The definitive checklist in English for your birding adventures in Cuba, compiled by Nils Navarro, author of The Endemic Birds of Cuba and Ernesto Reyes, outstanding ornithologist and Cuban bird guide. This annual publication provides up-to-date listings of Cuban birds, including reference information on each new report and general statistics about Cuban birdlife, as well…
por Nils Navarro 168 paginas con fotos y ilustraciones originales. ISBN 978-0-9909419-1-0 $25 + $5 en los EE.UU. Temporarily unavailable – No disponible hasta 5 de julio, 2018 Nota del autor: Cuba posee una riqueza de aves que sobrepasa las 370 especies, con un elevado nivel de endemismo a nivel local y regional. Considerando el…
Endemic Birds of Cuba A Comprehensive Field Guide – including West Indian endemics residing in Cuba by Nils Navarro. 168 pages (8.5″ x 5.5″) with original full color illustrations and photos by the author. Separate Spanish and English editions. Prologue by Dr. James W. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-9909419-1-0 $25 + $5 S/H within the US. Temporarily…
A significant anthropological study by well known Cuban author Victor Oscar Perez on the myths, legends, magic, witchcraft, midwifery and popular remedies of the Baracoa region. His primary inspiration comes from healers that have passed away. Written in a universal language, Curandero presents us with stories that sometimes appear fantastical and anecdotal, but they are…
Curandero recounts stories and anecdotes, seemingly fantastic at times, which form a part of the local collective imagination of Baracoa, Cuba. It includes a detailed a glossary of common ailments and their cures. This study, the fruit of 30 years of research, is perhaps the only written account of the historical evolution of Baracoan curanderismo…
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compiled by Roberto Valcárcel Rojas and José Abreu Cardet 232 pages, (6″ x 9″) with black and white illustrations and photographs. Articles by Roberto Valcárcel Rojas, José Abreu Cardet, José Novoa Betancourt, Isaíris Rojas París, Margarita París Johnson, Iván Rodríguez López, Nury de los Ángeles Valcárcel Leyva, José Corella, Francisco Cuesta, Adisney Campos Suárez, Ramiro…
An illustrated anthology of poetry from Baracoa complied by Liana López Terrero and Sandra Rubio Oliveros. 160 pages (6″ x 9″). Spanish language. Baracoa . . . la de siempre es un viejo anhelo que se materializa con la voluntad de un grupo de intelectuales liderados por dos de sus hijas: Liana López y…
Sabor de Baracoa: Su cocina traditional, by Inalvis Gilbeaux (Taste of Baracoa) ISBN 9780971667587 © 2012 Printed in Canada by Transcontinental LIMITED Spanish language edition, 136 pages, 8 1/2″ x 11″, over 300 color illustrations. Sample pages (4.9MB PDF) Photography: Jehovanny Rodríguez Sanamé Additional photography: Julio Larramendi, Pepe Nieto. Paintings and illustrations: Luis Eliades Rodríguez,…
Finally, we have a comprehensive study of the outstanding artists of the magical town of Baracoa, the oldest colonial settlement on the island of Cuba. Established in 1511, Baracoa was Cuba’s first religious and administrative center. During its long history, a unique artistic tradition developed that is greatly influenced by the clash and eventual melding…
