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Friday 16 May 2014

Food in Cuba is sold on vouchers in peso stores


Basic necessities are rationed in Cuba and are for sale with a
food card (libreta) in a peso store


The official currency in Cuba for the Cubans is the peso


A blackboard in the shop shows which street can buy meat etc. that day


All Cubans receive very low wages (average € 15 per month) and
old people get less

There are free cultural and educational facilities and medical care

The cost of housing, water , electricity and public transport
are heavily subsidized





Besides the peso shops you also have supermarkets / stores where you can pay only with CUC`s

There is an extensive assortment but even there we saw
rows of empty shelves


Department Store in Santa Clara 's where you could pay only with CUC `s



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