Tag Archives: Cuba

Obama in Cuba & Argentina: Fanny Pack Optional

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Samuel George

By Samuel George {This article initially appeared on the Global Economics Dynamics blog}

Posted in Caribbean, Southern Cone | Tagged Argentina, barack obama, Brazil, buenos aires, Cuba, Debt, fidel castro, fundos buitres, havana, human rights, Latin America blog, Lula, mauricio macri, No Se Mancha, rual castro, samuel george, Venezuela, vulture funds | Leave a comment

Cuban Farmers On Economic Reform

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Samuel George

From The Crossroads Cuba Pt.2 – More Money New Problems?

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged agricultural reform, Cuba, economic reform, farmer, samuel george, the crossroads, vinales | Leave a comment

Singing at the Crossroads

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Samuel George

From the Southern Cone to the Caribbean, we’ve caught some serious music in the first year of The Crossroads. Here are a some of highlights…

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean, Southern Cone | Tagged africa, azul, Colombia, Cuba, hip hop, Latin America, Latin America blog, music, No Se Mancha, rasto, samuel george, spiritual, tango, taxi, the crossroads | Leave a comment

The Cuban Economy: More Money, New Problems?

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Samuel George

By Samuel George as part of the Crossroads Cuba series

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged Cuba, cuc, cuenta propista, cup, dual currency, Economy, havana, inequality, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, non agricultural coop, samuel george, the crossroads, United States, violent crime | 1 Comment

Cuba: Tourism Apartheid in the Making?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Mancha Contributor

By Reynier Guerra Capote, Student at the University of Havana

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged apartheid, Cuba, inequality, Latin America blog, No Se Mancha, Se Mancha, tourism, tourism in cuba | 1 Comment

Not Your Granma’s Cuba: A New Day in the Caribbean

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Samuel George

By Otaviano Canuto, Samuel George and Cornelius Fleischhaker

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged cornelius fleischhaker, Cuba, Otaviano Canuto, samuel george, the crossroads | Leave a comment

Africa Reina – “Azul” (Cuban Woman Sings Acapella)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Samuel George

From the Crossroads Archives: Havana, Cuba, 4.2015

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged acapella, acapello, africa reina, afro cuban, Cuba, Latin America blog, music, No Se Mancha, rumba, samuel george, singing, song, spiritual | Leave a comment

Sketches of Cuba: A Photo Essay

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Samuel George

Photos from an April 2015 research trip

Posted in Caribbean | Tagged campesinos, Cuba, fotografia, fotos, havana, havana central, havana viejo, images of cuba, Latin America blog, obsession, photo essay cuba, photography, photos, regla, samuel george, United States, vinales | 1 Comment

US & CUBA: IT’S ABOUT TIME!

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Samuel George

Samuel George on the groundbreaking events of December 17

Posted in Caribbean, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Gross, Castro, cold war, Cuba, embargo, Hugo Chavez, Latin America blog, miguel diaz canel, Obama, prisoner swap, Raul, samuel george, United States | 2 Comments

Chasing Dreams in El Dorado

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Mancha Contributor

Natalia Lozano on six Cubans seeking humanitarian refugee status in Colombia

Posted in Andean Region, Caribbean | Tagged Colombia, colombia asylum, Cuba, cuban refugees, Jay Barrios, Luis Ernesto de la Fe Montaner, six cubans in colombia | Leave a comment