Cuban folkloric dancer performs the dance of Yemaya, Goddess of the Sea, at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba.

Shrine in the Santería Museum in Guanabacoa, Cuba.

Cuban folkloric dancer performs the dance of Yemaya, Goddess of the Sea, at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba.

Flowers and plaques are shown along the Amelia grave site in the Cementerio Colón, in Havana, Cuba.

Cuban dance group, Ochumaré, poses in Varadero, Cuba. Their bodies are hand-painted before each performance.

Cuban dancers, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, perform folkloric dance.

Santería shrine in the museum of Guanabacoa, Cuba.

Cuban dancers, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, perform folkloric dance.

Folkloric dancer performs in Havana, Cuba.

Folkloric performers at Calle Jon de Hamel, Salvador's alley, in Centro Havana, Cuba, June, 2016. Photo by: Cynthia Carris Alonso