Monthly Archives: January 2013

Very few doubt that changes are happening in Cuba, although they are epidermal and too slow. Also, very few doubt they should deeper, more comprehensive and faster. The “model” implemented beginning in 1959 has proved its failure: instead of resolving … Continue reading →

In Galiano, Havana’s former main commercial street, they are installing street lamps that are exact reproductions of the original ones, which have decayed or been destroyed by the passage of time and apathy. The fronts of its surviving buildings are … Continue reading →

Yesterday I attended an interesting lecture by the architect Miguel Coyula, on the history and current state of the buildings in the city of Havana and its continuing deterioration. It was held in the old Provincial College of Architects of … Continue reading →

Photo by Rebeca From the posters placed around the city urging people to protect themselves from cholera through a set of preventive measures, the increase is visits to doctors and nurses asking about acute diarrheal symptoms, the prohibition of offering … Continue reading →

In literature, and in Latin America in particular, the themes of ridicule and the absurd, both individual and collective, are addressed by many authors. The same happens in theater and film. It seems that in our case it is a … Continue reading →

Some readers, some annoying, who disagree with what I posted on 1.1.13, raising the issue of the marginalization of the city of Havana. I do not try to please everyone with my opinions, since I reject unanimity and, in addition, … Continue reading →

Photo: Archive I was invited by my son and his wife, who live in Canada and are visiting Cuba, to TienTan, a restaurant located in Havana’s formerly populous Chinatown, now reduced to a few blocks and almost devoid of Chinese … Continue reading →

Photo: Peter Deel The officially designated “Year 54 of the Revolution” has come to an end. No one can deny that in 2012 some changes were made to the comatose Cuban “model,” but it is true that the majority amounted … Continue reading →