When you travel, you realize that the concepts you have understood throughout your life are so subjective. Close and far. Big and small. Staying in Cuba for 2 weeks you learn how to appreciate certain things that usually money can buy. Food, modern transportation or internet connection are just a few examples. In a country were the average salary of a waiter is the equivalent of USD10 and an engineer USD25, how much do you think goods at the market would cost? Here are some examples of what money can buy in Cuba.
Please note these are examples based mostly in our experience around the capital, Havana, and could be substantially different in other parts of the country. USD 3 if you have decent negotiation skills and speak Spanish. Legal or not, many cars do taxi service around Havana. Just flag them down and ask! Tropicana's show is apparently quite close from the original one during the 60s.
Not surprisingly though, 'cause everything else looks like the original from the 60s as well! There are no more exit visas. Cubans are currently free to leave the country, as long as they have money as everywhere , and many do, usually to poorer countries Panama, Guyana.
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