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Cuba’s Four-legged Fighters

If 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)

The Havana ‘Malecon’ Seawall & Thoroughfare

On 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)

The Book Fair in Santiago de Cuba

I 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)

Rap Festival in Havana (II)

The 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)

Santiago de Cuba over the Passage of Time

A 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)

Cuba Youth: Hanging Out at the Book Fair

“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’.”

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)

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)

Cuba 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)

Living 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)