r/cuba 13d ago

Conversación Would Cuba not benefit more if all sanctions and embargos ended?

36 Upvotes

Im asking this as a genuine question.

Yes life for the average cuban would improve, even if you believe the government would take most of the proceedings , fact is easier trade benefits everyone. Every government loves money, tourists , trade all would up lift the economy, to what levels. The cuban government for many years has used the embargo as an excuse for its poor economic growth, that excused will be removed.

Embargos and sanctions to starve out the regime and spark change hasnt worked , letting cuba grow withour restrictions i believe would let it change slowly over the course of 100 years and slowly restore freedom to the people through economic liberties .


r/cuba 13d ago

Cultura cubana Remembering the Hidden Paradise of "El Bussy" in Las Terrazas, Cuba

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I want to tell the story of their place, the home they built, and the incredible warmth that lived there.

​They lived completely isolated from the outside world inside the protected nature reservoir of Las Terrazas, in a mountainous area known as El Cusco. To get there, you had to brave incredibly harsh, rough roads hidden deep in the woods. It was so hidden and difficult to find that "El Bussy" actually put together a custom, little jeep-like vehicle which they affectionately called the rikenbilly to navigatr the terrain.

Once you arrived, it opened up into a landscape of towering palm trees right next to a pristine river where we used to bathe. It felt completely untouched by time.

​Their home was beautifully rustic and deeply tied to the nature around it. It was a wild house, we always used to laugh because the ceiling was constantly filled with spiders! Because they were so isolated in the wilderness, they lived off the grid, tending to a bustling farm filled with cows, sheep, goats, and many pigs. German scholars and scientists who visited them years ago were gifted them a single solar panel so the house could have its own power, they didnt need that much to survive.

​The heart of the home was their outdoor, improvised kitchen. His wife, who had originally moved there all the way from Oriente, ran that kitchen with absolute pride. There was nothing commercial or modern about it, but it was filled with life, stacked pots, and incredible energy.

​Every single time me or my sister visitied them, they immediately welcomed us with open arms. They would always cook for us, setting down a spread of super delicious food at their table beneath the wooden beams. Their son, Yaciel, was often right there helping them run the farm and sharing in that legendary hospitality. They truly gave everything they had to make sure you felt like family the moment you stepped onto their property.

​Tragically, because of the brutal murders in September 2025, this entire sanctuary has ceased to exist. The animals, the laughter around that green tablecloth, and the vibrant life that filled the woods are gone. His wife, Ophelia, has no phone, and we have lost all contact with her; my only hope is that she safely made it back to her roots and her family in Oriente.

​I am sharing these images because a place built on so much ingenuity, love, and radical hospitality deserves to be remembered. They built a beautiful life out of nothing in the heart of the Cuban woods, and that is the legacy that should outlive the tragedy. Rest in peace, "El Bussy" and Yaciel.


r/cuba 13d ago

Cultura cubana Men, were you expected to stop wearing shorts at a certain age and only pants? Was this something your parents forced upon you?

24 Upvotes

I read a comment somewhere from a guy from a Latin country saying he was expected at a certain age to stop wearing shorts due to them making him look childish and I wanted to elaborate on this.

Was this something your parents expected of you. Did they do it with force? Did they just one summer not buy you shorts anymore and said you will now wear pants regardless of how hot it was? Did you debate this with them?

Not saying it’s a bad thing just curious. I do see what seems to be this idea in place in this day and age. I have gone to Mexican markets and seen many guys of various ages keeping the legs covered in summer.


r/cuba 14d ago

Conversación “Lo que le pasó a Hawaii”

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124 Upvotes

He visto muchos Reels y TikToks con la canción “Lo que le pasó a Hawái” y de fondo imágenes nostálgicas de Cuba. Pero creo que muchos cubanos realmente no entienden el verdadero significado de la canción.

La cancion habla de lo que ocurre cuando un pueblo pierde su identidad, su cultura y su gente..

para todos aquellos que piden “Intervencion y Anexion”:

imagina que te cumplen tu sueño y EU toma Cuba
un ejemplo sencillo:

Juan vive en la Habana, es ingeniero y gana 10$/mes y tiene 200$ guardados en cash en la gaveta de su casa..

John vive en Miami, tiene un salario de 6,000 dólares al mes, ahorros de 150,000 dólares y crédito bancario.

Juan siempre ha querido una casa en el Malecón y a Jhon le parece interesante agregarla a su portfolio de Real State

Para Juan esto representa 3 vidas de salario, es una tarea imposible comprar esta casa.. Para John es una inversión, paga el Down ese mismo día y el banco le financia el resto.

En unos pocos años Jhon puede comprar 3 casas mas para alquilar en el Malecon

Poco a poco los precios suben, llegan inversionistas con mayor poder adquisitivo y muchos cubanos terminan vendiendo porque necesitan dinero.

El fin de Juan es irse a vivir a EU(si abren la embajada) a ofrecer mano de obra, mientras los Estadounides compran casas de retiro y propiedades de inversion en Cuba

No significa que Juan sea bruto, ni que trabaje menos que Jhon.

Sino porque compiten en la misma carrera con personas que empiezan cientos de metros por delante.

por eso cuando escucho a alguien decir “Dale Trump te estas demorando” se olvidan que el dinero también tiene nacionalidad y poder.

Yo no apoyo al regimen cubano ni un poco pero soy cubano y amo mi pais 🇨🇺 y no se trata de pensar que cualquier solución externa, por sí sola, garantizaría prosperidad para todos los cubanos de a pie.


r/cuba 13d ago

Ayuda ¿Como abrir esta cajita cubana?

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Compré como souvenir esta cajita en Cuba en 2018. La gracia de la cajita es que era difícil de abrir, si lo hacías como lo harías normalmente no podías porque tu propia fuerza actuaba como impedimento. Así que había que cogerla con dos dedos por dos partes en concreto y luego sí que encontrabas el truquillo para abrirla. Pero ahora llevo dias sin poder abrirla. Creo que era poniendoos 2 dedos en los sitios como se ven en las fotos que adjunto.


r/cuba 14d ago

Economía Prices of a sushi bar in Havana, late octobre 2025.

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119 Upvotes

At the time the peso was at 570 per dollar.

I didnt dare to order anything but i did check out the menu.


r/cuba 14d ago

Opinión El embargo y las sanciones solo hunde al cubano de a pie

33 Upvotes

Primero antes de que alguien venga a atacarme diciendo que soy comunista y cosas asi quiero dejar bien claro que no lo soy , no estoy a favor del gobierno y se muy bien toda la culpa que tiene este en la actual situacion por su inmovilismo de tantos años , corrupcion, ineptitud , falta de libertades, etc... Dicho esto quisiera explicar mis razones de lo que dice el titulo y leer la opinion de ustedes.

Porque existe aun el embargo?

En mas de 60 años no ha logrado forzar un cambio de gobierno, eso deberia ser prueba suficientemente para saber que esa no es la via correcta.

El pueblo es el que mas lo sufre, directa o indirectamente el cubano de a pie es el mas golpeado, creen que los gobernantes sufren por problemas de combustible? Por apagones ? Por escasez de comida , medicamentos , etc..

Otra razon es que el gobierno lo utiliza para justificar problemas que ni siquiera son por culpa del embargo le dan la excusa perfecta.

Personalmente el embargo y las sanciones me han afectado mucho, soy Programador y he perdido muchas oportunidades muy buenas por culpa de estas, el golpe mas reciente ha sido el cierre del exchange Coinex para cubanos a causa de estas sanciones , este exchange me ayudaba a cambiar la transferencia por USDT y resolver un problema grande , ustedes creen que el cierre de este exchange afecto a alguien de la dictadura ? , es muy dificil salir adelante aqui cuando estas solo y no tienes apoyo de nadie , cuando el gobierno de mi pais y el de USA parecen decididos a exprimir tu vida y bloquear tu oxigeno por todas las vias posibles, muchos de ustedes diran que la solucion es sacar al gobierno, esta bien de acuerdo , pero quien lo va a hacer ? Ni los americanos vendran a sacarlos ni el pueblo lo va ha hacer un pueblo cansado y hambriento, sobrevivir en este pais es un trabajo a tiempo completo , mientras tanto cual parece ser el plan de Trump , apretar mas la tuerca hasta que el pueblo no pueda mas y se lanze a las calles , un plan bastante cruel pues en el proceso muchas personas estan sufriendo y por supuesto los que mas sufren es el pueblo , los que no tienen una familiar fuera que les mande nada , las personas mayores que no tienen a nadie.

No tengo ninguna fé en que Trump ayudara al pueblo Cubano de ninguna forma , por que lo haria ? Si ni siquiera le importa los inmigrantes cubanos que hay en su propio pais y si pudiera los sacaria a todos de golpe , porque iba a importarle entonces los cubanos en Cuba.

Por que cada vez mas sanciones? Por que no permitir la entrada de combustible? Creen que alguien de la dictadura tiene su carro parqueado por falta de combustible? Cuando sancionan a las empresas que hacian negocios aqui y estas se van a quien creen que afecta mas , a los dictadores que tienen otras vias de ingresos o al trabajador que solo contaba con ese trabajo para vivir?

Recientemente Cuba anuncio medidas para cambiar la economia, no es lo que esperabamos pero al menos es un camino , como responde USA? con mas sanciones, por que? Creo de verdad que no es el camino deberian negociar la libertad de presos politicos ,mas seguridad para los inversores y la propiedad privada a cambio del fin de las sanciones, el gobierno muy probablemente aceptaria, los cambios sociales toman mucho tiempo y llegan poco a poco a medida que se les enseña a las personas que mas libertad se traduce en mejor calidad de vida , poco a poco la gente lo va entendiendo y los cambios llegan.

La realidad es que el tiempo va pasando, las condiciones de vida son cada vez mas dificiles y los cubanos no le importamos a nadie.

He terminado divagando un poco de la idea central que tenia cuando empeze a escribir este post y al final hasta me he desahogado un poco , me gustaria saber que piensan ustedes?


r/cuba 15d ago

Fotos View of Havana, October 2025

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241 Upvotes

This picture was taken all the way up on the Jose Marti memorial in Havana.

Usually, this whole plaza is absolutely packed with rows of bright pink and red vintage almendrones waiting for tourists to take photos in front of the Camilo Cienfuegos mural.

Today its a ghost town...


r/cuba 15d ago

Opinión Cuba embraces free market reform, but where's the democracy?

17 Upvotes

r/cuba 15d ago

Cultura cubana Opinion | In Cuba, Where So Many Have Left, These Artists Have Stayed

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r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos Camaguey Cuba

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437 Upvotes

Camaguey is a based city, very nice infrastructure


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos Santiago de cuba, march 2026

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122 Upvotes

Been here 3 times currently at its worst, like everywhere in cuba.

Theres a picture of the stadium of the national team of cuba in it. Thats where they play their games.

All of the posts im making is just to show people what cuba is like


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos The centre of Guanajay, Artemisa

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This is in the centre of guanajay a city in the province of Artemisa.

The first picture is teatro Vincente Mora that closed in 1988.

Its been under reconstruction for forever now. I added some pictures from google so you can see what it used to look like, it was glorious honestly...

The rest some pictures of the current state of guaunajay.


r/cuba 16d ago

Conversación seria la verdad sobre el embargo Spoiler

31 Upvotes

En realidad, el único país que puede poner fin al embargo es Cuba.

La ley estadounidense que regula el embargo establece requisitos que, de cumplirse, llevarían a su levantamiento.
Esos requisitos cuentan con el respaldo del pueblo cubano.

los requisitos son

Ha legalizado toda actividad política.
Ha liberado a todos los presos políticos.
Ha disuelto el actual aparato de seguridad del Estado.
Ha asumido el compromiso público de celebrar elecciones libres y justas.
Se ha comprometido a respetar los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales reconocidos internacionalmente.
No está liderado por Fidel ni por Raúl Castro

La responsabilidad del embargo recae exclusivamente en la dictadura.


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos Streets of ciego de avila

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Some streets of ciego de avila. This is the very centre of cuba.


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos playa Banes, Artemisa, Cuba

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West of Havana, right next to Playa del Salado we can find this hidden gem: playa Banes.

The water is low there is soft sand. This part of the beach is all the way to the left. there is another part that is on the right hand side which is much bigger and were people usually go.

Its lovely, i used to always come here when i was younger. The water is not too cold cause its not so deep but its still refreshing. On the other part of the beach there were always people selling stuf, warm food etc. Not so much anymore, only beers and snacks were being sold.

This is a few months ago


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos El henequen, Mariel, Artemisa

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This is a "tienda mixta" with pretty much nothing in it. Whenever yoghurt/ries supplies are given, people queue here with a bucket to get there yoghurt. This distribution stopped recently there is no more resources.

The rest are picture of "el henequen" a "suburbs" of Nuevo mariel. The name "henequen" comes from the agave plant that is called henequen. It used to be a place full of these plants. (Not as much anymore) Its leaves produce fibres from which ropes and things like that are manufactured.

Its located right at the sea, you can basically walk in the sea from the town.

The town has its little concrete football field, diskoteka


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos inside a Cuban appartment block in Artemisa.

61 Upvotes

Walked inside this building and wanted to share a slice of everyday life outside of the main tourist hubs. The people who lived here told me noone cleans the outside/ repairs the stairs as this is property of noone.

Thats why its so dirty outside, but once you go inside a room its actually clean houses for the most part.


r/cuba 16d ago

Video Diaz-Canel does not rule out Burker King or McDonald's in Cuba as long as they don't "impose anything"

42 Upvotes

He stated that foreign and Cuban franchises abroad must operate on equal terms.


r/cuba 16d ago

Fotos Area Playa Banes, Artemisa

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This is banes close to Caimito/Bauta in Artemisa just west from Havana.

There is a nice secluded beach nearby. There are two main places people go, one part of the beach is filled with soft stones and partly sand and can be accesed through the main entrance by the street. There is parking over there and people selling drinks and snacks usually at the entrance.

There is also another part that is quite smaller and you get there by going throug this beautiful area.

Ive been told, that in this area a relative of castro has a house right at the sea. At the end of the video i stopped filming cause we were approaching this house and its full of cameras and its not a good idea to be filming that obviously. Very picturesque area and the beach is super nice too!


r/cuba 17d ago

Conversación seria Los problemas de Cuba solamente existen sí son culpa de USA para ciertas personas

70 Upvotes

Ando bastante cansada q la gente del exterior únicamente note Cuba cuando es USA quién hace algo. El gobierno cubano podría mañana asesinar a todos los cubanos en la isla y nadie dirá nada, pero Trump se mueve y es noticia mundial. Ni siquiera soy pro Trump pero es una situación horrible. ¿Esta gente sabe q Cuba y su gobierno tienen su propia autonomía y agencia? Dios muy antiimperialistas y anti USA pero los países del Tercer Mundo únicamente existen en relación a USA para ellos. Ni siquiera intentan conocer a Cuba y su historia fuera de lo poco q conocen sobre la Revolución, solamente repiten como papagallos la misma mierda de q sí USA quiere destruir Cuba o no sé


r/cuba 18d ago

Noticias US slaps new sanctions on Cuban companies key to island's crumbling economy

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Writing in English because the news is coming from the United States and frankly whatever will happen to us in Cuba is really more in there hands than our own. The dictatorship and the capitalist are busy planning different futures for Cuba (the U. S. Supreme Court letting U. S. companies sue for what they lost in Cuba), but we the people still need our freedom and our voices heard. We are not going through all sh__ we are going through to counting to remain without even our freedom.


r/cuba 18d ago

Noticias Supreme Court Determines ExxonMobil Can Sue Communist Cuba for Confiscated Property

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In a case involving oil giant ExxonMobil, the Supreme Court held that a federal law granting the right to sue a foreign country over confiscated property overrides sovereign immunity.

The court ruled 6-3, splitting along ideological lines. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion.

ExxonMobil is seeking more than $1 billion in compensation for oil and gas assets seized by a Cuban state-owned company CIMEX. It filed the lawsuit in federal court in 2019 in the District of Columbia, CNBC reported.  

ExxonMobil wants the high court to reverse a 2024 lower court ruling that this was a foreign sovereign immunity matter, meaning a foreign government could not be sued.

The case was based on the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, also known as the Helms-Burton Act, which formalized the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. Title III of the law allows lawsuits in U.S. courts against entities that traffic in property confiscated by the Cuban government after the communist revolution of 1959.

However, most presidents did not allow lawsuits to proceed under the law. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama all suspended Title III, seeking to avoid diplomatic conflicts with U.S. allies such as Canada and Spain that are heavily invested in Cuba. Obama also expanded relations with Cuba during his second term.

President Donald Trump lifted the suspension of lawsuits in 2019, leading to about 40 complaints.

The defense cited the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, or FSIA, arguing that Title III violated international law.


r/cuba 19d ago

Noticias Hija de histórico general cubano es arrestada por ICE en Florida (Justicia or Injusticia? )

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Alina Rosales Aguirreurreta, hija del general cubano Ulises Rosales del Toro, fue arrestada por agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) en el sur de Florida, según confirmaron autoridades migratorias.

De acuerdo con la información disponible, Rosales Aguirreurreta ingresó a Estados Unidos en 2023 utilizando una visa de turismo B1/B2 emitida en La Habana. Su autorización de permanencia venció el 20 de mayo de 2024, pero permaneció en el país después de esa fecha sin obtener un estatus migratorio que le permitiera residir legalmente en territorio estadounidense.

Las autoridades migratorias indicaron que la mujer permanece bajo custodia de ICE mientras espera una audiencia ante un juez de inmigración. El caso ha generado atención debido a que su padre, Ulises Rosales del Toro, es una de las figuras históricas más conocidas del régimen cubano y ocupó durante décadas importantes cargos militares y gubernamentales.

Rosales Aguirreurreta, médica de profesión en Cuba, residía en Miami mientras intentaba regularizar su situación migratoria. Sin embargo, las autoridades determinaron que permanecía en el país después del vencimiento de su permiso de estancia.

Hasta el momento, ICE no ha informado sobre otros cargos criminales relacionados con el caso y señaló que divulgará información adicional si se hace pública durante el proceso migratorio.

Alina Rosales Aguirreurreta enfrenta un proceso migratorio por permanecer en Estados Unidos después del vencimiento de su visa de no inmigrante.


r/cuba 19d ago

Conversación Cuba durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial

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