The city of Santiago de Cuba is grieving following the passing of Carlos Acosta Laguna, the director of Paseo La Placita and a cherished figure in the heart of the Santiago carnival scene. “His ...

For research in Cuba, Gustav Cederlöf has previously received funding from the ESRC, The Wenner-Gren Foundation, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), King's College London Graduate School, and ...

“The parades at the Sambadrome are the central event of Carnival. For four nights, Rio’s top samba schools, of which there are more than 100, perform to themes of their choosing—this past year, many ...

The passage of Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction in Cuba, significantly damaging the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country's patroness. The hurricane made landfall in ...

A resident of the town of El Cobre, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, walks on the roof of his damaged home after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, on October 29, 2025. YAMIL LAGE AFP via Getty ...

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the ...

Soar above the historic, Caribbean heart of Cuba with this breathtaking drone video of Santiago de Cuba. Witness the city's spectacular setting, nestled between the deep, mountain-ringed bay and the ...

Editor's Note: For the latest news on Melissa, see the USA TODAY Network's live coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba overnight as a Category 3 storm severely ...

A farmer rescues his dog and some belongings from his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa passed through the town of San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province on October 29, 2025. A powerful ...

The storm is one of the strongest to ever make landfall in the Atlantic basin Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for seven years.

Watch live from Santiago de Cuba as Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the hurricane struck after pummeling ...