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Collective taxi “botero” coming down Calzada San Miguel de Padron in Havana.

A family excursion.

 

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Mother, father and two kids taking a trip on the Madeira, a tributary to the Amazon-river.

The locals in the Amazon region still carve dug-out canoes from trees in the rainforest. The river is often the main transportation route and the canoe is a common and convenient way of moving around.

Rio Madeira, Amazonas. January,1985.

 

Got a screw loose?

 Cuba visitors smile and recognize the scene. The pre-revolutionary US type wrecks is kept running with the help of Cuban ingenuity and spare parts from all kind of cars Russian, Korean, Japanese… you name it.

Photo taken in Santiago de Cuba. December 24  2004.

Smallest Samba Queen

  Preparing to meet the expectant audience in a couple of minutes.