IRISH TIMES/ FRANK MCDONALD /
A report on a recent tour of Cuba. The writer highlights his conversation with a Cuban doctor, who earns $20 usd per month. The medico says he is “watching and waiting. What else can I do?” And with Fidel in failing health, it’s become like Waiting for Godot."
He writes that with its dual economy, tourists are treated as “walking wallets” and frequently approached by people looking for money in "a rip-off culture" where it is expensive to hire even a small car.
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