27-02-2015 08:39
'Fixers' keep Cuba rolling through embargo
After half a century lacking basic goods, many Cubans have become experts at fixing devices and cars long past their prime. Cuba's "fixers" are ubiquitous on the street corners of the communist-run island, offering to repair items ranging from classic American cars to umbrellas, mattresses and appliances. The embargo is the thorniest issue dividing the United States and Cuba as the Cold War foes embark on the historic rapprochement announced in December by US President Barack Obam
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