Juan Suarez

A Look at La Lisa, Havana

One of the main arteries of Marianao, Havana is 51st Ave. On its route west we come to the La Lisa bridge which marks the entrance to the municipality with the same name. Here’s our photo essay of La Lisa. (27 photos)

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Rumors of Blackouts and What’s on the Horizon

It’s early July and a heat wave has taken over the streets of Havana. I’ve heard rumors that the electricity was cut in some places. Problems with the oil supply from Venezuela, less public transport, an off-and-on city and warnings for the upcoming months. (15 photos)

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Havana Times Photographer Returns to Angola

I first arrived in Angola in the late 1980s as a cadet of Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR). This time, nearly three decades later, I landed to help my father in his retirement and repatriation to Cuba after having worked in Angola for 16 years.(56 photos)

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An Excursion to Las Terrazas, Cuba

The community Las Terrazas is part of a project of Unesco for biosphere reserves. Located on the banks of the San Juan River in the Sierra del Rosario province of Artemisa in western Cuba, the resort offers ecological tourism with lodging and dining options. (24 photos)

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Last Week in Downtown Havana

Ordinary citizens, with no participation in the discussion, will learn what their leaders have designed for the country’s short and long term future in the upcoming VII Communist Party Congress. (22 photos)

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Life in Downtown Havana Photo Spread

This Easter Week many thousands of visitors converged on Havana to coincide with both the visit of Barack Obama and the Rolling Stones concert. Independent of these major events, life goes on as usual for many locals. Here’s a glimpse of daily life in areas of downtown Havana. (33 fotos)

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The Cuba Obama’s Eyes May Not See

At a feverish pace, the baseball Stadium and its surrounding streets were spruced up to receive President Obama and the Tampa Bay Rays. let’s take a look a few blocks away from this big blue stage and see the other reality of this municipality of Cerro. (17 photos)

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Cuba Prepares for Obama and MLB

In recent days a flood of workers have fallen like ants in the Latinoamericano stadium and its surroundings; masons, painters, electricians changing poles and wires, workers repaving, and even the telecommunications company ETECSA has created a Wi-Fi zone outside the stadium. (20 photos)

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