It’s dawn in the Cuban capital. The sun begins to rise on the horizon and little by little chases off the last shadows of the early morning. Havana begins to move with the hustle and bustle of a new day. (26 photos)
Read MoreCampo Florido is a town located in Havana’s municipality of Habana del Este. Five kilometers from Guanabo and sixteen from Guanabacoa, the town was built on the La Victoria valley, part of the Havana-Matanzas plain. (30 photos)
Read MoreLocated in the province of Mayabeque, east of Havana, the town of Santa Cruz del Norte, today the capital of the municipality of the same name, was founded by four families from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, on May 3, 1714. (27 photos)
Read More“Good evening everyone. My name is Jorge Landa, and this is the second Beauty and Cuban Culture Pageant. It is an honor to be able to welcome you to our show tonight.” Thus began the evening at Havana’s Teatro America on the last Saturday of 2013. (24 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s jazz lovers had to plan their evenings meticulously to be able to enjoy as many of the performances staged at different venues and times around the city as possible. We report at the conclusion of Jazz Plaza 2013. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe Afro Bantu troupe are descendants of the Congos and preserve their ancestral traditions, they play the three Yuka drums: cachimbo, caja, y mula. This ethnic group live in the province of Pinar del Rio, in the hills of the municipality of Luis Lazo, where their ancestors lived. (27 photos)
Read MoreAt the corner of Morro and Colón Streets in Old Havana a commemoration was held remembering 13 young Cubans, whites and blacks, executed by the Spanish colonial government on November 27, 1871. The whites were medical students and the blacks, anonymous Abakuá brothers. (28 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s historic Morro Cabaña fortress was the stage of the Sixth Love-In for Peace and the Environment Festival, dedicated to women this year. It took place on November 15-16. The concerts went into the early morning hours. (23 photos)
Read MoreDespite the damage to health caused by smoking millions of people still seek out high quality tobacco and Cuba maintains that it has the best. At a recent trade fair in Havana the island’s state and joint venture companies that market Cuban tobacco displayed their most popular brands. (26 photos)
Read MoreThe current Cuban baseball season is in full swing. After an average of 14 games each squad there is little separating the vast majority of the 16 participating teams. HT was on hand to capture pictures from two recent games in the capital between the host Industriales and Las Tunas and Matanzas. (60 photos)
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