Havana’s Street Art
Graffiti is part of the urban environment of all the world’s major (and not-so-major) cities. While some forms of graffiti are veritable works of art, others undermine the city’s aesthetic beauty and norms. (20 photos)
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Ernesto González Díaz
Luyano, Havana in Pictures
Located in the municipality of 10 de Octubre, Havana’s neighborhood of Luyano is a large urban quarter bordering with Santos Suarez and Lawton. The Calzada de Luyano, the avenue where most of the photographs below were taken, a busy, cafeteria-filled thoroughfare that cut across the neighborhood. (40 photos)
Read MoreThe First Week of School in Cuba
The 2013-2014 school year began on September 2, simultaneously at all levels of education in Cuba, from preschool to college. Education is obligatory in Cuba through the ninth grade.Scenes like these images were repeated throughout the country. Thousands of foreign students are also studying in Cuba, especially careers in the medical sciences. (21 photos)
Read MoreLas Tunas: “The Balcony of Cuba’s East”
Founded over 200 years ago, Las Tunas, the capital of Cuba’s province of the same name, stretches across a savanna located between the cities of Camaguey, Holguin and Bayamo. The point of entry into Cuba’s easternmost region, it is popularly referred to as “the balcony of Cuba’s East.” (42 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s Mantilla Neighborhood in Pictures
Mantilla evinces the stark contrasts that characterize contemporary Cuba: there, one finds recently-constructed residences or tastefully refurbished homes, next to dilapidated, unfinished or, in some cases, ramshackle wooden houses. Many of its streets are also in a deplorable state, and some are not even asphalted. (33 photos)
Read MoreHavana’s “La Vibora” Neighborhood
On their way to Havana from the rural municipality of Bejucal, travelers would make a stop near a pharmacy with a sign bearing a caducean, the well-known symbol of the medical profession, which shows two entwined serpents. In reference to this pharmacy, travelers began to refer to this place as “the serpent stop” (“la parada de la vibora”). (41 photos)
Read MoreSan Lazaro Street, Havana, Cuba
San Lazaro Street begins at the legendary steps of the University of Havana and ends near the no less famous Paseo del Prado esplanade. It’s a long street, possibly the longest in Havana, running through the municipalities of Revolution Square, Centro Habana and coming very close to Old Havana. (36 photos)
Read MoreA Havana Park Full of Life
Cordova Park is located in the Havana neighborhood of El Sevillano, in the “10 de October municipality.” The park owes its name to Emilia de Cordova, who in the early 20th century was a founder of the neighborhood and great fighter for women’s rights. (36 photos)
Read MoreCuba Hosts National Geographic Photo Expo
The 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 MoreA Must Stop for Visitors to Havana
The nearly three hundred year old University of Havana, is a symbol for all Cuban university students and graduates, even if we have completed our studies at other universities. This was the first university established in Cuba, and has a great history. (29 photos)
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