Unfinished Spaces captures a golden moment in the Cuban revolution, when visionary architects were recruited to build “the best art schools in the world”. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Castro, this is as much a story about politics, dreams and human nature as it is about architecture. Read the full story

The Latin America 2011 Conference is the perfect opportunity to find out the latest developments in Latin America and how we can all offer solidarity. There will be speakers from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina and across the continent, all with an end goal of making a better world. Read the full story

Michael Eastman is a photographer of architecture and interiors. Havana is his new book capturing the faded glory of Cuba’s capital. It’s 100 photos reveal a city that still carries a strong link to it’s past, and which Eastman brings to the surface in a series of astonishing and entrancing photos. Read the full story

Launch for the new Havana Cultura album featuring DJ sets from Gilles Peterson and Louie Vega (exclusive Nuyorican set) as well as the Havana Cultura live band performing. Read the full story

Beyond Havana

After a few days in chaotic Havana (read here – Part I – Havana), we collected our rental car and headed into the interior. We planned to drive West to the town of Viñales, within the Viñales valley before heading to the 16th century town of Trinidad, and the beaches of Cayo Santa Maria and Varadero. Read the full story

Having spent the first half of my life in South America, I reckoned I was prepared for whatever Cuba had to throw at me. During our two-week trip there, Cuba surprised me on many levels. Read the full story

Hailed by critics, Andrew Lang’s powerful and moving award-winning documentary Sons of Cuba is a stunning insight behind the scenes of Castro’s Cuba into the lives of a group of young boys; hand-picked amateur boxers training to become champions of their country.

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Film Shows The Long, Hard Road To Glory For Cuba’s Young Boxers

Cuba, 1959. A group of revolutionaries lead by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara have managed to wrestle power from the dictatorship of Fulgêncio Batista, establishing in its place a socialist government in a move which leads to the USA imposing a trade embargo – a blockade which has lasted until this very day. Over the years, despite the difficulties experienced since the collapse of the USSR and with it the alliance of socialist countries which supported Cuba after the US blockade, Fidel Castro’s government has established world-class heath and education systems accessible to the entire Cuban population; it also has some of the best competitive sportsmen and women in the world. Read the full story