Photography
Photo Credits
Every photograph on this website is a real photograph — no AI-generated imagery. Most pictures come from Wikimedia Commons, where photographers share their work under free Creative Commons licences; a few are Yoyo’s own photographs, from his 2019 archive. Each one is credited below with its author, source and licence, as those licences require. ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) photographs remain under their original licence; follow the source link for the full terms and the original file.
Havana's Malecón at dusk — the hero image across the site
Photograph by kuhnmi via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
The header film — Home page
The short film at the top of the home page is edited from the real photographs credited on this page — Havana’s Malecón at dusk, the Viñales Valley, salsa in the street, classic cars at the Capitolio and Varadero beach — with a slow zoom-out, crossfades and a soft ambient blur. No new imagery was created for it, and every photograph keeps the licence credited above.
Aerial view of the Malecón — Havana destination card, Journal and Wellness & Cycling
Photograph by RenaatPeeters via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Viñales Valley — destination card and animated loop
Photograph by Guillaume Baviere via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Plaza Mayor, Trinidad — destination card
Photograph by Marc-Lautenbacher via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Cienfuegos — destination card
Photograph by Dan Lundberg via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Castillo del Morro, Santiago de Cuba — destination card
Photograph by Sangianense via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Baracoa and El Yunque — destination card
Photograph by Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Varadero beach — destination card and Wellness & Cycling
Photograph by Hana Gaon via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Playa Girón — destination card and Wellness & Cycling
Photograph by AlexP via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 nl. Cropped and resized for the web.
Classic cars at the Capitolio — Our Story and animated loop
Photograph by Fraganda via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A Cuban farmers' market — Our Story
Photograph by Anagoria via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Salsa in the street — Our Story, animated
Photograph by Anthonydpadgett via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Callejón de Hamel — Journal, the Sunday Rumba story
Photograph by Dudva via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0. Cropped and resized for the web.
El Floridita bar — Journal (Bar Jump) and Photo & Video
Photograph by Eric Marshall via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A couple in Old Havana — Photo & Video
Photograph by Anthonydpadgett via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
An Old Havana street — Photo & Video
Photograph by Falkenpost via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0. Cropped and resized for the web.
La Guarida mansion hall — Home and Concierge
Photograph by Tony Hisgett via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
La Guarida paladar dining room — Concierge
Photograph by Tony Hisgett via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Yoyo’s portrait — About and Our Story
The portrait of Yoyo is his own photograph (© Yusmel Colombo Aguilar / Cuba with Yoyo), not a stock image.
Guest reviews
Our reviews are shown with typographic initials instead of photographs — no stranger’s face stands in for a guest.
A cyclist on the Malecón — Wellness & Cycling
Photograph by Angelo Lucia via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Havana Airport Terminal 3 — Airport Transfers, Destinations
Photograph by Tacorontey via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A tobacco farmer of Viñales — The Cuban Countryside card, Destinations; also the site’s share image (og:image)
Photograph by Desiderio MAURO via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A bohío porch over the Viñales valley — Day Trips card, Destinations
Photograph by BenjiPill via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A percussionist live on stage — Music Legends card, Destinations
Photograph by Derzsi Elekes Andor via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A Latin jazz quartet — Latin Cuban Jazz card, Destinations
Photograph by ataelw via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A colourful shrine front at the Callejón de Hamel — Sunday Rumba card, Destinations
Photograph by Dudva via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0. Cropped and resized for the web.
An Afro-Cuban religious articles shop in Havana — Religious Encounters card, Destinations
Photograph by Ji-Elle via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
The garden of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba — Puros & History card, Destinations
Photograph by ZorphDark via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Public domain. Cropped and resized for the web.
Hands on a batá drum — Batá Drum Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by ABORISADEADETONA via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
The sign of La Bodeguita del Medio — Cocktail Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Martin Abegglen via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A couple dancing bachata — Bachata Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Emmanuel santana via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A Cuban compay with his pipe — Spanish Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by DnTrotaMundos via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Yoga on the beach at sunrise — Yoga Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Baruc Acosta via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Training on the heavy bag — Cuban Boxing Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Los Angeles Times via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A reiki gathering under the palms — Reiki Sessions card, Destinations
Photograph by Yadira via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
A partner yoga practice — Tantra card, Destinations
Photograph by Alexcocopro via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
Two boxers mid-bout — Cuban Sports Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Wayne Short via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Public domain. Cropped and resized for the web.
A Cuban creole table — Cuban Cooking Classes card, Destinations
Photograph by Arnoud Joris Maaswinkel via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for the web.
From Yoyo’s own archive, 2019 — Our Story and About Yoyo
These photographs are Yoyo’s own (© Yusmel Colombo Aguilar / Cuba with Yoyo), taken across Cuba in 2019, during the Habanaboys years: Yoyo jumping at the giant CUBA letters, the BAYAMO city letters in the colours of the flag, the ‘Vive en el pueblo’ and ‘Todo por Cuba’ murals, a sunset from a pier and a quiet bay with fishing boats. Real photographs from the family album — not stock.
Background music — ‘Cuban Sandwich’
‘Cuban Sandwich’ by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0. The music never plays automatically: it starts only when you press the ‘Sound of Cuba’ button.
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