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Re: Marina Vita (for Jon) /Chris, did you get up to the old Spanish fort at the entrance to
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Santiago harbor? It' well worth the time. That's where the have the Bay of Pigs Musium. I was there in 1989 when the Russians were still running the place. It was funny to see the different take on history. Your righ, even back then the people were kind and generous to us. They were scared shitless of their govermemt but great towards us. Back then Castro had three kinds of money. Cuban money, American money and tourist money. Castro wanted US dollars but didn't want the average guy to have any contact with Americans. Only selected people tn the tourist business could interface with Americans. Cuban caught with American money was a 6 automatic month jail term. No wonder folks followed the rules very closely! I would like to go back and see the changes.

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