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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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This photo was taken in the first week of September of 2006, while Havana and most of Cuba was suffering another dengue fever epidemic. This is one of the reasons why. There is garbage everywhere. |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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The Calle Zanja police station. Notice how nice it looks compared to homes in the area. But it seems that the policemen don't have access to washers and dryers and have to hang their uniforms on the roof of the station (Top right) |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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This is all what is left of the Cine Apolo on Calzada 10 de Octubre |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Homes on Calzada 10 de Octubre. There are several families living in each one of those homes. |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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This area is known as Agua Dulce and is also on the Calzada 10 de Octubre |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Dilapidated home on Calzada del Cerro, near Estadio Latinoamericano, the old Estadio del Cerro |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Escuela de Economía on Calle Ayesterán in Havana |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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A movie house in the Barrio Chino (Chinese Town) in Havana |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Another street corner in Havana in need of urgent repairs |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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The famous Esquina de Tejas |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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More of the Esquina de Tejas. This building was recently painted |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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An old Russian motorcycle, parked in front of the Esquina de Tejas cafeteria |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Another view of the Esquina de Tejas |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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This building that is in danger of collapsing is right in front of La Esquina de Tejas |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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These new buildings are near the Esquina de Tejas. Unfortunately, their maintenance is very poor and soon they will look like others in the area |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Plaza de Cuatro Caminos. The building has been recently painted but many of the glass windows are broken |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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This bodega (small grocery) is now empty and abandoned. |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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An old building on Calle Manglar. On the right, an office of the CDR (Committes for the Defense of the Revolution) |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Another building on Calle Manglar in need of very urgent repairs |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Another Cuban searching in garbage cans. However, these garbage cans are more "valuable" because they are outside a store for foreigners. |
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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More Cubans searching in garbage dumps in Havana |
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... and Fin de Siglo, two of Havana's best stores before Castro. This is the way they look today |
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One of the windows of today's Fin de Siglo, showing the few products that are available |
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Another Fin de Siglo window |
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8 Cuban pesos for a bottle of shampoo and 14 pesos for a little car toy, like the ones McDonald's gives away, in a country where the average monthly salary is 200 pesos! |
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Window of a peso store. The mannequins are from the 1950s, before Castro took power |
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A Cuban housewife selling 'coquitos acaramelados' from the front door of her house |
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Billboard "In Cuba a dignified and secure old age." But is it true? |
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The restrooms for students at the University of Havana |
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The restrooms for tourists at the Havana Libre hotel |
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The restrooms for the faculty at the University of Havana |
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The restrooms for tourists at the Hotel Nacional |
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The restrooms for students at the University of Havana |
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The restrooms for tourists at the Hotel Nacional |
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The restrooms for students at the University of Havana.
Any questions? |
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