Comedians Compete in Guantanamo, Cuba
For the first time ever comedians from the provinces of eastern Cuba gathered in Guantanamo recently in a competition that will lead up to a major national humor event: Aquelarre 2012. (22 photos)
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My Favorite Months in Cuba: January & February
The beginning of the year is my favorite period. It’s not because of the “Epiphany” holiday, nor because we’re celebrating yet another year of our system. It’s not because with January and February come a new year. (13 photos)
Read MoreCuba Book Fair Leaves Havana, on to Provinces
The Havana phase of the 2012 Cuban International Book Fair ended on Sunday after the participation of over 270,000 people at various sites in the capital city. The popular fair now moves on to the provinces before concluding in Santiago de Cuba on March 4. (19 photos)
Read MoreLiving to 120 in Cuba
For these seniors — who are now disconnected from much of their former social lives after having retired — participating in exercise classes becomes an important task and represents a change in their routines. (25 photos)
Read MorePink Censorship Cuban-style
Given that we live in country marked by so much machismo, I would have expected the island’s censors to have found a color different than pink to cover up those artistic and philosophical expressions that daring youth have attempted to capture on the walls of Havana and which has started to give Cuba´s capital a colorful atmosphere.(20 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s Reina Street
This is not an epoch of kings and queens. Maybe that’s why crud and collapsing buildings are what reigns on this street in Cuba’s capital where — despite it all — one can still find true architectural beauty. (52 photos)
Read MoreA Visit to Cuba’s Book Bash
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans are attending the annual Book Fair that takes place first in the capital city and then throughout the provinces. A demonstration of Cubans passion for reading, the event draws more people of all ages than any other occurrence on the island’s cultural calendar. (33 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s Awesome Book Fair Begins
Cuba’s most well attended annual event is its International Book Fair and the 21st edition kicked off on Thursday at the San Carlos de la Cabaña fortress turned cultural center that overlooks Havana Bay. (8 photos)
Read MoreAll Cubans Are Albatrosses
Cuban poet and performer Luis Eligio Perez Meriño has been a controversial figure even outside his most common center of action: The Omni Zona Franca Project, which has inspired opinions ranging from mythical to the scandalous. (14 photos)
Read MoreThe University of Havana
The University of Havana is located on a hill in the Vedado neighborhood, but obviously it wasn’t always there. It was founded as the “Royal and Pontifical University of San Geronimo of Havana” all the way back on January 5, 1728. (22 photos)
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