Hi! I would like to share with you a special proje...

2011-10-20T20:23:38.887-04:00

Hi! I would like to share with you a special project. A photo-journalism poetry book capturing the essence of life in Cuba today. I invite you to participate in making this project possible! Check out the Rewards provided for project backers, ranging from a signed copy of the book, limited edition prints, and an invitation to the private book party.

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caridadsola/cuba-beauty-within-destruction

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CUBA: BEAUTY WITHIN DESTRUCTION

Luckily for me I was born Canadian. No restriction...

2009-12-12T11:39:39.813-05:00

Luckily for me I was born Canadian. No restrictions for us Crazy Canucks to go to Castro's Cuba. I have seen Castro's act first hand. Cuba is an enigma. The food sucks, the music is great, the people are generally friendly but very poor. Food is scarce to come by, the black market is rampant and there is really no infrastructure.

There are very few if any inter-city buses for Cubans to ride on. You'll see hundreds of people hitch-hiking from city to city on the Auto Pista (main highway). We picked up two women doctors who had to hitch-hike from Havana to a small town 50 miles down the road to visit their patients.

You can walk throught the streets of Habana Viejo or Vedado and you will see a whole lot of people with a whole lot of nothing to do. For those Cubans who are lucky enough to be working in a tourist hotel and getting tips in the form of the Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) life is less difficult. However, if you're an ordinary Cuban family you'll be scraping by on your $18 a month salary and food rations. Women have to sell themselves to make ends meet. Go for a walk on the Prado in Old Havana or sit in a bar on La Rampa and you're guaranteed to meet a woman for sex.

The beaches are fantasic, the mojitos are inexpensive and the cigars are out of this world. I just wonder if the present Cuban infrastructure can handle an influx of thousands of American citizens. There are not enough good hotels, to accomodate that many people. Hopefully, the Cuban people will find a way with help from the Cuban-Americans who have left the island for America and other parts of the world.

We can all only hope and pray that things will change for all Cubans when the Castro brothers and their ilk leave this life so Cuba can be returned to its people. Would I go back to Cuba? I'd leave tomorrow just to hear the music!

Al - Vancouver, Canada

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