Hello from Cuba (5) - Another Mind-Twisting Experience

Filed under: Travel Insurance — travel at 3:03 am on Friday, June 20, 2008

I am sitting here at one of the most famous hotels in all of Havana, after I just withdrew Can$250 (200 CUC, Pesos Convertibles) from my Mastercard. No big deal, you say….. Until you realize that the average Cuban makes between US8 and US30, not an hour, not a day, but for a whole month!

My professor for instance told me that she makes about US$18 or so a month, so the amount I withdrew is more than a year

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