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Culture of Cuba

A man walks near a sign with an image of Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana December 19, 2014.

A Cuban who sold his beachfront home says he might regret that move

Global Politics

He left the island in 2007 after thinking the US and Cuba would never mend their differences. So the recent news is sweet and sour, especially after selling a home he put his life into making beautiful.

Danilo Maldonado is a graffiti artist from Cuba and one of the students from Cuba studying at Miami Dade College under a student visa. He's better known as "El Sexto," the name he uses to sign his artwork.

For the first time in 50 years, a group of Cuban students just arrived in Florida carrying student visas

Development & Education
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