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Garbage in the Streets Defaces Cuba’s Urban Landscape

For months now, the accumulated garbage on the streets of several Cuban cities has become part of the urban landscape.

How long can a society remain in full collapse without changing—beyond the toxic changes produced by the collapse itself?

These measures, which will begin to take effect within the next 30 days, support the economic embargo against Cuba.

Many workers have chosen to return to their cities of origin, chiefly Cardenas and Matanzas, to seek alternatives outside the tourist sector.

We Cubans are tangled up on this island. And it’s not as easy to get out of the mess as many might think from abroad.

Consolación del Sur municipal officials complain that part of the crops have been ruined due to lack of irrigation.

“Here in the area I know, I haven’t seen any progress anywhere. I see the same poverty, the same dignity. Nothing has been done here…”

The music goes out at the Cuban Art Factory and the Coppelia Ice Cream Parlor closes because the ice cream is melted.

I don’t recommend that anyone keep their dollars in a Cuban bank. And believe me, I have my reasons. Let me explain…

In Cuba, some of us laugh at how naïve these attempts are to trap people so easily in a country mostly closed to financial flows.