A friend told me about her over three months ago. “She was the first black model in Cuba,” she explained, and over that entire period I kept pestering her to help me get in touch with the woman. She was referring to Luz Maria Collazo Reyes, and after the first five minutes of talking with her, I realized that her achievements went a great deal further than having been the first black woman of our runways. (19 photos)
Read MoreI would have preferred to reach the summit along the footpath on the side of the mountains. I would have also given my who knows what to have shared that with my friends. We would have waved at the tourists from below, with our day packs strapped to our shoulders, and when reaching the highest peak we would have taken a detour to steer clear of the tourist center, with all its shops and its ice-skating rink. (25 photos)
Read MoreThe new Cuban Baseball League Champs, Industriales, received a heroes welcome in the capital last Thursday. They were fresh off winning their championship series four games to three over Villa Clara. The enthusiasm on the street in Havana was big time. (25 photos)
Read MoreEaster week in Venezuela is quite different to what we Cubans are used to: everybody goes on vacation. Many of the businesses are closed —almost all of them— and the workers go to their homes or any other place they want to during these days made so hot by the lack of rain in the country. (22 photos)
Read More“Rumba on the Prado” is a community dance fiesta organized by the Centro de la Danza, located in at 111 Prado Avenue (between Refugio and Genio Streets).
These popular performances are planned for the last Friday of every month. (27 photos)
Ariel Borrero hit a two-out, two-run single to break open a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth to put Villa Clara in the drivers seat with a three game to two lead over Industriales as the teams head to Santa Clara for game six of the Cuban Baseball League championship series on Tuesday. (28 photos)
Read MoreThe Terry Fox Marathon of Hope in the fight against cancer takes place each year throughout Cuba and the Havana event is big time. From the enthusiasm you’d think you were in Canada, Terry’s home country. (24 photos)
Read MoreThe talk of Havana this week has been the Calle 13 hip hop concert that brought out a reported over 200,000 people to the Anti-Imperialist Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Here HT presents more photos from the concert, these from photographer Elio Delgado. (16 photos)
Read MoreAn about 60-year-old man, seated on a curb resting from the wait under the sun, said: “I like this group because they don’t bite their tongues; they say what they think and that’s it. They don’t get into politicking; they’re sincere musicians. And that’s worth a lot.” (35 photos)
Read MoreUnited by jogging or walking, they all turn out here for one reason: to honor the young man who —when finding out he was ill— decided to embark on a long journey through the streets (even after he lost a leg) to help raise funds for cancer research. (39 photos)
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