Pope Benedict had a busy final day in Cuba on Wednesday that included: an open-air public Mass, a meeting with Fidel Castro, a caravan in the Popemobile and an airport sendoff from Raul Castro. These pictures were taken during the morning at the Revolution Square. (32 photos)
Read MoreFor the second time in Cuba, the Peace and Love Festival was held in the capital on March 9-10. Few people knew that it was in coordination with Sweden (the host country for a number of years).(27 fotos)
Read MoreWord had spread by word of mouth, and only those people who were there that Friday afternoon on March 16 at Cathedral Square could believe what they saw. The famous painter Maykel Herrera inaugurated his exhibit “Truth Seems like a Fable” under the anxious looks of throngs of people. (12 photos)
Read MoreIt was one of the best book fairs I’d ever attended. The Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas and other nearby facilities served as sites for the 8th Venezuelan Book Fair. For almost two weeks, I was going there from morning to night. (17 photos)
Read MoreSan Juan Hill, located in Santiago de Cuba, was the place where one of the most decisive battles in ending the war of independence against Spain was fought. Here, the peace treaty was signed between the Spanish and Americans, though the major general of the Mambi troops, Calixto Garcia, was not allowed to participate, despite the fact that it was his troops that played the decisive role in the victory. (25 photos)
Read MoreMany Catholic churches in Cuba are works of art. One example is the parish of Santo Angel Custodio, located at the corner of Compostela and Cuarteles streets in Old Havana, and known in the area as the “Loma del Angel”.(27 photos)
Read MoreA new version of Virgilio Piñera’s play “Aire frio” (Cold Air), presented by the Argos Theatre, began a series of tributes to the Cuba poet, novelist and playwright in the year of the centenary of his birth. You can still catch it the last two weekends of March. (11 photos)
Read MoreAt just past 9:00 in the morning, as I was approaching the central square in Guantanamo City, what caught my attention was a large number of children running back and forth. They had their colorful kites soaring high up in the air. (20 photos)
Read MoreLess than two weeks before the coming of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba, the Catholic Church of the island is stepping up an offensive to bring renewed preferential status to a once ostracized institution and gain new devotees. (15 photos)
Read MoreCuban artists came out for a concert in support of the global campaign to combat violence against children, led by electroacoustic DJ Alejandro Núñez with the participation of guests Haila, Legna, Danger, Maria Mompié, Aned Mota, Randy Malcom & others. (10 photos)
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