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Travel Weekly Features New Challenges for Cuba Visitors

New challenges in visiting Cuba with its deteriorated infrastructure and energy outages compounded by the recent natural disasters.

The province of Santiago de Cuba is approaching zero energy generation and receives one-tenth of what it needs.

The tourism minister admits that the target of 200,000 Russian tourists arriving to Cuba will not be met this year.

Facing the arrival of a hurricane in Havana is no joke, especially when the housing infrastructure is increasingly deteriorated.

It is becoming more and more expensive to pay for the few products that are at the Saturday’s food fairs in Cienfuegos.

The Cuban State makes all of its companies and workers believe that they are responsible for the crisis and should be sanctioned for it.

The UN and the European Union will send 94 tons of supplies for those affected by Hurricane Oscar in eastern Cuba.

On Friday, residents of Cerro and Nuevo Vedado in Havana protested from their homes, banging pots and pans, demanding electricity.

I am talking about a location visible from the central highway. It has a single floor, and its façade may seem austere, only until you enter.

“Everyone is doing it, selling the belongings of family members who have emigrated from the island”