Elio Delgado Valdes

In these days of intense heat – when thermometers register temperatures above 30º C – residents of Havana go out in search of places where they can evade the scorching sun. The city’s majestic Prado promenade invites strollers to rest and give in to the day’s weariness. (30 photos)

More and more graffiti catches our eye as we stroll down the streets of Havana today. Some consider it a form of urban art, while others regard it as a kind of vandalism. What’s certain is that this visual language, consisting of signs and images, stems from the artist’s need to freely express themselves. (29 photos)

In the images below, I have tried to capture the way we are, what we do and how we live today, when the magic of photography, new technologies and social networks allows us to reach innumerable people, scattered across our global village. (30 photos)

African Women’s Day was celebrated at Havana’s Casa de Africa (“House of Africa”) museum with a fashion show staged by US designer Januwa Moja. The models walked down the red carpet wearing garments permeated with elements from traditional African culture: textile designs, turbans and body adornments, all recreated by the imagination of the designer. (29 photos)

There are many myths that accompany the smallest of felines; one of the more certain ones deals with their great ability to steal food. It is common in Cuba to hear expressions that denigrate these animals: treacherous, unfriendly, unloving to humans. But it is more common to find them in the street, surviving – or living – despite our misgivings about them. (29 photos)

Nacen entre espinas flores (“Flowers Born Among Thorns”), an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five, was inaugurated at Havana’s National Natural History Museum this past May 22. (34 photos)

Located in Havana’s neighborhood of Centro Habana, the Callejon de Hamel (“Hamel Alley”) welcomes visitors from around Cuba and the world on a regular basis. Some go there to play instruments, others to dance, and many simply to socialize. The project, born in the 1990s, is today officially acknowledged and praised by renowned musicologists. (30 photos)

In the traditional Cuban family, which are still many, women are the first up in the morning, make breakfast, wake the family and guarantee that all leave on time for their school or work, including themselves in most cases. In this report we highlight women in Cuban society. (30 photos)