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Medical student Electo Rossel, 20, wearing a shirt with a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama, listens to music at the Malecon seafront outside the U.S. embassy (not pictured) in Havana, Cuba, in this file photo taken August 14, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Medical student Electo Rossel, 20, wearing a shirt with a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama, listens to music at the Malecon seafront outside the U.S. embassy (not pictured) in Havana, Cuba, in this file photo taken August 14, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man walks past a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy basic products with a ration book they receive annually from the government in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A man walks past a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy basic products with a ration book they receive annually from the government in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



A photograph of Cuba's President Raul Castro hangs next to samples of basic products like rice, sugar and oil that are on sale at a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy with a ration book they receive annually from the government in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A photograph of Cuba's President Raul Castro hangs next to samples of basic products like rice, sugar and oil that are on sale at a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy with a ration book they receive annually from the government in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



A man looks into a plastic bag while standing inside a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy basic products with a ration book they receive annually from the government  in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A man looks into a plastic bag while standing inside a subsidised state store, or “bodega”, where Cubans can buy basic products with a ration book they receive annually from the government in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



A tourist takes photographs of vintage cars in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A tourist takes photographs of vintage cars in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



A sugarcane harvester is seen at a sugarcane field in Candelaria, Cuba, in this file image from March 3, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A sugarcane harvester is seen at a sugarcane field in Candelaria, Cuba, in this file image from March 3, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Workers fix a building and a sidewalk in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Workers fix a building and a sidewalk in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



Waiter Denis Sosa, 33, (R), uses his mobile phone to connect to the internet under an outdoor sign with images of Cuban late rebel revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos (C), revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara (R) and co-founder of the first Communist Party of Cuba, Julio Antonio Mella, with messages reading “Long live free Cuba”, Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Waiter Denis Sosa, 33, (R), uses his mobile phone to connect to the internet under an outdoor sign with images of Cuban late rebel revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos (C), revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara (R) and co-founder of the first Communist Party of Cuba, Julio Antonio Mella, with messages reading “Long live free Cuba”, Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



People use telephones in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

People use telephones in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A group of tourists from Germany walk in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A group of tourists from Germany walk in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



A parishioner holds a baby during a mass celebrating Pope Francis' visit, in the church of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A parishioner holds a baby during a mass celebrating Pope Francis' visit, in the church of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



People take pictures with the Vatican (L) and Cuban flags in front of the The Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

People take pictures with the Vatican (L) and Cuban flags in front of the The Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A man repairs his tricycle in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A man repairs his tricycle in Havana, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



A boy holds a portable video player as he walks with his mother in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A boy holds a portable video player as he walks with his mother in Havana September 18, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



Catholic youths gather during a prayer vigil in front of Havana's cathedral September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Catholic youths gather during a prayer vigil in front of Havana's cathedral September 18, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



A woman fans herself while riding in a taxi in Havana, Cuba September 19, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

A woman fans herself while riding in a taxi in Havana, Cuba September 19, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



Women react to the camera as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Women react to the camera as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



People wait from their balconies for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

People wait from their balconies for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A child holds a Cuban and a Vatican flag as she waits for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A child holds a Cuban and a Vatican flag as she waits for the arrival of Pope Francis from the airport in Havana, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



A woman looks the celebration of Mass in Havana's Revolution Square one day before the Pope Francis visit to Holguin, Cuba September 20, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A woman looks the celebration of Mass in Havana's Revolution Square one day before the Pope Francis visit to Holguin, Cuba September 20, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



A woman cleans the window of a restaurant one day before the Pope Francis visit to Holguin, Cuba September 20, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)

A woman cleans the window of a restaurant one day before the Pope Francis visit to Holguin, Cuba September 20, 2015. (Photo by Edgard Garrido/Reuters)



Women wait on the side of the road for Pope Francis to drive past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. Pope Francis said a Mass for tens of thousands of people in Holguin in sweltering heat before moving on to Santiago de Cuba, the city where Fidel Castro's rebellion began in 1953 and close to a shrine for the national patron saint, the Virgin of Charity. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

Women wait on the side of the road for Pope Francis to drive past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. Pope Francis said a Mass for tens of thousands of people in Holguin in sweltering heat before moving on to Santiago de Cuba, the city where Fidel Castro's rebellion began in 1953 and close to a shrine for the national patron saint, the Virgin of Charity. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



People cheer and wave flags as Pope Francis drives past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015.. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

People cheer and wave flags as Pope Francis drives past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015.. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



People take refuge from the rain under a hut after Pope Francis drove past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

People take refuge from the rain under a hut after Pope Francis drove past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



People run from the rain after Pope Francis drove past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)

People run from the rain after Pope Francis drove past in El Cobre, Cuba, September 21, 2015. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)



Girls use the internet to communicate at a Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, September 22, 2015. Cuba's new Wi-Fi hotspots – 35 nationwide since July with more promised soon – are a sensation in a highly-controlled country with one of the world's lowest Internet penetrations. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Girls use the internet to communicate at a Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, September 22, 2015. Cuba's new Wi-Fi hotspots – 35 nationwide since July with more promised soon – are a sensation in a highly-controlled country with one of the world's lowest Internet penetrations. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



U.S. medical student Yasemin Lawson, 35, from Washington, uses the internet at a Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

U.S. medical student Yasemin Lawson, 35, from Washington, uses the internet at a Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, September 22, 2015. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Tourists ride a vintage American convertible during sunset on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, September 30, 2015. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)

Tourists ride a vintage American convertible during sunset on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, September 30, 2015. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/AP Photo)



Yasiel Vazquez, 21, is pictured at Guanabo beach. The seaside beach town is about 20 miles East of Havana. The government has made the recovery of this beach a priority and some government and private homes are already being demolished. In some cases, new buildings will be built. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Yasiel Vazquez, 21, is pictured at Guanabo beach. The seaside beach town is about 20 miles East of Havana. The government has made the recovery of this beach a priority and some government and private homes are already being demolished. In some cases, new buildings will be built. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



A group of Cubans use tin cans, sticks and their voices to make amazing music on the shore of Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

A group of Cubans use tin cans, sticks and their voices to make amazing music on the shore of Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Mariano Gracial, 25, wraps himself in a towel at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Mariano Gracial, 25, wraps himself in a towel at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Roydel Cabrales, 35, kisses his girlfriend, Yineti Lozano, 18 at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Roydel Cabrales, 35, kisses his girlfriend, Yineti Lozano, 18 at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Cubans enjoy a warm April evening at Santa Maria beach. It is about 15 miles from Havana and is the closest beach to Havana. From left to right is Marbelis Enoa, 37, Yanelis Blanco, 24, Estefany Gloria Garcia, 4, Leonaidis Stuart, 22, Yosbani Estanque, 24, and Dayan Suarez, 24. The men have a rap group together and were singing and dancing on the beach. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Cubans enjoy a warm April evening at Santa Maria beach. It is about 15 miles from Havana and is the closest beach to Havana. From left to right is Marbelis Enoa, 37, Yanelis Blanco, 24, Estefany Gloria Garcia, 4, Leonaidis Stuart, 22, Yosbani Estanque, 24, and Dayan Suarez, 24. The men have a rap group together and were singing and dancing on the beach. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Four-year-old Estefany Gloria Garcia sits on the littered shore of Santa Maria beach, which is about 15 miles from Havana. Her mother was partying with her friends. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Four-year-old Estefany Gloria Garcia sits on the littered shore of Santa Maria beach, which is about 15 miles from Havana. Her mother was partying with her friends. It is the closest beach to Havana. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Yanelis Blanco, 24, center, dances with a group of friends at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. Others, from left to right are Jackson Miranda, 21, Dayan Suarez, 24, and Melisa Oliva, 15. The men in the group have a rap group together. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Yanelis Blanco, 24, center, dances with a group of friends at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. Others, from left to right are Jackson Miranda, 21, Dayan Suarez, 24, and Melisa Oliva, 15. The men in the group have a rap group together. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Yosbani Estanque, 24, is pictured at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. Estanque is part of a rap group who were gathered at the beach practicing their songs. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Yosbani Estanque, 24, is pictured at Santa Maria beach, about 15 miles from Havana. It is the closest beach to Havana. Estanque is part of a rap group who were gathered at the beach practicing their songs. The government is demolishing buildings all over the coast of East Havana and recovering and restoring beach dunes. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)



Cubans enjoy a warm April evening in the seaside beach town of Guanabo which is about 20 miles East of Havana. An abandoned low rise hotel sits on the beachfront which is experiencing sand loss and dune damage. The government has made the recovery of this beach a priority and some government and private homes are already being demolished. In some cases, new buildings will be built. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Cubans enjoy a warm April evening in the seaside beach town of Guanabo which is about 20 miles East of Havana. An abandoned low rise hotel sits on the beachfront which is experiencing sand loss and dune damage. The government has made the recovery of this beach a priority and some government and private homes are already being demolished. In some cases, new buildings will be built. A real estate market in Cuba is emerging. Cubans are renovating and selling their properties, but despite a move to restore diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba, Americans still are prohibited from buying property. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
04 Oct 2015 08:05:00