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Cubans Risk Their Health Buying Used Tanks for Water

Dayron vigorously scrubs the inside of the tank and an orange liquid with a strong chemical smell comes out. The risk of buying a used tank.

If we were to recount the things that have changed here in Havana since the pandemic, we could make a long list.

A friend is visiting me and makes a comment while laughing. We’ve gotten used to laughing at everything, even when it’s not exactly funny.

It all began when I had a neighbor who fixed all kinds of defective appliances: fans, rice cookers, washing machines, radios, etc.

The only vehicles providing a little service in the province are the electric tricycle fleet, which meet only a small fraction of demand.

I’m afraid of the dawn, of repeating the same routine every day, and of staying stuck in the same place. I’m afraid when…

This is a recurring topic these days because it seems that the Cuban government is playing cat and mouse with private business owners.

Padura: in Cuba, the only option left is to leave, and 10 percent of the population has already done so in the last three years.

I must confess that I didn’t choose Brazil as my ideal destination. However, at this point, it brings me happiness.

In a sign of the hard times, the rationed daily bread roll sold to Cubans, when available, will now contain 60 grams instead of 80.