Special markets (known as agricultural fairs) are being held in all the municipalities of the capital on the last weekend of the month (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The rest of the month, government-run markets and smaller but much more expensive ones can be found in the neighborhoods. (26 photos)
Read MoreI discovered this building in 2010. I was walking down Carmen Street on the way to a friend’s house and curiosity stopped me. Of course I wanted to know the previous use of this enormous building, now half destroyed and that looked completely abandoned. (18 photos)
Read MoreLeo Brouwer, the famed Cuban musician, composer and orchestra conductor, paid a recent visit to the Callejón de Hamel cultural project in Centro Habana. There was rumba, dancing and singing. (27 photos)
Read MoreThe 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)
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