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Republican Candidates Court Miami’s Cuban Vote

A popular campaign stop in Miami, Cafe Versailles (Photo: Jason Margolis)

The Republican candidates are in Florida. To capture the state, it’s key to appeal to Hispanic voters. And no Latino group is more important in Florida than Miami’s Cubans.

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Ten Years at Guantanamo

Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay (Photo: Katy Clark)

Ten years ago today, the first group of 20 detainees landed at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

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Iranian President Ahmadinejad Visits Latin America Seeking to Reinforce Alliances

Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (BBC Video)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad embarks on a four-nation tour with visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador, seeking to reinforce ties with the few allies Iran has left.

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Cuban Barbers to Gain More Freedoms

Cuban Barber (Photo: flickr.com/photos/carlo-arioli/)

We’re taking a little off the top and trimming the sideburns for today’s Geo Quiz. Barbers in the Caribbean city we’re looking for will have a little more freedom come December 1st…

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America and Guantanamo

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Harvard professor Jonathan Hansen’s book details America’s centuries-long fascination with Cuba.

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MBA Program Launched in Cuba

Cuban Flag (Photo: Giacomo Bartalesi/Flickr)

The program sponsored by the Catholic church aims to teach Cuban students how to start and market their own businesses in the new Cuban economy.

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Cuban Flutist Orlando Maraca Valle

Orlando Maraca Valle (Photo: myspace.com/maracavalle)

Tom Schnabel shares one of his favorite new recording by Cuban artist Orlando Maraca Valle.

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Music From the Cuban Land of Tobacco Fields

Thanks to looser visa restrictions under the Obama administration, the entire Wil Campa y Su Gran Union band were able to  travel from Cuba and tour the United States. (Photo: Scott Wall)

We are looking for a Cuban province that is renowned for its tobacco fields and is home to the 13 member band “Wil Campa Y Su Gran Union.”

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Chavez Celebrates Venezuela’s Independence Day

Hugo Chavez (Photo: ¡Que comunismo!)

The president returned from Cuba after receiving medical treatment.

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What is Ailing Hugo Chavez?

Hugo Chavez (Photo: José Cruz/ABr)

The opposition candidates are positioning themselves for a possible power vacuum.

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Artwork From Guantanamo Bay

(Photo courtesy: Emma Reverter)

Detainees at the prison have been taking art classes for about a year.

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Hugo Chavez Receives Medical Treatment in Cuba

Hugo Chavez (Photo: ¡Que comunismo!)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been in Cuba since June 10th after receiving treatment for a known illness.

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Tiempo Libre’s “My Secret Radio”

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Tiempo Libre is a seven piece group based in Miami. The band’s leader Jorge Gomez tells Marco Werman about his teenage years in Havana when he and his friends would try to listen to banned American music from radio stations in Miami by putting up makeshift antennas on the roof. These experiences are remembered in the group’s new CD “My Secret Radio.” Download MP3

Video: Tiempo Libre – Lo Mio Primero

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Cuban blogger gets government’s attention

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Cuba’s blogosphere is relatively small and its most famous practitioner is Yoani Sacnhez. She says her blog “Generation Y” is not an act of dissent, but is more like a daily diary to describe what it is like to live in Cuba. The World’s Carol Hills has more. Download MP3

Yoani Sanchez’s blog

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Cuban coffee

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For the Geo Quiz, we’re on the island of Cuba, looking for its largest mountain range. It’s known for its coffee plantations but these days there isn’t enough coffee in Cuba – once a major coffee exporter – to even meet the demands of the local population… Download MP3

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