Coming from modest beginnings, but possessing an encyclopedic mind, Jose Marti was a poet, writer, journalist, and translator, a teacher of teachers, an active advocate of independence and a tireless fighter against all forms of injustice. Here’s a look at the memorial built to him in the 1950s. (33 photos)
Read MoreThe El Templete shirne building situated exactly in front of the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales (today The City Museum) is a comparatively small building constructed in the neoclassicist style. Today it is used for commemorative ceremonies marking the founding of Villa San Cristobal de la Habana (Havana). (20 photos)
Read MoreTo mark World Environment Day this coming Sunday (June 5), an intense campaign of great importance for humanity will begin in Cuba. It’s our grain of sand for the sake of protecting and preserving nature, which requires urgent action. (25 photos)
Read MoreTwo of the country’s most important historic events took part in the building: the ceremony marking the end of Spanish domination and beginning of US military intervention, and where the Republic was set up and its first president (Tomas Estrada Palma) took office. (34 photos)
Read MoreFor the first time, a procession was carried out by members of the Abakua society, who marched from the Cuban Institute of Anthropology and proceeded down several blocks through Old Havana until they arrived at the House of Africa Museum. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe church and the residential annex for the Jesuit fathers in Havana were constructed in the Gothic style. The first stone was laid on August 7, 1914, and the building was inaugurated on May 3, 1923. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe closing of the 9th International Congress for Satisfactory Longevity took place on Friday at the Hotel Nacional in the Cuban capital. Friends of Danzón delighted the old timers and experts on the final day. (9 photos)
Read MoreTremendous colors flood the city. These are seen in parks, along highways, higher or less leafy. They sometimes cluster in groups, while others appear alone amid some barren terrain. The flamboyanes (flame trees) with their serpentine branches are found anywhere in the city. (27 photos)
Read MoreCuba became the first country in Latin America to have a railroad when on November 19, 1837 the first 17-mile line of tracts was inaugurated running from Havana to Bejucal. (26 photos)
Read MoreIn addition to rallying the country’s composers, the Asociación Cubana de Derecho de Autor Musical (ACDAM) is offering its space to promote musical forms that don’t enjoy wide acceptance – as is the case for trova, canto lirico (lyrical song) and jazz. (12 photos)
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