Thursday, February 23, 2006

Checking the news in Vinales

The morning paper is dutifully read, and it is one of the ways of communicating the latest antics of the government to the people. The main paper, Granma, named for the boat that brought the revolutionaries back from Mexico, is the leading goverment journal. It is typically about eight pages, costs fifty cents for tourists and a couple of pesos to the local people. These fellows are spending a lazy, hot summer afternoon, hanging out and reading the paper. Hanging out seems to be one of the major pastimes and avocations amongst the people.

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