Cuba Absolutely Magazine, Havana Guide, What’s On Events & Festivals Listing, Arts & culture, Travel & tourism information

Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morale outlining ALBA Photo by Sven Creutzman©

[The US Cuba approach] An outworn policy - by Wayne S. Smith
Economic & business review to Cuba
Foreign Embassies in Cuba - by CubaAbsolutely Team

Our outworn cuba policy - by Wayne S. Smith
ALBA - by Johannes Werner
The looking glass world of eu policy - by Margaret Blunden
Cuban americans - by Johannes Werner
What's New 2007 - by Matthew Pickles
The cuban economy in the next five years - by Emily Morris
Cuban economy - by Paolo Spadoni
Cuban debt - by Matthew Pickles
Opportunities for U.S. Business in cuba - by Kirby Jones

Arts and Culture

Music and Dance

24th Latin American Film Festival Photo by Sven Creutzman©

Cuban Art in the 1990’s - by David Mateo
Cien Botellas en una pared - Text and drawing by John Dew
As cool as a Cuban fridge - by Silvia Gomez
Raúl Cordero: A creator of ideas - by Silvia Gomez

Cine Pobre: Probably the most authentic film festival… - by Eva Torres
International Festival Latin American Cinema - by Silvia Gómez
The 25 best Cuban films ever by CubaAbsolutely Team

Radio Days—An extract from A History of Havana
The 25 best Cuban works of literature ever by Silvia Gomez
“El humor en los tiempos de cólera” - by Nancy Alonso
The Buena Vista Artists of Today - by Shauna Intelisano new*
Jose Emelio - by Juliet Flores new*
Elephants and cockroaches invade Havana - by Silvia Gómez new*
Buena Vista: Where Film Comes to Life - By Schona Jolly new*
Fiona Murphy, underground portrait artist of Fidel Castro - new*

The top 20 contemporary fusion artists today - by Sue Herrod
Hip-hop, rap & regatón in Cuba—Who’s hot today - by Sue Herrod
Reviews of the best groups by Timba.com - by CubaAbsolutely

All jazzed up: The Havana International Jazz Festival - by Silvia Gómez
Out of tune but well in accord - by Sue Herrod
Musica Feminina—Cuba’s fascinating all girl bands - by Jim Ryerson

Timeless Cool - by Conner Gorry
Cuba’s beautiful, brilliant ballerinas - by Silvia Gómez

The London Royal Ballet – Havana style- by Frank Vasconcelos new*
Concert for Peace in havana– by Louis Head new*
the Concert, headlined by Juanes, Sep 2009- By Silvia Gomez new*

Classic Cuba

Havana’s restoration Photo by Sven Creutzman©

Alejandro Robaina Photo by Sven Creutzman©

Deborah Andollah—Yemaya’s daughter - by Eva Torres
Roberto Gottardi’s National art school: Paradise lost? - by Eva Torres
Alicia Alonso—the Grand Dame of Cuba - by Stephen Gibbs

Havana’s sea front lounge
Havana - An intensely inhabited city - by Daniel Barclay
Havana’s Renaissance - by Juliet Barclay
Havana Blue - by Juliet Barclay

Ismael de la Caridad—Clothes for everyone
EL MEJUNJE - by Sue Herrod

Holy Smoke Heavenly Habanos - by Dora Randall
Cigar smoking in Havana: A visitor’s Guide - by Amir Saarony
2007 Habano Cigar festival with Terence Conran - byStephen Gibbs

The perfect mojito - by Jack Litrell
Detroit's finest Still rolling - by Dora Randall
Detroit dowagers - by Christopher Baker

Baseball - A national obsession - by Charlie Thompson
Hemingway still haunts Havana - by Tom Lucas
Cuban cabarets - by Christopher P. Baker new*
HARLISTAS - by Tracey Eaton new*

What's on Cuba - Festivals, Events and Listings

Major Festivals in Cuba during 2009
What’s On Havana—February
Review of the Best Venues to watch performances - by CubaAbsolutely Team

Travel - Cuba

Cuba Travel Articles
Cuba–travelling off the radar - by Julie Schwietert Collazo
The hottest beach in Cuba
Top 10 hotels in Cuba - by Tom Lucas
Las Terrazas – Ideal trip from Havana - by Victoria Hammond
BARACOA - by Christopher Baker
An explosive Christmas Eve Party - by Eva Torres
Why Travel Is The Most Patriotic Act You Can Do
Isla de la Juventud - Christopher P. Baker new*
Off the beaten track Cuba - by Christopher Baker new*

Havana Guide
A dozen places to eat in Havana - by Tom Lucas
12 hot nightspots
20 Great things to do in Havana plus a special kid´s section - by Victoria Hammond
Cool Days, Hot Nights—Parque Metropolitano - by Conner Gorry
Restaurant reviews—Havana
Bars & Nightlife—Havana
Cultural centers, venues—Havana Art galleries and cultural centers

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New articles & photographs wanted – September 2009
We are always interested in new contributors of articles and photography to this web site and in due course to the next hard copy of the magazine (scheduled for early 2010). Travel articles & reviews, cultural pieces and other ideas are all welcome and much appreciated. Our objective is to build the best Cuba dedicated web site. We are delighted that so many of Cuba’s very best writers and photographers have chosen to showcase their work with us and invite new contributors to join them. We will ensure that generous credits are given.

After the initial surprise caused by the façade in traditional style—which combines harmoniously with the atmosphere of one of the oldest plazas in the city—and the absolute contemporariness of the interior of the building, the visitors will find a three-dimensional representation of the solar system on a scale of 1:120,000,000 with the position exhibited by the planets in connection to the sun at 4:24 pm, on 21 June 1986. This configuration was chosen given its adjustment to the size of the room. The planets hang from the ceiling in which a section of the sky is shown by means of 2,500 orifices on the false ceiling.