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  • A beautifully restored red cadillac with driver wearing Cuban hat, Havana.
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  • It's not just tourists in the classic cars.  According to Chris Baker's "Cuba Classics' book, "About 60,000 cars - one in every eight cars in contemporary Cuba (compared to one in every 400 cars in the USA) - is a pre 1960's American model."
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  • Most classic cars have been converted to diesel since the cost of gas is so high, contributing to warn patina over the once colorful buildings on this stormy day in Havana.
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  • Crusing in a classic convertible through Havana's neighborshoods, Cuba
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  • Classic car, Havana, Cuba
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  • Classic cars, Havana, Cuba
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  • Friendly Cuban taxi driver in his beautifully restored Chevrolet with origina engine waits for a passenger in old Havana.
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  • Classic cars, Havana, Cuba
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  • Classic cars, Havana, Cuba
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  • Classic cars, Havana, Cuba
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  • Street life, Havana Vejo, Cuba
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  • Habana Compas dance company performer, Havana, Cuba
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  • Cuban classic car cruises past plaza de la revolucion, Havana, Cuba,
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  • Prayer, Iglesia de la Virgen de Regla, Havana, Cuba
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  • boxers, Gimnasio Rafael Trejo, a renowned open air boxer training facility, Havana, Cuba
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  • boxers, Gimnasio Rafael Trejo, a renowned open air boxer training facility, Havana, Cuba
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  • boxers, Gimnasio Rafael Trejo, a renowned open air boxer training facility, Havana, Cuba
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  • boxers, Gimnasio Rafael Trejo, a renowned open air boxer training facility, Havana, Cuba
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  • Boxers train at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym (Rafael Trejo Gimnasio al Aire Libre), an open air ring with stadium seating in old Havana, lead by Cuban Olympic coach Nardo Mestre Florez.  Boxing is perhaps the second most popular sport in Cuba, behind baseball.
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  • boxers, Gimnasio Rafael Trejo, a renowned open air boxer training facility, Havana, Cuba
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  • Boxers train at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym (Rafael Trejo Gimnasio al Aire Libre), an open air ring with stadium seating in old Havana, lead by Cuban Olympic coach Nardo Mestre Florez.  Boxing is perhaps the second most popular sport in Cuba, behind baseball.
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  • Boxers train at Rafael Trejo Boxing Gym (Rafael Trejo Gimnasio al Aire Libre), an open air ring with stadium seating in old Havana, lead by Cuban Olympic coach Nardo Mestre Florez.  Boxing is perhaps the second most popular sport in Cuba, behind baseball.
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  • La Guarida restaurant, location of movie "fresa y Chocolate", Havana, Cuba
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  • La Guarida restaurant, location of movie "fresa y Chocolate", Havana, Cuba
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  • Rooftop view of classic cars, Havana, Cuba
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  • Washing the car in a backstreet of old Havana
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  • Cuban National Ballet school, Havana, Cuba
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  • Students practice at the National ballet school in Havana, Cuba - the largest ballet school in the world and one of the most prestigious.
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  • Cuban National Ballet school, Havana, Cuba
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  • Cuban National Ballet school, Havana, Cuba
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  • Students practice at the National ballet school in Havana, Cuba - the largest ballet school in the world and one of the most prestigious.
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  • Cuban National Ballet school, Havana, Cuba
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  • Evening at the National hotel patio with rum, Havana, Cuba
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  • The skyline of Havana appears more modern adn colorful from afar on a sunny day from this viewpoint next to the Spanish Morro Castle, a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay.
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  • Live traditional salsa music at nearly every restaurant we went to in Trinidad, Cuba.
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  • Reflections of horse & carriage in puddle of Trinidad's cobblestone streets, Cuba
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  • Colorful characters and buildings on nearly every treet corner in Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Colorful characters and buildings on nearly every treet corner in Trinidad, Cuba
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  • These women were getting a laugh out of our group of photographers photographing street life, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Reflections in Trinidad's cobblestone streets, Cuba
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  • Construction, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Shoe shime, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Cuban faces, Trinidad,
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  • Chris Baker & Ron Penner-Ash enjoy a  traditional barber shop haircut and straight razor shave, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Chris Baker & Ron Penner-Ash enjoy a  traditional barber shop haircut and straight razor shave, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Bob Holmes enjoy a  traditional barber shop haircut and straight razor shave, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Afternoon light on backstreets of Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Cubans crowd the narrow, colorful streets in Trinidad during the Semana de la Cultura Trinitaria (Trinidad Culture Week) celebrating the anniversary of the city’s founding in 1514. I pause at the street corner as headlights of a parked car suddenly backlight the cobblestones, people, and classic yellow car and I instinctively capture the moment. The street pulses with the raw energy and laughter from families enjoying street music, food, and drink which flow freely throughout the night.
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  • My first shot of Peter before I began chatting with him & took his portrait, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • I nicknamed this faded wall near the edges of Trinidad “Peter’s corner”, since I found him here each of the four days I returned. Peter approached me the first day I wondered into this space, fluent in English and eager to speak freely about his ideas of politics and culture. He worked during the day as a High school teacher, and spent early mornings and evenings in these public spaces, chatting with neighbors and tourists. Like nearly all the Cubans I encountered, he is friendly, full of laughter and life and self assured
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  • Morning routine, neighbor next to our casa particular (B&B, we stayed with local families) in Trinidad, Cuba
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  • washing classic car by river, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Classic car by river, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • On the road to Trinidad, near Manicaragua, Cuba
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  • Mountains and coffee plantations between Trinidad and Havana, Cuba
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  • Llive music performances at paladores are common, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Cyclist, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Juxtaposition of classic cars, bikes, and cobblestone streets, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Juxtaposition of classic cars, bikes, and cobblestone streets, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Morning commute, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Morning commute, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • kitten, trinidad, cuba
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  • Street vendor selling onions, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • barber shop, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Most of the taxis are fixed up classic cars, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Street food snacks at dusk, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • We thoroughly enjoyed a home cooked meal Dinner with Julio Munoz, his wife Rosa and their daughters/ son in law at thei outdoor couryard of thair casa particular, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Dogs rule the houses and streets in all of Cuba, they all have poise and attitude!
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  • Horse & rider, Plaza de Tres Cruces, Trinidad
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  • Classic cars everywhere, most in some state of repair, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • washing classic cars, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Cowboy, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • pigs, trinidad, Cuba
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  • Creating horseshoes by hand, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Creating horseshoes by hand, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Creating horseshoes by hand, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Trinidad, Cuba by moonlight
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  • Live salsa music on many street corners, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Rosa Munoz with their dalmation at their beautiful casa particular, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • A photographer could get lost for days (and I did!) in the maze of unmarked cobblestone streets paved by river stones and colorful houses that have been preserved since the colonial era, when wealthy merchants of sugar cane trade built colorful, terra cotta roofed neoclassical and baroque homes. A bird’s eye view of charming Trinidad, an Unesco world heritage city founded in 1514 with the Antigua Convento de San Francisco de Asis (Tower and church) in the background
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  • A photographer could get lost for days (and I did!) in the maze of unmarked cobblestone streets paved by river stones and colorful houses that have been preserved since the colonial era, when wealthy merchants of sugar cane trade built colorful, terra cotta roofed neoclassical and baroque homes. A bird’s eye view of charming Trinidad, an Unesco world heritage city founded in 1514 with the Antigua Convento de San Francisco de Asis (Tower and church) in the background
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  • A photographer could get lost for days (and I did!) in the maze of unmarked cobblestone streets paved by river stones and colorful houses that have been preserved since the colonial era, when wealthy merchants of sugar cane trade built colorful, terra cotta roofed neoclassical and baroque homes. A bird’s eye view of charming Trinidad, an Unesco world heritage city founded in 1514 with the Antigua Convento de San Francisco de Asis (Tower and church) in the background
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  • A photographer could get lost for days (and I did!) in the maze of unmarked cobblestone streets paved by river stones and colorful houses that have been preserved since the colonial era, when wealthy merchants of sugar cane trade built colorful, terra cotta roofed neoclassical and baroque homes. A bird’s eye view of charming Trinidad, an Unesco world heritage city founded in 1514 with the Antigua Convento de San Francisco de Asis (Tower and church) in the background
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  • At Peter's corner, this man had severely broken his arm falling off a horse, and has an external set clamp to reset the bone in his arm, Trinidad, Cuba
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  • Even on a a cloudy day, the charming cobblestone streets of Trinidad come to life with their colorful geometric patterns. Only in the early mornings were the streets quiet, with just this dalmatian to greet me during my wanderings.
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  • Cuban classic car cruises past Monumento y Museo José Marti, Havana, Cuba
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  • Casa-Estudio de José Fuster, Havana, Cuba
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  • Casa-Estudio de José Fuster, Havana, Cuba
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  • Perfermorers in Ángeles del Futuro circus school for disadvantaged children, who learn amazing acrobatic skills ina  former cinema entirely lacking in safety nets.
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  • Perfermorers in Ángeles del Futuro circus school for disadvantaged children, who learn amazing acrobatic skills ina  former cinema entirely lacking in safety nets.
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  • Our group visited the studio of iconic photographer Roberto Salas Meriño who began his career  at Life magazine at the age of 16, and two years later moved to Cuba to become an official photographer to Fidel Castro.
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  • Riding through the Vedado district of Havana
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  • Riding through the Vedado district of Havana
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  • Touring in classic cars past  revolutionalry image of  Che Guevara with the words "Hasta la Victoria, Siempre" (Until Victory, Always).at Plaza de la Revolucion ("Revolution Square" ), Havana
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  • Touring in classic cars past  revolutionalry image of  Che Guevara with the words "Hasta la Victoria, Siempre" (Until Victory, Always).at Plaza de la Revolucion ("Revolution Square" ), Havana
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  • Our group enjoys a farewell dinner in colorful V.I.P. Havana restaurant
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  • Performer wearing Chandelier hat at Tropicana Club, Havana
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  • Performer wearing Chandelier hat at Tropicana Club, Havana
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  • Performers at Tropicana Club, Havana
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  • Performers at Tropicana Club, Havana
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