The Tlaxcala Folkloric Ballet was recently in Cuba for a series of performances. We took in the one put on by the Casa de Mexico of Havana and the Old Havana Historian’s Office that featured the troupes youth performers. It took place in the Plaza de Armas which — by the way — boasts the sole wooden street in the Cuban capital. (23 photos)
Read MoreThere are few photos of The new San Carlos y San Ambrosio Seminary, perhaps because it is so out of the way on the outskirts of the city. This report provides photos of the interior and external of the facility, as well as information related to the institution. (30 photos)
Read MoreLeaving Caracas was not as joyous as I thought it would be; to say anything else wouldn’t be sincere. (20 photos)
Read More“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)
Read MoreAntonio 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)
Read MoreIn 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)
Read MoreCuban 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)
Read MoreHundreds 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)
Read MoreJulio 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)
Read MoreFor 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)
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