culture

Timbalaye Festival 2021 winds up in Cuba

Published on: September 17, 2021
15:23

Havana, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The 13th edition of the Timbalaye Festival 2021 winds up on Friday, after being developed from digital platforms due to Covid-19, with presence in 100 countries, and with more than 50,000 registered users.

Mexico City to swap Columbus statue for one of Olmec woman

Published on: September 10, 2021
08:41

Mexico, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) A major monument (Tlali) to an Olmec woman is going up on one of Mexico City´s most prominent Paseo de la Reforma, permanently displacing a controversial nearly 150-year-old bronze statue of Christopher Colombus, local press reported on Friday.

Church out of molds

Published on: August 30, 2021
04:00

Montevideo, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) A church built by means of an innovative technology, notoriously revolutionary for the middle of the last century, recently added to Uruguay's contributions to the list of UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity distinction.

Tlaxcala Convent

Published on: August 29, 2021
01:00

Mexico, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Convent of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala, which adorns the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano is finally registered among the first 14 monasteries of the sixteenth century in Mexico, has been recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site.

Vintage charm

Published on: August 29, 2021
00:40

Panama, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Among narrow streets, surrounded or splashed by water and the breeze of the Pacific Ocean, San Felipe is Panama's second oldest urban center.

A museum for Andersen

Published on: August 28, 2021
14:02

Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen passed on to humanity the emblematic narratives such as The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid or The Emperor's New Clothes, inspired by the legends, realities and natural phenomena of settings as diverse as Germany and Greece.

Hanfu, style and tradition

Published on: August 8, 2021
02:00

Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Although in recent years it has been accused of being superficial, the world of fashion is nourished by the coming and going of trends that mark eras and reflect the history of humanity itself, its evolution and cultural richness.

Independence Soup

Published on: August 8, 2021
01:00

Port-au-Prince, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Few things survive more in Haiti's national imagination than its characteristic joumou soup, a pumpkin and meat-based broth.

Gallery for noodles

Published on: August 7, 2021
00:30

Havana, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Ramen Museum in the Japanese city of Yokohama is the first theme park in the world dedicated to food, and where domestic and foreign travelers can appreciate a variety of recipes related to the famous noodle soup, originally from China.

President Diaz-Canel insists on saving Cuban culture and identity

Published on: August 5, 2021
12:05

Havana, Aug 5, (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday called to save culture and identity at a meeting with a hundred young people from different sectors in Cadenas Square, at the University of Havana.

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