A Shot of Coffee: A Tradition Cuba Refuses to Give Up
There is something profoundly Cuban about offering coffee even when there is very little left. It is about sharing what you have.
Safie M. Gonzalez
Between Shouts and Commissions: Cuba’s “Buquenques”
Before the sun heats the asphalt, they are already there. They wear no uniforms or badges. Their tools are their voices and a plastic stool.
Collapse of Cuba’s Power Grid: Cubans Pushed to the Limit
Yesterday at midday, Cuba’s National Electric System collapsed once again. Twenty-four hours later, most of the country remains in darkness.
My Mother’s Nightmarish Bus Trip Home to Camaguey
I wasn’t planning to tell this story. It embarrasses me, perhaps because the shame is not my mothers but belongs to the surrounding backdrop.
Interprovincial Transportation in Cuba Is No Longer Routine
Today, in Cuba, traveling between provinces by bus is no longer part of everyday life. It is the exception.
The Kings of the Road: Electric Tricycles in Cuba
On the streets of Cuba, the roar of 1950s engines has been replaced by a metallic, electric hum, almost silent.