The Rolling Stones’ March 25 concert was more than just historic. The British band was the music of cultural and political protest during the 1960s, while Fidel Castro was eliminating capitalism on the island, seizing private property, ending personal freedom and banning rock ‘n roll. (11 photos)
Read MoreIn Cuba there is always a backdrop to every story. That is both in its physical infrastructure and its systems and markets too. What was one way yesterday may be just the opposite the next. (17 photos)
Read MoreOrdinary citizens, with no participation in the discussion, will learn what their leaders have designed for the country’s short and long term future in the upcoming VII Communist Party Congress. (22 photos)
Read MoreThough Jajo is no longer the idyllic little town devoid of criminals where I could once have pulled out my camera without worries, it is still not to be compared with other places in Venezuela. (26 photos)
Read MoreAt one time, the “Model Prison” located on Cuba’s Isle of Pines (currently Isle of Youth) was the largest prison the island had seen in a century. Its circular design was based on that of a prison located in Illinois, USA. (19 photos)
Read MoreI decided to get a plane ticket to Havana whichever way I could the same I day the Rolling Stones concert was confirmed on the news. Incredibly, I had the ticket two days later. I was worried my visit would coincide with Obama’s arrival on the island. Luckily, I arrived a day later. (26 photos)
Read MoreThis Easter Week many thousands of visitors converged on Havana to coincide with both the visit of Barack Obama and the Rolling Stones concert. Independent of these major events, life goes on as usual for many locals. Here’s a glimpse of daily life in areas of downtown Havana. (33 fotos)
Read MoreOn Tuesday March 22nd, a freshly renovated Latinoamericano Stadium hosted the Tampa Bay Rays for an exhibition game against Team Cuba, with the assistance of presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro, giving the game an even greater historical connotation. (36 photos)
Read MoreAt a feverish pace, the baseball Stadium and its surrounding streets were spruced up to receive President Obama and the Tampa Bay Rays. let’s take a look a few blocks away from this big blue stage and see the other reality of this municipality of Cerro. (17 photos)
Read MoreThe fair is mainly a business session where foreign companies show their technological developments to executives from Cuban state companies and institutions interested in improving their outdated technologies. (16 photos)
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