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A city always changing [EN/ES]
English version Old Havana is a place full of charm and touring the colonial part of the city is something I will never get tired of. Even if I pass by the same avenues, the same parks and the same buildings, there is always something new that catches my attention, I always find a new detail that I had not noticed before. Each visit is an oppor
Enjoying a coffee in a special place
Coffee lovers we love to discover new places. Enjoying a cup of coffee in a different environment is always a pleasure. And if that place is located in one of the oldest and most beautiful areas of the city, then the pleasure is double. I find myself at the Hotel Inglaterra with its renowned Café Le Louvre. This place and the sidewalk in front o
Architecture and History: The Plaza de Armas [EN/ES]
English versión In the historic center of Old Havana, where history and architecture blend, is the Plaza de Armas, the oldest of the four main squares of the city. It is also the central point around which some of the most important buildings of the colonial era were erected. Currently in the center of the Plaza is the statue of Carlos Manual de
The "House of Friendship": Architecture and Romance
Greetings to all! Whenever I visit the Vedado neighborhood, one of my favorite places because of its beautiful mansions and impressive architecture, I pass in front of a big house that attracts me a lot. Currently, this house is the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples. Every time I asked if I could enter I received a
A toast to us
Greetings to all 😃! This weekend I had the pleasure of participating along with several of the hivers of the Cuban community (cuhivers as we like to call each other) in the inauguration of an event about women creators, which is being held in the Diversity Room. It is an exhibition to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violen
Decorative Arts Museum of Havana (III) [EN/ES]
English version 🇬🇧 Greetings to all! Fulfilling a pending debt, I present to you my third publication about the Museum of Decorative Arts in Havana, Cuba. This was a visit that I enjoyed with my family and it left us all very impressed by the beauty of the works of art exhibited in this place. Over the last two posts in the community, I descri
Decorative Arts Museum of Havana (II)
Greetings to all! This publication is a continuation of my previous writing, in which I described a part of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Havana, the capital of Cuba. This museum is a beautiful mansion that belonged to Countess María Luisa Gómez Mena and was converted into a museum in 1964, after its owner left the country definitively. It house
Decorative Arts Museum of Havana
Over the years, Cuba has gone through different stages and social and economic systems. We have gone from slavery to capitalism and, later, to socialism, but it is not about economics or politics what my post is about, it is still a post about Architecture, I just wanted to give the data to refer to the way in which the level and way of life of Cub
Crossing the tunnel
Greetings to all! Today I will show you a very interesting way to get to the neighborhood of Miramar, in the city of Havana, Cuba. In this post, I'll show you how to get to this district by passing underwater, specifically under the Almendares River, one of the rivers that crosses the city. To do so, it is necessary to go through the Calzada Tunne
The Fountain of the Americas [EN/ES]
🇬🇧 English Version: As we cross the Calzada tunnel located at the beginning of 5th avenue in the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba, we come across the " Fountain of the Americas", an impressive work of art that forms part of the district's identity, and which welcomes us, or bids us farewell, always captivating us with its beautiful vision. ⛲ A
National Hotel of Cuba: Celebration! [EN/ES]
▶️ Watch on 3Speak English Version 🇬🇧 Greetings to the whole Architecture community. Today I want to share with you a place I went to a few days ago to celebrate a very special occasion: my birthday 🎊! And for this I went to the Hotel National of Cuba, to spend a special moment with my family. National Hotel of Cuba ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This five-star h
CCC's Street Art Contest #159: Colossus/ Colosos
English version Greetings to the whole community. I am pleased to participate again in the weekly edition #159 of the CCC Street Art Contest. In recent years it has become common to see large children's faces painted on walls and walls in the streets of Havana. Faces that brighten up the city, that represent innocence, joy and beauty, because the r