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Skiing on the Asphalt in Havana, Cuba

Groups of children and teenagers cling to moving vehicles to slide across the asphalt, as if practicing a kind of “urban skiing.”

Founded in the 1990s to circumvent the US embargo, GAESA has grown into the island’s dominant economic player.

Highs will be between 31 and 33ºC (88 and 91°F) and lows between 23 and 24ºC (73 and 75°F). Sea surface temperatures will be 30ºC (86°F).

Of the eight floating power plants Cuba once had, only one remains in Regla, and it’s suffering from a lack of fuel.

I say this from my own experience. I am part of this diverse, contradictory emigrant community shaped by personal history.

While heading back home from the dentist’s office, I decided to go by the center to get a few things done, like buying soap for example.

Their market is dollarized stores, tourist hotels, and warehouses controlled by the Cuban military conglomerate GAESA.

Since I grew up in a family torn apart by exile, from early on I’ve heard that emigrating is the only way to prosper without losing your soul.

The shortage of water, food, and basic services, especially in the rural areas, sparked another popular protest on Saturday.

Petals that resemble brushstrokes of oil paint, textures you feel with your eyes, colors that tell the story of an exuberant land. (16 photos)