Each year in November, thousands of Cubans and foreign participants hit the streets in the “Marabana/Maracuba” marathons (running in events between 5 and 42 kms), regardless of their age, gender or ideology. All that’s needed is the will and desire to go the distance – whether walking, jogging or running. (20 photos)
Read MoreIt seems that I tend to always return to the same subject of stones. Maybe it’s because I’ve always had the habit of collecting them, looking at them and even hoarding them. Because of this passion, I couldn’t resist a trip to a place where men and heavy machinery convert into dust what was once a beautiful mountain. (16 photos)
Read MoreOur Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the Patron Saint of Cuba, visited the Santa Rita church in the Miramar district and the San Agustín parish in Havana last weekend. The Virgin is being taken along a pilgrimage that began in August 2010 at its shrine in Santiago de Cuba. The image of the saint will be in the capital until December 10, 2011. (9 photos)
Read MoreThe “Factoria Habana” gallery exploded on the Havana art scene last month as a space for experimental art. Currently, three independent exhibits are on display though collectively titled “Colores esenciales.” What they have in common are the uses of new technologies in such artistic projects. (8 photos)
Read MoreWide 124th Avenue, main artery of the capital city’s Marianao community, welcomed thousands of people on Saturday, November 12. Cardinal Jaime Ortega held an outdoor mass there in honor of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, considered by Catholics to be the “Patron Saint of Cuba.” (39 photos)
Read MoreThe Casa de la Trova is the place where this renowned style can always be found. Foreign musicians, curious visitors or excursionists who visit the city are a common fixture. Listening to an arpeggio of chords and the singing of classic songs of traditional folk music —they sip a Mojito, a Cuba Libre or a foamy beer to appease the eastern Cuban heat. (29 photos)
Read MoreNeptuno is one of the most famous and busiest streets in Havana. It begins at the equally busy Paseo del Prado, and whoever wants to know something about the center of this city cannot miss walking this extensive street that ends somewhere around the University of Havana. (35 photos)
Read More“Rostros del Fuego” (Faces of Fire) is the title of a one person exhibit of the work of photographer Onel Torres Roche, on display at the Fernando Boada Art Gallery in Havana’s Cotorro municipality. (8 photos)
Read MoreAlmost in the center of Santiago de Cuba’s craggy bay, and very close to the so-called “Boca del Morro (the mouth), one can find an islet that was first populated back in the nineteenth century. (27 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban children’s theater troupe La Colmenita has just concluded a tour in the USA. The success of the performances and the connections with their audiences demonstrated that when it comes to cultural exchanges, the distance that divides the US and Cuba is quickly eliminated. (20 photos)
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