HAVANA, April 12 (Xinhua) — Cuba will maintain contact with Kenyan authorities in search for the two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped earlier in northeast Kenya by suspected al-Shabab militants, the Cuban government said Friday.
HAVANA, Mar 30th (PL) Copa Airlines has increased to eight its daily flights to Havana’s Jose Marti, thus providing a greater opportunity for Cuba”s connectivity with Panama and Latin America, assured one of the executives of the Panamanian airline here today.
HAVANA, March 16 (Xinhua) — Visitors to Havana’s Old Quarter would have some fun memorabilia of their “travel back in time” as they pose before a vintage box camera manufactured more than 100 years ago.
While the rise of cellphones and selfies has made street photography fairly obsolete, Cuban brothers Jose and Yomar Del Toro are keeping the tradition alive in Havana’s Central Park with a couple of the last such cameras still functioning.
Surrounded by impressive colonial-era buildings, almost all of which declared heritage sites, the park is the perfect backdrop for a portrait, which makes it popular with passersby.
“Everyone wants to have their picture taken with that old gadget,” Jose, 54, told Xinhua.
Jose has been earning a living through photography since 1980, when he inherited his grandfather’s camera, a 1912 Eastman Kodak Speed Graphic.
Yomar, who is 14 years younger than Jose, works at the opposite corner of the park, using another antique Kodak camera he inherited from their father, who is also a street photographer.
“This has its charm,” he says with a laugh, as he prepares to photograph a young couple.
Getting your picture at the park has long come to be a tradition. For many years, Cubans arriving in the capital from the countryside would pose for a photograph in front of the city’s top monuments, such as the nearby Capitol building or the statue of national hero Jose Marti, erected at the center of the park.
That’s why the park once bustled with street photographers lugging their large box cameras which can deliver fast black and white images.
The cameras use photographic paper that is developed inside the box with the necessary chemicals, providing a negative that is then turned into a positive image.
In a matter of minutes, customers have their photo in hand. Many want “Havana” or “Cuba” to appear on the photo, a detail that is done manually, by placing letters on the negative copy before copying it.
Cuba’s photographic tradition can be seen at the Historical Photo Library at the City Historian’s Office. Several antique cameras are also on display, including a bellows Kodak manufactured in 1880.
Thanks to the Del Toro brothers, the tradition continues, though it is dying out because it is getting harder and harder to find the paper and chemicals needed for the developing and printing.
“Today it is very difficult to get paper, developer and fixer,” Jose said.
Photos:Joaquín Hernández/Xinhua
HAVANA, March 15th Blondie is a band that revolutionized the world of punk rock with their bizarre performances, but above all by the unmatched charisma of the vocalist, Deborah Harry since the late 70’s with hits like Heart of Glass or Call Me. On March 14 and 18, this iconic band will perform at the Mella theater in Havana.
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LA HABANA, 20 feb. Las hoteleras españolas han llegado a acuerdos con propietarios residentes en Miami para evitar problemas con los bloqueos a Cuba que, ahora, se han endurecido todavía más debido a la reactivación de la Ley Helms-Burton, suspendida solo durante 45 días.
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LA HABANA, 17 feb (EFE) La industria tabacalera cubana exhibirá tradición y cultura agraria en el Festival del Habano al recibir desde este lunes a más de 1.000 asistentes de 60 países en su elegante fiesta del humo, dedicada al 500 aniversario de La Habana.
LA HABANA, 16 feb (EFE) Italia aportará 2,5 millones de euros (unos 2,8 millones de dólares) para financiar actividades del Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) en La Habana y renovar el patrimonio de su Facultad de Arte Teatral, y con ese fin fue suscrito un acuerdo este viernes por autoridades de ambos gobiernos en la capital cubana.
LA HABANA, 11 Feb. A pesar de que muchos cubanos han hecho suya la frase de que “Cuba es un eterno verano” la Isla ha visto descender sus temperaturas en diferentes etapas, sobre todo zonas del interior y sur de la parte occidental y central.
LA HABANA, 11 Feb. A pesar de que muchos cubanos han hecho suya la frase de que “Cuba es un eterno verano” la Isla ha visto descender sus temperaturas en diferentes etapas, sobre todo zonas del interior y sur de la parte occidental y central.
HAVANA, Feb. 5 The Plaza de la Revolución in Havana is a symbol recognized throughout the world of the political and social project initiated on January 1, 1959.
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HAVANA, Jan. 11th At least six people died and another 33 suffered injuries after a bus carrying a total of 40 passengers, including 22 foreigners, rolled over in Cuba’s southeastern province of Guantanamo, local media reported Friday.
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HAVANA, Nov. 15th (AP) Cuba said Wednesday that it is ending a program that sent thousands of government doctors to underserved regions of Brazil in exchange for hundreds of millions in badly needed hard currency.
HAVANA, Oct. 25th (Reuters) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Wednesday the United States was on a path of confrontation amid signs Washington will further tighten decades-old sanctions on Cuba.
HAVANA, Oct. 23th CEIBA Investments, a fund that owns stakes in hotels and commercial property across Cuba, said on Monday it raised $39 million on its first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange and will use the money to expand its business on the island.
HAVANA, Oct 23 (PL) Cuban cigar industry spokespersons informed that 350 people from 20 countries gathered in this capital from November 12 to 16, attracted by the Partagás cigar brand.
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