Category Archives: From our history

From our history

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.

Strolling by Old Havana

Old Havana, founded almost five centuries ago, as the capital of colonial Cuba, is today World Heritage for its historical, cultural and architectural importance. Day after day, it is remodeled and renovenated; thus, rescuing monumental and archaeological values, thanks to the labor of a brigade of specialists and workers, who belong to the Office of […]

Curiosities of Cuba: A colossal statue worked indoors

Cuba has works of art of a matchless value which compete in grandeur with others beyond the seas, and add to the natural beauties of our green archipelago, to the goodness of our climate, and to the gentle and warm nature of Cubans, to turn our Island into a distinguished touristic destiny.

Havana’s Floridita: Where Daiquiri was Born

Havana, declared a World Heritage Site, has reserved a space of peculiar charm on the corner of Obispo and Monserrate streets, where one of the world’s most famous bars, founded in 1818, is located.

The monument to José Martí and Revolution Square

The José Martí Memorial at Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución (Revolution Square) is undoubtedly the largest monument worldwide dedicated to the Apostle of Cuba’s independence.