For the second consecutive year Cubans were given the day off for Good Friday, at the request of the Catholic Church. After a mass led by Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the Way of the Cross procession took place in Old Havana from the Cathedral down Mercaderes and Amargura Streets to the Plaza de Cristo. (31 photos)
Read MoreThe second half of the Cuban baseball season got underway this week with the eight remaining teams battling for a playoff spot at the end of May. HT was present at Havana’s Latinoamericano Stadium for the first game of a three game series between Industriales and Matanzas. (34 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban National Ballet performed several works at the capital’s National Theater on March 15 including El mercader y la esclava, La flauta mágica and Desnuda luz del Amor, De un Hilo and the Gran Pas De Deux Classique. HT was on hand to capture images of their performance. (30 photos)
Read MoreThis photo feature is of a concert by rapper Raudel Collazo (Escuadron Patriota) and guests at the Cine-Teatro Avenida of Marianao on March 11th. The musician uses hip hop as a base but also draws on reggae, rumba, trova and elements of jazz. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe XII World Congress on Art Deco concludes today in Havana. Art Deco flourished in Cuba in the first half of the 20th century, when numerous such buildings were built in the capital. One aim of the congress is to draw attention to the need to preserve these gems of our past. (44 photos)
Read MoreIn this work, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba uses the human voice, Afro-Cuban percussion, guaracha, Bronx drums, mambo and waltz. The dancers carry out the most complicated stunts. Light, color, music & dance in perfect harmony invite the audience to enjoy life to the fullest. (30 photos)
Read MoreA Saudi Arabian Folklore troupe offered several performances in Havana at the end of February as part of the side events of the annual Cuba Book Fair. For the first time the Saudis had a booth at the fair, coinciding with the inauguration of that’s country’s embassy in the Cuban capital. (28 photos)
Read MoreThe 12th edition of the World Congress on Art Deco begins today in Havana and will run through March 21. In Havana, this style’s eclectic and bygone (or nearly bygone) character is reflected in elements of neoclassical, baroque and rococo buildings. (38 photos)
Read MoreThe National Folkloric Group, held numerous activities over six days at its local paying tribute to Benny Moré, who, rightly, was called the King of Rhythm and greatest son musician in Cuba. The artists in the photos are Cuba Rumba, Los Nani and Obba-Ilu. (26 photos)
Read MoreSoon after 4:30 pm on March 5, when the news came concerning the death of President Hugo Chavez, Cuba united in extending its condolences to the people and the government of that country. Tributes were made across the nation to the Venezuelan leader, who visited Santiago de Cuba some years ago. (13 photos)
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