LIFE. The legend says that Gregorio Fuentes is the alter ego of the old Santiago, from the novel “The Old Man and The Sea”, that he has delivered version-myths: once they were navigating through Pinar del Río and they saw an old boat with an elder and a boy.
LIFE. Ernest Hemingway presence in La Havana, Cuba, is irrefutable for any wanderer. In La Bodeguita del Medio you can drink mojitos (rum with mint and sugar) that Hemingway would drink. In El Floridita, the tourist should drink a “Daiquiri”, the drink Hemingway liked. Moreover, I’m aware nowadays there is a special Hemingway drink: a…
BOKHANDEL. “Det är lite sorgligt. Jag minns första gången jag besökte bokhandeln i Casa de las Americas för över 40 år sen och köpte kilovis med latinamerikansk och kubansk litteratur så färsk att trycksvärtan knappt hunnit torka”, skriver Lars Palmgren.
