Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos (January 2014)
Amateur boxing is the 2nd national sport in Cuba after baseball and children are encouraged to train from a very young age. Professional boxing was banned by the Revolutionary government in 1961 but those restrictions are now slowly being relaxed.
Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos (January 2014)
Much to the crowd’s delight, a young Cuban boxer gains the upper hand against his opponent in their bout.
Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
A woman standing in the door of a Casa Particular. These private homestays became very common in Cuba after the government allowed Cubans to rent out rooms in their houses to tourists in 1997.
Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
A dancer rehearsing for a show in the Plaza Mayor celebrating 500 years since the founding of the city by Diego Velázquez in 1514, as the third of Cuba's seven original colonial cities.
Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
After the Cuban Revolution and the resulting international embargo, Cubans had to become very proficient mechanics and invest a lot of time in keeping their vintage American cars running.
Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
Much of life in Cuba is lived on the streets with football, baseball and dominoes regularly featuring.
Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
A dancer prepares to go on stage during the 500th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Trinidad. Cuba is the birthplace of multiple dance forms, including Cha-cha, Danzón, Mambo, Rumba, Salsa, Bolero and others.
Near Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus (January 2014)
Camareros or inner-tube fishermen fishing on a river near the road between Trinidad and Cienfuegos. Fishing has long been associated with Cuba since Hemingway published The Old Man and the Sea in 1951.
Viñales, Pinar del Río (January 2014)
A local tobacco farmer sampling his product. Cuba is famous worldwide for the quality of its cigars and the Pinar del Río region is where Cuba's finest tobacco leaf is cultivated.
Viñales, Pinar del Río (January 2014)
A still-life portrait of some possessions of a local campesino (farmer) in the barn of his finca (farm).
Regla, Havana (January 2014)
A street restaurant in Relga. Relga is a commercial and industrial suburb of Havana that can be reached by ferry from Old Havana.
Viñales, Pinar del Río (January 2014)
A local granero (barn) used for the housing of livestock, equipment storage and as a covered workplace.
