AltruVistas’ Blog
Meet the Team: Natalia Poida, Operations Director and Educational Journeys Coordinator
Hi Natalia! Tell us a bit about yourself and your life before AltruVistas. I was born in San Jose, Costa Rica, and as a child I studied at the [...]
Update from the Media Day in Havana by Cicely Sanchez, AltruVistas Cuba Program Director
Hi everyone, Did not want to miss the opportunity to share this with you all, who are actually part of the chain of showing the beauty, the knowledge and the [...]
La Jornada with Jesus Puerto: Celebrating Cuban LGBTQ Rights and Intercultural Exchange
Entrepreneur Jesus Puerto is the owner of New Haven, CT’s Soul de Cuba Cafe and the director of the Cubanakoa Foundation. He’ll be leading May’s AltruVistas journey to the International Day Against Homophobia in Cuba, [...]
Keeping the Beat with Carol Steele: A Journey to Cuba’s Fiesta del Tambor, March 9-16, 2018
The 17th annual Fiesta del Tambor takes place in March 2018! Professional percussionist Carol Steele is leading our AltruVistas tour to the festival. We sat down with Carol to get her rich, unique perspective [...]
3 Keys to Bhutan: Happiness, Sustainability & Wellness
AltruVistas is beyond excited to be offering two tours to Bhutan in May/June 2018! Culture and World Heritage Through a Photographer's Lens will be led by Joe Guerriero, who took the beautiful photos in this [...]
Trump’s Clarification of June 16 Policy Announcement Re: Cuba
Estimados Amigos and AltruTravelers, The Trump administration announced new rules Wednesday, November 8th to make it tougher for U.S. businesses to work in Cuba and for Americans to travel to the island. These restrictions finally clarified [...]