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Young mother and her lighter skinned baby show the ethnic diversity of a society comprising of European, Middle Eastern, African, American and Asian ancestry.
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Farmer smoking a home made cigar.
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Farmer on his front porch.
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Street hustler posing for a picture in Havana.
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Sitting in the shade on the front porch seems to be the local pastime in Cuba. And what could be better than rocking the evenings away on a finely crafted rocking chair? Every house has at least two of these cast iron giants on their porch.
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In the intense heat big doors leading onto the streets are normally kept wide open to encourage the breeze to pay a visit.
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Man sitting outside his house, somewhere in the cuban countryside.
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Family relaxing in the front porch,
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The Cuban literacy rate is an overwhelming 98%, so seeing people reading is no rarity.
Small village North of Viñales,
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Man on his donkey in Remedios.
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husband and wife.
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Great efforts have been made in recent years to clean up the waters off the Malecon in the bay of Havana. Although not yet perfectly clean, locals sometimes have no choice but to cool down here in order to escape the intense heat.
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An array of notable individuals have lauded Guevara as a hero; for example, Nelson Mandela referred to him as "an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom" while Jean-Paul Sartre described him as "not only an intellectual but also the most complete human being of our age." Others who expressed their admiration include authors Graham Greene who remarked that Che "represented the idea of gallantry, chivalry, and adventure", and Susan Sontag who expounded that " goal was nothing less than the cause of humanity itself." In the black community, philosopher Frantz Fanon professed Guevara to be "the world symbol of the possibilities of one man",
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Woman drying her hair outside her home,
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'Che' is very much alive in the cuban psyche.
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A game of dominoes is always close at hand in Cuba. In a country where TV and Internet is still for the privileged few, the game brings people together.
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Man having a mojito in a bar.
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A burst of nostalgia in downtown Havana.
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The famous Romeo y Julieta Cuban cigar is said to have been Winston Churchill's favorite. This underprivileged man on the street settles for a home made version.
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The area around the northern town of Viñales is the base of the country's tobacco industry. Here a local farmer ties the tobacco leaves into bundles and hangs them up to dry in his straw warehouse. Of course while puffing away on a cigar sample himself! Viñales,
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Worker relaxing with a cigar outside his home. Wife in the background, Vinales,
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Traditional housing in the countryside surrounding Viñales.
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The visual aspect of the older part of Havana resembles in places the destruction suffered by cities in Europe during World War II.
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Cuban cigars and 50's American cars are emblematic sights in Havana.
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Country or death. A billboard on the road out of Trinidad keeps the revolutionary spirit alive.
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With constant political pressure from the outside world, Cuba is still a sworn communist state. A young boy with an uncertain future jumps up as if to shout for freedom. An older, more experienced man observes passively from a distance.
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View of Havana la Vieja - a crumbling city,
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Frequent hurricanes and poor maintenance ensure that the buildings in Cuban coastal towns remain photogenic.
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Once Castro took over the control of the island in 1959 it became impossible for most Cubans to obtain permission to buy cars. Therefore, like white Rhinos in fear of extinction, people take great care to preserve the the vintage gems that dot the Cuban highways.
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Man selling mangoes outside his front door,
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Couple outside there house.
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Even though Cuban grocery stores are stripped down to a bare minimum, consumer rights are given a lot of attention.
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Local transport is almost non existent in Cuba. Locals turn to creative measures in order to get around. This picture was taken on the road between Remedios and Cayo las Brujas.
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Storm approaching a small village just outside the town of Viñales.
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Parque Nacional Viñales is a fertile mountainscape of several valleys. Separated by pincushion or haystack hills called Mogotes which rise above fields of green tobacco planted on red, rich soil.
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Baseball, one of the few American influences which kept a strong grip and survived the many attempts to eradicate anything Yankee after the revolution.
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Man smoking a cuban cigar.
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Beach near las Brujas,
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Local children at one of the many plazas in Havana,
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Classic american car.
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