While the reasons are obvious to many, Luis Leon breaks down, in detail, how economic crises, the lack of opportunity and restrictions of political rights are pushing...
Author - Luis Orlando León Carpio
Luis Orlando León Carpio is a Cuban journalist living in Denmark and Czech Republic, where he is completing a master's degree in Journalism, Media and Globalization as an Erasmus scholar. He has worked as a reporter, editor and content producer for Vanguardia newspaper and Tornapunta magazine in his hometown, Trinidad. He has also contributed as a freelancer at El Toque, OnCuba & Tremenda Nota among other international publications. Telling the right stories, no matter what they are about, is the way he finds to make the world a little bit better. He holds a BA in Journalism from the Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas in Santa Clara, Cuba. Fun fact: he also loves to sing!
Since 2017, Airbnb has offered the people of Cuba opportunities for entrepreneurship, employment and income. What does life look like after two years of a pandemic and...
Cuban journalist Yariel Valdes Gonzalez started his career in Santa Clara as a reporter for the state-owned newspaper Vanguardia. He came to the United States in 2019.
Although permitted, travel as a Cuban citizen is uncommon. This is Startup Cuba writer Luis Orlando León Carpio's story traveling abroad.
It is a good story for children on a Sunday morning but unlikely to be remembered the next day at school.
The celebrity chef's story with her recipes for Mamposteao Rice and Chicken Fricassee thrown in for good measure.
The small town near Trinidad, known for its clay abodes, is gearing up for an influx of visitors in November 2021.
Read in English Photo credit: Luis Orlando León Carpio Era difícil imaginar a Trinidad dormida en pleno marzo. Las noticias del coronavirus resultaban lejanas hasta que...
Journalist Luis Orlando León Carpio writes about how COVID-19 has altered the scene in Trinidad, Cuba, after the tourists were kicked out and the calor humano is in...
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