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My Reunion with Havana

Leaving Caracas was not as joyous as I thought it would be; to say anything else wouldn’t be sincere. (20 photos)

Mozart & Beethoven in Old Havana

“It doesn’t matter. I didn’t even know there would be seats. What’s important is not to miss this event, an outdoors symphonic concert, it’s marvelous. I’m 19 and I told lots of my friends to come. (8 photos)

Paintings in Havana by Cuban 5 Prisoner

Antonio Guerrero has a painting exhibition of birds currently showing at the Pabellon Cuba facility on busy 23rd St. in the Vedado District of Havana. Guerrero could not attend the showing as he has been imprisoned for over 12 years in the United States, along with four other members of the Cuban Five, accused of conspiracy to commit espionage and other charges. (47 photos)

Relaxing on the Bayamo River

In contrast to the residents of Havana, Matanzas or Cienfuegos, for those people who live in the city of Bayamo the beach is pretty far away. Nonetheless, “Bayameses” enjoy the privilege of a wide river that crosses their city and creates a kind of oasis there. (27 photos)

Visit to Famous Cuba Cigar Factories

Cuban cigar enthusiasts and vendors from around the world paid a visit to the Partagas and H. Upmann factories in Havana during the XIII Habano Festival. The prestigious event for gourmet smokers concludes concluded on Friday with a gala cultural program and an auction of specially crafted humidors that brought in over a million dollars. (9 photos)

Habano Festers Visit Cuba Farms

Hundreds of participants in the Habano Cigar Fest taking place this week in Cuba paid a visit on Tuesday to tobacco farms in the western province of Pinar del Rio, where most of the export quality tobacco comes is grown. Have a look at our pictures of the visit. (8 photos)

Profile of a Painter

Julio is a painter who feels great satisfaction painting as well as teaching youth to paint in his workshop on Obispo Street, where he gives classes and paints. Everyone who enters can see him carrying out these activities and the great pleasure he has doing it. (26 photos)

Cuba Book Fair 2011 Gallery (2)

For those of us who turn out for the Havana International Book Fair year after year, it’s not strange to note certain coincidences like massive attendance or the repetition of published authors. However large attendance doesn’t always indicate interest, meaning that not everybody who goes to the fair wants to buy books or has developed the habit of reading. (24 photos)

Cuba’s Habano Cigar Fest Begins

The 13th Habano Festival, a week-long salute to the world’s best cigars, got underway in the Cuban capital on Monday. The five-day event includes visits to emblematic Habano factories; a trade fair; seminars; tastings and marriages; the International Habanasommelier Contest; a master class on cigar rolling and a visit to tobacco plantations. (12 photos)

Cuba Book Fair 2011 (Gallery 1)

The Morro Cabaña colonial fortress was the main venue for this year’s Havana International Book Fair that concluded its Havana dates on Sunday. The principal sub-venue of the Book Fair in the capital was Pavilion Cuba, located on la Rampa (“The Ramp”), on sloping 23rd Street in the Vedado neighborhood. (63 photos)