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The Opening of the Hotel in the Controversial K Tower in Havana Is Delayed

As ’14ymedio’ confirmed, the works are not yet finished. 14ymedio, Jose Lassa, Havana, 17 January 2025 — The opening of the Iberostar Cuba Selection, which occupies the controversial new skyscraper at 23 and K, in Havana’s Vedado, did not occur on January 15, as announced by Havanatur, which promotes the hotel managed by the Spanish … Continue reading “The Opening of the Hotel in the Controversial K Tower in Havana Is Delayed”

The Mysterious Hydraulic Work on Havana’s Boyeros Avenue Coincides With the Inauguration of the K Tower

Cubans are skeptical when a construction or restoration goes too fast and too well 14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 12 January 2025 — In the middle of the night on Saturday, with their reflective vests and with a haste that is unusual in Cuba, a team of workers continued to work on the mysterious hydraulic … Continue reading “The Mysterious Hydraulic Work on Havana’s Boyeros Avenue Coincides With the Inauguration of the K Tower”

Havana Chronicles: Havana Seen From ‘The Control Tower’

I imagine the Russians are tired of bailing out their Cuban comrades, but also in need of allies in this hemisphere. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, March 27, 2026 / In the mornings, Tulipán Street transforms into a Carthaginian market. I skirt the stalls where they sell everything from peas to soap, aspirin, and cigarettes. I’m … Continue reading “Havana Chronicles: Havana Seen From ‘The Control Tower’”

Zenaida and Manuel Return to the Freedom Tower 60 Years Later

Thousands of Cuban refugees passed through this Miami building, which is now being reopened as a museum of the exodus. 14ymedio, María Casas, Miami, 21 September 2035 — A food delivery robot passes by the imposing facade. Around it, skyscrapers and cranes dominate the landscape. Much has changed in Miami since 1925 when the building … Continue reading “Zenaida and Manuel Return to the Freedom Tower 60 Years Later”

Melía’s Cuban Earnings Fall; Iberostar Worries about Tower K’s Bad Image

Spanish hoteliers fear that blackouts and supply shortages will continue into 2025, which “will hamper tourism activity.” 14ymedio, Havana/Madrid, March 3, 2025 — Havana’s Iberostar Selection Hotel, located in the controversial 42-story, 155-meter-tall Tower K, is now taking reservations. During last night’s citywide blackout, the building on downtown 23rd Street was a beacon of light … Continue reading “Melía’s Cuban Earnings Fall; Iberostar Worries about Tower K’s Bad Image”

Despite Claims That It Is Open, the Hotel in Havana’s Tower K Is Not Taking Reservations

The few guests who were there, visitors to the Habanos Festival, made their reservations “through discreet channels” 14ymedio, José Lassa, Havana, 28 February 2025 — No, Havana’s Iberostar Selection Hotel is not open to the public. The Spanish company which operates the hotel — located on several floors of the controversial Tower K highrise on … Continue reading “Despite Claims That It Is Open, the Hotel in Havana’s Tower K Is Not Taking Reservations”

Cuban Architect Criticizes ‘Pretentiously Gigantic’ Tower K Hotel

14ymedio, Madrid, July 20, 2022 — A building under construction at K and 23rd streets, which promises to be the tallest in Havana, has become the target of criticism by design professionals. The latest to take aim at “Tower K,” popularly known as “Lopez-Calleja Tower,” is Edelberto Diaz Aguilera, a Panama-based Cuban architect. The project … Continue reading “Cuban Architect Criticizes ‘Pretentiously Gigantic’ Tower K Hotel”

Cuban Architect’s Criticism of the New Tower at 23rd and K in Havana Unleashes the Wrath of the Official Press

14medio, Havana, 8 June 2022 — Havanans have seen what will be the tallest building in Havana go up, at 23rd and K, the heart of El Vedado, in just a few months and without the usual propaganda by the Cuban authorities when it comes to an achievement. The construction, which is called the “López-Calleja … Continue reading “Cuban Architect’s Criticism of the New Tower at 23rd and K in Havana Unleashes the Wrath of the Official Press”

Our Own Dangerous “Twin Towers” / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez

Havana, June 9, 2014, Victor Ariel Gonzalez — Corrugated fiber-cement sheets and wooden planks form a security fence in the shadow of the two tallest buildings of an iconic Havana site: the “Twin Towers” at Texas Corner, where 240 families live, marooned, as the buildings crumble. Every day many people walk past, where the sidewalks … Continue reading “Our Own Dangerous “Twin Towers” / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez”

POOR LITTLE DESIDERIO, HELD HOSTAGE IN A CHRISTMARX TOWER / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Translator’s note: This article appeared in the Havana Times two days ago in Spanish and has not yet appeared in its English edition. Following is an English translation prepared on HemosOido.com, which will certainly differ in some respects — as all translations do — from the one ultimately posted in the Havana Times. UPDATE — … Continue reading “POOR LITTLE DESIDERIO, HELD HOSTAGE IN A CHRISTMARX TOWER / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”

Iberostar Follows Blue Diamond’s Lead and Leaves Gaesa Hotels

The Spanish hotel chain remains active in Cuba through six properties belonging to Cubanacán and Gran Caribe. 14ymedio, Havana, June 1, 2026 — On Monday, the Spanish hotel company Iberostar severed its ties with Gaviota, the hotel chain controlled by the Business Administration Group S.A. (Gaesa), and stopped managing the twelve hotels associated with that … Continue reading “Iberostar Follows Blue Diamond’s Lead and Leaves Gaesa Hotels”

‘The Basic Need To Be Happy in Cuba is a Luxury’

Abraham Echevarría spreads the phrase “You need to be happy” throughout Havana, the most recent one in the ruins of ISDi On peeling walls here and there, on a column on Reina and Galiano streets, on the supports of a building about to collapse, at the entrance of a bookstore, in a trash can on … Continue reading “‘The Basic Need To Be Happy in Cuba is a Luxury’”

Havana Chronicles: A Journey Through the Lost Names of Havana

“I can’t carry much, I only pick up skinny people,” says the motorcyclist who takes me through the streets of the capital. 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 4 April 2026 / “Put on your helmet,” the young man tells me before I get on the motorcycle. In Havana, almost paralyzed by the energy crisis, there are … Continue reading “Havana Chronicles: A Journey Through the Lost Names of Havana”