CNN's Patrick Oppmann loves to capture "Cuba moments" with his camera, including this Instagram post of "a row of classic cars rented for a wedding lined up on the malecon (Havana's famous highway and seawall)." Oppmann, the only U.S. television correspondent based in Cuba, has lived on the Caribbean island for three years. Check out some of his favorite images or <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fcubareporter%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">follow him on Instagram:</a>
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CNN's Patrick Oppmann loves to capture "Cuba moments" with his camera, including this Instagram post of "a row of classic cars rented for a wedding lined up on the malecon (Havana's famous highway and seawall)." Oppmann, the only U.S. television correspondent based in Cuba, has lived on the Caribbean island for three years. Check out some of his favorite images or follow him on Instagram:
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A conga player bangs his drum during a Santiago-Havana baseball game. Oppmann says that the drums have fired up ballplayers for generations, but last year the Cuban government tried to ban the congas from baseball. "After an avalanche of criticism, officials relented and the drums will play on," he says.
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A conga player bangs his drum during a Santiago-Havana baseball game. Oppmann says that the drums have fired up ballplayers for generations, but last year the Cuban government tried to ban the congas from baseball. "After an avalanche of criticism, officials relented and the drums will play on," he says.
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Oppmann offers a bird's-eye view of Havana.
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Oppmann offers a bird's-eye view of Havana.
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Here's an old Chevy in Old Havana.
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Here's an old Chevy in Old Havana.
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"Cuban ingenuity has even found a use for CDs," Oppmann observes.
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"Cuban ingenuity has even found a use for CDs," Oppmann observes.
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Cubans celebrate St. Lazarus Day on Wednesday, December 17, by converging on a church known as "El Rincon" outside Havana. "A deity for followers of both Catholicism and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2FEBchecked%2Ftopic%2F523208%2FSanteria" target="_blank" target="_blank">Santeria</a>, St. Lazarus is believed to grant good health to the faithful," Oppmann notes. "Many believe they need to show their devotion by suffering." Here, a man receives help as he walks on his knees to the church.
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Cubans celebrate St. Lazarus Day on Wednesday, December 17, by converging on a church known as "El Rincon" outside Havana. "A deity for followers of both Catholicism and Santeria, St. Lazarus is believed to grant good health to the faithful," Oppmann notes. "Many believe they need to show their devotion by suffering." Here, a man receives help as he walks on his knees to the church.
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"Pay phones may be dissapearing in much of the rest of the world," Oppmann says, "but the one on my block in Havana still gets plenty of use."
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"Pay phones may be dissapearing in much of the rest of the world," Oppmann says, "but the one on my block in Havana still gets plenty of use."
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Playing dominoes is the main form of recreation for workers at a tobacco farm in Pinar del Rio, Oppmann says.
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Playing dominoes is the main form of recreation for workers at a tobacco farm in Pinar del Rio, Oppmann says.
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Tobacco workers take a break from picking leaves that will be dried and rolled into cigars, Oppmann says.
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Tobacco workers take a break from picking leaves that will be dried and rolled into cigars, Oppmann says.
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Oppmann notes a "(b)rush fire by side of the road on the drive from Pinar del Rio to Havana."
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Oppmann notes a "(b)rush fire by side of the road on the drive from Pinar del Rio to Havana."
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More Oppmann observations: "Putting on a show."
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More Oppmann observations: "Putting on a show."
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"Waiting for the next wave."
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"Waiting for the next wave."
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"Keeping watch over the neighborhood in Old Havana."
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"Keeping watch over the neighborhood in Old Havana."
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