Readings

The Dark Origin of "La Gatica de María Ramos": A Crime, a Trial, and a Legend in Havana

The curious story of the first ice factory in Cuba

Faro de Cuba is essential for navigating the treacherous Bahama Channel

Most famous Cuban sodas: Flavors that are no longer available

"We", the story of an impossible love set to bolero

Why do we say guagua in Cuba?

Great 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 the murals by Diederich Kortlang 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 your hair cut on Candlemas Day?

From Montmartre to Moscow: A dilapidated 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 requested 10 dollars from the President of the United States

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

Asclepios Building, the cardiovascular hospital with modern architecture in Havana

Rice-sorting vacuum cleaner, the new invention in Cuba

Neighborhood "El Platanito" with its lagoon of dark waters in the heart of Havana

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

Luis Estévez, the Cuban-American designer who triumphed 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 secretly consumed in Cuba

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

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

Regina Duarte, the Brazilian Secretary 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 of Havana

A jungle grows on the walls of Havana

Valentine's Day, the patron of lovers

Tetí, a delicacy that can only be enjoyed in Baracoa

Havana, white sheets hanging from the balconies

Havana, the city that kills while it dies

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

Abdala, more than a century and a half dying for Cuba

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

The Virgin of the Way 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 multi-family building

The first babalawo who gave 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 Orpheon celebrates its 55th anniversary

First Cuban doctor, Laura Martínez Carvajal

Carmelita, the curious way of naming a color in Cuba

Coffee tasters in Cuba

San Cristóbal de La Habana, the story of a saint

Castle of Atarés, an unknown watcher of Havana

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