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Marcelino Rogelio Estrada performs the role of a priest during the annual celebration known as the Burial of Pachencho, played by Divaldo Aguiar, who lies in a coffin during the mock funeral service, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Sunday, February 5, 2017. Residents stage the mock funeral and burial of Pachencho in a boozy festival that has become an annual tradition to mark the end of the local carnival season. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Marcelino Rogelio Estrada performs the role of a priest during the annual celebration known as the Burial of Pachencho, played by Divaldo Aguiar, who lies in a coffin during the mock funeral service, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Sunday, February 5, 2017. Residents stage the mock funeral and burial of Pachencho in a boozy festival that has become an annual tradition to mark the end of the local carnival season. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



People look at the storefront window of a luxury store at the Manzana de Gomez Kempinski five-star hotel in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 8, 2017. The hotel is earning positive early reviews but many tourists say they find the luxury mall alongside it to be repulsive. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

People look at the storefront window of a luxury store at the Manzana de Gomez Kempinski five-star hotel in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 8, 2017. The hotel is earning positive early reviews but many tourists say they find the luxury mall alongside it to be repulsive. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



A cruise ship leaves Havana' s harbor on February 20, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)

A cruise ship leaves Havana' s harbor on February 20, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)



A Cuban girl takes a selfie in front of a window of a luxury store at the Manzana de Gomez Kempinski five-star hotel in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 8, 2017. With other sectors declining, Cuba’s increasingly important tourism industry is under pressure to change its state-run hotels’ reputation for charging exorbitant prices for rooms and food far below international standards. The Manzana de Gomez Kempinski bills itself as Cuba’s first real five-star hotel, and the brand-name shops around it appear designed to reinforce that. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

A Cuban girl takes a selfie in front of a window of a luxury store at the Manzana de Gomez Kempinski five-star hotel in Havana, Cuba, Monday, May 8, 2017. With other sectors declining, Cuba’s increasingly important tourism industry is under pressure to change its state-run hotels’ reputation for charging exorbitant prices for rooms and food far below international standards. The Manzana de Gomez Kempinski bills itself as Cuba’s first real five-star hotel, and the brand-name shops around it appear designed to reinforce that. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



A woman tries to rescue some fodd from her flooded house in downtown Havana, on September 10, 2017. Deadly Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba on Saturday, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and ripping the roofs off homes as it headed towards Florida. Authorities said they had evacuated more than a million people as a precaution, including about 4,000 in the capital. (Photo by Abel Ernesto/AFP Photo)

A woman tries to rescue some fodd from her flooded house in downtown Havana, on September 10, 2017. Deadly Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba on Saturday, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and ripping the roofs off homes as it headed towards Florida. Authorities said they had evacuated more than a million people as a precaution, including about 4,000 in the capital. (Photo by Abel Ernesto/AFP Photo)



A Cuban wades through a flooded street in Havana, on September 10, 2017. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)

A Cuban wades through a flooded street in Havana, on September 10, 2017. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)



In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Estevez poses among dozens condom topped wine jugs at his house in Havana, Cuba, Thursday. Estevez and his family fill the glass jugs with grapes, ginger and hibiscus, then slip a condom over each glass neck to start the unusual process of winemaking in a land famed for rum. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this March 30, 2017 photo, winemaker Orestes Estevez poses among dozens condom topped wine jugs at his house in Havana, Cuba, Thursday. Estevez and his family fill the glass jugs with grapes, ginger and hibiscus, then slip a condom over each glass neck to start the unusual process of winemaking in a land famed for rum. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



A security officer stands in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A security officer stands in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man wearing the U.S. colours walks in downtown Havana, Cuba, January 11, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man wearing the U.S. colours walks in downtown Havana, Cuba, January 11, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man selling sweets passes by in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man selling sweets passes by in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man performs as Michael Jackson in downtown Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man performs as Michael Jackson in downtown Havana, Cuba, January 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man sells the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) official newspaper Granma which reads: “Cuba is Fidel”, in Havana, Cuba, January 13, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man sells the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) official newspaper Granma which reads: “Cuba is Fidel”, in Havana, Cuba, January 13, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Fried doughs seller Yudaisy Castellanos cleans up her cart in Havana, Cuba, January 13, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Fried doughs seller Yudaisy Castellanos cleans up her cart in Havana, Cuba, January 13, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Tourists buy ice cream in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Tourists buy ice cream in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Tourists buy fried doughs in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Tourists buy fried doughs in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



People take pictures in front of the cruise ship MSC Harmonia in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

People take pictures in front of the cruise ship MSC Harmonia in Havana, Cuba, January 17, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Bride Dayami Tellez of Havana, Cuba, boards a 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible car after her wedding with groom Joaquin Camacho of Spain in Havana March 21, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

Bride Dayami Tellez of Havana, Cuba, boards a 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible car after her wedding with groom Joaquin Camacho of Spain in Havana March 21, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)



Aridania Rubens works beside a Chinese-made Haier refrigerator at her restaurant in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Aridania Rubens works beside a Chinese-made Haier refrigerator at her restaurant in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A Chinese-made Geely police car passes by a parked Yutong bus, which is also made in China, in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A Chinese-made Geely police car passes by a parked Yutong bus, which is also made in China, in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Vintage cars pass by a fleet of Chinese-made Yutong buses parked at the sea front Malecon in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Vintage cars pass by a fleet of Chinese-made Yutong buses parked at the sea front Malecon in Havana, Cuba, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A painting representing artist Remigio Hernandez's late wife as Mona Lisa is seen at his self made “Museum of Baby” at his home in Moron, Cuba, February 16, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A painting representing artist Remigio Hernandez's late wife as Mona Lisa is seen at his self made “Museum of Baby” at his home in Moron, Cuba, February 16, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Pedicabs drive past a historic building undergoing restoration work to become a hotel, as the Cuban government works with foreign companies to add hotel rooms to the island by the end of the year, in Havana, Cuba March 28, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Pedicabs drive past a historic building undergoing restoration work to become a hotel, as the Cuban government works with foreign companies to add hotel rooms to the island by the end of the year, in Havana, Cuba March 28, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



A cockfighting enthusiast stands beside a vintage car at a cockfighting arena on the outskirts of Santa Barbara, central region of Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, February 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A cockfighting enthusiast stands beside a vintage car at a cockfighting arena on the outskirts of Santa Barbara, central region of Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, February 12, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Tourists stand outside the Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba May 22, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Tourists stand outside the Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba May 22, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Tourists listen to live music as they sit on the street late afternoon in Havana, Cuba, July 28, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Tourists listen to live music as they sit on the street late afternoon in Havana, Cuba, July 28, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A vintage car passes by a graffiti of Cuban Artist Yulier Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, August 4, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A vintage car passes by a graffiti of Cuban Artist Yulier Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba, August 4, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Waves crash on the street as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Saturday, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Waves crash on the street as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Saturday, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Saturday, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Waves crash against the seafront boulevard El Malecon as Hurricane Irma turns toward the Florida Keys on Saturday, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



A woman rides a bike past palm trees felled by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. Seawater surged three blocks inland in Caibarien. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

A woman rides a bike past palm trees felled by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. Seawater surged three blocks inland in Caibarien. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, Henry Dougherty, right, of Minneapolis, Minn., poses for a photo with Cuban photographer Ernesto Mastrascusa, during a gay pride march in support of the fight for tolerance and acceptance of the LGBT community, in Havana, Cuba. The march commemorates the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, celebrated globally on May 17. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, May 13, 2017 photo, Henry Dougherty, right, of Minneapolis, Minn., poses for a photo with Cuban photographer Ernesto Mastrascusa, during a gay pride march in support of the fight for tolerance and acceptance of the LGBT community, in Havana, Cuba. The march commemorates the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, celebrated globally on May 17. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



A police officer stands on the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

A police officer stands on the seafront boulevard El Malecon ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Workers stand near an electricity pole that was knocked down by heavy winds, ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Workers stand near an electricity pole that was knocked down by heavy winds, ahead of the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 9, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



A man shelters himself against the rain after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man shelters himself against the rain after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man talks to his neighbour (not pictured) as he collects water to clean his front door after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A man talks to his neighbour (not pictured) as he collects water to clean his front door after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 9, 2017. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Residents walk near downed power lines felled by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. Seawater surged three blocks inland in Caibarien. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Residents walk near downed power lines felled by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. Seawater surged three blocks inland in Caibarien. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



Cubans wade through the rubble from a collapsed building in Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma's blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low-lying areas. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)

Cubans wade through the rubble from a collapsed building in Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma's blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile-an-hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low-lying areas. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)



Cubans stand bt a collapsed building in Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)

Cubans stand bt a collapsed building in Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)



Local residents wade through a flooded street during the passage of  Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)

Local residents wade through a flooded street during the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)



Local residents return home after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)

Local residents return home after the passage of Hurricane Irma, at Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)



A despondent Mariela Leon sits in front of her flood damaged home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, September 11, 2017. Cuban state media reported 10 deaths despite the country's usually rigorous disaster preparations. More than 1 million were evacuated from flood-prone areas. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

A despondent Mariela Leon sits in front of her flood damaged home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, September 11, 2017. Cuban state media reported 10 deaths despite the country's usually rigorous disaster preparations. More than 1 million were evacuated from flood-prone areas. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Men lean against their mattresses during a pause from securing their belongings before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, Friday, September 8, 2017. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts after Hurricane Irma left thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Men lean against their mattresses during a pause from securing their belongings before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, Friday, September 8, 2017. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts after Hurricane Irma left thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



A sea wall is breeched by overflow as a bulk carrier leaves the bay of Havana, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

A sea wall is breeched by overflow as a bulk carrier leaves the bay of Havana, Cuba, Saturday, September 9, 2017. There were no reports of deaths or injuries after heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Irma lashed northeastern Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Residents walk on Havana's flooded sea wall as the ocean crashes into it, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. The powerful storm ripped roofs off houses, collapsed buildings and flooded hundreds of miles of coastline after cutting a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.There were no immediate reports of deaths in Cuba, a country that prides itself on its disaster preparedness, but authorities were trying to restore power and clear roads. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Residents walk on Havana's flooded sea wall as the ocean crashes into it, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. The powerful storm ripped roofs off houses, collapsed buildings and flooded hundreds of miles of coastline after cutting a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.There were no immediate reports of deaths in Cuba, a country that prides itself on its disaster preparedness, but authorities were trying to restore power and clear roads. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Waves crash into El Morro after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Waves crash into El Morro after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Residents float down a flooded street in Havana atop a large piece of styrofoam, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Residents float down a flooded street in Havana atop a large piece of styrofoam, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



People walk through flooded streets in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

People walk through flooded streets in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



People move through flooded streets in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

People move through flooded streets in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Residents watch the ocean waves crash into the water front, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Residents watch the ocean waves crash into the water front, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Residents walk on Havana's sea wall as the ocean crashes into it, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

Residents walk on Havana's sea wall as the ocean crashes into it, after the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, September 10, 2017. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Men board up a door in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, Friday, September 8, 2017. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts after Hurricane Irma left thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Men board up a door in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, Friday, September 8, 2017. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts after Hurricane Irma left thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



Cubans retrieve their belongings after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330 km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma' s blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile- an- hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low- lying areas. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)

Cubans retrieve their belongings after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Villa Clara province, 330 km east of Havana, on September 9, 2017. Irma' s blast through the Cuban coastline weakened the storm to a Category Three, but it is still packing 125 mile- an- hour winds (205 kilometer per hour) and was expected to regain power before hitting the Florida Keys early Sunday, US forecasters said. The Cuban government extended its maximum state of alert to three additional provinces, including Havana, amid fears of flooding in low- lying areas. (Photo by Adalberto Roque/AFP Photo)
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