Cuba’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)
Read MoreNew, neo-expressionist works by contemporary Cuban artists Rigoberto Rodriguez (popularly known as “Rigo”) and Ernesto Cordova, affording us two distinct takes on everyday reality, will be on display at a month-long exhibition entitled “Retaining”, currently mounted at the Fayad Jamis Arts Gallery in Alamar, Havana. (8 photos)
Read MoreWhat makes this crafts fair different aren’t the beautiful and prohibitively expensive items on sale (such as the reproductions of Sosabravo paintings, at 100 CUC, or furniture sets, with 2,000 CUC price-tags). What makes it different is the way in which it manages to bring a measure of cultural diversity to Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. (27 photos)
Read MoreGrowing orchids is one of my greatest passions. They have fascinated me since I was a kid. To have any measure of success with these peculiar and resilient plants, or at least with the kind commonly cultivated in Cuba, you need three important elements: light, heat and humidity. (10 photos)
Read MoreLast weekend Olympic Day (June 23) was celebrated around the globe. In Cuba a run took place for people of all ages from 12 and older. In Havana the publicity was deficient, so the amount of people was less than in other years. (24 photos)
Read MoreEl Lagarto is a restaurant high in the forests of the Escambray Mountains that will put you in a food coma so deep that you will be glad it’s all downhill to get back to your casa particular in Trinidad. Like most superior restaurants in the country it is a private business. (15 photos)
Read MoreSan 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)
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