Ciego de Avila, one of Cuba’s central provinces, is located around 425 kilometers southeast of Havana. In recent years, the city (with around 100,000 inhabitants) has witnessed notable tourism development, chiefly due to the hotel infrastructure created in its north-laying keys. (21 photos)
Read MoreHavana, named one of the seven wonder cities in the world, turned 496 on November 16 this year. The Cuban capital is a place brimming with contrasts, life, colors, beautiful and not-so-beautiful things – a diverse and cosmopolitan city that captures and seduces visitors. (30 photos)
Read MoreLocated in Vedado, in Havana’s municipality of Plaza de la Revolucion, the Colon cemetery is the pride of residents of the city and Cubans in general. Covering an area of 57 hectares, it is the country’s largest and most important cemetery, boasting a great many sculptural and architectural works. (43 photos)
Read MoreThese are common, daily scenes in our city. No photo was staged, no one posed and I do not know the names of any of my “models.” They are quite simple beautiful women I captured with my camera, in passing. (18 photos)
Read MoreSunday evening March 15, at the steps of the University of Havana, a concert took place in solidarity with the people and government of Venezuela, currently involved in a diplomatic conflict with the United States. (17 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s Hamel alley is a small backstreet located in the neighborhood of Cayo Hueso, Centro Habana, very close to Vedado. An important socio-cultural project aimed at divulging Afro-Cuban culture through music, theater, the visual and other arts is based there. (39 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s Malecon ocean drive is one of the most renowned avenues in the city. Spanning nearly 9 kilometers, it has always set the limit between the city and the sea. There is almost no visitor, Cuban or foreign, who has not taken a stroll down this thoroughfare.(38 photos)
Read MoreA unique festival titled Photography and City took place recently in the Plaza Vieja square of Old Havana. Held in front of the National Photographic Library the event was sponsored by the City Historian’s Office. The photos, which were delivered in advance and evaluated by specialists of that office, were exhibited on the fence of one of the city’s most attractive tourist sites. (19 photos)
Read MoreFollowing the 9-o-clock firing of the cannon, Havana was divided into two areas: the area within the city walls and the area outside it. The opening to the city was announced at four thirty in the morning every day with the firing of a cannon as well. (28 photos)
Read MoreHavana is not a city that is characterized by bright lighting or neon signs advertising products. The energy crisis that the country went through in the 1990s reduced street illumination to a minimum. Gradually, the capital has recovered some of the night time beauty, with lighting on the larger avenues and major streets. (23 photos)
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