Each year on October 28th Cuban grade schoolers toss flowers into the sea to remember revolutionary hero Camilo Cienfuegos, who died in a plane crash on that day in 1959. Camilo was flying in a Cessna aircraft that was never found. (26 photos)
Read MoreLa Quinta de los Molinos is an estate located in the heart of Havana. During the colonial era it was a country house where military officers could rest and relax. The accompanying pictures include some of the buildings, as well as some of the most important activities on the estate, especially the aquarium. (28 photos)
Read MoreAt five o’clock in the afternoon, people had already formed a line. The smell cigarette smoke and alcohol flooded the entrance of the Theater of Fine Arts. The public waited anxiously for the tickets to start being sold. Once everyone was seated, what broke the ice was a shout that rung out from the audience: “Viva Bob Marley, damn it,” and then the organizers began projecting images of the legendary singer on the screen. (11 photos)
Read MoreFamilies, groups of friends or couples choose this site as an attractive day-trip destination. Without meaning to engage in marketing with this photo report, I encourage those who visit Cuba not miss a chance to reconnect with this primitive age. (39 photos)
Read MoreOn a lazy Sunday afternoon stroll I sIuddenly I found myself in the Parque Metropolitano. It had been a long time since I enjoyed the sensation of being along a river landscape. I want to share these images as an invitation to rediscover this peaceful spot of the capital city. (21 photos)
Read MoreOn October 20 here on the island, we celebrated “National Culture Day.” In Havana there were concerts and theatrical performances, seminars and activities for children and adults, not to mention presentations of magazines, movies and CDs. (23 photos)
Read More“Tu no sospechas” (You Don’t Suspect) is the title for a dance show presented by the dance-theater company Retazos in honor of Ignacio Villa (“Bola de Nieve”) on the centenary of the birth of this singer-pianist and songwriter. (27 photos)
Read MoreFor me, at times, it’s is the buzz of an insect, the chance to see more of the sky, to breathe easily and to admire the colors, people and animals that don’t abound in these cement prisons that we know as cities. (24 photos)
Read MoreThree days of concerts took place recently in Santiago de Cuba for the 20th anniversary of the city’s Revolution Square, a monumental construction project designed by painter and sculptor Alberto Santiago Lescay. (32 photos)
Read MoreMany people are aware of the nice atmosphere of the outdoor courtyard of the Mella Theater, itself a site that is identified with jazz performances by younger musicians, though lately it has also been hosting other musical styles. (11 photos)
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