HAVANA.- The impoverishment of life in Cuba It is increasingly palpable in specific situations. The Cuban architect Julio Herrera, a human rights activist, shared interesting data about the current situation on his social networks.
In the publication “10 things you didn’t know about Cuba”, Herrera draws attention to the following aspects:
- Cuba is a town of 14 million citizens, of which 11 million live on the island and 3 million are in exile.
- 88% of the population of Cuba lives in extreme poverty and on a minimum wage of $5 a month.
- 37% of the country’s Housing Fund is in poor condition or uninhabitable. This is equivalent to more than 2.9 million homes.
- Cuba’s population is aging. The estimate is that, by 2025, 25% will be 60 years old or older.
- The electrical, hydraulic and sanitary systems are on the verge of collapse.
- Due to the rationing of basic foods, Cubans must stand in long lines to buy a daily bread of 60 grams per person.
- The blockade is the excuse that the Cuban regime uses to control the people through hunger.
- In the midst of the crisis, more than 50 luxury hotels are currently being built throughout the country, which are controlled by the regime and the military.
- With each trip or tourist visit, the regime is strengthened and the suffering of the Cuban people, “immobilized by a military dictatorship,” is prolonged.
- Architect Julio Herrera emphasizes: “Do not travel to Cuba. Your stay will not be as good as you think, do not contribute to maintaining the oldest dictatorship in the West”.
Begging in Cuba
The increase in begging is a growing concern in Cuba, extending from the capital to provinces like Holguín. According to a review of Martí News, The absence of resources is palpable, with people of all ages facing a situation of extreme vulnerability.
“Women with children, with infants in their arms, with this situation. Elderly people, a person who is always in the parks here, in the city, in the center, in the historic center of the city, with a sign that says he has AIDS, is in that situation too,” said Julio César Álvarez, an independent journalist from Holguín, during this month of June.
Source: RRSS/Architect Julio Herrera
