Cuando el gobierno cubano puso en marcha las reformas en el año 2011 con el objetivo de transformar su modelo económico, la apertura del trabajo privado fue una de las medidas aperturistas que trajo un poco de esperanzas a los cubanos. Sin embargo, las ocupaciones o modalidades aprobadas fueron solo 201, unas 44 más que […]

INTRODUCTION Tourism in Cuba is expected to grow exponentially now that the United States government has eased some of the travel restrictions to that country. Suddenly, Cuba is one of the hottest destinations on the planet (ABC News, 2016). Two of the main tourist draws are the vintage cars and the diverse historical architecture, both […]

Notes1 INTRODUCTION Potable water is indispensable to sustain human life. Throughout history, water has played a strategic role in promoting nation-building. During the Spanish Reconquista, for instance, Spanish forces manipulated water supply in Andalusia to secure a Moorish surrender and consolidate Spanish rule. As Havana grew to be one of the most important strategic ports […]

Notes1 A place without a past has no future. That Cuba is frozen in time is a commonplace that the casual visitor often expresses. Of course, what we observe and respond to is not stillness but the difference in movement—the vector and velocity of change—between worlds separated for a half century. Everything changes, even Cuba, […]

Las transiciones a la democracia a nivel mundial del último medio siglo han generado un caudal de experiencias y una extensa bibliografía sobre el modo de afrontar el pasado y un debate intelectual amplio y rico sobre sus diferentes aspectos—intelectuales, psicológicos y prácticos. Asimismo ha dado lugar a una toma de conciencia de los inmensos […]