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)
Read MoreBe 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)
Read MoreUnder 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)
Read MoreThe 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)
Read MoreIf 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)
Read MoreCuban workers in all sectors have been compelled to innovate in order to keep production and service equipment from becoming paralyzed by any lack of spare parts that might arise owing to the difficulties imposed on the island by the US blockade, which frequently prevents the purchase new equipment or parts. (26 photos)
Read MoreOnce again a sea of red took over the streets around the presidential palace in Caracas as supporters of President Hugo Chavez rallied on Thursday to show their support for their ailing leader and pledging allegiance to his Bolivarian Revolution. A main theme of the rally was “I am Chavez” as the participants united behind their common cause. (17 photos)
Read MoreThe “Casa de la Africa” Museum in Havana celebrated its 27th anniversary of its founding on January 6. This coincided with the celebration of “Three Kings Day” (the Epiphany holiday) and the procession of the “Cabildo” from the Plaza de San Francisco de Asis, through the main squares of historic Centro Havana, to end up at Plaza Vieja. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe Abakua secret male only society was founded in Cuba on January 6, 1836. To celebrate its 177th anniversary, a series of dances and rituals were conducted this past Sunday in Havana in remembrance of the members’ African ancestors. (26 photos)
Read More“Historical memory is the opposite of obscurity, and silence is stronger than death. We must rescue the memory of past events that have something to tell us in the present, just as confronting the resurgence of racial prejudice and segregation is a vital necessity,” said Mirta Fernandez Martinez in her presentation. (23 photos)
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