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Cuba is such a tragedy - a prosperous and basically decent society, wrecked. The old buildings are like ancient ruins that provide hints of the accomplishment and promise that used to be.
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Neat video. I have always had an urge to visit Havana one day. Hopefully within my lifetime the trash will be taken out, these beautiful places will be restored, and I can see them first hand. If private money were allowed to invest in Havana I would think that the tourist industry there would be absolutely massive, once the place is cleaned up.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Beautiful and sad.
Hopefully Cuba can get back on track. Prague and Cracow are beautiful again, or so I am informed by reliable first-hand reports.
Havana may yet be, as well.
I hope so.
May 4th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Oh you do know this is the way to my heart, don’t you?
Thank you.
May 5th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Neat video. I have always had an urge to visit Havana one day. Hopefully within my lifetime the trash will be taken out, these beautiful places will be restored, and I can see them first hand. If private money were allowed to invest in Havana I would think that the tourist industry there would be absolutely massive, once the place is cleaned up.