The Dangerous World of Street Vendors in Cuba

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In the heart of Central Havana hangs a large poster of the image of the military-president, Raúl Castro, with a quote from one of his promising speeches: “Those who are committed to demonize, criminalize and prosecute the self-employed chose a path that in addition to mean, is ludicrous and untenable. Cuba counts them as one of the engines of future development. And their presence in the urban landscape is clearly here to stay.” But those intended engines of development are just trying to survive and live almost in hiding.

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