Havana without Makeup is the ultimate insider's view of Havana, a wide-ranging exploration of its complex facets as seen by few. Its aim is to capture the soul of a city and a society that have evolved on their own terms at the moment before they face inevitable transformations.

Contents1. Walls of Illusion 32. Exceptional 63. Nocturnas (Havana-By-Night) 74. Afro Cuba 105. Havana in Black and White 126. Rumba 137. Santeria 148. Santeria and the Racial Divide 159. Communist Orishas? 1610. Salsa! 1911. Asia de Cuba 2012. 'Achinado' 2213. Sex & Cenesex 2314. Tremenda Mariconada! 2515. Havana's Hour Zero 2616. Proposal for a Controversial Monument 2717. Good Money, Bad Money 2918. The Economy as a Book and a Beast 3019. Looking West - To Asia Again 3220. La Mula Como Vaca De Leche 3421. La Libreta 3522. El Canonazo 3723. The Last Salvo 3924. A Defining Moment 4025. It Takes (At Least) Two to Rumba 4226. Sitting Down (And More) With Europe 4427. Cuba No Soy (I Am Not Cuba) 4728. Trafic Lights of History 4829. Ghosts of Revolutions Past 5030. Much Louder Ghosts 5231. Napoleon in Cuba 5332. The Orestes Ferrara Secret 55 33. The Cave at the End of the World 5734. Conversation in Café del Oriente 6035. Palacio de la Revolucion 6336. Who's the Terrorist? 6437. Parque Lenin 6638. Playas del este 6739. Jardines de la Tropical 6940. Two Shores of Art Deco 7041. Rum and Cigar Wars 7142. Waves Over the Walls 7243. Patria es Humanidad es Patria 7544. Havana's Palestinians 7645. Next Year in Havana / Jerusalem 7846. Cantos de Ida y Vuelta 8147. Mulatas de Rumba & Puellae Gaditanae 8448. Alma Mater 8549. God's Crocodile 8850. La Fabrica 9051. Mercenaries 9152. Bloggers Breakfast 9353. Primero de Mayo 9454. The Pen & the Sword 9655. Prima Ballerina Assoluta 10056. Le Parisien 10257. Hatuey & Huracan 10358. Todo el Mundo Canta 10559. Who's the Boss? 10760. The Holy Spirit on the Plaza de la Revolucion 10861. Winners and Losers 10962. Jacobins & Dinosaurs 11063. Other Churches, Other Gods 11164. Misionero de la Misericordia 11365. Mozart in Havana 11566. Art & Politics 11667. Pelota 11768. The United Mobsters 12069. Una Mal Criada 12270. Hollywood Havana 12371. Pirates of all Kinds 12572. Elian 12873. New York Connections 13074. Music has no enemies? 13175. El Paquete 13376. Hemingway 13477. Fuster 13678. The Last Cimmaron 13779. Fabelo 13980. KCHO/STAINLESS/CUTY 14081. Casa Verde 14282. Rio Almendares 14583. Havana and the Chocolate Factory 14584. Tallapiedra (Havana High Line) 14685. Radio Reloj & Radio Bemba 14886. La Muerte 14987. Apotheosis 150