For Ernesto “Che” Guevara enthusiasts or dedicated Marxists who believe in his dream of a Pan-American revolution, Santa Clara in Cuba’s Villa Clara province is a place of pilgrimage. In the same way that La Higuera in Bolivia is now a shrine to the Latin American revolutionary icon, Santa Clara […]
For seven days in August, Habaneros find an excuse to forget about the rigors of daily life and spend the humid nights partying, getting drunk, and dancing as the city marked its traditional Carnaval.Cavalcades of rival comparsas or choreographed dance troupes, invaded Havana’s seaside promenade, Malecon, and danced to the […]
Primero de Julio started like any other day. Today, however, was different because of its historical significance to my home country and to where I’m currently living. Who would have thought that today would be the 65th anniversary of Philippines-Cuba Diplomatic Relations? I didn’t know that. Neither did those in the […]