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Articles by Jami Erriquez
Some of Havana's Best Art Isn't in Museums—It's on the Street
FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInWhatsApp The desiccating walls and slumping street corners of Havana were once only decorated with slogans and portraits of Che Guevara exalting Fidel’s 1959 victory. But a spray paint revolution is brewing in the Cuban capital. You don’t need to look far to find wild creatures, dazzling birds, cannibal heads, and coded expression splashed across shutters, doors, pillars and walls.
Cuba’s Jardines de la Reina Wins Top Conservation Award
The jewel in Cuba's conservation crown, the Gardens of the Queen, has been awarded a top gong by a prestigious American NGO. Gardens of the Queen, Jardines de la Reina.
Claire Boobbyer's Central Cuba Travel Itinerary
Travel journalist Claire Boobbyer makes two dozen recommendations to get you off the beaten path, and in with the locals, on your next trip. Arcos de Canasí is an hour east of Havana. Photo: MontECOrales Can you travel to Cuba? Yes, you can! Sun bathing, staying in the island’s top hotels and eating at state-run restaurants are off-limits due to US government rules. But here’s the thing, the travel American citizens can do in Cuba is more authentic, deeply immersive and way more interesting.
Is Havana’s Modern Architecture the Face of a Changing City?
Havana’s modern “international” architecture has Cuba’s urban planners worried. Hotels Panorama, Triton and Melia Habana. Photo: Christopher P. Baker You know that when the latest buildings to go up in Havana make the Russian (former Soviet) embassy look like an architectural jewel, things are going downhill. Long considered by many Cuba pundits a defining eyesore, the robotic concrete structure designed by “People’s Architect” Alexander G.
A Writer's Adventures in Baracoa
Claire Boobbyer is a rebel with a cause — on the trail of Cuba’s first revolutionary in this land after centuries of isolation. Photo: Villa Paradiso Baracoa A goggle-eyed owl hovered under an arch leading to the boneyard. I tip-toed past the creature and into the cold-earth cave. Moments before, I’d been warming my limbs in the morning sun surrounded by perky coconut palms, listening to the shush of waves on the warm Atlantic in eastern Cuba.
Could Cuban MLB Players Pitch for Cuba?
The 2019 MLB roster included 23 Cuban-born players on major league teams plus 108 on minor league teams. Could these players join a 2021 Cuban Olympic team? Photo credit: Christopher P. Baker An unknowing visitor witnessing the strident histrionics of Cuban males in Havana’s tree-shaded Parque Central might be forgiven for thinking a counter-revolutionary riot is brewing. Relax! The in-your-face confrontations at ‘Esquina Caliente’ (‘Hot Corner’) are over baseball.
Edel Rodríguez and Art as Resistance
Cuban-American artist and illustrator Edel Rodríguez's work has been on the covers of Time, Newsweek, and more. He believes art is a tool for social change. Edel Rodríguez for Time. Edel Rodríguez for Communication Arts. Edel Rodríguez for Der Spiegel. Chances are, you’ve seen his work. Bold, bright colors and clean lines — his simple, straight-forward depictions of President Trump’s featureless face are instantly recognizable.
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