The Charangas began in the mid-19th century, when slaves had December 24 off to hold their festivities.Initially they partied around the church, but over time, more people joined in and they pooled into two competing groups. (30 photos)
Read MoreYesterday, he mistook me for a tourist and offered to take a snapshot of me using his “old technique.” He was the first of his type of photographer I’d seen in a while. I used to see them all the time on the steps of the Capitolio Building (now under repair) offering to take shots of tourists. (11 photos)
Read MoreWhen the City of Havana formally named it “Maximo Gomez Street” in 1902, few people imagined that the name wouldn’t catch on among the villagers and townspeople. They continued calling it “Monte Street.” It’s an important thoroughfare that connects several municipalities (Centro Havana, Cerro, Old Habana and Plaza de la Revolution). (41 photos)
Read MoreIn Cuba, some Catholics systematically going to church and meet all the rites established by that religion, while others have varying levels of belief, but are not churchgoers.This year’s midnight mass was celebrated in the Havana Cathedral by Cardinal Jaime Ortega and the pastor of the community, (26 photos)
Read MoreOshun is a female Orisha (diety) that represents the struggle of life, and is the Goddess of Love. In Cuban Santería, Oshun is an Orisha of love, maternity and marriage. She has been syncretized with Our Lady of Charity, Cuba’s patroness. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe 28th Havana International Jazz Plaza Festival has just concluded, it’s an annual event that emerged in 1980 when trumpeter, pianist, singer, bandleader and sideman Bobby Carcasses decided to create a space for this sound that was frowned on by the leaders of contemporary culture of the time. (34 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s annual International Arts and Crafts Fair (FIART) is open to the public at the Pabexpo fairgrounds in Havana through Sunday December 23rd. Besides the work by Cuban artisans also on display are the creations of their counterparts from 19 countries with emphasis on the nations that belong to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas (ALBA). (30 photos)
Read MoreProbably the biggest rivalry of Cuban baseball are the series between Havana’s Industriales and Santiago de Cuba. HT was at the first of a three game series in the capital swept by the home team. (30 photos)
Read MoreThe Fototeca de Cuba, located in Plaza Vieja in Old Havana, the historic center of the city, is currently exhibiting a show of the 50 best photos published throughout the history of the prestigious US magazine National Geographic.(22 photos)
Read MoreThe vast Venezuelan savanna extends for hundreds of miles. At this time of year, the dry season, not all of the grass is that pleasing color of green. That’s why it was perhaps better to look towards the clouds, the sky and the sunsets – which I’m sharing with you. (12 photos)
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