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Transportation<\/b><\/a>, or rather its absence, is one of the daily odysseys of Cubans. It is neither recent nor unknown to those who live, for example, in <\/span>Havana,<\/b><\/a>\u00a0but in times of crisis like those the island is experiencing, the challenge multiplies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving from one place to another in the capital, whether for work or leisure, for necessity or pleasure, demands time, money, effort, and often creativity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An elderly person boards a Gazelle on Zulueta Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Transportation inspectors check documents for drivers of private cars transporting tourists. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Interprovincial transport truck. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wheels, vehicles of any kind, become lifelines, objects of desire. And also a constant hole in the pocket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, for those who are not cab drivers, or drivers of their own car, options can be compressed \u2014 or squeezed \u2014 and time can expand towards infinity when it comes to going from here to there, or wherever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Moving by pedicab. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Today a bicycle usually costs at least 200 USD. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Riquimbili rolling down the Puerto de La Habana Avenue. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In times of transportation crisis, these two Cubans manage to transport merchandise and a table. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many walk, others dust off their bicycles in a city without bike lanes, or \u201cinvest\u201d in motorcycles or electric cycles, or resist the hara-kiri of an almendr\u00f3n or the endless wait at a stop.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The wait can last hours. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Queue to board buses in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some assemble their wagons or wheelbarrows and move the human and the divine by themselves. Others haggle over and over again with truckers and cab drivers, trying to make the hit to their wallet more bearable.<\/span><\/p>\n

These days, everyone has crossed their fingers and looked to the sky for the announced <\/span>increase in prices for fuel<\/b><\/a> and passenger transportation. Or it would be better to say additional increases because, since the official announcements, everything has gone even further up. In private media and on the black market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The use of electric strollers has intensified. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Electric motorcycle (motorina) serves as a means of transportation for a family, Havana, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, the official increases <\/span>have not come into effect<\/b><\/a>, due to a \u201ccybersecurity incident,\u201d as reported by the government.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prices that have already risen, however, do not seem willing to back down. And they could even continue their feared rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Havana residents continue trying to move day after day \u2014 on wheels or foot \u2014 and also looking at the sky and digging into their pockets: their daily odyssey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many trucks are stopped due to lack of fuel. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Small boats cross the bay, with limited hours. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Animal-powered cars to transport people and merchandise. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Not everyone has the financial means to rent transportation. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A truck is used to transport passengers in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Transporting the base of a bed in a wheelbarrow. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The little train is used by many people to travel from Havana to Vedado. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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