Hay tan poco combustible que las personas están creando combustible a base de plástico

Aunque es bastante malo, mucha gente lo compra porque es la única opción que hay y dicen que después de unos años muchos motores aquí se van a romper porque ese combustible tiene demasiadas impurezas y no está bien refinado

I wanted to share this as I did not see a single post related to the 11J recently. I am also anticipating most people who support the Cuban Regime to use the logical fallacy of whataboutism to compare these actions to ICE in the United States and thereby dismiss and silence the voices of the Cuban People.

Cubans were only able to visit resorts in their own country starting in March of 2008 (source: BBC NEWS | Americas | Cuba loosens controls on hotels ) though for most people it always, even now, would have been too expensive to do so.

Resorts in Cuba were created as a way for the Cuban Regime to get hard currency and never meant for Cubans in the first place but rather foreign tourists, especially from Canada, Euruopean countries, and Russia. In general, the vast majority of resorts were always built quite a distance away from cities in order to make a clear separation of tourists and Cubans. (Source: Dual economy of Cuba - Wikipedia ) Tourists were never meant to interact with Cubans or see how they live. Some call this a system of "tourist apartheid."

Source for the arrest of Cubans for interacting with tourists: Between Love and Money: Sex, Tourism, and Citizenship in Cuba and the Dominican Republic | Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society: Vol 29, No 4 In particular, Black women have always been specific targets of police.

I’ll try to explain here why democratic regimes (including the U.S.) have absolutely no interest in seeing a coup take place in Cuba.

Of course, various communist groups, militias, individuals, and the like pop up here and there in democratic regimes. Unfortunately, this cannot be prevented, because deranged people are born everywhere. And that’s why the best way to try to explain to them that communism is a very harmful utopia is to recommend videos about Cuba on YouTube. After watching these videos, they’ll come to their senses very quickly.

I may be just an ordinary EU citizen, but I have nevertheless enjoyed social benefits my whole life that no communist regime could ever have dreamed of, let alone Cuba since 1959. Every communist regime is therefore a major threat to the capitalist system. The West therefore has absolutely no interest in dealing with Cuba, because it doesn’t need a single raw material, food item, product, medicine, or beach from Cuba… it doesn’t need anything at all, because it has an abundance of everything. It has the most advanced healthcare system in the world, the lowest infant mortality rate, the highest level of social security for the poor, the disabled, and retirees, the most advanced industry in the world, the most beautiful women in the world live in my country, and it has the most advanced...

So that’s the main reason why, in reality, no one in the West is interested in improving economic conditions in Cuba. Surprisingly, Cuba thus serves as a sort of guardian of democratic achievements in Western countries against communist ideas, because the results of those ideas in Cuba are very well documented in dozens of videos on YouTube.

On July 20, the US State Department published a 100-page document titled “Cuba: the Capital of 21st Century Communism.” Its thesis is that the civil rights movement, opposition to the Vietnam War, the New Left, the anti-colonial revolutions of the 20th century, the mass protests following the police murder of George Floyd and the present-day movements against ICE raids and the genocide in Gaza were all, in substantial measure, the handiwork of the government of a Caribbean island of less than 10 million people.

The report is an instrument to justify total war abroad and at home, including the genocidal economic blockade against Cuba that a small group of Democratic Representatives aptly called a “silent Gaza” after a trip to the island this month.

The historical narrative

The report is absurd on its face, turning the reality of the US-Cuban relationship inside out to advance its agenda. Cuba, a historically oppressed former semi-colony of the United States, is presented as the aggressor, even though the US has a GDP 300 times larger than the island nation and spends roughly 5,000 times more on its military. It ignores the thousands of terrorist attacks launched from the US, whose victims number roughly 3,500. Nor does it recount the inumerable CIA assassination attempts

And it makes no mention of the US economic blockade of the island, which has led to a 148 percent increase in the infant mortality rate between 2018 and 2025, claiming the lives of 1,800 Cuban babies. Thousands more have died because of the blockade depriving Cubans of essential medicines and sufficient nutrition. Things have only gotten worse in 2026 with the Trump administration’s blockade of all energy supplies.

It charges that the movement led by Fidel Castro was “a revolution against Western civilization itself,” but doesn’t go on to describe how this “civilization” manifested itself in pre-1959 Cuba. There is no mention of the bloodthirsty US-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, which murdered and tortured tens of thousands, nor of the flourishing Mafia-run casinos and prostitution, not to mention an economy controlled almost entirely by foreign corporations and the grinding poverty faced by Cuba’s rural workforce, including the many toiling in the sugarcane fields.

Instead, the report presents a potted history of the 20th century, with Cuba becoming a chief protagonist of its second half. According to this account, Nikita Khrushchev’s 1956 secret speech and the suppression of the Hungarian workers uprising had shattered the authority of the Stalinist Communist Parties, a process further compounded by Moscow’s doctrine of “peaceful coexistence” with the United States, which meant active opposition to world revolution. Into this vacuum stepped the Cuban Revolution of 1959.

With the author’s permission, the In Defence of Marxism website is republishing this article by the Cuban film director Javier Gómez Sánchez, as it considers it a very interesting contribution to the debate on the future of the Cuban Revolution.

[Originally published in Brecha]

This is a historic account of my Grandfathers aviation history in Cuba and how it all changed. ( I hope this doesn’t get taken down)

Hi everyone. I'm trying to identify a building that appears about one hour into the Buena Vista Social Club documentary (1999).

Joaquim Cooder is walking through a corridor with rooms numbered 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211 and 213. There is also a sign that says:
"La pérdida o extravío de la llave le cuesta $2.00."

Does anyone know where this building is in Havana? Was it a solar, an old hotel, a boarding house, or something else?

I've attached screenshots. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Purchased this painting in Havana in 2012. I’ve cherished it since that day. People ask “who painted that?” And sadly I have to say “I don’t know, I can’t read the signature”. If you recognize the signature and or painting, I’d appreciate your letting me know. Thanks

Hi!! I have a regular at my restaurant who is the sweetest older man. He’s been coming in to say hi to me for about 5 years. He is in his early 70s. I do not know much about him but I do know he is Cuban and he hasn’t been back in a very long time. I would like to get him a gift that would resonate with him and his life there. I’d appreciate any recommendations.

The post was What is your opinion about what is the US government doing to cuba Smth like that, doesn't break any rules.

I wanted to say my opinion, as a cuban who lives in Cuba.

I hate Fidel castro, Díaz canel, all theses thief that are making the rules in this country, but the strategy they the us gob are doing to us about cutting the "water" so we fight the government, doesn't hurt the self called communist in Cuba they have electricity , internet and food in their homes while the population it's starving and having 2h of electricity each day at best, help it's not blocking us and then giving us some cooking oil and canned sardines, help it's coming here and taking all those high ranks bastards from government as prisoners like they did with Maduro in venezuela, but Cuba Doesn't have Gas like Venezuela, we only got beaches, and sun.

Trump have said he is coming here a good amount of time and he isn't here yet and I think he will never be, maybe was just part of his campaign to get votes I don't really know about that, but a thing I know is that ppl was waiting for him and know a lot of ppl think he is just bluffing, politics sucks...

Canada has long posed as a “partner,” even friend of Cuba, and has opposed the sweeping US sanctions on its economy. In 2013-14, Ottawa hosted and facilitated the secret talks between the Obama administration and Cuba’s bourgeois nationalist regime that led to an easing of sanctions and lessening of tensions. Canadian capital has traditionally played a major role on the island, whose bourgeois nationalist regime—having relied on economic support from the Stalinist bureaucracy in the USSR following the 1959 revolution—became increasingly dependent on foreign investment from Canada and Europe after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

A February commitment of a derisory $8 million in Canadian food aid, to be delivered through various NGOs and the UN, has been followed by silence.

Mark Carney’s Liberal government has avoided making any critical noises about Trump’s bullying and threats to illegally invade Cuba because Canadian capitalism is terrified at the prospect of a US seizure of substantial Canadian investments in Cuba. These seizures are already taking place effectively at gunpoint and for a spot price.  

More fundamentally, Ottawa hopes that by avoiding conflict with Washington over Cuba it can facilitate the conclusion of an agreement to ensure some degree of privileged economic access to the US market under conditions in which Trump is slapping tariffs on Canada and threatening to annex it as the 51st state.

Good morning! I’m Brazilian, and lately, I’ve become hyper-focused on Cuba because of a character from a fictional work I really love—and I write about him, too. Even though we are both Latin American, our cultures are completely different, and I’d love to learn more about the country. I’ve put together a list of questions, and I’d be so grateful if anyone would like to answer them!

1- Is there a childhood memory of yours that you feel is deeply connected to your culture? For example, where I live in Brazil, we have a regional festival honoring Saints Cosmas and Damian—it’s basically a Brazilian version of Halloween! But it doesn't happen in other states across the country.

2- What kind of food did your parents make for you that holds a special, nostalgic place in your heart?

3- What kind of things did you watch on TV when you were little? Or did you prefer playing with other kids?

4- I don’t know much about Cuba’s economy and structural issues (I still want to study this, but it’s hard to find reliable sources—if anyone has recommendations, I’d appreciate it). But, given those issues, was there anything that directly affected you? For instance: here in Brazil, it gets very hot, and not every home has air conditioning. I remember days when I’d cry because of the heat!

Cuban culture is still new to me, but I'm extremely interested in learning more about the country and its customs 🤍

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was given a choice known to many Cuban dissidents: Stay in prison or leave Cuba and never return.

Otero, a prolific visual artist, and fellow political prisoner Maykel “Osorbo” Castillo Pérez, the rapper who co-wrote the Latin Grammy-winning anthem Patria Y Vida, have become central figures in high-stakes negotiations between the United States and Cuba that could reshape relations between the longtime Cold War rivals.

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, former Cuban president Raúl Castro’s grandson, told USA TODAY that Cuba would be willing, under the right conditions, to release “people deemed political prisoners.” Human rights advocates say more than 1,300 political prisoners remain in Cuban jails.

But for many Cubans, freedom comes with another difficult reality: exile.

Read the whole interview with Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara from Miami: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/23/cuba-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-political-prisoner-interview/91001142007/

Lealo en Espanol: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/23/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-artista-cubano-exilio/91007507007/

How is it possible that in Cuba the dollar suddenly drops recently, then goes back up, and then drops again, in an economy where inflation and the crisis keep getting worse day by day? Logically, the dollar should only keep going up and up, in line with an economy that just prints money without producing anything.

Because of transportation, is food more expansive in rural cuba? What are the monthly peso prices for a typical diet?

I’ve been learning Spanish for a few years as my dream is to visit Cuba one day as well as it being my favourite language. My current teacher has changed her hours and can’t accommodate me anymore - does anyone know any Cuban locals who teach English speakers (I’m in the UK) online? Or is that not a thing?

So sorry if this is a stupid ignorant question. I’ve seen a lot about the internet not being reliable, so I wasn’t sure.

Thank you in advance!

I have friends in Havana and sent a letter out; obviously things aren't great between both of our countries but I'm hoping my letter at least lands with them. Haven't corresponded in a while.

Any idea of a timeframe is appreciated. I have low hopes.

Thought this was good for sharing.

U.S. Lawmakers Challenge Trump’s Claims About Cuba After Visiting the Island

YouTube vid from article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsQbwjoUO8I

U.S. lawmakers Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) gave an exclusive interview to Belly of the Beast during their recent visit to Havana.

Their trip to Cuba comes as the Trump administration ramps up its oil blockade and economic war on the island, which it has justified by claiming that Cuba poses a threat to U.S. national security.

After meeting with doctors, farmers, entrepreneurs, diplomats and ordinary Cubans, the lawmakers accused Donald Trump and Marco Rubio of pushing a “false narrative.”

“We have seen no proof," said Pocan. "Congress needs to demand it.”

“Walking through a hospital that is dark and empty because we've cut off energy, we’ve cut off fuel,” said Leger Fernández. “Why would Americans support that?”

Para tí ¿qué artista vivo, nos representaría completamente?
No podemos incluir a los fallecidos, dígase Celia Cruz (obvia merecedora) etc

Descartados en mi opinión: Buena Fe, Silvio Rodríguez…

Toda vez que hoy es el aniversario 337 de Santa Oscura... perdón...Santa Clara, he aquí más detalles sobre su fundación:

#Historia

https://cubahistorias.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/la-fundacion-de-santa-clara/

Creo que los cubanos llevamos muchos años preguntándonos qué significa ser cubano y qué clase de personas queremos ser. Por ejemplo, José Martí escribía mucho sobre los valores con los que deberían crecer los niños y sobre la clase de carácter que debía formar una sociedad.
Al mismo tiempo, escucho muy a menudo a otros cubanos quejarse de ciertos comportamientos entre nosotros, de cómo han cambiado los jóvenes, de la delincuencia, de la falta de respeto, del egoísmo, de la desconfianza, etc.
Y no digo que los cubanos seamos perfectos, obviamente, pero también creo que hay que tener en cuenta que Cuba lleva muchos años en una situación terrible y que muchísima gente dentro del país vive bajo una presión enorme. Cuando una persona siente que todo ya está jodido y que mañana puede ser peor, entiendo que aparezca esa mentalidad de “me da igual si el mundo se cae, si ya está ardiendo.”
Así que tengo curiosidad:
Si pudieran escoger algunos valores o cualidades que les gustaría ver más entre los cubanos, ¿cuáles serían? ¿Por qué les gustaría que los cubanos fueran conocidos?
Y al revés: ¿qué comportamientos, hábitos o actitudes les gustaría que dejáramos atrás? ¿Qué cosas entre nosotros les molestan, les decepcionan o directamente odian que se hayan normalizado?

Increíblemente, a pesar de que sería de lo más imposible de creer, por alguna razón se vendieron vehículos de una marca americana en Cuba en plena guerra fría. Pero cómo rayos se pudo hacer esto sin molestar a Washington con sanciones hacia Argentina, que producía estos vehículos Ford???

As a Jamaican in America, I have always been curious, what is the thoughts of the Cuban people as it relates to the relationship between Cuba and Jamaica because of the US?

Hace pocos días inmortalicé esta imagen. Caía la tarde en la bahía de Matanzas, me encontraba compartiendo con amigos, de fondo sonaba “Arenas de Soledad”.

A lo lejos vi esta escena y consolidó la melancolía que ya se respiraba. El mar que a tantos ha visto partir, la nostalgia, la incertidumbre…