Formed most likely from a volcanic rupture, the “Gran Piedra” (the Grand Stone) is an enormous rock measuring 51 yards long and 25 to 30 yards wide. This boulder is situated on the summit of a mountain rising 1,225 meters above sea level and located 25 kilometers southeast from the city of Santiago de Cuba. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe Cathedral of Santa Clara, Villa Clara was built in 1923 and has a neo-Gothic style of architecture. It is filled with beautiful stained glass windows, that give it light and color. The front has two towers, one on each side, and in the center, above the main entrance, is a statue of Jesus. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe first thing that happened on Tuesday (April 3) as part of the XI Havana Youth Film Festival was the opening of the exhibit by James Prendes titled El hombre Nuevo (The New Man). (10 photos)
Read MoreFor the first time in Havana, through the exhibit “Prints of the New China” (1949-2009), one can appreciate the use of ancient printing techniques. Curated by Shi Lan and Cheng RongYi, the display offers a long aesthetic march over the past six decades. (14 photos)
Read More“Life is in our hands” seems to say the Italian painter Guido Daniele in his exhibit “Manimales,” in an exhibition displayed last week at the Lombillo Palace Gallery in Havana., Cuba. (27 photos)
Read MoreOver 50,000 people gathered at Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip yesterday for the Global March to Jerusalem. With the exception of a hundred or so people the enormous crowd was peaceful and well-behaved, but determined to make their point on Palestinian Land Day. (12 photos)
Read MorePope 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)
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