San Juan y Martínez is the seat of the municipality with the same name in the province Pinar del Río. Its economy is centered mainly on agriculture, with the main crop being its outstanding tobacco. The municipality has an estimated population of 45,000. (30 photos)
Read MoreFlamingos, artificial trees, an elaborate sofa which sprouts from a wooden log, a stretch of lawn which invites you to take off your shoes and take a relaxing stroll across the gallery – these are some of the elements of the garden which address our senses – even our sense of touch – and help us feel and remember that we are a part of nature. (12 photos)
Read MoreMany are the paths that took contemporary Cuban sculptor Wiliay Mendez Paez to the visual arts. In his pieces, painting, sculpture and poetry become tools used to delve into, reflect upon, evoke and question different socio-historical aspects of Cuba’s reality today. (27 photos)
Read MoreCuban singer/songwriter Liuba María Hevia interpreted over 15 songs from her new disc Teresita (awarded at CUBADISCO 2013 in the category of music for children) in two concerts at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana. (27 photos)
Read MoreA recent visit from Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Guo Jinlong to Cuba included a presentation of acrobatics from China and The Chinese Dragon performed by the women’s percussion orchestra Red Poppy of Beijing along with young Cubans including the University of Havana Confucius Choir and the Habana Comás dance troupe. (22 photos)
Read MoreA train trip from Guane to San Juan y Martinez, in Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio, affords us a true abundance of beautiful natural sights. We departed from Guane as the first beams of sunlight began to reach us from the east, on a very old train which chugs along the vast expanse of countryside separating these two towns in Pinar del Rio. (30 photos)
Read MoreRafael Correa was sworn in for another term as president of Ecuador on May 24, 2013. The official ceremony was held in the morning at the government palace, then at night a cultural event took place at the old Mariscal Sucre Airport, today Bicentennial Park.. (18 photos)
Read MoreFounded over 200 years ago, Las Tunas, the capital of Cuba’s province of the same name, stretches across a savanna located between the cities of Camaguey, Holguin and Bayamo. The point of entry into Cuba’s easternmost region, it is popularly referred to as “the balcony of Cuba’s East.” (42 photos)
Read MoreThe Guaracheros of Regla are a troupe that each year can be seen at carnivals in Havana, with its rumba dance, drums and colorful costumes. It would be impossible to imagine a carnival in Havana without the participation of the Guaracheros. (30 photos)
Read MoreOne of Cuba’s premiere dance ensembles, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba gave a stellar presentation recently at Havana’s Mella Theater of the work “Compas” (beat) with the choreography of Jan Linkens of Holland. The piece includes rhythms of diverse origin: the human voice, Afro-Cuban percussion, guaracha, Bronx drums, mambo and waltz. (30 photos)
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