lunch in Matanzas art center |
Old Apothecary in Matanzas |
Santeria altar |
Santeras -- a Santeria "priestess" |
Santeros and Ruth |
Herbert Poll Gutherrez -- "Escritor, Narrador Oral, Guionista TV,Animador Culterual, Actor, Mirsico e Investigator Folklorico" (from his business card) |
Mantazas |
Peña of live music at Ediciones Vigia |
Sandra reads from her novel |
at the Teatro Icaron in Matanzas |
Teatro Icaron play based on Charlie Chaplin's Tramp. |
Charlot -- a superb series of Chaplinest skits, by actors who have never seen a Chaplin movie! |
Fisherman in river behind the Hotel Canimao |
Cuba's superhighway -- designed to land airplanes in an emergency. Not much traffic. |
Hitchhikers waiting for trucks. The overpass offers protection from sun and rain. |
Horses are main means of transportation in the countryside. (There is abundant grass.) |
Sugarcane field |
Sugarcane, up close |
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Mountains of Santa Clara -- where Ché found his stronghold |
Lunch near Cienfuegos (Manaca Iznaga estate?), entertained by Los Naranjos. |
Trucks -- a handy substitute for the rare buses |
Front yard |
Oxen on road |
Horse, cart, and children |
Overlooking the valley of Trinidad, from Mirador de La Loma del Puerto |
lone palm |
Cuban Flag |
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Trinidad Plaza Mayor, the heart of the architecturally restored city |
Trinidad Two designs |
Cocotaxi in Trinidad |
Trinidad fences |
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River cobblestones used in the streets of Trinidad |
José Martî in Trinidad |
Trinidad |
Lampost and palm |
Bongo player |
Calle Simon Bolivar in Trinidad |
Dinner |
Grounds of the Las Cuevas Hotel |
View of Trinidad from hill |
Trinidad Tarantula |
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Shrimp farm on the Caribbean |
Oxen used to pull log |
lunch at Club Nautico in Cienfuegos |