As I’ve mentioned previously, Caracas residents usually divide their capital between the east and west sides (though obviously there’s also a center, south and north,). But still, the difference is identified as being between the east and west, above all in terms of safety. (37 photos)
Read MoreThe now traditional Mother’s Day Art Fair was held here in Havana — this time at the Pabexpo Center — with a surprisingly increased level of artistic and professional diversity achieved by Cuban craftspeople, artists and creators. (31 photos)
Read MoreI imagine that many Venezuelans begin to feel anxious every time there’s talk about a minimum wage increase because it doesn’t benefit those who don’t receive a minimum wage. However, they too are affected by the steady rise in prices. (19 photos)
Read MoreThe collective creation “Woman of Flesh and Milk” just had its premiere at the Bertolt Brecht Theater in the Cuban capital. The work is a creative space where artists from different stage disciplines work on the concept of gender violence; the effort has also generated several audiovisual materials. (10 photos)
Read MoreThe Universal Art Building of the National Museum of Fine Arts was filled recently by an audience eager for artistic experiences. Their gazes were fixed most closely on what was beyond what was nearest to their eyes as they prepared to enjoy works from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros art collection (CIFO). (30 photos)
Read MoreMy walk through the town — half rural and half urban — lasted just an hour and a half, but in that short time I was able to visit the village during the evening and night, admire its straight streets, see its large extended houses, check out the acoustics of the park’s arbor and breathe the pure air of the Loma de La Gloria incline. (33 photos)
Read MoreCuban singer/songwriter Frank Delgado gave a concert at the Mella Theater in Havana last Tuesday. The musician has many followers in Havana who come out to listen wherever he plays. Here are our photos of this most recent concert. (7 photos)
Read MoreReina Street, traveled daily by thousands of people, guards a secret. On one of its corners (where it intersects with Manrique St. to be precise), an opaque glass door with the number 219 on it separates one reality from another. (13 photos)
Read MoreThe Havana Biennial arts festival (May 11-June 11) has now started its collateral exhibits and the artist Mendive joined in with a performance featuring a hundred naked bodies singing, dancing and displaying themselves as they walked along the Prado esplanade in the heart of Old Havana. (25 photos)
Read MoreHeld annually in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin is the “Romerias de Mayo (“the May Pilgrimages”), festivities organized since 1994 by the Asociacion Hermanos Saiz (AHS) and where tradition and modernity intertwine. (25 photos)
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