On June 28, 2003, Babalú Blog published its first post. Between the title and the body, it was a total of four words. But those four words would be the beginning of a historic journey that continues 20 years later. Throughout the last two decades, Babalú has published almost nearly 58,000 posts and has had more than 16-million visits to the blog, cementing itself in history not just as a blog, but as an institution.

[I’m still a reader and a fan. The crew at Babalú do a great job of focusing on Cuba, Florida politics, and other issues in the Florida/Caribbean region. Val Prieto is the man who convinced me to interview a young state representative who he said was a real up-and-comer … named Marco Rubio. Great blog, and may they have another 20 years of success. Be sure to click through for more thoughts today from Val, Carlos, and Alberto too. — Ed]