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Having a pet in Cuba today is considered a luxury. Animals are a common sight in Havana and unfortunately many roam stray, surviving by foraging and by the generosity of pedestrians. According to Carol Fletcher, photographer, Aniplant Project board member and Cuba Journal contributor, there is much work to do to protect and care for … Read more
Cruising is one of the best ways to experience Cuba’s diverse geography and culture. Now, you can win a free Cuba cruise for two provided by Friendly Planet Travel, Celestyal Cruises and the Cuba Journal. Click here to enter to win. Traveling by sea allows you to see far more of this recently opened Caribbean … Read more
Stillwell Partners has announced a new international venture in Havana – Advertising Week: Cuba x Creativity. Stillwell is the organizer of Advertising Week in London, Tokyo and New York City. The historic Hotel Nacional de Cuba will serve as headquarters. The Nacional will host a daily kick-off breakfast at the Parisian Cabaret and thought leadership … Read more
In a quiet residential Havana neighborhood, silversmith Roxana Vargas’s ROX jewelry company is both a deeply personal journey of self-discovery and a symbol of progress for Cuba’s emerging cuentapropistas (entrepreneurs) class. The Cuba Journal visited Roxana’s workshop to learn more about her jewelry making and her personal story. Inspired by her father’s belief in her … Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded United Airlines final approval to launch service to Havana from two of its hubs. Beginning Nov. 29, United will start daily nonstop flights to the Cuban capital from New York/Newark and Saturday nonstop service from Houston with both services subject to government approval. Bookings are available immediately. Since … Read more
Luminaries gathered around the gate at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport where JetBlue flight 387 to Santa Clara, Cuba was about to become the first scheduled flight between the U.S. and Cuba since October 1962. What makes the flight so important is that it was the first flight to operate under a bilateral Air Transport Agreement signed by the … Read more
On a recent trip to Cuba, your editors at the Cuba Journal witnessed first-hand what limitations exist when connecting to the Internet from Cuba. Our hotel’s wifi internet access performed adequately, but the problems we encountered attempting to connect to many US-based websites appeared to stem from blockages not from the Cuban side but from … Read more
At first landing in Havana, I witnessed the sunlight detonate a rich variety of patinas and light. This first touch – while pleasing – was unnatural to my eye’s modern training to associate newness with relevancy. In time, my encounter with the city had a texture of its own as I was transformed by my … Read more
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (AHNP) (Spanish: Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. The largest and best-conserved remnant of forested mountain ecosystems in the Caribbean, AHNP is widely considered to be Cuba’s most important protected area for its extraordinary biodiversity values. It is named … Read more
Director, Lucy Walker. Organic, spontaneous, sexy dances progress chronologically from Afro-Cuban Santería rumba through mambo, cha-cha-chá, salsa, breakdancing, and reggaeton. The broader history of Cuba is revealed in the moves. Palpable and transporting, this live-action VR documentary was filmed on location in Cuba and features Ballet de la Televisión Cubana. How to Watch VR: VR … Read more
