Guanajay, The Upland
The locality of Guanajay in the current province of Artemisa, west of Havana, was a well-known place since the early colonial times in Cuba. In the Chapter Acts of the…
Guanabo, The Lowland
Guanabo is a town east of Havana, famous for its white, fine-grained sandy beach, visited by thousands of tourists and bathers every year. There are also other places in Cuba…
Arawak Mysteries in the Spanish Spoken in Cuba: Guana
Introduction Guana is a segment present in the structure of several words from the Spanish language spoken in Cuba that come from the language of the aborigines (Taino, also known…
Cagüeiro: Decoding the Myth
In an identity born of transculturation, such as the Cuban one, cultural traits are indicators of the human factors that shaped it. Following Fernando Ortiz’s metaphor about the ajiaco (a…
Cauto: The River and the Name
Landscapes are an essential part of Cuba’s image and by identifying with them we generate a sense of belonging that is at the very basis of Cuban identity. Sometimes we…