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Havana’s Modern-Day Thirst

Havana teeters between the engineering of the past and the hydric crisis of the present. Meanwhile, thirst persists among its people.

It might seem strange, given what Cuba is going through, that I titled my article with that name. Let me tell you why.

The writer describes a country where the poverty of pensioners and the opulence of the new rich coexist.

In the 1990s, thanks to a painter friend, I discovered Enya, the Irish singer.

“At first, it was a relief to know that I could control my own work schedule and, if I worked more, I could earn more, however….”.

Cuba faces a multidimensional crisis—economic, infrastructural, social—that calls for nothing less than structural change.

It seemed to me a more authentic path, for the person I was becoming,” Elizabeth explains in her conversation with El Toque.

I read the ruling from the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (Comar) and felt my legs give out, so I collapsed into a black chair.

On August 24, the people of Ciego de Avila woke up to the alarming news that two “high-risk” inmates had escaped from Canaleta prison.

As I grew, I explored sounds and subgenres. Rock became a refuge. Each riff, each lyric, was shaping me, teaching me to feel differently.