After more than 200 visits to Cuba over 28 years, National Geographic photojournalist Christopher P. Baker still finds memorable, double-take images on his journeys to the island. Photo credit: Christopher P. Baker I’m crouching on the floor of a humble solar (slum tenement) in Habana Vieja, hemmed into a corner with my back hard up […]

It’s hard to describe prú to people who aren’t familiar with it, especially since many of the herbs used to make it aren’t native to regions outside of Mexico and the Caribbean. Pru is traditionally bottled in re-used plastic bottles. Photo: The Cuban History I first tried prú at a cafetería by the University of […]

El Cafe Havana is a Bohemian Havana vibe meets hipster chill zone and it’s this author’s favorite cafe, just about anywhere. Photo: Karen Vierbuchen El Café isn’t so much the Havana coffee shop newcomer on the block anymore (that block being Amargura entre Aquacate y Villegas en La Habana Vieja). They’ve been around for a […]

This month’s shot was captured at Marina Hemingway by photographer Michael Freas. And, we’ve been staring at it for hours. Photo: Michael Freas June is here and with that comes this month’s photo pick. It’s by photographer Michael Freas. We dig this image because in any other location it would feel like a classic surf […]

Wasp Network misses the mark despite an all-star cast and a story made for film. Wasp Network on Netflix. Wasp Network enters against the pastel backdrop of the storefronts and cafes lining the streets of Havana in early 1990. Cafecito poured, monstera leaves simmering in the sun, the scene brings a nostalgia and warmth that […]