In Holguín, a young Cuban entrepreneur has found an ingenious way to make a living amid the crisis and endless blackouts: she makes ice pops using molds made from recycled beer cans.
The content creator @arteshada__ shared in a video her entire crafting process. First, she washes and cuts the cans, which she transforms into makeshift molds.
Then prepare the mixture with fresh water or make them like ice pops using boiled rice water, to which you add powdered drinks for flavor and color.
"I make them with rice water; you boil a small cup of rice in six cups of water, let it sit, and then strain it. You use that water for the durofrío. They turn out much better than with cornstarch," she explains proudly.
Each durofrío sells for 25 pesos, an unimaginable price five years ago, but "cheap" today, allowing him to "earn a few pesos" amidst the difficult economic reality of the country.
The young woman acknowledges that the prolonged blackouts in Holguín complicate her business, but she pushes it forward against all odds. Her story has gone viral as an example of ingenuity in the face of scarcity and daily adversities in Cuba.
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