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Students practice during a break at the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba, October 17, 2019. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

Students practice during a break at the National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba, October 17, 2019. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Leandro Cueto poses for a portrait with his car, a Russian 1986 Lada, at his home in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, October 6, 2019. Cueto said he bought the car new in 1986, which requires repairs every five years, and has repainted it once. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)

Leandro Cueto poses for a portrait with his car, a Russian 1986 Lada, at his home in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, October 6, 2019. Cueto said he bought the car new in 1986, which requires repairs every five years, and has repainted it once. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)



A Russian-made Gacela minibus stops for a passenger in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Over the last year Russia has sent Cuba 1,000 minibuses, 50 locomotives, tens of thousands of tourists and a promise to upgrade the island’s power grid with a multi-million dollar improvement plan. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)

A Russian-made Gacela minibus stops for a passenger in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Over the last year Russia has sent Cuba 1,000 minibuses, 50 locomotives, tens of thousands of tourists and a promise to upgrade the island’s power grid with a multi-million dollar improvement plan. (Photo by Ismael Francisco/AP Photo)



In this November 8, 2019 photo, people walk next to the Capital building, with its dome recently restored by Russian specialists in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 8, 2019 photo, people walk next to the Capital building, with its dome recently restored by Russian specialists in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, a dog named “Brujita”, or Little Witch, looks out the window of a classic American classic car in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, a dog named “Brujita”, or Little Witch, looks out the window of a classic American classic car in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 9, 2019 photo, a youth rollerblades amid cyclists and pedestrians in Old Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 9, 2019 photo, a youth rollerblades amid cyclists and pedestrians in Old Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, under a rainbow, a man drives a classic American car past the newly opened Hotel Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, under a rainbow, a man drives a classic American car past the newly opened Hotel Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, a youth does hand stands amid pedestrians in a square in Old Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, a youth does hand stands amid pedestrians in a square in Old Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, a woman pulls towels off the line after they dried on the balcony of an old home, missing part of its roof, in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, a woman pulls towels off the line after they dried on the balcony of an old home, missing part of its roof, in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, people play dominoes near the malecon sea wall at sunset in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, people play dominoes near the malecon sea wall at sunset in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 9, 2019 photo, a bicycle taxi driver navigates his client past buildings under restoration in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 9, 2019 photo, a bicycle taxi driver navigates his client past buildings under restoration in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, Lorenzo Ballester poses at the door of his house, decorated with a photo of revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara, in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, Lorenzo Ballester poses at the door of his house, decorated with a photo of revolutionary hero Ernesto “Che” Guevara, in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



In this November 10, 2019 photo, tourists take a joy ride along the malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

In this November 10, 2019 photo, tourists take a joy ride along the malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)



Cuban Beatriz Estevez, 29, performs as a human statue in the streets of Havana on October 15, 2019. Estevez dropped out of law school and found her personal and economic fulfillment in art. Daughter of a naval engineer, Beatriz earns in one day what her father earns in a month of work for the Cuban state. Havana residents say the Malecon -esplanade along the waterfront- is their sofa, and that he who sits there looking to the water is sad, and he who looks to the city is happy. Their stories build a 500-year-old Havana. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)

Cuban Beatriz Estevez, 29, performs as a human statue in the streets of Havana on October 15, 2019. Estevez dropped out of law school and found her personal and economic fulfillment in art. Daughter of a naval engineer, Beatriz earns in one day what her father earns in a month of work for the Cuban state. Havana residents say the Malecon -esplanade along the waterfront- is their sofa, and that he who sits there looking to the water is sad, and he who looks to the city is happy. Their stories build a 500-year-old Havana. (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP Photo)



A child wearing ballet costume pays tribute to late Alicia Alonso, Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and founder of the Cuban National Ballet, at the Grand Theatre of Havana Alicia Alonso in Havana, Cuba, October 19, 2019. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

A child wearing ballet costume pays tribute to late Alicia Alonso, Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and founder of the Cuban National Ballet, at the Grand Theatre of Havana Alicia Alonso in Havana, Cuba, October 19, 2019. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)



Dancers perform outside the National Capitol Building during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Havana's foundation, in Havana, Cuba, 16 November 2019. Cuba celebrated 500 years since the founding of the city of San Cristobal de La Habana by Spaniard Diego Velazquez de Cuellar in 1519. (Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Dancers perform outside the National Capitol Building during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Havana's foundation, in Havana, Cuba, 16 November 2019. Cuba celebrated 500 years since the founding of the city of San Cristobal de La Habana by Spaniard Diego Velazquez de Cuellar in 1519. (Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Cubans gather at Havanas Malecon waterfront to watch the fireworks on the eve of the city's 500th anniversary on November 15, 2019, in Havana, Cuba. The fireworks were launched from the opposite side of the Havana bay, at the El Morro fortress and lighthouse complex. (Photo by Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images)

Cubans gather at Havanas Malecon waterfront to watch the fireworks on the eve of the city's 500th anniversary on November 15, 2019, in Havana, Cuba. The fireworks were launched from the opposite side of the Havana bay, at the El Morro fortress and lighthouse complex. (Photo by Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images)
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