The sights of Havana
An overflowed sewer drain on Calle Zanja and the mouth of the Almendares River, further
proof of the pollution that is rampant in Havana due to the neglect of the Cuban regime.
No ambulances? This poor man was taking his sick father to a hospital in Havana on a wheel barrow!
Two butcher shops with nothing to sell. In one of them, the butcher decided to take a long 'siesta.'
By the way, the sign on the one on the right says 'Feliz Aņo Nuevo' (Happy New Year)
This photo is not from one of Hitler's Socialism or Death: For most Cubans it means
concentration camps, it was taken in Havana the same thing
Wasn't this a society where everyone was supposed to be equal?
Illegal antennas that are used by Cubans to be able to get the broadcast of Radio and
TV Marti and some of the Key West and Miami TV Stations
This used to be the "Duplex," that together with the And this is J. Valles, one of Havana's finest men
"Cine Rex" became one of the first twin theatres in stores in pre-Castro Havana. Now it is a dump
the world. Now it is destroyed, and the women here and the employees have to take the merchandise
are selling 'cotton for ladies,' since sanitary napkins to the sidewalk because the air conditioner
are reserved for tourists who can pay with dollars doesn't work.
This is how the once famous Malecon looks now, after 46 years of neglect
La Esquina de Toyo, one of the most popular sites in the 'barriada' of Jesus del Monte.
It had a very popular bakery where thousands of 'habaneros' used to buy their hot Cuban bread 'acabadito
de salir del horno' (just out of the oven). This is how it looks now, when only rationed bread can be bought,
if and when it is available.
The once famous "Optica El Prisma" of Havana, 'The National Glass and Mirrors Factory' (Nacional de
46 years after Castro stole it from its owners Espejos) has most of its own glass windows broken!
Unbelievable, but it is a sad reality of Cuba under Castro
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We don't know if this was done in purpose.
This sign
should
read "Abajo el Bloqueo" or Down with the Blockade, since Castro refers to
the US embargo as a 'blockade.' But when it was used to patch one of the
windows of this house at
Calle 29 between F & G in Vedado, Havana, part of the sign
was covered and now it reads "Bajo el Loqueo" which means 'under the
craziness,' which happens to be the term used by most
Cubans to refer to the last 46 years of Castro's rule.
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An old man and his dog sit on a Havana sidewalk, still waiting for the paradise that Castro was supposed to build for the poor of Cuba. According to Forbes magazine, Fidel Castro is one of the world's richest dictators, but the Cuban people under his totalitarian rule, are poorer than ever.
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In Castro's Cuba, not even the dead can rest in peace!
These photos were taken at the Cementerio de Colon in Havana
An old man taking a public bath in one of Havana's neighborhoods, since now most houses do not have
running water, after 46 years of 'Hurricane Castro,' and need to have a water truck to deliver the water
And in some Havana neighborhoods, the only way to take a shower is when it rains!
Garbage, garbage and more garbage! Castro has turned Havana into a dump!
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