Lenis Rena, a YouTuber of Nicaraguan origin who recently visited Cuba, shared with his followers onTik Tok the extreme shortage of a supermarket he visited on the island.
The short video - just 17 seconds - went viral with more than five thousand comments, many of them describing the images as "very sad" and assuming thatSocialism is the path that leads to such a reality.
"Venezuela 2016"; "Romania in the 80s"; "Bulgaria 1985"; "In the USSR before '89, we even had ration coupons. It was horrible", commented users of different nationalities, revealing that such an experience of scarcity was not foreign to them precisely in countries that have experienced socialism.
"When I went, there was nowhere to buy gum"said another tourist who visited the island, who was grateful for being cautious and carrying medicine, because there was nothing in Cuba.
In the picturesYou can see completely empty refrigerators next to almost empty shelves or with very little variety of products, which appear scattered to hide the almost zero supply.
The dramatic shortage experienced in Cuba has made it common that, once its citizens leave the country, it occupies a special place in the list of unpublished experiences.the moment they visit a supermarket for the first time, where the variety and abundance of food leaves Cubans speechless.
Lenis Rena has not issued any other criteria regarding her trip to Cuba, beyond some photos that she has shared on her social networks in which it is seen that in addition to Havana she visited Viñales, Varadero and other tourist places.
In recent years, there have been numerous YouTubers or travelers who have visited Cuba and subsequently - from different perspectives and styles - They have left evidence on their networks of the increasingly difficult reality of Cubans.
One of the most recent was the popular South African YouTuber Kurt Caz, who afterexplore different places in Cuba for several days, ruled thatHe does not plan to return to the island after ending a bitter stay in the Havana capital.
"It's been a nightmare and I can't imagine what life is like for the people here."said the South African.
The renowned YouTuber, with more than two million subscribers on that social network and more than 900 thousand followers on Facebook, in addition to showing the most beautiful or interesting places he visits, always highlights everything that his followers should avoid in case of traveling to those destinations.
In the case of Cuba, the warnings and advice section was not negligible. During his visit to the country, he shared with his followers his experiences on the island, including theinformal money exchange on the street, as well as rides or other incidents related to scam attempts or requests for money.
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