Link: Cuba on the Edge of Change

Link: Cuba on the Edge of Change

These are heartbreakingly beautiful photos. The rich texture is at first alluring until you realize:

“From the outside, the destruction is palpable. Paint molts from walls. Structures list to one side. Facades torn from the edges of homes leave dollhouse interiors exposed to the elements. Look closer, though, at knickknacks arranged just so on splintered shelves. Cracked floors swept clean. Plastic flowers perfectly arranged. Quiet pride in every detail.”

The destruction.

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It’s not all horrible:

It’s a land of endless waiting and palpable erosion. Yet after all these decades, an uncanny openness among the Cuban people remains.

Source: Cuba on the Edge of Change – The New York Times

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