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A youth jumps into the ocean from concrete wave breakers in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A youth jumps into the ocean from concrete wave breakers in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



In this June 25, 2018 file photo, tourists ride classic American convertibles in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban government will allow new restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts and transportation businesses by the end of the year 2018, reopening the most vibrant sectors of the private economy after freezing growth for more than a year. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

In this June 25, 2018 file photo, tourists ride classic American convertibles in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban government will allow new restaurants, bed-and-breakfasts and transportation businesses by the end of the year 2018, reopening the most vibrant sectors of the private economy after freezing growth for more than a year. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



A truck driver takes a nap in the cabin of his truck at an outdoor food market in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 21, 2018. Cuban lawmakers on Saturday approved the Cabinet named by new President Miguel Diaz-Canel, keeping most of the ministers from Raul Castro's government in place. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A truck driver takes a nap in the cabin of his truck at an outdoor food market in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, July 21, 2018. Cuban lawmakers on Saturday approved the Cabinet named by new President Miguel Diaz-Canel, keeping most of the ministers from Raul Castro's government in place. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



A young man selects cans in Havana, Cuba on June 18, 2018  prepares to recognise the market as part of its socialist economy in a constitutional reform bill its National Assembly will approve this weekend. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)

A young man selects cans in Havana, Cuba on June 18, 2018 prepares to recognise the market as part of its socialist economy in a constitutional reform bill its National Assembly will approve this weekend. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)



A man drives a classic America car past a row of multi-colored facades on Infantas Street in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, June 2, 2018. Cuban legislators took the first step Saturday toward drafting a new constitution. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A man drives a classic America car past a row of multi-colored facades on Infantas Street in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, June 2, 2018. Cuban legislators took the first step Saturday toward drafting a new constitution. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



In this July 24, 2018 photo, a woman talks to men playing chess as another resident stands outside his home on the hot afternoon in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Chess games can be spotted on sidewalks and plazas across the island, where players tend to bet on no more than a cold beer. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 24, 2018 photo, a woman talks to men playing chess as another resident stands outside his home on the hot afternoon in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Chess games can be spotted on sidewalks and plazas across the island, where players tend to bet on no more than a cold beer. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 25, 2018 photo, a Cuban special brigade first lieutenant police officer walks with his son to a neighborhood party where they will cook a large stew, in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. naval base. It is tradition in Cuba for neighbors to pool their efforts to cook a large stew, using pork. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 25, 2018 photo, a Cuban special brigade first lieutenant police officer walks with his son to a neighborhood party where they will cook a large stew, in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. naval base. It is tradition in Cuba for neighbors to pool their efforts to cook a large stew, using pork. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 25, 2018 photo, a youth rides his bike past a building covered by a mural of a Cuban flag and Fidel Castro jumping off a tank during the Bay of Pigs invasion, inspired by a photograph, in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Even though Fidel Castro died nearly two years ago, he lives on in the two Guantanamos. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 25, 2018 photo, a youth rides his bike past a building covered by a mural of a Cuban flag and Fidel Castro jumping off a tank during the Bay of Pigs invasion, inspired by a photograph, in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Even though Fidel Castro died nearly two years ago, he lives on in the two Guantanamos. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 25, 2018 photo, a man rinses his horses off in the Bano River after washing them in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Locals use the river for swimming, cooling off their work horses and washing cars. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 25, 2018 photo, a man rinses his horses off in the Bano River after washing them in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Locals use the river for swimming, cooling off their work horses and washing cars. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 25, 2018 photo, a pig head hangs for sale at a butcher shop in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Pork is the most accessible meat in Cuba, where the pig even has its own song: “El Puerco Mamífero Nacional”, or “National Mammal Pork”, by the Buena Fe band. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 25, 2018 photo, a pig head hangs for sale at a butcher shop in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Pork is the most accessible meat in Cuba, where the pig even has its own song: “El Puerco Mamífero Nacional”, or “National Mammal Pork”, by the Buena Fe band. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 24, 2018 photo, a taxi driver steers his classic American car past a sign that says in Spanish “I'm Fidel” on the road to Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. People on both sides of the closely monitored boundary have long led different lives, yet they all live under government restrictions and appeals to patriotism. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 24, 2018 photo, a taxi driver steers his classic American car past a sign that says in Spanish “I'm Fidel” on the road to Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. People on both sides of the closely monitored boundary have long led different lives, yet they all live under government restrictions and appeals to patriotism. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 24, 2018 photo, a youth works out on an exercise bar at a park by Revolution Plaza in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Some land mines are believed to remain on Cuban soil, while the troops on the U.S. side rely on sound and motion sensors. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 24, 2018 photo, a youth works out on an exercise bar at a park by Revolution Plaza in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Some land mines are believed to remain on Cuban soil, while the troops on the U.S. side rely on sound and motion sensors. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 25, 2018 photo, residents wait for the train to move so they can cross the track in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. The “El Guantanamero” train connects Guantanamo with the capital city of Havana, and is used to transport passengers as well as cargo. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 25, 2018 photo, residents wait for the train to move so they can cross the track in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. The “El Guantanamero” train connects Guantanamo with the capital city of Havana, and is used to transport passengers as well as cargo. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this July 24, 2018 photo, residents practice ahead of the town's upcoming carnival celebrations in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Guantanamo's carnival, which runs Aug. 9-12, show cases parades of dancers, floats that compete for prizes, food stands and music. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this July 24, 2018 photo, residents practice ahead of the town's upcoming carnival celebrations in Guantanamo, Cuba, near the U.S. Guantanamo Bay naval base. Guantanamo's carnival, which runs Aug. 9-12, show cases parades of dancers, floats that compete for prizes, food stands and music. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this June 6, 2018 photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, a female army soldier looks out at the ocean from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba. A military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 war crimes proceedings ruled in 2016 that he would eventually lift his order prohibiting female guards from having physical contact with the five defendants. Prisoners lawyers' said contact with women unrelated to the defendants offended their Muslim beliefs. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this June 6, 2018 photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, a female army soldier looks out at the ocean from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba. A military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 war crimes proceedings ruled in 2016 that he would eventually lift his order prohibiting female guards from having physical contact with the five defendants. Prisoners lawyers' said contact with women unrelated to the defendants offended their Muslim beliefs. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this February 3, 2015 file photo, a man reads a copy of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Granma, as a woman walks past, in old Havana. Cuba is slightly loosening controls on its state-run media under its new president. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this February 3, 2015 file photo, a man reads a copy of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, Granma, as a woman walks past, in old Havana. Cuba is slightly loosening controls on its state-run media under its new president. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Tourists ride a vintage car in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2018. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Tourists ride a vintage car in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2018. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A vintage Chevrolet is driven down a street in Old Havana, September 2006. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

A vintage Chevrolet is driven down a street in Old Havana, September 2006. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)



Cars are driven on Havana's flooded seafront boulevard El Malecon as a cold front rolls over Havana, November 2010. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

Cars are driven on Havana's flooded seafront boulevard El Malecon as a cold front rolls over Havana, November 2010. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)



People walk past a Chevrolet Styleline 1952 model in Havana, February 2010. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

People walk past a Chevrolet Styleline 1952 model in Havana, February 2010. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)



A modified 1948 Ford Deluxe sedan with a load of cement sacks in Havana, July 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

A modified 1948 Ford Deluxe sedan with a load of cement sacks in Havana, July 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)



A vintage car is filled with fuel at a gas station along the seafront boulevard El Malecon in Havana, January 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A vintage car is filled with fuel at a gas station along the seafront boulevard El Malecon in Havana, January 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A vintage car is seen at a gas station along the seafront boulevard El Malecon in Havana, January 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A vintage car is seen at a gas station along the seafront boulevard El Malecon in Havana, January 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



U.S. tourists take photographs next to vintage cars in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

U.S. tourists take photographs next to vintage cars in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Tourists cross a street in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Tourists cross a street in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Tourists dance in a bar in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Tourists dance in a bar in Havana, Cuba, July 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Members of a comparsa, a Cuban carnival group, perform in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)

Members of a comparsa, a Cuban carnival group, perform in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)



Members of a comparsa, a Cuban carnival group, perform in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)

Members of a comparsa, a Cuban carnival group, perform in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)



A woman sits in a taxi at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)

A woman sits in a taxi at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)



A woman checks her phone at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)

A woman checks her phone at the Malecon in Havana, Cuba on August 4, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)



A dog barks at a person wearing a Cuban flag in the town of Alquizar, Cuba August 6, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)

A dog barks at a person wearing a Cuban flag in the town of Alquizar, Cuba August 6, 2018. (Photo by Tomas Bravo/Reuters)



Yandel Pluma, 8, plays in a park in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2018. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Yandel Pluma, 8, plays in a park in Havana, Cuba, June 11, 2018. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Tourists tour in a polka-dot convertible Pontiac in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Tourists tour in a polka-dot convertible Pontiac in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



A member of the LGBT community strikes a pose while waiting for the start of a parade marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A member of the LGBT community strikes a pose while waiting for the start of a parade marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



A man holds his cigarette above the ocean water as he takes a dip with his dog near Playita 16 in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A man holds his cigarette above the ocean water as he takes a dip with his dog near Playita 16 in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 22, 2018. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



In this July 11, 2018 photo, members of a private photo studio take pictures of a woman in Havana, Cuba. New rules for private business indicate that the government has ruled out going further to open private business, such as allowing small and medium enterprises and authorizing business to operate as societies. Currently, private business licenses are granted only to individuals, and only one license per person. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

In this July 11, 2018 photo, members of a private photo studio take pictures of a woman in Havana, Cuba. New rules for private business indicate that the government has ruled out going further to open private business, such as allowing small and medium enterprises and authorizing business to operate as societies. Currently, private business licenses are granted only to individuals, and only one license per person. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)
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