Cuba Blockade The US, officially, still have an embargo on Cuba. And most of the time they apply pressure to other countries to avoid dealing with Cuba. No people, capital or goods are allowed to move between the two countries. Of course, this is the official U.S. policy, and the real world is different. Half of the chickens eaten in Cuba come from the states and a lot of rice is imported from the same country. Very different indeed. Still,…
rent a bike in Havana Until recently, renting a bike was impossible in Cuba because Cubans were not allowed to rent their bikes. (Something with dirty profit and thus capitalism.) So now, with some pride and we like the guy so to promote him, we announce: Rent a Bike in Havana rent a bike with driverOvidio (an old-timer of 73) has found a way around this problem. He took out a license of ‘operador de equipo recreativo’ and on that…
She endured two decades of hell in Castro’s prisons. Now she faces foreclosure in Miami | This article published in the Miami Herald is a heartbreaking story of an 80 years old Cuban lady worthy of reading to the end. Miami Herald When Ed Goldfarb pulled up at the modest three-bedroom house a few blocks off Southwest Eighth Street, he knew there would probably be a sad story lurking inside. Homes headed to foreclosure almost always have one, and as…
Cuba Has Hijacked Venezuela | Venezuelans are not victims of a single dictatorship, but of two. By Julio BorgesMr. Borges is a Venezuelan opposition leader. BOGOTÁ, Colombia — I was a member of the opposition coalition that participated in the talks with Nicolás Maduro’s government between 2017 and 2018. For more than a year we tried to work out a deal that would put an end to the chaos deepening in Venezuela. But no solution is viable as long as…
Rent a car in cuba. 5 facts about car rental in Cuba Last update April 2019 If you want to rent a car, do so before you go. But you might want to read this post to the end (and our book) before you do so! Once in Cuba the agencies never have the car you want (or any car for that matter). Let me explain in this post why you should not rent a car and then if you…
Guillermo García Frías has caused the start of a new wave of exiles | Guillermo García Frías, 91, a former comrade-in-arms of the late leader Fidel Castro, recommended the ostrich as a nutritious supplement to the Cuban diet. Time to leave!In fact, he said on state television, it could produce “more than a cow”, raising more than a few eyebrows across the communist-ruled country and leading to ridicule on social media. He made the suggestion as director of Cuba’s National…
