Tuesday, January 17, 2006

This Moskavich is a cheap version of an old Fiat, and that is going some, since the old Fiat was a generally cheap car. They are still all over the place in Havana. They are used as small taxis, private transportation, and they keep chugging along. This a typical scene on Lealtad, the street where I stay in H. Centro. It amazes me how ingenious the people are keeping all the ancient cars running and repaired. Many parts are either handmade or parts of slight similarity are modified so that they will work. There are no safety inspections or emissions testing done in Cuba and city air is full of fumes from the cars, trucks, and buses.

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