Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In this edition of This Week In Photos, we follow a group of 13 HWS students studying in Havana as part of a three-week summer abroad program exploring Cuban history and culture. In the photo above, students pose with the Cuban flag on the Malecón in Vedado.

A panoramic view of Vedado, Havana’s central business district, where students stayed during the program led by Associate Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Juan Liebana.

The capitol building in Old Havana.

Students talk with Associate Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Juan Liebana in Old Havana before a tour of the borough.

The Cuban flag hangs above the entrance to the Museum of the Revolution.

Taxis wait for passengers on the Malecón.

Students stop to learn about the Iglesias del Santo Angel Custodio, the city’s oldest church.

A street sign points the way to New York, N.Y., only 2,211 kilometers from Havana.

HWS students pose in front of the Ministry of Informatics and Communications building at the Plaza de la Revolución. Pictured on the building is Camilo Cienfuegos, a Cuban revolutionary.

Street performers dance on stilts in Old Havana.

Ethan Luschen-Miskovsky '20, Jack Shannon '18, Sophie MacCracken '18, Colleen Frank '19, Olivia Bennett '20 and Cecelia Foley '18 enjoy the sunset on the Malecón.

The sun sets over the Atlantic Ocean.

The students gather for a photo on the steps of their apartment house.

Standing at the 17th century fortress of Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro, students view the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, known for its frequent role in American cinema.

Students climb the steps at the University of Havana.

Sophie MacCracken '18, Olivia Bennett '20, Namita Neerukonda '17 and Stefani Schmitz '17 take a photo with two students from the University of Havana following a discussion about the differences between educational systems in the United States and Cuba.

A jazz musician plays the saxophone while HWS students tour the National School of the Arts.

While volunteering in the Office of Communications at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, students help with a mailing to Cuban residents.

World currency brought by tourists is on display at the Latin American School of Medicine.

A student performs in the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.

HWS students are greeted by Rev. Raul Suarez, founder of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.

Colleen Frank '19, Cecelia Foley '18, Sophie MacCracken '18 and Olivia Bennett '20 enjoy a day at Veradero Beach.

While learning about Cuba’s economy, students visit the Viñales Valley in the Sierra de los Organos, a key agricultural region.

A mural depicting prehistoric life appears on the side of a mountain in the Viñales Valley.

Guadalupe Mendoza '18, Isaiah Young '18, Namita Neerukonda '17, Stefani Schmitz '17, Jack Shannon '18 and Gabrielle Zola ’18 explore a cave in the mountains of the Viñales Valley.

After learning how Cuban cigars are made, Jack Shannon ’18 takes a photo with the owner of the tobacco plantation.

Isaiah Young '18 poses with a military tank at the Granma Boat Memorial.

Led by Associate Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Juan Liebana and expert guide Edelso Moret, students gather for a photo outside the Bay of Pigs museum.

Grant Emerson '20 makes friends with two kestrels introduced to him by locals in Ciénaga de Zapata.

HWS students walk through downtown Santa Clara after visiting a museum which commemorates the Revolutionary leader Che Guevara.

A mural depicts the Revolutionary leader Che Guevara.

Associate Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Juan Liebana blows out a birthday candle during a surprise party thrown by his students on the group's final day in Cuba.