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We spent the first morning in Cuba wandering the streets of Cojímar, a town near Havana. The place is considered to be an inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea and there’s a monument to Ernest Hemingway. In the 1940s, what may or may not have been the largest whale shark ever was caught nearby; there is – according to Wikipedia – “considerable controversy” over the accuracy of the measurements.
In modern times, actor William Gutiérrez-Levy and singer-songwriter Camila Cabello are both from Cojímar.
The woman in the photo is not Hemingway, Guitêrrez-Levy, or Cabello.
But probably you figured that out. Especially the part about how she’s not Hemingway.
Cojímar, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
laundry guard
Another view of the magical laundry place, with a worse-for-wear statue keeping an eye on the laundry drying in the room below.
I thought (hoped, actually) that this place was sort of a secret that no other visitors knew about, but almost the same day that I posted that first photo of it, I saw another photo from another group of photographers who’d been there the week after we were. I felt a little bit like the magic laundry room was cheating on me…
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.7.2022
all waiting for the same thing
This guy was watching our group of photographers and waiting for his next pedi-cab customer. And probably some of us were watching him and also waiting for his next customer.
It may have been some sort of a stand-off.
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
pray to god
An interior view of a mostly-vacant tomb at the gigantic cemetery in Havana. Both of the tombstones say “rogao a dios” – I pray to God.
Here’s the thing I’m wondering about: why do you suppose the tombstones are in Spanish, except for the “R.I.P.” on each of them? Because that’s an English term that translates into Spanish as “que descanse en paz.” Has “R.I.P.” transcended its English words and become a commonly understood shorthand?
Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.11.2022
several things at once
A lot was going on – kids were tossing around a volleyball (or not shown: a baseball), they were standing around (or not shown: running), there was a ballerina (or not shown: photographers), and some nice murals on the backdrop.
All in all, a good place to have been for a while.
Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.6.2022
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