It wasn’t in my plans to stop at this place; the noontime heat here is as intense as in Cuba. Indeed, Maracaibo, Venezuela is as hot as Santiago de Cuba. However, the car I was in thought that it was time to stop and cool its engine. (14 photos)
Read MoreAs a farewell to the 2009-2010 academic year, the University Student Federation (FEU) organized a concert on the steps of the University of Havana. Pop singer David Blanco and his band were the main act. (24 photos)
Read MoreBy carrying out a more organized plan, our country would recoup great benefits thanks to the recovery of waste. The media undertakes campaigns in support of creating an environmental awareness among the public, but there is still a lot to be done. (25 photos)
Read MoreAs this week began, a training ship from Brazil arrived in the port of Havana on a four-day official visit in Cuba. The Havana public enjoyed visiting the craft on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe Run-Walk was held a month ago on June 26, so here is a better-late-than-never on the ground look at one of the events organized to celebrate Olympics Day in Cuba. Activities took place all over the country. In Havana the start and finish line were in front of Central Park. (29 photos)
Read MoreChildren’s Day takes place in Cuba every year on the third Sunday of July. In the capital, these celebrations are held in Havana’s plazas and parks, together with its cultural centers, community centers, schools and neighborhood projects joined efforts so that children could have an exceptional weekend of their own. (22 photos)
Read MoreWhat could stones and ships have in common? The latter can perhaps be looked at as objects that are the symbol of movement, of voyages, of new knowledge; while the other is synonymous with paralysis, with perennial immobility? (16 photos)
Read MoreThe town of Las Tunas is another one of Cuba’s “burnt” cities (set on fire to deprive it from the colonial invaders), though not as famous in this regard as the city of Bayamo.(27 photos)
Read MoreSummer activities especially for children are taking place around the Cuban capital. The Sports Institute, Cuban TV and the University Students Association put on open-air events such as the one captured here. (25 photos)
Read MoreCarlo Sanchez is from Manzanillo and has devoted himself to restoration for more than 10 years. He’s worked in places under worse conditions, with much higher roofs than this one and with much shakier scaffolds. “If someone is afraid they cannot work in this trade,” he assured me. (15 photos)
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