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Havana’s Package Has Arrived: El Paquete Semanal

Laura ZornosaJuly 27, 2017

This story entails an element that connects all of Havana: el paquete semanal, or the weekly package, a flash drive full of foreign media that circulates the island....

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La Vegana Viajera: Navigating Veganism in Havana, Cuba

Mattison EllisJuly 26, 2017

From exploring the city’s vibrant farmers markets to navigating the menus of Havana’s eateries, the article outlines how to survive as a vegan in Cuba’s capital....

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Havana’s Best Kept Secret: La Fábrica de Arte Cubano

Shana-Kay HartJuly 25, 2017

Fábrica de Arte Cubano is Havana’s best-kept secret. The exhibition space offers the chance for tourists and locals alike to get a taste of Cuban art, music, and nightlife all in one place....

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#RGNNCuba Magazine | Vol. II, Summer 2017

ROOSTERGNN StaffJuly 25, 2017

Our Travel Journalism & Photography Internship Seminar in Havana and Trinidad, Cuba, -which includes Editorial Meetings, Mentoring Sessions, Feedback, Journalism Workshops, Photography Workshops and more,- culminates in the publication of the #RGNNCuba Magazine....

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Classic Car Cruisin’ Through Cuba’s Capital

Taylor RobinsonFebruary 11, 2017

We turned right out of Calle Neptuno, the busiest residential street in Central Havana; our Pepto Bismol-colored maquina rocking left and right over the stones in the streets as our hips and shoulders followed the beats of the latest Cuban reggaeton blasting from the sound system. ...

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Hanging with Hemingway in Havana, Cuba

James RaeFebruary 10, 2017

Tracing the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway throughout the bars of Havana, Cuba. ...

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Experiencing Havana’s Colonial Past with a Bang

María Schehrazada Parro ToméFebruary 9, 2017

At the stroke of 9 p. m., the sound of a cannon booms out over the Cuban capital Havana in a ceremony more than 100 years old...

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Biking Along the Caribbean on Havana’s Sofa

Jessalyn CastroFebruary 8, 2017

During my bike ride along Havana's Malecón, I was able to see the city from all different angles. ...

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Rugby in Havana: An Unknown Sport on the Rise

Minki KimFebruary 7, 2017

Havana provides a unique combination of great amenities, a classic and gritty ambience, a vibrant and colourful culture, and raw, grassroots-rugby. ...

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Havana’s Mafia Hotels Offer a Glimpse of Gangster Past

Leah HodgsonFebruary 6, 2017

Tracing the footsteps of Mafia bosses Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky throughout Havana's most iconic hotels. ...

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A Historic Train Trip to Hershey, Cuba

Gabriela MilianFebruary 3, 2017

The story of a train ride from the industrial harbor of Havana, through the countryside on a wobbly course to Hershey, a town built by the iconic American chocolate company a century ago....

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Time Warp Trinidad

Taylor RobinsonFebruary 2, 2017

For an hour, I exit the time warp that is Trinidad and re-enter my chaotic reality of Instagram likes and name brands, of artificial beauty, and franchise restaurants, thinking how sad it will be to leave this place, a town which squeezes proudly onto her past, with one foot into the future....

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My Life Changing Salsa Lesson

María Schehrazada Parro ToméFebruary 1, 2017

I summoned up all my courage and crossed the dance floor to reach the Cuban boy who was dancing salsa in the corner of the club, turning the heads of the tourists and even locals who were marvelled by his dance steps. ...

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