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Flag is usually black with white star - to represent mourning for those who have died in Cuba's fight for independence - but was changed to the Cuban flag for Fidel's 80th birthday celebrations. See later photo for black flags.
HAB03- LA HABANA (CUBA), 20/09/09.- Miles de personas, en su mayorĆa vestidas de blanco, se movilizan desde las primeras horas de la maƱana de hoy, 20 de septiembre de 2009, en La Habana, para acudir al concierto de "Paz sin fronteras" que ofrecerĆ” el colombiano Juanes y otros 14 artistas internacionales, como la merenguera puertorriqueƱa Olga TaĆ±Ć³n y el espaƱol Miguel BosĆ©, y cubanos como los salseros Van Van, el trovador Silvio RodrĆguez o los raperos Orishas. EFE/Alejandro Ernesto.
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cuba is a very green country, and a lot of their land is used for agriculture. it all seems very green, ecological and self suficient (which prevailing circumstances dictate as something of a necessity).
however you dont really appreciate how much hard work it is until you see sights like these for yourself. very humbling - shows how much we take things for granted. no strawberries in mid december here
Cuban President Raul Castro and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Revolution Square in Havana on September 20, 2015. Pope Francis will give mass on Revolution Square, the biggest event of his trip to Cuba, with nearly a million people expected to attend. The pontiff's eight-day tour will also take him to the United States. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
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