Yesterday morning, Cuba’s 2013 International Book Fair opened its doors to the public. Although this is the twenty-second such event held here since 1959, one can argue that book fairs are a tradition in Havana. Writer Jose Lezama Lima described them in the pages of the Diario de la Marina newspaper as far back as 1949. (37 photos)
Read MoreFebruary 14 is a day of transformation for the city. Old Havana is taken by storm with couples and families seeking to relax in the main plazas and side streets. Although the change doesn’t affect the characteristic aspects of the area — with its book sellers, cartoonists or the stall selling oranges in Cathedral Square — this area of the city looks different on Valentine’s Day. (25 photos)
Read MoreSan Lazaro Street begins at the legendary steps of the University of Havana and ends near the no less famous Paseo del Prado esplanade. It’s a long street, possibly the longest in Havana, running through the municipalities of Revolution Square, Centro Habana and coming very close to Old Havana. (36 photos)
Read MoreCuban artist Maykel Herrera dedicated his current exposition “Sintonía de un patrimonio” (Symphony to a heritage) to Habana Radio, the first station that opened the doors to promote his art. Herrera returns to the faces of children, cartons, chicks, sepia tones and the whites, blues of the Cuban flag, among others. (11 photos)
Read MorePlaza Vieja is without a doubt one of the most beautiful squares located in Old Havana. However its name wasn’t always the current one. When it was first built in 1559 with the aim of expanding the city it was called Plaza Nueva. Later, in the 18th century, it was called Plaza del Mercado. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe French “Spiderman” Alain Robert showed up in Old Havana on Tuesday and scaled the Angela Landa primary school building in Plaza Vieja. A large crowd of students and adults gathered to see the man who the day before had climbed the 27-story Habana Libre Hotel. (29 photos)
Read MoreAn 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)
Read MoreThe 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)
Read MoreHT 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)
Read MoreThe 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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