Everything seems to be ready to welcome the Pope, who will visit Cuba from March 26 to 28. President Raul Castro announced that the Caribbean island “will receive Pope Benedict XVI with affection and respect,” in this way reflecting the attitude of approval and welcome to the reception of His Holiness. (16 photos)
Read MoreThe 14th Terry Fox Run in Cuba took place Saturday across the island, starting simultaneously at 10:00 a.m. The marathon was inspired by the young Canadian athlete who’s right leg was amputated due to cancer but who crossed his country, running to raise funding to fight cancer. (29 photos)
Read MoreThousands of women marched from the Square of the Unknown Soldier in Gaza City to the ‘occupation’ outside International Red Cross in Remal. (20 photos)
Read MoreIf things are bad for those of us who walk around upright and on two legs, what’s left for the dogs and cats? Like the saying goes here in Cuba, they have to get out and “fight their way through” just like everybody else. Each has their own mechanism.(8 photos)
Read MoreOn the north coast of Havana, bordering the reef that gives way to the Gulf of Mexico, is the most famous thoroughfare in Havana: the Malecon. This is a six-lane street, which on its side closest to the sea has a wide sidewalk and a retaining wall. (27 photos)
Read MoreI went to the fair to buy a few of the books promised in the promotional materials that were circulated by e-mail to all offices in Santiago de Cuba. In those synopses, the selection looked quite attractive. (18 photos)
Read MoreThe rappers supported each other on stage and in the audience with an atmosphere of community and the consciousness that they had to give their all. Though most of the rappers were novices, they were keenly aware of the need to have their own festival. (41 photos)
Read MoreA close friend of mine sent me a folder with hundreds of archival photographs of earlier Santiago de Cuba. The city captured by the lens of people who lived in those distant times. (50 photos)
Read More“He told me that it was great that people here were getting together for something cultural, unlike in the US where they only get together for baseball or partying. Then he called me to the side and said to me in an extremely serious manner: ‘Don’t you ever leave Cuba, because this is a beautiful country’.”
Read MoreFor 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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