Photo Feature

African Culture Exhibit in Cuba

An exhibit of African culture — which includes weapons, masks and musical instruments — is on display at the Casa de Africa Museum in Havana. We feature these three elements in this photo feature. (32 photos)

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Cuba’s Danza del Alma Company

The Danza del Alma contemporary dance company, under the direction of choreographer Ernesto Alejo was founded in the city of Santa Clara in November 1995, where it initially consisted only of women, though now it’s made up solely of men. Last week they performed at Havana’s National Theater. (26 photos)

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Cuba Baseball at the Latino

HT went to the Latinoamericano stadium on Wednesday for a game between Cienfuegos & Havana’s Industriales, both already qualified for the second round of play as the season reaches the halfway point. (28 photos)

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Celebrating Marti in Santiago de Cuba

The march here took place starting at Marti’s mausoleum and proceeded to the former Moncada Garrison, which today is an Elementary School and a museum. A concert took place there by the group Moncada, a band whose name is a tribute to the famous epic of July 26, 1953. (15 photos)

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Cuba: Rodeo at Havana’s Lenin Park

Rodeo in Cuba began as a sport of Cuban farmers but today is a show suitable for audiences of all ages who enjoy watching the skill in handling horses and cattle. There are 136 teams and over 250 rodeo tracks on the island where the sport is practiced. (28 photos)

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Celebrating New Buses in Alamar

It was Saturday evening and I was walking back home after getting off the packed P11 bus. On a street in front of my building, people had set up food stands and installed service counters – so I knew something was going to happen the following day. (20 photos)

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How Can a Cuban Get into Hong Kong?

Be warned: A Camel will pass though the eye of the needle before a Cuban is allowed to enter the Special Administrative Región of Hong Kong (a phrase that ought to be written in gold letters on the wall of the Hong Kong Immigration Office in Beijing) ( 14 photos)

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Decontaminating Havana Bay over 15-Years

Under the slogan “15 years decontaminating Havana Bay” an event was held in Plaza Vieja, Old Havana last Sunday in which numerous articles were displayed artistically made from waste materials that if allowed to pollute the waters make life impossible. (29 photos)

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Body Fusion Theatre Troupe of Cuba

The show by Cuba’s Cuerpo Fusion (Body Fusion) troupe is a retrospective of pieces that blend harmoniously with precise movements, endowed with a dreamy love and tenderness and a refined technique. Composition and gesture are crucial outside the conventions and stereotypes of traditional pantomime. (28 photos)

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Havana’s Carlos III Avenue

If you ask anyone in Havana for Salvador Allende Ave. few people will know where it is or how to get there, but if you ask Carlos III, everyone knows. Salvador Allende is the official name of the street but it is popularly known as Carlos III, which was the name it had from the time when we were a Spanish colony. (27 photos)

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