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Colorful murals at Callejón de Hamel in Centro Habana. Photo: Yoeztudioz/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Culture Feb 17, 2026 4 min read

Callejón de Hamel: Havana's Open-Air Afro-Cuban Art Gallery

Discover Callejón de Hamel, the vibrant epicenter of Afro-Cuban art in Centro Habana with murals, sculptures, and Sunday rumba.

Cuban rumba musicians and dancers in a Havana solar with tumbadoras and cajones

Culture Feb 11, 2026 4 min read

Cuban Rumba: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Discover Cuban rumba, its three styles (yambú, guaguancó, columbia), and why UNESCO declared it Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016.