Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Cuba | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/smithsonian-journeys-travel-quarterly-cuba/RSS feed for Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: CubaenMon, 07 Nov 2016 19:59:50 +0000A Photojournalist Captures Dramatic Portraits of Dancers in the Streets of Cubahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/street-photography-instagram-ballet-dancing-cuba-gabriel-davalos-cultural-travel-180960611/For Gabriel Davalos, photography is about storytellingMon, 07 Nov 2016 19:59:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/street-photography-instagram-ballet-dancing-cuba-gabriel-davalos-cultural-travel-180960611/Lime Marinade, Cohiba Cigar Cases and Other Unique Gifts You Can Buy in Cubahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-things-luxury-unique-gift-guide-cuba-cultural-travel-180961004/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:59:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-things-luxury-unique-gift-guide-cuba-cultural-travel-180961004/The Story Behind Che's Iconic Photohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/iconic-photography-che-guevara-alberto-korda-cultural-travel-180960615/Fashion photographer Alberto Korda took Che Guevara's pictures hundreds of times in the 1960s. One stuckThu, 03 Nov 2016 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/iconic-photography-che-guevara-alberto-korda-cultural-travel-180960615/Searching for Cuba's Pre-Columbian Rootshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/taino-indigenous-culture-pre-columbian-roots-archaeology-cuban-identity-cultural-travel-180960975/A newfound quest for identity has led some Cubans to reclaim their Taíno Indian heritageTue, 01 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/taino-indigenous-culture-pre-columbian-roots-archaeology-cuban-identity-cultural-travel-180960975/A Brief History of the Rumbahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rumba-brief-history-slavery-cuba-music-dance-cultural-travel-180960934/Born out of slavery in 19th-century Cuba, the lively music and dance form takes many shapesTue, 01 Nov 2016 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rumba-brief-history-slavery-cuba-music-dance-cultural-travel-180960934/When the Mob Owned Cubahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/mob-havana-cuba-culture-music-book-tj-english-cultural-travel-180960610/Best-selling author T.J. English discusses the Mob's profound influence on Cuban culture and politics in the 1950sFri, 28 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/mob-havana-cuba-culture-music-book-tj-english-cultural-travel-180960610/The Surprising History of Cuba's Patron Sainthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/surprising-history-cuba-patron-saint-cachita-virgin-mary-our-lady-charity-cultural-travel-180960606/Nicknamed "Cachita," the 15-inch-tall wooden figurine of the Virgin Mary unites Cubans across class and race linesThu, 27 Oct 2016 17:34:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/surprising-history-cuba-patron-saint-cachita-virgin-mary-our-lady-charity-cultural-travel-180960606/Memories of a Runaway Cuban Slavehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/biography-runaway-slave-cuba-book-excerpt-cultural-travel-180960607/A former sugar plantation slave recalls fleeing to a cave in the woods and the new dangers that awaited him thereWed, 26 Oct 2016 18:06:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/biography-runaway-slave-cuba-book-excerpt-cultural-travel-180960607/There's Much More to Cuba Than Cigars and Vintage Carshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/deep-cuba-cigars-vintage-cars-yoani-sanchez-cultural-travel-180960614/The country’s most celebrated blogger discovers her homeland anew while working as a tour guideWed, 26 Oct 2016 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/deep-cuba-cigars-vintage-cars-yoani-sanchez-cultural-travel-180960614/Venture Inside Cuba's Secret Societieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/cuba-secret-societies-subculture-ritual-tradition-cultural-travel-180960895/From Masons to Santería priests, photographer Nicola Lo Calzo offers a glimpse into the island's many subculturesMon, 24 Oct 2016 19:47:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/cuba-secret-societies-subculture-ritual-tradition-cultural-travel-180960895/