I spent three weeks in Cuba in February and March this year on research for a few writing projects – including the forthcoming Lonely Planet Cuba guidebook. My time there coincided with some of the worst of the country’s protracted blackouts. As with everything that happens in Cuba, these have been broadly interpreted as potent political symbols with varying reasons – the tightening of the US embargo, failed fuel shipments from Russia and, of course, further signs of the regime’s issues and the Cuban government failing to adequately provide its people with life’s essentials. This article for the fabulous Intrepid Times is my take on travelling Cuba during a time of multi-day blackouts and fuel shortages said to be second only to the troubled Special Period in terms of Caribbean island’s recent difficulties…

Last Night in Havana

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