He has traveled to Havana frequently since the late 1990s (securing Treasury Dept. clearance to conduct journalism there). Echevarria has been writing for the Washington, D.C.-based publication CubaNews since that time, along with a variety of other publications – from CNBC European Business magazine (London), to Trader Monthly and DealMaker magazines (New York), Global Trade magazine (Los Angeles), and América Economía (Santiago, Chile), among others.