Spanish Caribbean

Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba

How I lost my camera in Havana

Fidel was there to greet me when I landed at José Martí airport humming Yo soy un hombre sincero. He was everywhere at once, declaiming...

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Travel, Lifestyle, Sports, English Caribbean, Spanish Caribbean

Surf’s Up! The Caribbean’s Best Surfing

The search for the perfect wave has taken surfers all around the world. These days, plenty of them are packing their boards and heading for...

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Arts and Architecture, Culture, Travel, History, Lifestyle, Cuba

Saving Old Havana

“This is one of the renowndest and strongest places of all the West Indies . . . From hence is transported huge quantity of Tobacco ....

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Culture, Technology, Science, Puerto Rico

Is There Anyone Out There?

Hidden among the karst mountains of north-western Puerto Rico, where the chirping of coqui frogs fill the moist night air and stars shine...

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Culture, Arts, People, Cuba

Meeting the Master: Wilfredo Lam

It was a long flight, and there was plenty of time to think about the art of the Caribbean and its place on the international stage. For me...

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Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba

Inside Cuba

“If you walked into that water now,” a friend of mine said in Havana, “you’d come out dyed blue.” The sea off...

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Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Dominican Republic

Columbus’ Cross

From the air it looks like a giant cross. At ground level, it takes on the appearance of a distant, oversized office building. Only on...

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Culture, Arts, Festivals and Events, Cuba

Artists Gather in Cuba

In the United States they have pop culture and Madonna, in the Caribbean we have Fidel and Bob Marley. Several of my friends: born in the...

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