Located in the municipality of 10 de Octubre, Havana’s neighborhood of Luyano is a large urban quarter bordering with Santos Suarez and Lawton. The Calzada de Luyano, the avenue where most of the photographs below were taken, a busy, cafeteria-filled thoroughfare that cut across the neighborhood. (40 photos)
Read MoreThe famous Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia gave a spectacular concert this week at the Karl Marx theater in Havana as part of V Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival. In the introduction,, Brouwer said that Paco’s concert is an experience that will never be repeated because he is always evolving . (28 photos)
Read MoreCuban pharmacies were at their most magnificent at the close of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. At the time, people went to these establishments not only to purchase the medicinal products prescribed by their doctors, but also to get together and converse. Today they are museums. (28 photos)
Read MoreThe Church of Our Lady of Mercy celebrated an Eucharist after nine days of prayer services leading up, and a procession in her honor that ends the festivity. The iconography used to represent the virgin is defined from the 16th century, mainly consisting of Mercedario habit: tunic, scapular & cloak, all in white. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe interesting and novel works of two artists have been on display at The Reino de Este Mundo gallery, in Havana’s Jose Marti National Library, since the beginning of September. The joint exhibition, titled Ambivalencia del cuerpo imaginario (“The Ambivalence of the Imaginary Body”), features the works of visual artists Cirenaica Moreira (Cuba) and Maira Ortins (Brazil). (22 photos)
Read MoreJazz, New Age, classical and Latin American folk music chords filled Havana’s old town, lending its commonly sober ambience a new spirit. The rains – which had forced organizers to set up the stage in the gateway of one of the Plaza Vieja’s colonial buildings – gave way to a pleasant clear sky. (26 photos)
Read MoreA walk/run called Five Kilometers for the Cuban Five took place Saturday in different provinces of Cuba. The objective was to demand the release of the remaining four Cuban agents imprisoned in the US since 1998. Here is our photo feature on the activity in Havana. (26 photos)
Read MoreDancers dressed in red wave a black hat in the air to scare off an imaginary snake as one of the most internationally renowned Mexican songs, “The Song of the Snake”, sounds in the background. With this, a series of dance numbers that afforded a glimpse at different Mexican traditions and the typical garments worn in different parts of the country, the Cuban ballet company Libertadores began the activities for Mexico’s Independence Day held in Havana. (30 photos)
Read MoreSurrounded by blouses, sweaters, belts and sashes sat Ana Lopez with a loom over her waist and, in front of all present, began to weave the strands, demonstrating her mastery over the threads, colors and technique at the Casa del ALBA in Havana. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe popular duo Buena Fe sang last Friday at the Red Square of Havana’s Vibora district as part of a month long international campaign demanding freedom for the four Cubans agents still in US prisons after being sentenced for their efforts to combat terrorism against their country. (30 photos)
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