Juan Suarez

Preparations for a Traditional March

For two days, an army of workers has been working in the neighborhood of the intersection of Infanta and San Lazaro avenues up to the University of Havana. To somebody it seemed very strange to see this contingent of workers and I smiling I said to him, of course, tonight is the March of the Torches. (15 photos)

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Garbage Piles Up on the Havana Coastline

The problem of garbage along the Havana coastline and even reaching to the beaches to the east of the city is becoming ever more apparent. This all to frequent scene was captured facing the Flores neighborhood between el Náutico and el Palco on the west side of Havana.

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The New Regla Boat Terminal in Havana

The new modern port terminal of the “Lanchita de Regla” (Regla boat), which crosses Havana Bay to the towns of Regla and Casablanca respectively, has been built close to the place where the old terminal was for many years. 11 photos)

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Once Again Flowers for Camilo

On the afternoon of October 28th, as happens every year along the Havana Malecon seawall, Cubans recalled the disappearance of Rebel Army commander Camilo Cienfuegos only ten months after the 1959 revolution. (20 photos)

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The Havana Forest: Beauty Amid Foul Smells

At its entrance, where once upon a time there was a stone castle-shaped building, starts a path of odd smells leading into the heart of a jungle where the sun struggles to penetrate through the curtains of green leaves providing beautiful scenery. (15 photos)

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Deep Inside Havana

I took another look into the depths of Havana, its people and customs, their problems, the reality of their environment, the city that is dying among its inhabitants. (42 photos)

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A Case of Zika in Havana

Several times the local polyclinic was informed that it was impossible to live like that. The whole shebang changed when the first case of Zika was reported on the block and all the imaginable government agencies showed up. (11 photos)

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