A sign bearing the image of Fidel Castro is seen behind a truck in Mariel, Cuba. The coastal town, situated just 30 miles from Havana, will soon play host to a giant new port and free-trade zone.
'Viva la revolución?' —
A sign bearing the image of Fidel Castro is seen behind a truck in Mariel, Cuba. The coastal town, situated just 30 miles from Havana, will soon play host to a giant new port and free-trade zone.
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The complex aims to attract foreign firms and is currently the largest development project on the Communist island. Picture <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F50212285%40N00%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">JCFilizola</a>
Hard at work —
The complex aims to attract foreign firms and is currently the largest development project on the Communist island. Picture JCFilizola
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The Cuban authorities also hope Mariel will become a strategic transshipping hub, taking advantage of the increased maritime traffic in the Caribbean region that will come once the enlargement of the Panama Canal is completed in 2015.
Welcome to Mariel —
The Cuban authorities also hope Mariel will become a strategic transshipping hub, taking advantage of the increased maritime traffic in the Caribbean region that will come once the enlargement of the Panama Canal is completed in 2015.
Santiago Cordero Guerrero