After a tough 2022, marked by crises, blackouts and the departure of too many Cubans in search of other horizons, Havana said goodbye to the year between routines and celebrations.
In the midst of the shortages, the people of Havana tried to close the year as well as possible, with more intimate or more ostentatious celebrations, while not a few visitors chose the Cuban capital to receive the new year.
1. Tourists this end of the year in Havana, Cuba: Otmaro Rodríguez
2. A man moves a puppet, it becomes the attraction of Obispo street Havana, Cuba: Otmaro Rodríguez
3. Preparing charcoal-roasted pork for New Year’s Eve dinner: Otmaro Rodríguez
4. Some state buildings display the national ensign of all Cubans. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
5. Cuban family seen in Nacimiento de Jesús, Plaza de la Catedral in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
6. Some tourists visit the Bodeguita del Medio this end of the year 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez
7. Exorbitant price of pork, unaffordable for many. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
8. Santa Claus in a private restaurant in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
9. This end of the year, beers of different brands have invaded different markets. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
10. This year’s end beers of different brands have invaded different markets. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
Many went for a walk in the city, to breathe the festive atmosphere of the end of December, to enjoy parks and restaurants, or even to dance with an orchestra.
Others preferred to stay at home, with family and friends, have their own feast in the neighborhood, or simply end the year with recollection and tranquility.
Avenida de Bélgica New Year’s Eve 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.
Our photojournalist Otmaro Rodríguez went out to tour the streets of Havana in the final days of 2022 and offers us these postcards of the closing of a year that many are grateful to have left behind.
1. Avenida Italia (Galiano) shows a Christmas tree and illumination of the famous street. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
2. Avenida Italia (Galiano) shows a Christmas tree and illumination of the famous street. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
3. Dance activity in Galiano street in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
4. Dance activity in Galiano street in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez
5. National Capitol of Cuba at the end of the year 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez
6. Gran Teatro de La Habana and the Hotel Inglaterra on New Year’s Eve 2022. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez
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