It’s been nearly two years that I haven’t walked the streets of Havana. No Malecon sea wall or Obispo St. for me, much less Cojimar. Sometimes I imagine myself returning to capture those faces with such a variety of traits and such similar expressions. As if the aging of the city was inoculated within the people who want to scare it away with their laughs. (30 photos)
Read MoreDaily life on Frank Pais St. in San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio has some special characteristics. It’s a street that runs from the train tracks and extends two miles into the countryside with houses on both sides of the road. (30 photos)
Read MoreAlong the streets of Havana a peculiar innovative means of transportation that stands out are the bicycle taxis or “Bici Taxis”. If we stop to observe each of these devices that occasionally help us avoid a dry bath our Havana sun, we can see the artistic to humorous touch of the owners. (22 photos)
Read MoreLast week, I attended the last graduation of medical doctors to be held in Cuba this year. It was indeed a marvellous privilege to see the over one thousand new physicians. Of the graduates, 735 were from around the world, students from poor families who would have been unable to afford paying for this university career in their countries. (25 photos)
Read MoreLike Highway 1 in California, the road in Gibara, Cuba hugs the coast through twists and turns as land takes a 90 degree vertical dive into the foamy water bellow. Waves break over rocks and shipwrecks. (22 photos)
Read MoreA 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)
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