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Article: Calling on communist Cuba.(Commentary)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2001
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HAVANA - A visit to Fidel Castro's Cuba subtly reshapes many perceptions of the place, even while confirming others. Some of the eight American journalists visiting recently found conditions better than they expected; others found them worse.
Havana is a mixture of new, world-class tourist hotels and a treasure trove of pre-Revolutionary architecture, some of it well-maintained, a portion undergoing restoration, but much of it in varying stages of delapidation ranging all the way to virtual ruins. There also are some bleakly modern state-built apartment blocks.
The population seems well-educated and relatively healthy, ...