Havana’s historic Morro Cabaña fortress was the stage of the Sixth Love-In for Peace and the Environment Festival, dedicated to women this year. It took place on November 15-16. The concerts went into the early morning hours. (23 photos)
Read MoreFor the longest time, “contemporary music” was for me synonymous with unbearable music, or, at least, a kind of music that wasn’t meant for the ears of someone like me, who is not an expert and doesn’t have any in-depth knowledge about music. Because of this, I hadn’t attended the Havana Contemporary Music Festival again since 2001. (26 photos)
Read MoreDespite the damage to health caused by smoking millions of people still seek out high quality tobacco and Cuba maintains that it has the best. At a recent trade fair in Havana the island’s state and joint venture companies that market Cuban tobacco displayed their most popular brands. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe current Cuban baseball season is in full swing. After an average of 14 games each squad there is little separating the vast majority of the 16 participating teams. HT was on hand to capture pictures from two recent games in the capital between the host Industriales and Las Tunas and Matanzas. (60 photos)
Read MoreDutch photographer Rene Bastissiann visited Cienfuegos in south central Cuba in 2010. “I liked observing the people on the street with their small businesses like car painting, bicycle repair etc. I also saw striking poverty on the outskirts of the city.” Here is his photo essay. (10 photos)
Read MoreSometimes when I feel nostalgic, I take my out my camera to chase sunsets. And there it is: the twilight in perfect harmony with the horizon. No matter if it is a coastline, a panorama setting or the silhouettes that make any city perimeters. (9 photos)
Read MoreI travelled for 2 weeks through a little part of Cuba. I wanted to see it and photograph it before the Castro’s retired. I walked for days in the streets, sometimes peeping into a door opening to find hidden treasures, often being proudly invited in to see the people’s homes and have a shot of rum or a cigar. (22 photos)
Read MoreThe Cuban baseball league season is the biggest sporting event on the island. This year it involves 16 teams from each of the provinces and the Isla de la Juventud. Here are my pictures taken at a recent game between Holguin and the home team Santiago de Cuba. (20 photos)
Read MoreDuring a recently held festival of Indian culture in Havana, there were classes for yoga practitioners of all levels, from beginners to instructors. Mastering these exercises contributes positively to healing an injury, improving flexibility or just to experience the benefits of meditation. (20 photos)
Read MoreThe recently concluded Havana International Fair provided Cuban pharmaceutical companies the opportunity to exhibit their products to foreign buyers. Among the firms participating were Labiofam and Farmacuba whose production of medicines and vaccines are exported to numerous counties. (30 photos)
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