A tribute was held this week in Havana to celebrate two birth anniversaries, that of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar, his 230th and the 59th of recently deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Bolivar was born on July 24 and Chavez on the 28th. (25 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s well-known Saint Lazarus sanctuary, located in the town of El Rincon, in the locality of Santiago de las Vegas, La Habana, has been undergoing restoration for several months now. Someone issued instructions to remove from this mural the only black angel that appeared in the composition, made up of 34 cherubs. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe Dance of the Scissors was performed in Old Havana recently as part of Peruvian culture week in the Cuban capital. The indigenous people’s dance originated in Ayacucho and is characterized by the use of the violin and harp. (29 photos)
Read MoreLike any other city in the world, Havana is not without underprivileged individuals living in abject poverty who barely manage to survive every day, particularly near the end of their days. We must acknowledge the many things done in Cuba to help the disabled, children, young people and the elderly. These things, however, are apparently not enough. (23 photos)
Read MoreThe month of July is a joyous month in Santiago de Cuba full of celebrations. First came the weeklong Caribbean Fire Festival. The Children’s Carnival, which concluded on Sunday, is the subject of this photo feature. The main Santiago Carnival takes place from July 22-28. (30 photos)
Read MoreMy aim with this post is to draw people’s attention to the many small, beautiful invertebrate animals one is often surrounded by while swimming at a beach or nearly any of Cuba’s coasts. Many of us are unaware of the overwhelming diversity of sea life. (13 photos)
Read MoreThe chirping of birds and the sounds of children playing near the cabin door woke us up before six in the morning. The birds flew off when we opened the doors. The kids – children of one of the coordinators at the university – gave us a smiling, mischievous look and ran off after the birds. (21 photos)
Read MoreMy interview with Emma Christopher, director of the documentary “They Are We”, and the film’s still photographer, Sergio Leyva, not only satisfied my curiosity regarding their personal experiences during the filmmaking process, it also awoke an interest in those four Cubans involved in the project. (10 photos)
Read MoreFor a long time the streets of Havana have seen people moving “carts” carrying empty containers, cardboard, newspapers, large sacks. Few passersby recognize the sacrifice made by picking up recyclables and taking them to their destination points. (17 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s colonial oligarchy saw the railway system as a novel technological breakthrough that could solve many of the problems of the island. Cuba was then one of the world’s largest sugar producers and faced the task of transporting its sugar products from the refineries to the country’s ports.(28 photos)
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