Tagged With: La Habana
Walking Among the Dead at Woodlawn
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco Collazo and Julie Schwietert Collazo ** We’ve visited many cemeteries while traveling: the Petit Family Cemetery on the land where I grew up in South Carolina, where the graves of slaves are indicated with simple rocks. Cementerio Colon in Havana, Cuba, where the sister of Francisco’s son is buried. … Continue reading
Peace Without Borders Concert in Havana/Concierto Paz Sin Fronteras en La Habana
Photos: Brayan Collazo Alonso Text Edited by: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en español] Colombian singer Juanes, along with Puerto Rican singer Olga Tanon and Spanish singer Miguel Bose, organized the Paz Sin Fronteras/Peace Without Borders concert that took place in Havana today. For Cubans and for people around Latin America, the … Continue reading
London Ballet’s Visit to Havana/La Visita del Ballet de Londres a La Habana
Text: Brayan Collazo Alonso Photos by Brayan Collazo Alonso unless otherwise noted Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] ** [Editor's Note: The London Royal Ballet performed in Havana in July 2009] Photo: Lyn Pernille Photography The versatility of Havana’s Capitol was on display this summer. Far from serving its usual … Continue reading
Museo de Chocolate de La Habana/Havana’s Chocolate Museum
Text: Martin Pei de la Paz Photos: Brayan Collazo; Indrani Soemardjan Translated by: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * Every day, millions of people around the world consume chocolate in some form. Chocolate can be found in candies, drinks, and toiletries; it’s even been used in clothing designs and in … Continue reading
Historic Photo Exhibit Opens in Cuba This Friday
Who knew that the gift of a simple point-and-shoot digital camera five years ago would lead to this? When I first met Francisco’s son, Brayan, in 2003, I gave him a simple Pentax. He immediately fell in love with photography, and even his earliest images proved that he had an incredible eye and the innate … Continue reading
