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WEB5 days ago · Good Vibes: Exercise and Joy for Cuba’s Elderly. September 24, 2024. Through the images, you can see a group of older women exercising, laughing together, singing, and sharing stories. (21 photos) open-minded writing.
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WEB3 days ago · September 25, 2024. This week a pound of chickpeas in Havana costs 700 pesos ($2.20 USD). In September of last year, the price was 450.
New Requirements for Travelers to Cuba as of Jan. 23
WEBBy El Toque. HAVANA TIMES – The Cuban government will require, as of January 23, 2023, a digital customs declaration for travelers entering the country. The declaration is part of a more extensive digital form (which also contains immigration and health information) that will be mandatory for visitors, both Cubans and foreigners.st.
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WEB1 day ago · World Leaders Gathered at UN General Assembly Condemn Israel’s Assaults on Gaza, Lebanon. September 25, 2024. President Gabriel Boric: “I refuse to choose between Hamas’s terrorism or the massacre and genocidal behavior of …
What You Need to Know as Cuba Reopens to Tourists
WEBNov 14, 2021 · HAVANA TIMES – On October 20, 2021, Cuba’s Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) announced that the country was moving towards a “controlled and tiered [opening] of its borders, scheduled for November 15th.”. Amidst an economic crisis considered to be the worst one in the past thirty years and …
Strong Explosions from Concepcion Volcano on Ometepe Island
WEBHAVANA TIMES – Concepción Volcano, the largest on Ometepe Island, launched a huge column of smoke and ash, while residents heard rumbles. Much of the island received volcanic ash from the crater, according to reports on social media. The explosions from Concepción, which reaches a height of 1610 meters, began shortly after two in the ...
Migration Flow from Nicaragua Intensifies - Havana Times
WEBDec 24, 2021 · According to the CBP, in fiscal year 2021 there were 50,772 apprehensions of Nicaraguans trying to enter the United States, which corresponds to an increase of 1,500% compared to the 2020 data. So far in fiscal year 2022 (October and November), there have already been 22,938 arrests of Nicaraguans, …
Who Are Cuba's Native People? - Havana Times
WEBNov 2, 2016 · Dmitri Prieto. Mercedes Quesada, from Jiguaní, Granma, conserves some of the indigenous traits. Photo: Juventud Rebelde. HAVANA TIMES — On October 20th – Cuban Culture Day – there was a very interesting event held at the Cuban Writers and Artists Association (UNEAC) headquarters, which was dedicated to Cuba’s native peoples.. This forum, organized by UNEAC’s social-historical ...
US Studies Invasion of Banana Rats at its Guantanamo, Cuba Base
WEBNov 6, 2018 · HAVANA TIMES – The US Department of Defense has given US $97,102 to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to study the Cuban hutia at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo, Cuba. Hutias are called banana rats because their bodily waste resembles little bananas. And the creatures are big – the size of small dogs. They can grow nearly two feet long and ...
Where Can Cubans Travel Without a Visa? - Havana Times
WEBSep 15, 2021 · Among the countries to which Cubans can travel visa-free on the American continent and the Caribbean are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, and Saint Lucia. The Government of Guyana announced in June that it would impose an entry visa requirement on citizens of Cuba and Haiti in ...