Articles written by José Roberto Loo Vázquez

José Roberto Loo Vázquez

A graduate journalist and a passionate photographer, two stories that intertwine and boldly lead me to call myself a photojournalist. When you add my love for the city of Santiago de Cuba, it’s easy to understand my preference: a photojournalist who enjoys highlighting his hometown, the "hot land."

Trump is already looking towards Cuba as a new target, according to sources close to him

Cubans return to the practices of the Special Period: Planting in backyards, gardens, and pots in response to shortages

“Jerusalema from El Cobre”: Interview with GR Ruiz, Cuban audiovisual director

Santiagueros are buying pork now to celebrate the New Year

Puerto Boniato: a beautiful viewpoint in Santiago de Cuba built by the Americans

Four explanations that the Government owes to the people of Santiago de Cuba regarding construction projects

Burger Like, the first café in Santiago de Cuba that accepts payments in cryptocurrencies

Animal protectors in Santiago de Cuba join private businesses to sustain the project

Streets of Santiago de Cuba in shadows

Interview with Michel Mirabal: “A mural of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre would be the most important work of my life”

For the second time in the last decade, Santiago de Cuba will be without a pilgrimage on the Day of the Virgin of Charity of Copper

Star of the amusement park in Santiago de Cuba continues to operate despite its deterioration

Life in the dormitory communities of Santiago de Cuba

The Baconao Park from the painful nostalgia

Three essential recipes in Cuba during times of shortage

Amusement park reopens in Santiago de Cuba with more queues for food than for the rides

This is how the lines are in Santiago de Cuba to book tours of heritage areas

Ghost stories in the oldest house in Cuba

The Zoo of Santiago de Cuba reopens with long lines

Green frutabomba: the new potato of the people from Santiago

Up to 25,000 CUC for a vault in the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba without carnivals for the first time in over 25 years

Suspension of travel due to coronavirus in Cuba affects national couriers and self-employed workers

They illuminate the heart of Santiago de Cuba

Residents of Santiago feel abandoned in accessing digital television

In Santiago de Cuba, the scarcity of food is a concern as much as the coronavirus

15 popular ways to eat bread in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba's self-employed workers view the future with skepticism in light of the crisis caused by the coronavirus

Cubans frustrated with the malfunction of the state platform TuEnvio

Caimito smoothie, an exotic, sweet, and aromatic drink

Thousands of people from Santiago will lose their source of income starting this Saturday for an indefinite period

People from Santiago wake up on the streets as the only way to buy chicken

Curfew in Santiago de Cuba due to the coronavirus

Elderly people, pregnant women, and children are prohibited from queuing in Santiago de Cuba due to the coronavirus

Cañandonga shake, a Cuban drink rich in iron

Residents of Santiago are preparing for a possible quarantine due to the coronavirus in Cuba

'Mulas' satisfy the medicine cabinet of Cubans against the coronavirus

Children's circles in Santiago de Cuba teach kids how to protect themselves from the coronavirus

Almost 10 CUC for a little girl's blouse... and it's made in Cuba!

This is what life is like in Santiago de Cuba when buying soap, toothpaste, and detergent

Prú, a beverage of French origin that is very popular in eastern Cuba

Children in Santiago de Cuba could use identification wristbands as a preventive measure against earthquakes

A Cuban child has gone four years without access to education and public health because he was born in Venezuela

Alert in Santiago de Cuba due to possible aftershocks and tsunami danger after earthquake

Chronicle of Danilo, the Personal Shopper from Santiago de Cuba who brings goods to his clients

Commented coffee… a very Cuban tradition

Santiago self-employed workers upset with the new measure from ONAT

Cuban will tattoo women with breast cancer for free

Searching for shoes… the headache of Cuban parents

The future of the pedestrianization of the heart of Santiago de Cuba will be decided in a popular consultation

School snack, the daily struggle of Cuban families

Santiago de Cuba and its thermometer of Cuban music

Long lines and the absence of "cheap" gasoline are impacting motorcycle transport in Santiago de Cuba

The "weeping fountain" of Santiago de Cuba

The heart of Santiago de Cuba is dying

From eleven o'clock onwards, Santiago de Cuba is a bustling hive of activity

The phenomenon of Facebook Teams captivates Cuban youth

Architectural Religious Heritage of Santiago de Cuba: Urgent Need for Assistance

Paul McCartney: from banned artist in Cuba to tourist attraction at a restaurant in Santiago

New construction materials store in Santiago de Cuba, a response to an old demand?