Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Havana house hunting

IN Kingston we can complain about high rents or bad landlords. But in Havana, Cuba you'd actually have to find a place, given their housing shortage.

Leslie Salgado works as a journalist with Cuban TV station, Canal Habana. She was caught looking pensive by her photographer boyfriend Reno Massola, just after they moved into their first home – that and some photo-manipulation.

"In Havana city, the majority of homes are really old and its constructive situation is not good, or is very bad. In addition, because of the economic situation and the blockade by the United States, the construction industry is not building enough homes," explained Leslie.

"Young professionals are usually living with parents or relatives. In fact, you can find two or more generations and large families on one home."

1 comments:

Betty SB said...

We like to complain about what we don't have instead of appreciating what we have, and we do have a lot!