The Santiago carnival, is undoubtedly the most important traditional and awaited event every year by the residents of the eastern Cuban city. The celebration takes place in the second half of July, and for over a week immerses the population in a festive atmosphere. (30 photos)
The issue I’ll address here is Cuban immigration policy and the hoped for “possible changes” in it. This is a matter that has many people full of expectations since the last Communist Party Congress, when upcoming reforms were announced concerning this important social issue.
The teacher was wise, saying a lot without saying too much. His words had neither the tone of those who advocate censuring stubborn positions, nor were they ones demanding the implementation of plurality. The message itself was implicit.
From the name of the event itself certain suspicions were aroused, as people were made to mimic Fidel’s well-known message to intellectuals: “Within the revolution, everything; outside the revolution, nothing…”
Held annually in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin is the “Romerias de Mayo (“the May Pilgrimages”), festivities organized since 1994 by the Asociacion Hermanos Saiz (AHS) and where tradition and modernity intertwine. (25 photos)
Close to the massive Gran Piedra rock formation in eastern Cuba, is an area settled by French colonists in the 18th and 19th centuries. Here they developed coffee plantations of paradigmatic vernacular and industrial architecture, though what remains today are, for the most part, the ruins of dozens of those estates. (31 photos)
In Cuba, access to the Internet is a privilege held by a small group that includes foreign residents on the island, PhDs in any field, senior political leaders, military officers, reporters, a few artists and writers, and people with sufficient money to pay for an illegal account.