Prior to the arrival of the first Spanish conquerors in “the most beautiful land that human eyes ever saw”, most of the geographic accidents of the Island had a name, given by the aborigines who lived in here.
Author Archives: Gilberto Gonzalez
Modesto and Margarita, a legend love
Looking for another love story found in that great Mausoleum- Necropolis of Colón- in Havana, historian-missionary María Antonia Ruiz Guzmán, told us about an emotional epitaph in a grave, where everywhere: on the cover, on the bench, on the floor and on the plate, appear beautiful messages of love.
Almendares Park
When Havana began to stretch out towards the outskirts, beyond Monte Vedado*, one of the main obstacles was Almendares River, although it does not carry much water, approaching the sea it becomes quiet, its waters widen; thus forming a estuary of considerable dimensions, whose volume fluctuates every day, according to the tides.
Havana’s Night Heart (+ photos)
How many Havana residents can say they have never walked down La Rampa? I am sure that, apart from babies, very few. That stretch of 23rd Street going from the very same Malecón (seaside drive) to L Street is the beating heart of our city because, along its half a kilometer long, countless events attracting […]
Dialogue with a statue
Walking through the Historical Center of Havana, I came across with some living statues who offer their performance to passers-by. Eager to know more about this kind of art, which has always seem so difficult to me, I drew near one the characters, and asked him for an interview.