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The Santeria Religion in Cuba

Santeria (Way of the Saints) is an Afro-Caribbean religion based on Yoruba beliefs and traditions, with some Roman Catholic elements added. Santeria...

by Riccardo Arena in Cuba on 11/06/2011

Environment

Cuba hopes for good rainy season as drought continues - Havana

Cubans are hoping for a rainy season this year as a two year drought continues in the country, which has left thousands of families throughout Cuba...

by Mark Moloney in Cuba on 06/05/2011

Politics

Bobby Sands remembered in Havana - Cuba

Irish tourists and local Cubans held a commemoration in Havana at the Irish Hungertrike memorial on Sunday evening to remember Booby Sands who died...

by Mark Moloney in Cuba on 05/05/2011

04/11/2011 - Inside Guantanamo Bay during ration distribution - Cuba - VIDEO: Inside Guantanamo Bay - Camp 6...
11/06/2011 - The Santeria Religion in Cuba - Cuba - Santeria (Way of the Saints) is an Afro...
06/05/2011 - Cuba hopes for good rainy season as drought continues - Havana - Cuba - Cubans are hoping for a rainy season...
05/05/2011 - Bobby Sands remembered in Havana - Cuba - Cuba - Irish tourists and local Cubans held a...
13/08/2010 - Gitmo lawyer collapses, throwing trial into doubt - Cuba - Lt. Col Jon Jackson, lead defense...
09/08/2010 - Courtroom No.1 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Cuba - Courtroom No.1, which sits on McCalla...
11/05/2010 - Future Boxing Champions of Cuba - Cuba - Images taken at The Cuban School of...
27/03/2010 - Tropicana cabaret in Cuba - Cuba - Behind the scenes at the...
10/03/2010 - Orlando Zapata vive, Orlando Zapara still lives on - Cuba - DMTX. Orlando Zapata Tamayo, Cuban...
24/12/2009 - The Parrandas of Remedios - Cuba - DMTX. At the Cuban street...

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The Santeria Religion in Cuba
Santeria (Way of the Saints) is an Afro-Caribbean religion based on Yoruba beliefs and traditions, with some Roman Catholic elements added. Santeria is a syncretic religion that grew ou...
Inside Guantanamo Bay during ration distribution
VIDEO: Inside Guantanamo Bay - Camp 6 as rations are distributed to the prisoners. Film by Pfc. Amanda Russel. Guantanamo Bay, USA. 4th November 2011
Bobby Sands remembered in Havana - Cuba
Irish tourists and local Cubans held a commemoration in Havana at the Irish Hungertrike memorial on Sunday evening to remember Booby Sands who died on hungerstrike in Long Kesh prison o...
Cuba hopes for good rainy season as drought continues - Havana
Cubans are hoping for a rainy season this year as a two year drought continues in the country, which has left thousands of families throughout Cuba reliant on government water trucks wh...
Thousands celebrate May Day in Cuba - Havana
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans turned out for May Day parades throughout the Republic on Sunday. The largest parade took place in Havana during which trade-unionist Salvador Valdes Mes...
Classic Cars of Cuba
Classic and Antique cars of all types, Americans,Europeans and soviet vehicles that drive around as taxis, tourism and for whatever you feel like doing. Havana, Cuba. 21/01/2011
Havana - Cuba
Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. Havana, Cuba. February 2006
Santiago de Cuba, Sierra Maestra and Musicians - Cuba
Views of Santiago de Cuba, the Sierra Maestra and some of Cuba's thousands of musicians. Santiago de Cuba and Sierra Maestra, Cuba. February 2006
Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) - Cuba
100km south of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó lies the second-largest Cuban island; Isla de la Juventud. Fidel Castro was imprisoned here by Batista's regime between '53 an...
Trinidad - Cuba
Views of Trinidad and it's people. Pictured: general life in Trinidad and a teenagers birthday party. Trinidad, Cuba. March 2006
Cienfuegos - Cuba
Views of the very tranquil Cienfuegos. Southern coast of Cuba. January 2006.
Camaguey and Bayamo - Cuba
Camaguey & Bayamo. Camagüey is the capital of the Camagüey Province and Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba. Cuba. January 2006
Baseball Game in Camaguey - Cuba
A baseball game in Camaguey baseball stadium. Camaguey, Cuba. February 2006.
Gitmo lawyer collapses, throwing trial into doubt
Lt. Col Jon Jackson, lead defense attorney for Canadian-born Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr collapsed in court Thursday, and was flown out of Gitmo Friday for treatment. The future of t...
Courtroom No.1 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Courtroom No.1, which sits on McCalla Hill near Camp Justice at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, is the site of the trial of Omar Khadr. McCalla Hill is where US Marines first landed in Cuba ...
Una Corda - the soft pedal
In the back streets of old Havana and a world apart from the tourist trail is the National Workshop of Instrument Repair. Since 2006 members of the Irish music community have been trave...
Cuba after 50 years of Castro regime
Every day life in Havana, Cuba after 50 years of Fidel Castro's controversial regime. Havana, Cuba. 11/12/2009
Sanctuary of San Lazaro
Thousands of religious Cubans converge on the Sanctuary of San Lazaro, located in the town of El Rincon outside Havana, seeking cures for their illnesses. Havana, Cuba. 17/12/2009.
Future Boxing Champions of Cuba
Images taken at The Cuban School of Boxing in Holguín, where boxers from the ages of 7 to 30 train. Holguín, Cuba. 11/05/2010.
Tropicana cabaret in Cuba
Behind the scenes at the internationally renowned Tropicana cabaret in Havana, Cuba, founded in 1938 and now world famous