Category: Cuba
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Where Art Thou?
Public art is ubiquitous in Havana and it’s interesting. There was even an entire street, Callejon de Hamel, displaying folk art pieces inspired by adherents to Afro-Cuban religion of Santaria. Check this out… There was other public art that caught my eye in the city: This piece, called Primavera, stopped me in my tracks as…
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Broken and beautiful
Architecture in Cuba is diverse. This island has seen many waves of development over the centuries with the Spanish, French, Americans and even the Soviets influencing the design of buildings around this country. In Havana, the buildings show off a long-gone wealth and extravagance this country once enjoyed, one built on sugar cane, casinos and…
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What took me so long?
Cuba has been wide open for Canadians to visit since shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union and even before then, some adventurous folks made it here. So what took me so long? I feel like I’m the last Canadian to have ever visited here. And maybe that’s what it came down to. When…
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