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Cuba’s Endless Struggle for a Glass of Milk

“We have to produce milk so that anyone who wants to have a glass of milk can. And we have the land to produce it.” -Raul Castro in 2007.

Today’s featured artist is composer and bass player Israel “Cachao” Lopez from Cuba with the song “Guajira Clasica” de “Ahora Si” (2004).

Ken Alexander of the United States took our photo of the day: “The Baker” in Havana, Cuba, using his Sony aR7 III camera.

The economic crisis with shortages included, plus COVID-19, serve to take a deep look within and analyze ourselves.

The high temperatures will be between 23 and 28° C (73 and 82 F), the lows between 15 and 22° C (59 and 72 F). The ocean will be 25° C (77 F).

The COVID-19 pandemic has made economic, gender and racial inequality starker in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Today’s featured artist is Cuban trumpeter Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros with the song “Trompeta En Montuno” (1970s).

This past week the members of Xel2 followed the events that occurred on January 27 in front of the Ministry of Culture in Havana.

Our reader Emilia Barna from Hungary took the photo of the day: “Noon in Santa Clara, Cuba”; using her Nikon D3100 camera.

Joe Biden in the presidency opens up a new landscape for US-Cuba relations. The question is whether it will return to pre-Trump status.