I returned to Santa Clara Province after a ten year absence, yet the city remains as beautiful as when I was there for the wedding of my best friend from college. I’ve always said the best thing about that place, right in the center of the island, is its people. (24 photos)
Read MoreDirecting their message at President Chavez, opposition crowds chanted “you’ve got one week left” and “you can smell and feel Capriles as president.” The event was the closing in Caracas of the campaign of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. Chavez will close his campaign on Thursday. (72 photos)
Read MoreA sample of landscapes made in Cuba, from the nineteenth century to the present, is on display these days in Havana at the Hispano-American Cultural Center. (26 photos)
Read MoreIt’s not the first time that Caridad had thought of showing her work in an exposition, but for different reasons it never came about. “Why spend so much in the preparation of a showing of my photos?” was the question that the HT photographer had always asked herself. (24 photos)
Read MoreR & B and Cuban rap singer Danay Suarez singer gave a memorable concert Friday Sept. 21 at the Casa de las Americas in Havana. She was accompanied by her group of musicians and guests including jazz musicians Roberto Fonseca and Michel Herrera and rapper Elian Brebaje Man. (28 photos)
Read MoreLarge and luxurious houses, lush vegetation and a walkway in the middle are characteristic of Fifth Avenue, a major artery of the municipality of Playa in Havana. It runs through the exclusive neighborhood of Miramar and today many foreign embassies are located on this wide avenue. (41 photos)
Read MoreThe 14th Camaguey Theater Festival took place last week in the central-eastern Cuban city. HT was present for one of the most important performing arts events of the island. This Photo Feature offers a synthesis of images of what took place. (17 photos)
Read MoreAs I haven’t experienced the horrors of war, I can say that my worst impressions have been seeing animals abused and the absurd impunity for the abusers, against whom there are no laws here requiring punishment. We interview veterinarian Fernando Gispert, (18 photos)
Read MoreWhile officially baseball is still the national sport in Cuba, for a while now young Cubans passion for soccer is growing fast. A common sight today in parks and squares of Havana, Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and other cities are children playing soccer.(25 photos)
Read MoreOne of the decisive actions of the 1959 Cuban Revolution was the Battle of Santa Clara, led by Che Guevara, in the capital of the province of Las Villas, in central Cuba. This photo essay shows the Armored Train Monument and some of the places where the rebels fought. (22 photos)
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