Water shortages in the town of Santiago de las Vegas (in Havana’s municipality of Boyeros) have become more frequent since January of this year. The Boyeros municipal government has mobilized over 50 water trucks as part of a plan to mitigate the problem.
Read MoreThe Cuban government’s economic restructuring policies have in part afforded the population opportunities to secure licenses for businesses aimed at a sexually diverse public. Clubs and discos that once operated in the shadows no longer do so, and these are becoming more numerous and visible, especially in the capital.
Read MoreSome say the most interesting thing in the Zapata Swamp, located in southern Matanzas, are the beaches, the crocodile meat, scuba diving and the history museum recounting the events of the Bay of Pigs invasion in the 1960s. We can add two other attractions. (37 photos)
Read MoreJournalist, singer, producer, filmmaker: this has been the professional carrier of Sheyla Paz Hicks, born in the town of Tumba Siete, in Cuba’s east-laying province of Santiago de Cuba. Today, she works in the film industry in the United States.
Read MoreThose interested in coming into direct contact with nature and enjoying good beaches should definitely visit the towns of Caleta and Playa Larga, located in the Zapata Swamp, south of Matanzas, Cuba. (23 photos)
Read MoreThe first phase of Cuba’s “parliamentary elections” – the electoral mechanism created by the Cuban government more than 30 years ago – are around the corner (April 19th) and, in the midst of the media spectacle calling on us to “vote for Cuba,” I asked myself the question: “What Cuba will I be voting for?”
Read More“Luisi, it doesn’t get better than this!” one of my friends said, pointing towards the sign over the front door. We were outside La Zorra y el Cuervo, a jazz club located on Havana’s downtown 23rd Street, between N and O streets.
Read MoreIt is already undeniable that innovation in Cuba’s private sector, coupled with the use of new technologies, has overtaken and left the audiovisual offer of the State sector behind.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe it took me almost seven years to pay for that refrigerator, I thought while looking at the yellow slip of paper. It was hard, but, thanks to my perseverance and some jobs on the side, I managed to put together the amount of money I needed to get rid of my debt.
Read MoreStarting December 13 the town of Rincón on the outskirts of Havana becomes one of the most visited sites in the country by people from all provinces of the country and even abroad, who show their respect to the image of San Lazaro (Saint Lazarus) at its National Sanctuary.
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