Cuban musicians Yusa and Yissy Garcia took the stage together for the first time at a concert held in Old Havana’s Plaza Vieja to close the Ellas Crean (“Women in the Arts”) Festival. (26 photos)
Read MoreCamilo Cienfuegos was one of the most charismatic and beloved leaders of the Cuban revolution. He died just 10 months after the revolutionary triumph in a plane crash over the sea. Year after year, every October 28, the day of his death, Camilo is remembered with a pilgrimage to the sea. (36 photos)
Read MoreThe religiosity of Cubans is quite evident on October 28, which is dedicated to St. Jude Thaddeus. Considered the attorney of impossible causes, he is one of the most beloved Catholic saints. On Monday afternoon the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba, welcomed hundreds of parishioners and lay visitors. (17 photos)
Read MoreThe total absence of words seems to be the common element between the two works that opened the 15th Havana Theatre Festival this past week at the National Theater of Cuba. Troupes from 18 countries and all over Cuba will be performing through Nov. 3. (28 photos)
Read MoreExactly a year after Hurricane Sandy hit Santago de Cuba there is something of a pebble in many people’s shoes: if so much damage was done to people’s homes, why were so many resources destined to other projects? (20 photos)
Read MoreIn the days before Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast of the USA, it made a disastrous run through the Caribbean. Just after midnight, on the morning of October 25, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba’s second-largest city, devastating the area overnight.(21 photos)
Read MoreFor the 5th HT Cuba Photo Contest we received 538 pictures from 90 participants competing in the five categories: Dance, Gardens, Lines, Rain and Transportation. The jury, comprised of 20 persons living in 10 countries, is now in session. Here are all the pictures making it to the Second Round. (189 photos)
Read More“It’s him, he’s going to play!” some surprised members of the audience exclaimed on seeing renowned Cuban musician Leo Brouwer walk on stage, after many years of being absent from Cuba’s stage as a performer. (24 photos)
Read MoreTo disseminate the work of female Cuban artists and creators, the Ellas Crean (Women who create) Festival opened last week in Havana.The gala was led by the National Ballet of Cuba, dedicated to lovers of the romantic style of Alicia Alonso, and there were some more modern pieces as well. (35 photos)
Read MoreAs part of the activities organized for the “Year of Photography”, Havana’s Casa de las Americas is treating us to a new and highly interesting temporary exhibition titled “Los primeros padres: Imágenes de la America indígena en el siglo XX” (First Nations: Images of Indigenous America in the 20th Century). (22 fotos)
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