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IT’S NO EXAGGERATION TO CALL CUBA AN ENIGMA. EVEN THE LOCALS DON’T UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE JUST RESIGNED TO IT. BUT PUZZLING OR NOT, TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD LOVE IT. WORDS � ROD EIME
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he Cuba of the travel brochures is swaying palms, gleaming old cars, ebullient street musicians in historic, cobblestoned plazas wearing frilled dresses and colourful hats. Yes, for many visitors to Havana, that is Cuba. But Cuba is complicated. Cuba is a land of hope and more than a little struggle – and for as long as the nation has had a history, it’s not been much different. As I wander the alleyways and narrow lanes around the UNESCO-listed Old Havana, it’s hard to escape the many trappings of tourism, all carefully controlled by Castro’s secretive Marxist–Leninist government. A gleaming 1950s Chevrolet taxi pauses to enquire if I need a ride while further along, I’m offered cigars, rum and other ‘luxuries’. »
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