Guess what event in Havana has the record for the highest attendance? No it’s not a championship baseball game or a timba concert, but instead the book fair that takes place each year in February. Caridad gives us a good look at this highly popular annual event.
Read MoreHavana Times held its first photo contest during the months of October-January. Twenty-six persons sent in a total of 118 photographs. From those our jury selected 16 semifinalists, 7 finalists, a special mention and the two prize winners. We will leave the 16 semifinalists as a permanent gallery on our photo page. Many of the other photos submitted will get used in the future in HT with credit given to the photographer.
Read MoreDespite the information and messages broadcast in the main Cuban media about good hygiene and nutrition, Cubans don’t escape the indiscriminate consumption of products they purchase while out on the streets. While there are some fresh juices for sale, the majority of things sold have few nutrients and a lot of calories. You can see images like these every day on the streets of the capital.
Read MoreThe last Sunday of each month Sara Gonzalez invites her friends and the public to her intimate El Jardin de la Gorda peña. She says, “The songs never get old as long as people remember them and have them present in their lives.”
During the January peña, Marta Campos, with her eternal smile, sang Vengo de lejos, cansada de amar (I’ve come from far, tired of loving), but everyone knows it was a game, she didn’t look tired.
Caridad was on the scene to capture the grace of Cuba’s top ballet artists. The occasion was the 50th anniversary of a performance back in 1959 when the Alicia Alonso Ballet Company, forerunner of the Cuban National Ballet, danced to welcome the new government and Rebel Army.
Read MoreThe Spring Festival was celebrated in Havana’s Chinatown to welcome the Lunar New Year. There were demonstrations of Wu Shu, Tai Chi Shuan, dances and some combat exercises in which teachers and students of all ages participated from the Cuban Wu Shu School.
Read MoreLa Casa de Africa museum in Old Havana is a cultural institution that showcases African roots, which, united with the Spanish, conform much of the Cuban national culture. The institution was founded on January 6, 1986 and has a vast collection of ethnography from the African continent. The following shots by Elio Delgado are from an outdoor celebration for its 23rd Anniversary.
Read MoreElio Delgado treats Havana Times readers to black and white photos of Cuban daily life, both urban and rural.
Read MoreCaridad’s lens takes us to some of Havana’s many parks where children play and friends and lovers meet up in the late afternoons. They are also often used for reading, exercise, to exhibit large sculptures and as a short cut for pedestrians and people walking their dogs.
Read More“A housewife doesn’t work” or “women are the ones who know how to do that”, are common expressions in Cuba. That could be caring for the children and elderly, sewing, cooking, cleaning, washing and caring for livestock.
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