The second sad news from Baracoa is the passing of Víctor Pérez Rodríguez, Baracoan storyteller, author and keeper of local lore, mythology and herbal/natural medicine.

This great foto was taken by noted Cuban photographer Jehovanny R. Saname (in second picture on

“La vida es un hilo” – In translation, life is a thread, and something I would hear my grandmother say whenever she heard the news of someone passing. In the last few weeks, I’ve heard sad news from my friends

If any of you can get to Charleston, South Carolina in March, treat yourself go Karen Keene Day’s art exhibit at the Mitchell Hill Gallery at 438 King Street (karenkeeneday.com).  

I have known Karina as I affectionately call her in Spanish

Another amazing archeology story from Baracoa!

The photo shows a replica of a Taíno stone figure recently returned to one of the caves in the Yara (Baracoa) area of eastern Cuba. Archeologist Roberto Orduñez and colleagues from the Archeology Society Cacique Hatuey

More interesting news from Baracoa!

In the photo is my friend, Roberto Orduñez, with artist/sculptor Bernardo Milhet who lives in Baracoa in the Cabacú neighborhood. Both men are standing in front of the Baracoa Museum of Archeology which Roberto arduously developed

¡Hola amigos!  Yes, it has indeed been a few months since I last posted on my blog. My apologies and an explanation. Sí, han sido varios meses desde mi último blog.  Me disculpo y les explico.

The last 4 months of 2016

Mis queridísimos amigos baracoeses.  Escribo sabiendo muy bien que quizás no vean estas palabras mías por días o quizás semanas dadas las circunstancias en las cuales se encuentran ustedes hoy.  Mi esperanza es que alguien que lea mi blog les

Hurricane Matthew devastated beautiful Baracoa, Cuba’s first city in Oriente, the eastern tip of the island.

For weeks after my amazing trip to this wonderful city in June I blogged about my experience there among some of the most welcoming and

Among the many interesting and unexpected findings in researching Baracoa was to learn that the oldest artifact connecting Christopher Columbus to Cuba is the Cruz de Parra, the cross he planted on the shore of Baracoa in December, 1492. Below