Cuba Journal “Papa”, a biopic about author Ernst Hemingway, was shot on location in Cuba with special permission from the US government. The film stars Giovanni Ribisi as a young Denne Bart Petitclerc and Adr ian Sparks as Hemingway. The director, Bob Yari, wrapped filming in Cuba in May 2014 and was able to gain access to … Read more
One of the most tangible of Raul Castro’s economic reforms since 2010 is the wave of new private restaurants – called paladares – located mostly in Havana. Don’t be fooled into thinking that decades of iron ideology have limited Cuba’s imagination for self-expression. Food has become a beacon for Cuba’s future possibilities, and visitors to … Read more
By Cuba Journal MIAMI — You can now fly from New York to Havana, Cuba. Air carrier JetBlue has announced its first-ever charter service from New York City to Havana, Cuba. The flights, which will be operated by licensed travel firm Cuba Travel Services, are the first announced from New York to Cuba since recent … Read more
Google announced yesterday a Spanish-language toolbar for Cubans. The new toolbar, or barra de busqueda, streamlines Internet searching and bookmarking. In August of last year, Google made its Chrome web browser available in Cuba so people can search “faster and safer,” according to Pedro Less Andrade, the company’s director of public government and political affairs … Read more
Above: Varadero Beach in Cuba By Cuba Journal Cuba’s tourism sector is surging so far in 2015, according to the newest data from the country’s National Statistical Office (ONE). The Caribbean island received 995,670 international tourists in the first quarter of 2015, up 14.2 percent from the same period in 2014. The biggest increases came … Read more
Violent storms dumped over 7 inches of rain on Havana, leaving 3 dead and causing several buildings to collapse. Cuba’s Granma newspaper describes a line of severe thunderstorms packing winds of up to 61 miles per hour. Local media reports suggest that an elderly man drowned in the flood water in the Old Havana District … Read more
Cuban cuisine is a fusion of Native American Taino food, Spanish, African, and Caribbean cuisines. Some Cuban recipes share spices and techniques with Spanish and African cooking – and some Caribbean influence in spice and flavor adds to the complexity of the island nation’s food tradition. The result of this confluence is a unique and … Read more
