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Taylor Emilio Torres Escalona

Cuba Is Going Digital

February 9, 2016February 14, 2016

As of February 4, 2015 and until April this year, art enthusiasts can enjoy an exhibition titled Vista hace fe…We are going digital (“Seeing is Believing…We Are Going Digital”) at Havana’s Norwegian Embassy, located on 21st Street. (12 photos)

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Santiago de Cuba’s Magic Market

January 29, 2016March 25, 2016

Many are the beliefs from different cultures that merged to give rise to our Cuban identity. In Santiago de Cuba, one can breathe these beliefs in the idiosyncrasies of the locals, in the atmosphere of its steeply-inclined streets. (8 photos)

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Is the Communist Youth (UJC) the only Organization Needed by Cuba’s Young People?

July 22, 2015July 24, 2015

I had set very clear goals for myself by the time I reached junior high: after completing the 9th grade, I would enroll at the Exact Sciences Vocational Institute and I would secure membership with the Young Communists League (UJC).

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Will the Internet Reach Dos Caminos, Cuba, by 2020?

June 30, 2015July 2, 2015

In Cuba, there is a town called Dos Caminos, located a mere 20 kilometers from Santiago de Cuba. Many of the things currently being debated through social networks, blogs and even the country’s official press go unnoticed in this town.

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Like in “South Park”, They Named Him Kenny

May 18, 2015May 22, 2015

They named him Kenny, after the South Park character. He lives somewhere in Havana, where he’s been forced to grow up ahead of time. His mother, who worked at a private cafe, had to quit her job to raise his five brothers, as the grandmother couldn’t bear the burden all alone any longer.

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