In 1973, with a view to assisting these socially vulnerable individuals, Cuba launched Psicoballet, a national ballet organization. The breakthroughs some patients have made attest to the effectiveness of these methods. (10 photos)
Read MoreIn my previous post, I wrote of the nice things that made me fall in love with “America’s Finest City.” It wasn’t the pretty lights but the important place human beings occupy in the city. (36 photos)
Read MoreCiego de Avila, one of Cuba’s central provinces, is located around 425 kilometers southeast of Havana. In recent years, the city (with around 100,000 inhabitants) has witnessed notable tourism development, chiefly due to the hotel infrastructure created in its north-laying keys. (21 photos)
Read MoreThough Havana’s El Rincon shrine welcomes those who worship Saint Lazarus throughout the year, it is without a doubt the 17th of December, the official date of tribute to the saint, that sees the largest volumes of people there. (12 photos)
Read MoreThe 19th Havana Arts and Crafts Fair (FIART) continues through Sunday December 20th at the Pabexpo fairgrounds in the Cuban capital. The international event is dedicated this year to ceramics and the province of Matanzas. (40 photos)
Read MoreI first saw her at Havana’s Café Amor, or the Karabali, as many of us continue to call this nightclub. Others may be more theatrical, cleverer or have a more refined sense of humor, “but Chantal is the most beautiful of all,” my friend Alexandros had told me…and he was right. (20 photos)
Read MoreIllusion is the title of the 13-piece, oil on canvas series currently on exhibition at the gallery space of the Guantanamo Cultural Center. In these paintings, visual artist Elio Fernandez Lugo, portrays Guantanamo’s farmers and their modern day habits, with a touch of suggestive (and typically Cuban) humor. (14 photos)
Read MoreElections are upon us in Venezuela once again. Though these are not presidential elections and they will only decide the number of seats pro-government forces and the opposition will hold in parliament, both parties are given their all for a campaign that could put an end to the red majority at the National Assembly. (23 photos)
Read MoreHavana, named one of the seven wonder cities in the world, turned 496 on November 16 this year. The Cuban capital is a place brimming with contrasts, life, colors, beautiful and not-so-beautiful things – a diverse and cosmopolitan city that captures and seduces visitors. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe character that brings to life Travesias de Xico en Latinoamerica (“Xico’s Travels Through Latin America”), an exhibition that opened at Old Havana’s San Francisco de Asis Square after touring other countries in the region, can be traced back to Mexican mythology. (10 photos)
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