The Our Lady of Mercy Church in Old Havana dates back to the 18th and 19th century and was built by the Mercedario Fathers who immigrated to Cuba from Catalonia. Their assets were expropriated by the Medizabal government and expelled from Cuba in 1841. Thus they had to abandon their monumental work, leaving it half finished. (25 photos)
Read MoreThe best thing that can happen to a person when they wake up is to find themself surrounded by song birds; ones that are free, of course, because no joy comes from what a caged bird sings. However, since I arrived in Caracas, the sole thing I’ve heard at dawn is the noise of cars, as well as ambulances and fire trucks— and from time to time the shots from some gang battle that wasn’t resolved the night before. (36 photos)
Read MoreDuring the summer months we have brought you several photo spreads of daily life in the Cuban capital. As fall sets in this latest installment includes more pictures from around Havana capturing the routines and special moments of some of the city’s residents. (78 photos)
Read MoreFor the artists of “Proyecto Huellas” (Project Imprints), the crossroads village of Cantarrana has a special allure. On the block where they decided to establish themselves, they were welcomed with the same naturalness that locals receive the sun in the morning or the pestilent scent of the river that runs nearby.
Read MoreI left home early to capture images in Centro Havana, one of the most populous municipality of the Cuban capital. In the streets life boils. Some people are on their way to work, others going to the store shopping. (24 photos)
Read MoreIt’s easier to fear, stigmatize and segregate people than to understand and help people find the path (the path of each person, not necessarily the one we think is the best). Poverty is one of our biggest fears and our greatest shames; that’s why many think that it’s better to keep it separated from the rest of us. (40 photos)
Read MoreReligion is a phenomenon that has accompanied the development of Cuban society, and it unquestionably revived after 1990, with the beginning of the “Special Period.” That economic crisis brought the need for atonement. (22 photos)
Read MoreWhile technically summer is still with us for another week, for most Cubans the beginning of September and the new school year marked the end of the season. (43 photos)
Read MoreDozens of people sympathetic to the Cuban Revolution assembled this past Saturday in front of the Barcelona, Spain city council offices to show their support for the Cuban Five, imprisoned in the United States for the last 12 years. (16 photos)
Read MoreThe best experiences in my life I’ve had on the summits of mountains. However I’ve never been able to bear living permanently among them, without a glimmer of the sea, because this was something I became familiar with very early. There were no mysteries to discover. For me it was enough to experience the sea full of salt and blueness, its intrinsic freedom. (34 photos)
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