In 1979 I joined the US National Volleyball team to cover the NORSECA pre-Olympic volleyball tournament in Havana for Volleyball Magazine. My photographer, Bruce Hazelton, took hundreds of beautiful photos of people. I just can’t throw these precious memories away, and I will be in Havana for the next week looking to find the people in these and other photos taken in 1979. (18 photos)
Read MoreMany years ago, a State machine shop located on Rafeca, a thoroughfare in Havana’s municipality of Cerro, was shut down because of regular flooding in the area. Soon after the property was allocated to homeless families, given them option of building their homes however they could. (20 photos)
Read MoreThis past Sunday, I was on my way to meet with a friend when I noticed that a number of tourists were leaving the ocean drive area in a hurry, while others enthusiastically went up to meet the waves that crashed against the seawall with more and more impetus. (23 photos)
Read MoreBejucal,located in the province of Mayabeque, was the first settlement reached by the first railroad Spain built in the Americas during colonial times. It is also the stage of one of the country’s three most popular festivities: Las Charangas de Bejucal. (59 photos)
Read MoreThe densely populated city of Centro Habana, the downtown area stretching between Old Havana and the more modern Vedado district, as well as the Old Town itself, are the subject of these photos in the Cuban capital taken during December 2015 and the beginning of January 2016. (44 photos)
Read MoreThe following pictures I wish to share with you were taken during the New Year festivities held at one of the remote communities of Niceto Perez, Guantanamo, expressive of the customs of Cuban farmers.(13 photos)
Read MoreSince mid-2015 several pay-for WiFi hot spots have been set up in the capital. While uncomfortable for users, who have no privacy and must listen to other people’s personal conversations and without anywhere to plug in, they are widely considered “better than nothing.” (32 photos)
Read MoreThe traditional midnight mass was held at the Havana Cathedral last night with Cardinal Jaime Ortega presiding. HT was on hand to capture the moment. Earlier in the day we took some pictures around the capital which we also share with you. (37 photos)
Read MoreIn 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)
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