Oshun is a female Orisha (diety) that represents the struggle of life, and is the Goddess of Love. In Cuban Santería, Oshun is an Orisha of love, maternity and marriage. She has been syncretized with Our Lady of Charity, Cuba’s patroness. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe 28th Havana International Jazz Plaza Festival has just concluded, it’s an annual event that emerged in 1980 when trumpeter, pianist, singer, bandleader and sideman Bobby Carcasses decided to create a space for this sound that was frowned on by the leaders of contemporary culture of the time. (34 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s annual International Arts and Crafts Fair (FIART) is open to the public at the Pabexpo fairgrounds in Havana through Sunday December 23rd. Besides the work by Cuban artisans also on display are the creations of their counterparts from 19 countries with emphasis on the nations that belong to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA). (30 photos)
Read MoreProbably the biggest rivalry of Cuban baseball are the series between Havana’s Industriales and Santiago de Cuba. HT was at the first of a three game series in the capital swept by the home team. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe Fototeca de Cuba, located in Plaza Vieja in Old Havana, the historic center of the city, is currently exhibiting a show of the 50 best photos published throughout the history of the prestigious US magazine National Geographic.(22 photos)
Read MoreThe vast Venezuelan savanna extends for hundreds of miles. At this time of year, the dry season, not all of the grass is that pleasing color of green. That’s why it was perhaps better to look towards the clouds, the sky and the sunsets – which I’m sharing with you. (12 photos)
Read MoreOne of the largest celebrations of religious faith on our island is the pilgrimage to the shrine of San Lazaro. Every December 17, the site — located just outside of Havana in the town of Rincon — becomes the home to thousands of people who come to make good on some promise they’ve made and to worship San Lazaro. (30 photos)
Read MoreWe go camera in hand to the Alejo Carpentier Dance School in Havana. It’s one of the many such institutions where Cuba’s reknown and newer dance troupes draw their talent. (29 photos)
Read MoreOn some of my visits to Cuba, I passed through the port city of Manzanillo, situated on the southerly sole of the island in Granma province. I’ve enjoyed strolling along this city’s malecón photographing the iconic architecture in the city’s central plaza. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe Pauyet artists/artisans group, one of our country’s most recognized for the consistency and the excellence of their creations, are showing their artwork at the International Crafts Fair (FIART-2012) which runs through December 23rd. (24 fotos)
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