That’s what I call passion, blind faith in yourself and in an ideal. As Martí said, “The angry sea gives...

Is one of the best-known quotes from José Martí, full of truth and  poetry. This month, the OnCuba team is...

Do you think that a return to traditional Cuban cooking is needed at this time?

My first encounter with a cigar happened when I was in high school, when I was about 17 or 18....

Founded in Havana in 1882, the well-known company Cuervo y Sobrinos still lives in the historic district of Havana Vieja....

The Habano is a leading product on the world market, with an exclusive flavor that comes from the nature of...

The most important men in my life have all smoked cigars. I still remember my grandfather rolling his own; that’s...

She acted with Errol Flynn and knew Cantinflas. She has worked with internationally-celebrated Cuban artists like Rita Montaner, Rosita Fornés...

A chef once told me that you have to go into a kitchen naked.  Do you share that opinion? Yes;...

Standing in front of the landscape that he had just immortalized, French engraver Eduardo Laplante had the strange sensation that...

It is January of 1819. In the port of Santiago de Cuba, the sailing ship La Helvetia docks. A slim,...

My name is Héctor Vinent Charón. Since 2005, I have worked as a trainer at the Rafael Trejo boxing gym...

They lead the mbori (goat) to the Temple. The drums have been beating since dawn; the “plante” gets started, and...

Ever since the Spanish first began to colonize Cuba, the problem of a water supply was one of the most...

The days and nights go by as they always do, however we may try to count them, but we usually...

Does working in the state sector create obstacles to creativity? Could it lead to boring cooking? I don’t think so....

And with a blast of the whistle, Cuba’s hottest new sport gets underway in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. Whacking a little...

Photos: Carolina Vilches There is no corner of the island more bohemian than El Mejunje in Santa Clara. At El...

For the last 18 years I have been the owner of the restaurant Bon Apetite. I am a musician. I...

Re: Joaquín Borges Triana (ancicuba@infomed.sld.cu) Enviado: lunes, 29 de octubre de 2012, 10:05 Para: Tahimi Arboleya (tahimiarboleya@oncubanews.com)

A few days ago, I woke up very early—5:30 a.m.— as I usually do. Coming out of my deep, relaxed...

El Tocororo was a tremendous experience. Whose idea was it?

My name is Jesús Ramón Rodríguez Burgo. I am the clockmaker of the City Historian’s Office, as part of its...

Photos: Alejandro Ramírez Anderson A city is its inhabitants, and its history — its great epics and its more modest...

Photos: Jorge García Alonso and archives Ensuring that green spaces are part of the historical district’s restoration project is one...