Great houses provide a wonderful opportunity to step back in time to see how life was lived in a particular period. Greenwood Great House, which is located on the border of Trelawny and St. James in the town of Greenwood is a time capsule that has carefully preserved the legacy of its previous owners. Part of an 84,000 acre plantation, Greenwood has an impressive pedigree. Built in 1790 by Richard...

When Africans were brought as slaves to the New World, one of the traditions they brought was their religion. In Cuba, this religious tradition is known as Santeria and it exists side by side with Catholicism. Each Sunday afternoon, Callejon de Hamel, a block-long shrine to Santeria located between Aramburu and Hospital Streets in Havana comes alive with rumba music and dancing. Artist, Salvador Gonzalez, whose studio is located in...