Say Yes to Veggies, No to Meat
To march through Havana advocating ethical treatment of animals and encouraging local residents to eat more vegetables is an idea so silly …
Changes in Cuba’s Economy
Time and again it has been shown that the chances for continuation of socialism in Cuba are in inverse proportion to the …
Experts Gone Mad
The increase in the number of Cubans suffering from insanity is a consequence of a crisis faced by the affected, which may …
A Young Cuban Woman Like Any Other
The day when Catalina turned forty went by unnoticed, as always. Since her husband died at sea, in an attempt to cross …
Sonia Garro: 2 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, and 20 DAYS
Sonia Garro (Rancho Boyeros, Havana, 1975), finds it surprisingly easy to find her way in Prague, although she has never travelled abroad …
“We need the bike taxi to survive, but licenses are no longer granted or renewed”
The bike taxi is a popular means of transport in Cuba as it is human-powered and helps many people fight their difficult …
Havana-Santiago by Train
The railway track from Havana to Santiago is the main transport line stretching all along the largest of the Caribbean islands, Cuba. …
Capitalist Abundance Side by Side with Sad Poverty
A Spanish man born in Toledo, who was visiting Cuba for the first time in his life, told me about the two …
Living on Luck
Everyday from morning to night, the whole Cuba impatiently waits for a piece of news – a particular one: three numbers, the …
Silvio Rodriguez, The Dissident
My first and last encounter with Silvio Rodriguez, a great music artist and master of poetic forms, who, thanks God, belongs to …