September 7, 2009
My Habana
Robert Caplin
A young Cuban jumps into the surf along Havana's sea wall.
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Robert Caplin
A young Cuban jumps into the surf along Havana's sea wall.
Say the word Havana—or call her by her given name, La Habana—and you can't help but conjure up an image of a gorgeous city ravished by the sea and by history. La Habana channels the spirit of Aphrodite, of Venus, of Ochún, the Afro-Cuban goddess of the Santeria religion, who represents beauty, sensuality, amor. So how can I not feel blessed? I was conceived while my parents honeymooned in the beach town of Varadero, but I had the good fortune to
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