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Havana Cultural Calendar Nov. 2012

We present you our Havana Cultural Calendar for November. Since many of the venues for concerts and other activities do not publish a monthly calendar of events we will be adding onto our calendar as the month progresses and further information is made available.

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Sandy Impacted Guantanamo Naval Base

The US Naval Base & offshore prison camp located on occupied Cuban territory in Guantanamo Bay was also hit hard by Hurricane Sandy last Thursday. Radio GTMO reported that no serious injuries occurred but published photos of the considerable destruction.

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Weather in Havana, November 1-7

November will begin with an interaction between tropical systems and systems characteristic of extra-tropical latitudes, such as cold fronts. Therefore during this period we will have good weather with pleasant temperatures and weak and variable winds.

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Time Change in Cuba This Sunday

Cuba will return to “standard time” this Sunday, November 4, concluding the summer Daylight Saving Time (DST) schedule that began in April. The change will occur with clocks being setback one hour at 1:00 a.m.

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Omara Portuondo at Gala Concert

Cuba’s famed Singer Omara Portuondo took the stage at the Mella Theater in a gala last week to open a festival put on by Cuban TV. Also performing were musician Waldo Mendoza, singer Sory, the Los Embajadores trio and Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Dany Rivera. (12 photos)

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HT 4th Cuba Photo Contest Semifinalists

The 20-person jury is still out, trying to reach a verdict for the winners of this year’s 5-category HT Cuba Photo Contest. We’ve decided to let our readers also have a chance to view the photos that made it to the semifinal round. (196-photos)

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Sandy’s Trail of Death & Destruction

As I traveled around the eastern Cuban areas of Guantanamo, la Maya, Songo and Santiago de Cuba, I searched in vain for words to describe the horrifying, devastating and unbelievable trail of destruction, human suffering and death left by Hurricane Sandy, another killer storm that passed through our country.

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