Beautifully restored American cars from the 1950s are commonplace in Cuba. And although Cubans cannot get American replacement parts, they have ingeniously fashioned their own from Russian car parts. With Cuba opening up, there is now a large market for these cars in Europe. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
An old Chevrolet has been converted into a taxi cab. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
The Catedral de San Cristobal in Old Havana features a baroque facade. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
Ballet dancers practice for hours on end at the Laura Alonso Dance Academy in Havana. Laura is the daughter of the acclaimed ballerina Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
A young student attending the Escuela Primaria Angela Landa in Havana waits for his teacher. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
An old American car passes a “coco cab” taxi along Havana’s famous seaside Malecon, the palm-lined boulevard that stretches the length of the city. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
Mojitos are the drink of Cuba -- refreshing, sweet and made with locally produced rum. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
Ernesto “Che” Guevara, an icon of martyred revolutionaries, is everywhere in Cuba. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
Signs such as this, Spanish for “Homeland or Death,” are commonplace along highways and country roads in Cuba. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
In the Cuban countryside, donkeys and horse-drawn carts are not an unusual sight. (Amanda Jones / For The Times)
