By Caribbean Insider

Old Havana is one of the municipalities of the Cuban capital that treasures the historic center of the city, each stone of its old buildings have the imprint of Eusebio Leal, who dedicated all his efforts to the restoration of important colonial constructions, which earned him the UNESCO World Heritage designation in 1982.

Havana, in its beginnings, developed around five large squares: the Plaza de Armas, the San Francisco, the Cienaga, the Santo Cristo and the New, known by all as the Plaza Vieja, which still remain and attract tourists who walk through its streets. In Old Havana, every ....

By Caribbean Insider

Bishop Street, in the Historic Center of colonial Havana, looks like a picture of an old-fashioned book and not just because of its ancient buildings, but for the curious characters born since tourism was growing and the Cuban capital became one of the preferred poles of visitors.

As you walk along this city artery, where the coming and going of the people is continuous, you can see the woman with black skin and abundant meats, dressed in white and with a handkerchief knotted on her forehead, who in the midst of puffs of tobacco smoke, reads the letters and ....

By Caribbean Insider

How many people knew him, had references to him or saw him on television in their program Andar La Habana immediately admired in Eusebio Leal Splenger that way of turning words into a decoy to catch those who listened to him, because this great man who today said goodbye to life gained immortality by the work he built and bequeathed.

We were all captivated by his magnetized personality, he united to intelligence the easy verb that became a source of wisdom. He did a lot because the Cuban capital restored its old buildings, because every building of interest returned ....

By Caribe Insider As many Caribbean island countries face the new epidemiological situation in the world, it is necessary to postpone plans to visit these tourist destinations. However, there are a way to interact, to enjoy its attractions through the virtual travel in the time of the Covid-19. Perhaps, at first glance, it is not as suggestive as being in situ in that place of interest, but if you take into account some suggestions we explain, you will see that it is possible to keep that little flame burning, that dream of moving to one of the paradisiacal Caribbean islands. In this age ....

By Caribe Insider Santa Clara, the city in the center of the island of Cuba, is already 331 years old and maintains the charm similar to the aroma that emanates from the bouquet of a good wine that invites you to taste it. It was on July 15th, 1689, when, protected by the branches of the tamarind tree and in front of a hundred people, the founding mass of the future village was officiated on the Loma del Carmen. It was a time when corsairs and pirates broke into villages near the sea and in fear of their sieges, robberies ....