Ruins

Bruno Rodríguez says that Cuba "is not an ineffective state," while everyday reality contradicts the official narrative

Cuban socialism perfects its art of creating ruins: the XI Festival de Alamar nearly reduced to rubble

Institutional indifference allows a bush to gradually destroy the walls of the José White hall in Matanzas

Japanese Park of Camagüey: From Fun to Abandonment and Oblivion

Another historic gem abandoned and in ruins: the old Holguín-Gibara railway station is now a dump

Iconic sculpture on the boulevard of Holguín could collapse due to deterioration of its base and inaction by authorities

Cubans nostalgically remember the Lai-Lai Chinese restaurant in Varadero, now in ruins

The Two Faces of Tarará: A Coastal City Between Abandonment and Opulence

Boca Ciega, from paradise to ghost town: showcasing abandonment and ruins of a vacation destination in Havana

Neglect and lack of maintenance exacerbate the deterioration of the emblematic Mirador de Guisa in Granma

They lament the destruction of the Guanabo Lyceum: "It’s as if a war has passed through."

Desecration and abandonment: This is how the municipal cemetery of Mayabe looks

Cuban finance expert links the lack of free market to social collapse in Cuba

Total abandonment of the historic Convent of Los Escolapios in Guanabacoa is reported

Housing crisis in Cuba: families living in abandoned hospital in Pinar del Río

Cuba and the Art of Creating Ruins: Amidst Debris and Abandonment, the Suárez Gayol Stadium in Mariel is in Decline

"Cuba is a beautiful country, but over time, everything has been destroyed": Youth laments neglect in Baracoa and sparks a debate

"A miracle that they haven't stolen everything that remains": this is what the abandoned hotel in Cayo Coco looks like

“They have destroyed our country and our memories”: he returns to his sports school 13 years later and finds devastation

The official press admits it: Cuba is a nation full of ailments

This is what it’s like to live among ruins in Cuba: the reality of the Riomar building as shown by a YouTuber

The Casino of Santa Fe: The ruins of a gaming hall, luxury, and smuggling in Havana

Transforming ruins into beautiful places: Susely Morfa wants Santa Clara boulevard to be "the prettiest" in Cuba

Not for the nostalgic: This is how the famous Comodoro nightclub looks now, once the epicenter of Havana's entertainment scene

Drowned on its own shore, the San Pedro campsite in Artemisa is losing the battle against neglect

Guantánamo forgets its heroes: San Rafael Cemetery languishes amidst ruins, garbage, and official neglect

"Problem solved": Government restricts landslide zones in a well-known Cuban municipality

Another Cuban cemetery in ruins: Official press reveals shocking images

From Glory to Ruins: The Sad Fate of the Marianao Racetrack

Heritage at the limit: Ciego de Ávila without sufficient resources to reverse the deterioration of its monuments

Carlos Baliño Museum: National Monument abandoned during the centenary of the first Communist Party of Cuba

Despingovery Channel arrives at the ruins of the Higher Institute of Art: “You can't miss it.”

This is how El Dorado in Boca Ciega looks, another abandoned site in Cuba: "Not even a shadow of what it used to be years ago."

Cubana laments the state of La Esquina de Tejas: "It is very sad to see this popular place in such condition today."

Workers' villas in Cuba vanish amid neglect and transfers

Cuban shows Havana from the perspective of the everyday Cuban: "The one that tourist promotions don't sell you."

From 3.4 to over 100 million pesos: cost overruns and delays in the repair of the Morón Railway Terminal

A giant rocket forgotten in the Everglades: This is what the secret NASA facility in Florida looks like today

Abandonment and Desolation: What Remains of Lenin Park in Havana

The British newspaper The Times describes the reality of Cuba: "A country in ruins, where people suffer from hunger."

Pedagogical school in ruins evokes sadness in Cuba

Havana Biennial: Art or Decadence in the Ruins of the Malecón?

The ruins of the Tívoli Brewery in Havana

Marcelo Salado Social Club: From the splendor of Jaimanitas to the ruin of oblivion

Homeless families occupy the ruins of the Riomar building in Havana

Ruins of the old RCA Victor store in Havana disappear

This is how the hospital built by President Grau San Martín in Pinar del Río looks

Casino Español de La Habana: Another lost gem due to neglect

El Golfito de Alamar in Havana will reopen after years of neglect

Part of the roof collapses from the facade of a polyclinic in Havana

Cuba is crumbling: A walk down San Lázaro street in 2024

An abandoned building collapses after heavy rains in Matanzas

Facade of building near the Saratoga hotel collapses

Residents of a 20-story building in Havana denounce the "hell" they are living in

Mothers protest over poor conditions of the warehouse where their children will study in Holguín

Cuban actor shows destruction in Havana: "The effect of the bomb called socialism"

The ruins they leave us

They transform a ruined school in the countryside into a quail farm in Pinar del Río

They demand the restoration of the iconic beach resort of San Miguel de los Baños in Matanzas

In ruins and filled with garbage: Official press laments the decline of Alamar's beaches