Elio Delgado Valdes

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)

Cuba’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)

Probably 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)

The Pauyet artists/artisans group, one of our country’s most recognized for the consistency and the excellence of their creations, are showing their artwork at the International Crafts Fair (FIART-2012) which runs through December 23rd. (24 fotos)

We take a look at a selection of Cuban women going about their daily lives, shopping and selling, getting around, working, conversing etc. Some of them are people you may have seen while in Havana. (26 photos)

Today we bring you a photo essay with a sampling of Cuban men going about their daily endeavors in Havana. It’s a slice of life in the capital. (26 photos)

So what’s everyday life like for people in the Cuban capital? That would be a subject for many photo features. In HT we are continually trying to give you different slices of daily life, both in our articles and pictures, and promise more to come in the future. (28 photos)

The city of Guira de Melena, population 25,000, is located 25 miles south of Havana in what is today the province of Artemisa. The city was founded in 1779 and farming is its main employer. We took a walk down several Guira streets to give our readers a taste of its daily life. (30 photos)