She looks up at both of them, smiles, shuts the top of the big garbage can, and walks away. He is one of several young theater students who performs at the congress. Afterwards, several of the students answer questions. A few young women shake their heads in disagreement, but several say they think Julio is right. All the students burst out laughing.
Hardship exists, with no attempt to conceal it.
But a popular billboard says something every visitor can measure. Not one is Cuban. The country s low infant mortality rate parallels that of the United States. Indeed, forms of labor organization copied from the Soviet Union faces sharp criticism from the unions. An Afro-Cuban, he lives in a rural suburb of Havana.