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 MoreThis 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 MoreHundreds 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 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 MoreCuban 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 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)
Read MoreThese may well be the most beautiful women in Havana. At least they’re the ones I personally think are the most attractive. (19 photos)
Read MoreThe Oficina de Patrimonio (Heritage Office) of Santiago de Cuba is one of the most prolific in the country. It has worked for many years on the creation and preservation of sites for conserving material, spiritual and cultural items linked to social groups, classes or individuals from different periods in the history of the nation. (22 photos)
Read MoreDespite the world economic crisis, which has contributed to a contraction of tourism worldwide, Cuba has already experienced eight years of welcoming more than two million tourists annually. Actually, the figure here is now approaching three million, since in 2011 we received 2.7 million visitors. (25 photos)
Read MoreLast night students of different educational levels and thousands of persons from the general population carried out the March of the Torches. The annual tradition here in Havana pays tribute to Cuban National Hero Jose Marti born on January 28, 1853. (6photos)
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