Cuba’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)
Read MoreUtopiart, the union of the words Art and Utopia, is the title of the expo which these days is exhibited in the Hispano-American Cultural Center in Havana. Installations, videos, photographs and paintings entertain with the art and imagery from Mali, the Netherlands, Belgium and Cuba. (14 photos)
Read MoreArtists of different trends in the visual arts and different generations engaged in a project of artistic creation which integrates various techniques of painting with snapshots from different photographers who accompanied Fidel Castro at different historical moments.
Read MoreNestled in the Havana municipality of Arroyo Naranjo on the southern outskirts of the city is the neighborhood of Parraga, adjacent to other locations in the same municipality such as Mantilla, Cajellas and Guinera. (33 photos)
Read MoreThis year’s Havana carnival began on August 9 with the traditional parade down the Malecon sea wall with dance troupes, floats, bigger than life size dolls, a showing of classic autos and the police with their motorcycle acrobatics. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe book titled The Sacred Family tells the story of the Orishas. Orula, the Orisha of Wisdom, second only to God, was a witness to the moment of creation. Able to divine destiny, controller of the four winds, Orula saw the creation of the solar system, the Orishas and human beings. (21 photos)
Read MoreIt’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)
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