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December 17. 2007 in Guanabacoa, Havana. Young member of the family looking with curiosity at the visitor who is pointing his camera trough the window towards the domino players in the back-yard.

Callejón de Hamel

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Sunday afternoons it´s possible to meet these ladies if you go to Callejón de Hamel. This alley in Havana is the place to be if you are the least interested in rumba or afro-cuban culture.

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

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4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 21,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals

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IMG_3602Yaniel with his precious rooster. He has been training it for months aspiring a victory at the cockfighting arena. Sadly the animal, if it survives, will not look so elegant after the battle!

Viñales, Cuba January 14. 2005

 

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IMG_2832Yaniel checking on one of his carrier pigeons. He lives in the house behind him with his mother and his maternal grandparents. The house is very basic but to everyone’s pride they recently have managed to cover the roof with corrugated iron!

January 7, 2005. Viñales, Cuba

 

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