OF ITS MYSTERIES CUBA IS MUSIC.
OF ITS MYSTERIES CUBA IS MUSIC.

AND BASEBALL.
AND BASEBALL.

AND ANTIQUE CARS.
AND ANTIQUE CARS.

AND BREATH TAKING BEACHES WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR OCEAN.
AND BREATH TAKING BEACHES WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR OCEAN.

BUT LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE AND CUBA IS MUCH, MUCH MORE.
BUT LOOK BENEATH THE SURFACE AND CUBA IS MUCH, MUCH MORE.

AN ISLAND COUNTRY 90 MILES OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA WITH A COMPLICATED HISTORY WITH THE UNITED STATES.
AN ISLAND COUNTRY 90 MILES OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA WITH A COMPLICATED HISTORY WITH THE UNITED STATES.

BEFORE FIDEL CASTRO, THE REVOLUTION OF 1959 AND COMMUNISM, CUBA WAS ACTUALLY A HOT SPOT FOR AMERICANS.
BEFORE FIDEL CASTRO, THE REVOLUTION OF 1959 AND COMMUNISM, CUBA WAS ACTUALLY A HOT SPOT FOR AMERICANS.

BUT THINGS TURNED UGLY.
BUT THINGS TURNED UGLY.

THE 1962 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS PUSHED THE U.S. AND SOVIET UNION, WHICH BROUGHT NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO CUBA, TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR.
THE 1962 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS PUSHED THE U.S. AND SOVIET UNION, WHICH BROUGHT NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO CUBA, TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR.

DESPITE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS, THERE'S STILL TENSION.
DESPITE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS, THERE'S STILL TENSION.

THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT WARNING AMERICANS IN MARCH AGAINST TRAVELING TO CUBA, DUE TO ATTACKS ALLEGEDLY TARGETING U.S. EMBASSY EMPLOYEES.
THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT WARNING AMERICANS IN MARCH AGAINST TRAVELING TO CUBA, DUE TO ATTACKS ALLEGEDLY TARGETING U.S. EMBASSY EMPLOYEES.

>> THE TOURISTS I LIKE THE MOST IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY ARE FRIENDLY, THEY LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY.
>> THE TOURISTS I LIKE THE MOST IS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY ARE FRIENDLY, THEY LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY.

REPORTER: DIANE YOU GIVES VISITO TOURS IN HIS CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE.
REPORTER: DIANE YOU GIVES VISITO TOURS IN HIS CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE.

>> NOW WE ARE IN MALACAU, PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS AVENUE IN CUBA.
>> NOW WE ARE IN MALACAU, PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS AVENUE IN CUBA.

REPORTER: HE'S WELL EDUCATED.
REPORTER: HE'S WELL EDUCATED.

COLLEGE IS FREE HERE, SUBSIDIZED BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.
COLLEGE IS FREE HERE, SUBSIDIZED BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.

BUT GUTIERREZ ISN'T WORKING AS AN ENGINEER.
BUT GUTIERREZ ISN'T WORKING AS AN ENGINEER.

HE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY DOING THIS.
HE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY DOING THIS.

>> THE BEST SALARIES ARE THE ONES RELATED TO TOURISM.
>> THE BEST SALARIES ARE THE ONES RELATED TO TOURISM.

SO FOR THAT REASON, I DECIDED TO WORK AS A TAXI DRIVER AND I QUIT DOING ENGINEERING THINGS.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I DECIDED TO WORK AS A TAXI DRIVER AND I QUIT DOING ENGINEERING THINGS.

ONE DAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO CHANGE.
ONE DAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO CHANGE.

IN THE MEANTIME, I'M DRIVING.
IN THE MEANTIME, I'M DRIVING.

REPORTER: IN THIS SOCIALIST COUNTRY, THE AVERAGE CUBAN ONLY MAKES ABOUT $20 A MONTH.
REPORTER: IN THIS SOCIALIST COUNTRY, THE AVERAGE CUBAN ONLY MAKES ABOUT $20 A MONTH.

THE PROFESSOR IS WITH THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA.
THE PROFESSOR IS WITH THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA.

>> DO HAVE A CERTAIN KIND OF NEEDS TO COVER, YOU HAVE HEALTH CARE, YOU HAVE ACTUALLY THE RATION CARD THAT IS A GUARANTEE OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RICE AND BREAD AND BEANS AND THINGS LIKE
>> DO HAVE A CERTAIN KIND OF NEEDS TO COVER, YOU HAVE HEALTH CARE, YOU HAVE ACTUALLY THE RATION CARD THAT IS A GUARANTEE OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RICE AND BREAD AND BEANS AND THINGS LIKE

THAT.
THAT.

REPORTER: BUT SHE SAYS THE CUBAN ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO ON ALL TRADE WITH CUBA.
REPORTER: BUT SHE SAYS THE CUBAN ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO ON ALL TRADE WITH CUBA.

THE EMBARGO IS AIMED AT PRESSURING THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT INTO DEMOCRACY.
THE EMBARGO IS AIMED AT PRESSURING THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT INTO DEMOCRACY.

>> WE ARE LOSING LOTS OF MONEY, IN TERMS OF TRADE, IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENT.
>> WE ARE LOSING LOTS OF MONEY, IN TERMS OF TRADE, IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENT.

REPORTER: HERE IN CUBA THE U.S.
REPORTER: HERE IN CUBA THE U.S.

EMBARGO IS KNOWN AS THE BLOCKADE.
EMBARGO IS KNOWN AS THE BLOCKADE.

AND IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE BLOCKADE TO COME UP IN CONVERSATIONS WITH CUBANS, BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF IT IS ALL AROUND THEM.
AND IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE BLOCKADE TO COME UP IN CONVERSATIONS WITH CUBANS, BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF IT IS ALL AROUND THEM.

REPORTER: THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT PAID FOR CANCER TREATMENT FOR THIS 6-YEAR-OLD, HIS PARENTS ARE GRATEFUL, HIS PROGNOSIS IS GOOD.
REPORTER: THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT PAID FOR CANCER TREATMENT FOR THIS 6-YEAR-OLD, HIS PARENTS ARE GRATEFUL, HIS PROGNOSIS IS GOOD.

BUT THEY TURN TO FRIENDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO SEND THEM MODERN I.V.'S FOR HIS TREATMENT THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE I CUBA.
BUT THEY TURN TO FRIENDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO SEND THEM MODERN I.V.'S FOR HIS TREATMENT THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE I CUBA.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)
(SPEAKING SPANISH)

REPORTER: THOSE ANTIQUE CARS ARE EVERYWHERE IN CUBA FOR A REASON.
REPORTER: THOSE ANTIQUE CARS ARE EVERYWHERE IN CUBA FOR A REASON.

NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR CHARM, BUT BECAUSE OF TRADE RESTRICTIONS.
NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR CHARM, BUT BECAUSE OF TRADE RESTRICTIONS.

MECHANICS HAVE TO GET CREATIVE TO MAINTAIN THE OLD VEHICLES BECAUSE MOST PARTS AND TOOLS CAN'T BE IMPORTED.
MECHANICS HAVE TO GET CREATIVE TO MAINTAIN THE OLD VEHICLES BECAUSE MOST PARTS AND TOOLS CAN'T BE IMPORTED.

(SPEAKING SPANISH) REPORTER: BUT PERHAPS NOTHING UNDERSCORES THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. EMBARGO ON CUBA MORE THAN THE MAY PLANE CRASH OF A CUBAN DOMESTIC FLIGHT THAT KILLED 112 PEOPLE.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) REPORTER: BUT PERHAPS NOTHING UNDERSCORES THE IMPACT OF THE U.S. EMBARGO ON CUBA MORE THAN THE MAY PLANE CRASH OF A CUBAN DOMESTIC FLIGHT THAT KILLED 112 PEOPLE.

THE PLANE WAS REVVING ITS ENGINES TO TAKE OFF, BUT IT COULDN'T, HE SAYS.
THE PLANE WAS REVVING ITS ENGINES TO TAKE OFF, BUT IT COULDN'T, HE SAYS.

THAT PLANE WAS NEARLY 40 YEARS OLD, LEASED TO CUBA BY A MEXICAN COMPANY.
THAT PLANE WAS NEARLY 40 YEARS OLD, LEASED TO CUBA BY A MEXICAN COMPANY.

A COMMON ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THE U.S. DOES NOT SELL PLANES TO CUBA.
A COMMON ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THE U.S. DOES NOT SELL PLANES TO CUBA.

>> I HAVE COME HERE TO BURY THE LAST REMNANT OF THE COLD WAR IN THE AMERICAS.
>> I HAVE COME HERE TO BURY THE LAST REMNANT OF THE COLD WAR IN THE AMERICAS.

REPORTER: IN 2016, PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITED CUBA AS PART OF AN ONGOING EFFORT TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH THE COUNTRY.
REPORTER: IN 2016, PRESIDENT OBAMA VISITED CUBA AS PART OF AN ONGOING EFFORT TO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH THE COUNTRY.

BUT THE ALLEGED SONIC ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. EMBASSY WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES RATCHETED UP TENSIONS AGAIN.
BUT THE ALLEGED SONIC ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. EMBASSY WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES RATCHETED UP TENSIONS AGAIN.

THE PROFESSOR WITH THE HAVANA UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE PROFESSOR WITH THE HAVANA UNIVERSITY, CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THE MOMENTUM WAS LOST.
>> THE MOMENTUM WAS LOST.

THERE WERE SOME NEW RESTRICTIONS, AND PEOPLE WERE DISCOURAGED TO TRAVEL TO CUBA.
THERE WERE SOME NEW RESTRICTIONS, AND PEOPLE WERE DISCOURAGED TO TRAVEL TO CUBA.

REPORTER: BACK IN OLD HAVANA, THE MUSIC AND THE DANCING.
REPORTER: BACK IN OLD HAVANA, THE MUSIC AND THE DANCING.

DROWNING OUT THE POLITICAL BACK AND FORTH.
DROWNING OUT THE POLITICAL BACK AND FORTH.

HIS PERSPECTIVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUBANS AND AMERICANS REMAINS STRONG.
HIS PERSPECTIVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUBANS AND AMERICANS REMAINS STRONG.

>> WE TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF CUBA, WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.
>> WE TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF CUBA, WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

ANTHONY: A REMARKABLE, BEAUTIFUL, VERY COMPLEX PLACE.
ANTHONY: A REMARKABLE, BEAUTIFUL, VERY COMPLEX PLACE.

I'M CURIOUS WHERE WE ARE NOW.
I'M CURIOUS WHERE WE ARE NOW.

YOU WERE THERE IN MAY, JUNE, WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF ADVISING AMERICANS ABOUT TRAVELING THERE.
YOU WERE THERE IN MAY, JUNE, WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF ADVISING AMERICANS ABOUT TRAVELING THERE.

>> THERE WAS A CHANGE LAST MONTH.
>> THERE WAS A CHANGE LAST MONTH.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING THE TRAVEL ADVISORY, NOW SAYING EXERCISE INCREASED CAUTION INSTEAD OF RECONSIDER TRAVELING.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING THE TRAVEL ADVISORY, NOW SAYING EXERCISE INCREASED CAUTION INSTEAD OF RECONSIDER TRAVELING.

SO THEY SEEM TO BE NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICANS GOING THERE, BUT STILL NOT SAYING IT'S NO PROBLEM.
SO THEY SEEM TO BE NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICANS GOING THERE, BUT STILL NOT SAYING IT'S NO PROBLEM.

ANTHONY: AND THE SONIC ATTACKS WERE BACK IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK.
ANTHONY: AND THE SONIC ATTACKS WERE BACK IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK.

ANY UPDATE ON THAT?
ANY UPDATE ON THAT?

>> JUST YESTERDAY, U.S. AND CUBAN OFFICIALS MEETING IN WASHINGTON.
>> JUST YESTERDAY, U.S. AND CUBAN OFFICIALS MEETING IN WASHINGTON.

THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH THE CUBANS STILL AREN'T SATISFIED EVEN AFTER THOSE MEETINGS, THEY BELIEVE THE U.S.
THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH THE CUBANS STILL AREN'T SATISFIED EVEN AFTER THOSE MEETINGS, THEY BELIEVE THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT IS WITHHOLDING SOME INFORMATION INCLUDING PAT
GOVERNMENT IS WITHHOLDING SOME INFORMATION INCLUDING PAT