Although this video dispatch (and other vlogs) from a disillusioned, progressive Argentinian in Cuba is in Spanish, they're particularly instructive even if you can't follow the commentary.
The footage is pretty sad though. La Habana looks less functional and vibrant than your average city in war-torn Africa. The video was shot while walking around the Capitolio and the surrounding neighborhood; the juxtaposition of that white building (which is, coincidentally, modeled after another building that stands for everything that the regime doesn't) with all the surrounding decay and poverty is strikingly poignant.
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Great post - this video is both instructive and informative.
This is no doubt wrenching stuff to watch for anyone who cares about Cuba.
I can't help but think that somewhere I have a picture of "El Capitolio" as it once proudly stood in all of its luster and what we're now left with is destruction and blight that is reminiscent of a war torn country.
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