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Believe It or Not, Now Is the Best Time to Visit Cuba

The new regulations for Americans are confusing. But don’t let them dissuade you.

Cuba

Source: Abercrombie & Kent

A little more than a year ago, things were looking rosy for Cuban entrepreneurs in the burgeoning tourism hubs of Havana, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad.

Those with culinary training were opening ambitious paladars and employing large numbers of locals to chop, sauté, wash, and bus tables. Classic car owners were polishing their 1954 Chevys and leveraging them to start tour companies. And artists—fashion designers, jewelers, painters, sculptors—were taking commissions from art enthusiasts eager to explore an untapped market.