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Matanzas Locals with Family Abroad Dream of a Dollar Store

Opened in 2023 by Cimex, Plaza Milanes and Ayllon, which sells in the magnetic MLC currency, languishes poorly stocked.

Elda Novoa’s only alternative was to give up her career and find other ways to earn the money to take care of her family…

As in so many other public services before and now, Cubans have chosen to pursue life with and without electricity.

Recent reports confirm that, as happened previously with the MLC, dollarization will extend to more stores than initially announced.

Putin’s envoy, Dmitri Chernichenko, signs 13 cooperation agreements in Havana, without it being known in exchange for what.

Miami Police Chief Manuel A. Morales acknowledges that “doing the right thing isn’t easy, as its easier to go with the flow.”

This photo essay documents the evolution of a vision, a technical & sensitive journey through the new face of Cuban architecture. (13 photos)

In the midst of disaster and plague, a graffiti in Guanabacoa reads: “I am Fidel. Thank you for the country you left us.”

The Garden of Affections, a museum of odds and ends created by Hector Pascual Gallo a Cuban barber turned diplomat and spy.

“Danzon was the first time Black and white people came together in the same ballroom. So, for the Spaniards, even the dance, was dangerous.”