“Havana Queens”,  Rosario Garcia’s Cuban Passion

“Havana Queens”, Rosario Garcia’s Cuban Passion

Havana Queens? Second floor, to your right, indicates the receptionist at the Combinado Jesus Mendez, located in the heart of the densely populated municipality of Marianao, in Cuba. It was barely nine o’clock on a hot Havana morning, and before arriving at the...
A Facelift For Old Havana On Its 500th Anniversary

A Facelift For Old Havana On Its 500th Anniversary

Havana was a Spanish colony for four centuries, English for one year, occupied by US troops, pounded by hurricanes and even a tornado, and the epicenter of several of the most important political moments of the last century. San Cristóbal de la Habana celebrates its...
Lima 2019: Gearing Up For The Next Pan American Games

Lima 2019: Gearing Up For The Next Pan American Games

For the first time in the nearly seven decades of Pan American Games history, Lima will host the most important multi-sport event on the continent this year. For two weeks, about 6,700 athletes from 41 countries will compete in contests offering several qualifying...
Cuban Urban Music: Popularity and Rhythm

Cuban Urban Music: Popularity and Rhythm

“Soy negro, soy feo, pero soy tu asesino, no es la cara ni el cuerpo, es mi palón divino (I’m black, I’m ugly, but I’m your killer, it’s not about the face or body, but my holy d…)”. This was one of the most repeated choruses in Cuba in the last few years. The lyric...