Cultural Cuba: Photo Highlights

JWF Cuba, Travel

Havana and the Vinales Valley offered a feast of images for the photographer. I took more photos than I could possibly share in my daily blog posts so here are a few more.

Havana is called “City of Columns.” Early buildings had columns and arcades as a way to provide shade in the heat and protection from the elements. French and Moorish touches are evident in balconies and window frames.
This one taken from the moving tour bus
More columns, again from the bus, couldn’t resist!
With a license you can sell fresh produce from a cart on the street. Limited capitalism.
Image on a fabric restaurant tablecloth
Electric appliances, and particularly clothes dryers, are scarce so seeing these tablecloths hung to dry was not unusual. What was so was the elegant setting.
A trip to the country to visit a tobacco farm and ride in an ox cart!
Cigar raw material, tobacco leaves hanging to dry
Sampling a fresh hand rolled cigar!
View of the mogotes in the Vinales Valley
Grand sculpture in Colon Cemetery
Iconic chairs used in Habana Campos Dance performances
Member of Habana Campos Dance troupe
This refrigerator in the hotel lobby area was not just for decoration, but in use.

Note: All photos ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved). Header photos is the bartender at Mas Habana.

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