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Cuba: Latin America
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A number of maps of Cuba have been scanned through the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program's web site, American Memory. The majority of these maps are located in the Map Collections: 1500-1999 presentation. Links to the digitized maps in this presentation in American Memory appear below:
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The economy of Cuba is publically owned. Tourism has become one of the largest sources of income for Cuba and it has put the American dollar into circulation in parts of Cuba where tourists go. The dollar was made legal tender in Cuba in 1993 (Cuba operated under a dual-currency system), but this was revoked on 25 October 2004.
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Life in contemporary Cuba is ... challenging, given the limited access to food, transportation, electrical power, and other necessities. Even so, many Cubans show a fierce pride in their revolutionary society, the only one of its kind in Latin America. The protagonist of anthropologist Miguel Barnet's novel Canción de Rachel (1969; Rachel's Song, 1991) describes it thus:
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The area currently called Cuba has a long and interesting history. Native Americans have occupied the area near the village for hundreds of years. In the 1700’s Spanish ranchers and farmers settled the area. There are many large ranches and farms in Cuba and the surrounding areas. Cattle, sheep, and goats are the primary livestock raised. There are several stories that explain how Cuba got its name.
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The Treasury Department estimates that about 160,000 Americans, half of them Cuban-Americans visiting family members, traveled to Cuba legally last year. Humanitarian and educational groups, journalists and diplomats are ... allowed visits, but thousands of other Americans visit illegally, by way of third countries, risking thousands of dollars in fines and imprisonment.
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