HOW IT WORKS:uanas
Nope. Almost did though, several years ago.
The thing of it is though, The embargo is still in force (in effect? I always get the two mixed up and Americans can't go.
There is a way around it though. Fly to Toronto or Quebec, or to Cancun or Veracruz, in Mexico, and from there, fly direct to Havana. It can be done easily.
Evidently the aduanas (customs) in Cuba are aware of American gringo turistas coming in that way, and the agreement they have made, is that when you show your pasaporte to the aduanas, they won't stamp it when you enter Cuba, and they wont stamp it when your vacation is over and you fly back to Toronto or Cancun, and thence to the USA
the US customs would see your pasaporte, and be none the wiser, never would know you broke the embargo.
Of course if you had dozens of Montecristo #1 cigars in your bags you would have some explaining to do.........
The Cubans are connected to the net, there are agencias de viajes(travel agencies) there and nice Bedc and Breakfast places that will fix you up with a place to stay.
You can do it, break the embargo.
I am kind of conflicted. Castro was a horrible dictator, cozied up to the Russians against the USA, participated in the missile crisis, nationalized all of it, brutalized and tortured dissenters, fomented war in Angola and the Congo, and so on, and economy in the sewer. teen prostitutes, all of that.
Sent the Marielitos to the USA
Only those Cubans in Miami with influence keep the embargo alive.
And, Castro did well in education and health care, it is available. No HMO stuff there.....
But in the end I could not support him, so I stayed away.
I guess that answers more of your question than you wanted to hear.
I sure would have loved to have seen all those cars old American ones from the 50s, in Camaguey, Santa Cruz, Cienfuegos and Havana though. WOW.
What a museum of cars on the streets.