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High Temperatures in our Guantanamo “Spring”

Guantanamo barely says goodbye to winter, and the high temperatures are already felt strongly and there is still a long way to go before the summer season. (13 photos)

Cuba: Evolution of the Revolution

As US travel photographers on our first trip to Cuba, we were enamored with the warm spirit of the people and the vivid visual opportunities. On our most recent trip, we wanted to dive deeply into the culture to see through the ‘smoke and mirrors’. We wanted to understand what was really going on in Cuban life. (8 photos)

Havana Drum Fest in 24 Pictures

Rumba is considered the quintessential genre of Cuban secular music and dance. For many Cubans, rumba represents an entire way of life and professional rumberos have called it a national sport, as important as baseball. (24 photos)

Bicycle Competition in Guantanamo, Cuba for Speed and Endurance

The cyclists started in the City of Guantanamo, as a preamble to the national event scheduled to take place from March 7-17 throughout Cuba. Speed and endurance were put into practice on Saturday, March 2, on a circuit of 60 kilometers (37 miles) traveled in the central streets of Guantanamo. Here are my pictures. (17 photos)

An Artistic Look at the Havana Malecon

Here I go a little outside the norm, by showing a set of images of the widely photographed and very photogenic Havana Malecon seawall, with a more artistic perspective, which in turn has a documentary nature. (18 photos)

A Cuban Artist with a Background in Science

Dioblan Hernandez: “This began after I carried out a 10-year research project in Material Science, which involved using a material in the form of paints, which has another industrial use but has also been used for art. Great discoveries and efforts of many people throughout the history of humankind lie behind every color, every paint we use.” (20 photos)

Havana Street Art: Here Today Gone Tomorrow

I once showed a woman in Centro Havana a photo of a wall painting in Callejon de Hamel. She said, “Oh that’s not there anymore.”. She called to her friend and showed him the photo. They both remembered it and agreed it was gone. Painted over with something new. (19 photos)

The Here and Now of Havana’s 2019 Book Fair

Havana is celebrating the 2019 edition of its Book Fair (Feb. 7-17), opening its doors to the public at the La Cabana fortress, where young people find the perfect place to meet and have fun. For many, the books are a secondary matter, in part for economic reasons. (14 photos)

Valentine’s Day 2019 in Guantanamo (Photo Feature)

This is how the city of Guantanamo dawned early Thursday morning. Melodies performed by young people from the Vocational Art School provoked concentrations in front of the Casa de La Trova, the corner of love. (10 photos)

Highlights from Havana’s Medieval Music Festival

Havana’s Medieval Music Festival took place during the first 10 days of February. Here are some of the highlights from my going to some of the different events. (17 photos)