Abandonment

"It's a desert": Cubans respond to the state of the Plaza América Complex in Varadero

Rehabilitation or Shoddy Work? The Oldest House in Holguín Shows Damage Four Months After Being Intervened

Mechanical shovels destroyed garbage dumps, and the area of Matanzas was left without collection points

Parque de los Sueños in Santiago de Cuba comes to the end of summer with attractions closed and almost no visitors

"Feel free": The phrase that encouraged the Cuban athlete after seeking asylum in the Dominican Republic

They report a massive dump next to a primary school in Holguín

Patient dies in a state of neglect at the Amalia Simoni Hospital in Camagüey

Three months later, Holguín is still without answers regarding the future of the iconic sculpture that collapsed on its boulevard

Elderly people and passersby are left exposed after the loss of a railing on a historic bridge in Matanzas

In ruins and dismantled: this is how the fair in the José Martí district of Santiago de Cuba has been left

Trash blocks a street in Holguín and threatens food vendor stands

Abandonment and decay bury the Jesús Suárez Gayol stadium, the sports pride of Mariel

They report a terrible discovery in a dump in Havana and the arrest of a woman

"Public servants, take action": abandonment of the floating dock in Havana Bay is denounced

Trash overflows in Trillo Park in Centro Habana, and residents are furious: “With the stench and the worms, where are we going to end up?”

He went to play a prank on the price of oil and ended up uncovering the sad story of a 96-year-old Cuban

Total collapse in an abandoned structure in Remedios leaves several people trapped

They lament the neglect of Félix Morales, a glory of Cuban basketball

Cuban with no resources takes in elderly woman who was wandering lost: "I can't take care of her and the government is not acting."

They report the deplorable state in which a psychiatric patient from Mayarí was found: "He fell by the side of the road."

Preston, the sugar town that Castroism took from prosperity to ruin

Meliá completes its exit from Cuba and ceases operations at its 34 hotels on the Island

Hours-long wait to enter El Náutico: The reality of Cubans that Díaz-Canel did not see during his visit

Aging in Cuba is a struggle: miserable pensions, hunger, and neglect

Rancho Boyeros is falling apart: a call to rescue the "cathedral of Cuban livestock."

This is how the Chapel of the Servants of Mary in Camagüey looks, expropriated by the regime in 1961

Chess player Jesús Nogueiras accuses INDER of denying him a meal: "It's the result of not leaving Cuba."

Chernobyl? No, it's the old Coney Island of Havana turned into ruins

Ghost town? Gibara showcases empty beaches, deserted businesses, and a paralyzed economy

Vandalize plaque dedicated to Pablo Neruda at the Loma de la Cruz in Holguín

Destroyed banks, ruined swimming pools, and official silence: this is how the Ciudad Escolar Libertad in Havana survives

"Pay me 30,000 and I will keep it": a Cuban's proposal to the government of Matanzas

"And this is without a earthquake": Cubans faced with the destroyed streets of Havana

From architectural icon to symbol of neglect: residents report that the Focsa is falling apart amid alleged corruption

"A giant on the ground": Cubans mourn the destruction of a sugar mill in Holguín

From cradle of talent to ruin: neglect devours the emblematic Vocational José Martí of Holguín

Cubans: "Our Havana, our desolate Malecón"

Cuban laments the destruction of Puerto Escondido camping site: "This breaks my heart."

"It's like the country": The 'Pirijod de Manuel', the iconic underground pedestrian crossing of Holguín now abandoned

The invention of Tapia that ended up becoming the "lake of nightmares."

The Camagüey Ballet fights to avoid disappearing amidst "visible and painful" hardships

Abandonment consumes the Río Cristal recreational complex nine years after its costly renovation

Palacio de Aldama, another architectural gem being destroyed in Cuba

"Inflated Information": Cubans lash out at Cubadebate for praising the Family Care System

"My grandfather turned 88 years old without being able to gather his daughters": Cuban denounces isolation of rural communities in Cienfuegos

"We are hungry": residents of Baconao, Santiago de Cuba, denounce abandonment and isolation

Tarará: A Ghost Town in Cuba

El Mambisito: from playground to ruins—another recreational symbol of Holguín sinks

"I do not recognize my neighborhood with so much neglect": Cuban shows the streets of Manzanillo

"I had never seen Matanzas so dirty and dull": Cuban laments the city's deterioration

Cuban woman denounces complete abandonment in her municipality: No internet, no electricity, no water, no answers for the people

Abandonment turns the historic Lincoln Hotel into yet another ruin in Havana

A fallen sculpture base on the boulevard of Holguín has been blocking the way for over a month with no one removing it

Ruins in Cuba: What Remains of the Havana Yacht Club

"Total abandonment" of the Ateneo de Holguín: "It hurts to see it like this"

"Our Final Resting Place": Cuban laments the state of a cemetery in Santa Clara

The blinders of power: they denounce the disconnection of the ruling elite from the everyday crisis in Cuba

Partial collapse at an old café in Colón, Matanzas: authorities had warned about the danger since 2023

Without a fence or protection: vulnerable to looting, a monument honoring the mambises in Cárdenas, Matanzas

“Holguín hurts”: garbage, landfills, and neglect consume what was once Cuba's cleanest city