Cuba, A Whisper of Light

[Luis Gonzalez]

Cuba, A Whisper of Light

The Last Wire

Cuba is going dark before nightfall.

Across the island, power cuts last for hours. Water runs dry. Food grows scarce. Hospitals strain. Entire neighborhoods fall silent when the lights go out. This is no longer just Havana’s story. From provincial cities to rural towns, Cuba is living through its deepest crisis in decades.

And yet, in kitchens and stairwells, in whispered conversations and fleeting messages sent when the signal returns, something else is stirring. Since the collapse of Venezuela’s regime, rumors have spread. Quietly. Carefully. What if the balance has shifted? What if the pressure building outside the island is finally beginning to matter?

Cuba, A Whisper of Light looks beyond the capital to the entire island, tracing daily life under scarcity, the steady exodus of its people, and the uncertain role the United States may now be playing in Cuba’s future.

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The satellite graphic is quite striking. It is reminiscent of the now-ubiquitous comparative image of North and South Korea, only in this case: one becomes the other in a matter of hours.
 
I was curious as to why the only place where the lights stay on (or even get brighter) seems to be Mantanzas, on the North coast, east of Havana.

[Luis Gonzalez]

The satellite graphic is quite striking. It is reminiscent of the now-ubiquitous comparative image of North and South Korea, only in this case: one becomes the other in a matter of hours.
 
I was curious as to why the only place where the lights stay on (or even get brighter) seems to be Mantanzas, on the North coast, east of Havana.

Well, La Habana (yes, we spell it incorrectly) is the capital, so that will get whatever light is available.

Matanzas, like La Habana, is a seaport.