People were able to hear singer-songwriter Polito Ibañez not only live, but free and without all the usual concert turmoil. Nothing could break the magic spell of the afternoon at the Casa del ALBA when he told us the “simple things that fill me.” (8 photos)
Read MoreSantiago de Cuba’s monumental cemetery is a must see for visitors to that eastern city. By going there one can have a true encounter with Cuban and universal history. It occupies an area of 133,000 square meters and is the second largest in Cuba after Havana’s Colon Cemetery. (69 photos)
Read MoreA procession in honor of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre took place in Havana on Thursday, the Feast Day of the Patron Saint of Cuba. (9 photos)
Read MoreThe 2011-2012 school year began throughout Cuba on Monday at all levels of education from grammar schools to the technical institutes, military institutions and universities. Jorge Luis Baños was on hand to capture the moment. (9 photos)
Read MoreOne of the most followed competitions for those youth who love the rush of adrenaline took place the last Sunday in August in Havana. Many of them participated in acrobatic sports in which they don’t care about the consequences of not having the required safety equipment to perform complex aerial pirouettes. (28 photos)
Read MoreHavana teems with those phrases written on walls, on papers, signs and posters. Any place is appropriate to hang a “mural” of the neighborhood Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR). (25 photos)
Read MoreToday is the final day of the Cuban Hip Hop symposium which began Wednesday at the Plaza Cultural Center in Havana. “Where did we come from, what do we want and where are we going” was the focus of an event that tries to pick up the pieces and run after the disappearance of the Alamar Rap Festival, the pioneer in the genre. (9 photos)
Read MoreDuring the summer months in the city of Guantanamo the communities and neighborhoods are the principal place for recreational activities. A host of games, book sales, food stands, encounters with writers, concerts by trova singers are taking place with the assistance of trainers, local cultural centers and cultural promoters. (11 photos)
Read MoreOn Friday afternoon I hired a car with another woman and went around Gaza to see some of the devastation wrought by Israeli attacks overnight. (30 photos)
Read MoreA large crowd of Guantanamo adults accompanied the city’s youngest members as they all filled Guantanamo City’s Maximo Gomez Street to participate in the long-awaited Children’s Carnival filled with dancing and singing. (12 photos)
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