Old Havana’s Center for the Development of the Visual Arts hosted an interesting exhibition titled Drapetomania: A Homage to Cuba’s Grupo Antillano. When I told a friend I wanted to go see the exhibition, I was surprised by her reply: “Yes, more of the same. I’m a little bit tired of African culture, to be honest.” (19 photos)
Read MoreWith its large gardens and balconies a stone’s throw from the sea, the Quinta de Santa Elena villa is the most attractive building by the shores of the Yayabo river, in central Cuba’s city of Sancti Spiritus. After many previous uses today it is the Guayabera Museum. (x photos)
Read MoreI arrived at Puerto la Cruz, a city located in Venezuela’s east, to attend the first Youth Tour (Tour del Juventud) concert held in the country. What concert, you ask? It’s a music tour which included three of Venezuela’s major (most heavily populated) cities: Puerto la Cruz (Anzoategui), Maracaibo (Zulia) and Caracas. (42 photos)
Read MoreWe visit Regla, across Havana Bay from the heart of the capital. The town has narrow streets some inclined similar to Santiago de Cuba and time weathered homes. There’s also Lenin Hill, with its monument dedicated to the Russian leader in this town that’s almost as dated as Old Havana.. (30 photos)
Read MoreRutas y Andares is a walking tour program organized by the Havana Historian’s Office to offer visitors a glimpse at the most historically significant sites in the city. This summer, the sightseeing program is stepping up its efforts to attract a broader public. (25 photos)
Read MoreLocated 25 kilometers from the city of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba’s National Transportation Museum (or Automobile Museum, as it is also known) is one of the better attractions of Baconao Park. It houses old automobiles that were popular in their day or belonged to renowned figures. (33 photos)
Read MoreLos Pinos is a neighborhood located in the peripheral Havana municipality of Arroyo Naranjo, adjacent to others of the same municipality such as Vieja Linda and Miraflores and the railway line that divides it from the municipality of Boyeros. (38 photos)
Read MoreThe 26th Avenue Zoo in Havana makes what appears a last ditch effort to attract some public. For over 8 years I have been visiting it consistently and very little has changed despite efforts to keep it up. (30 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s Saint Anthony of Padua or Kinfuiti festivities are a religious celebration organized in the town of Pueblo Nuevo, Quiebra Hacha, Mariel. The tradition is maintained by descendants of several communities of African slaves which inhabited the region during colonial times. (21 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s Yoruba Association honored Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, an emblematic figure of Cuban dance. Under the cloak of the orishas of the Yoruba pantheon, the religious institution gave a dance and singing presentation with presence of the 92-year-old Alonso. (22 photos)
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