 4-hour interview with Cuban poet and writer Rafael Alcides on various topics. Director: Miguel Coyula (2015). Subtitles in English
Read MoreLaura Capote’s images are representative of a new generation of Cuban visual artists concerned with their times and society. As the artist tells us, “The photographic process has drawn from many different visions.”
Read MoreThe once-imprisoned U.S. activist Lori Berenson has returned home nearly two decades after being tried and convicted of collaborating with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement in Peru. Berenson is a former student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who left school to become an activist in the 1980s in El Salvador during the Reagan years and then moved on to Peru.
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