Readings

The curious story of the first ice factory in Cuba

Faro de Cuba is essential for navigating the treacherous Bahamas Canal

Most Famous Cuban Soft Drinks: Flavors That Are No Longer Available

"We", the story of an impossible love made into a bolero

Why do we say guagua in Cuba?

Major Failures of the Cuban Revolution: The Zapata Swamp, the Regional Granary that Never Was

Finca La Luisa: The Forgotten Ruins of a Mansion in Havana

What does it mean in Cuba to "live like Carmelina"?

Cubans mourn the loss of Diederich Kortlang's murals in Havana

Sayuela, the undergarment that many Cuban women still cherish

Pirulí: What is it and why do Cubans love it so much?

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: An architectural gem in Miami

Christmas outside of Cuba

Black Tears: The Love Story that Inspired Miguel Matamoros

Amelia Peláez, a woman who placed Cuban culture at the center of the artistic discourse

Daughters of Galicia: The largest association of emigrant women was in Cuba

Why should you get a haircut on Candlemas Day?

From Montmartre to Moscow: A Ruined Building for Over 30 Years in Havana

Roberto Goizueta, the Cuban who led Coca-Cola

What time was Lola killed and why?

Letter in which Fidel Castro asked the President of the United States for 10 dollars

San Lázaro, the orisha to whom the Yorubas in Cuba turn during epidemics

Asclepios Building, the modern architectural cardiovascular hospital in Havana

Rice-selecting vacuum cleaner, the new invention in Cuba

Neighborhood "El Platanito" with its lagoon of black water in the heart of Havana

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Vedado, a heritage at risk in Cuba

Luis Estévez, the Cuban-American designer who succeeded in Haute Couture

Mayía Rodríguez and San Mariano, a corner of Havana with a memorable house

The Sánchez sisters, three Cuban Americans who were Confederate spies during the Civil War

The Duralex tableware was also used in Cuba

The resurgence of kosher cuisine in Cuba

Cobo, the aphrodisiac mollusk that is eaten secretly in Cuba

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

"The mule knocked Genaro down," a popular Cuban phrase of curious origin

Regina Duarte, the Brazilian Minister of Culture who inspired Cuban paladares

The warehouses, or what remains of them in Cuba

The Speed, a work of art at the Bus Terminal in Havana

A jungle grows on the walls of Havana

Saint Valentine, the patron of lovers

Tetí, a delicacy that can only be found in Baracoa

Havana, white sheets hanging on the balconies

Havana, the city that kills while it dies

Frontón de Cienfuegos, a century-old sports facility in Cuba

Abdala, over a century and a half dying for Cuba

Marilope, the Cienfuegos legend that speaks of innocence, desire, and death

The Virgin of the Road of Havana

La Moderna Poesía, the most famous bookstore in Cuba, no longer exists

Royal Palm, in the heart of Havana, from a famous hotel to a multifamily building

The first babalawo to give the Letter of the Year in Cuba

The origins of the Letter of the Year in Cuba

Three Cuban cocktails to enjoy this New Year's Eve

Christmas Eve dinner in Cuba, the table half empty

The Holguín Orfeón celebrates its 55th anniversary

First Cuban doctor, Laura Martínez Carvajal

Carmelita, the curious way of naming a color in Cuba

The coffee tasters in Cuba

San Cristóbal de La Habana, the story of a saint

Atarés Castle, an unknown watcher of Havana

Dulcería La Gran Vía, a memory in the Havana neighborhood of Santo Suárez

Cueva Martín Infierno, the Cuban legend that led to a National Monument