Havana Everything I saw, every conversation I had, every impression was ambiguous, in-between sung patriotism and whispered criticism.
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a glimpse
glimpse: EVERY OTHER DAY | When your everyday train only runs every other day, when the spotty schedule is connected by no more than a rough guideline, when there is no shortage of long delays, when the central train station is filled with emptiness, then you might be in Cuba.
glimpse: TALL TALES OF HAVANA | It's one of these tales that people tell in the streets of Havana: no building in the old town Habana Vieja must look down onto El Capitolio, the former seat of the government, and so it still stands out as the area's highest landmark. Funnily enough it resembles the Capitol in Washington, but trumps (no pun intended) the twin in height.
Cojímar It's an architecture that you find throughout large parts of Latin America, Asia and Africa. Its beauty is in its subtlety, simplicity and humbleness, but if you can see it, it's abundant.
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places / stories
story lived, yet to be written
Cojímar & Playas del Este / Caribbean Post-War Visionexplore
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Cojímar & Playas del Este / Caribbean Post-War Vision
story lived
yet to be written
stay tuned
Havana / On the Cusp between Eras
sung patriotism & whispered criticism: torn in a changing nation
Transformation is a blurry wave, unlike the crisp ripple of a sudden revolutionary fist.
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