Miami's Little Havana: A Cultural Pulse

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Miami's Little Havana pulsates with Cuban culture through vibrant music, traditional cuisine, and political discussions, serving as a reminder of both the past and aspirations for the future.

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• It begins with the soft beat of the bongos, the two drums connected to each other.
• After a while, maracas and the güiro, a percussion instrument made from a calabash, join in.
• The evening has only just begun, but it is already difficult to get a table at Cuba Ocho.
• Located on the main street, Calle Ocho, this is one of the most popular clubs in Little Havana.
• Tourists and regulars come for the concerts, to drink mojitos and cuba libres, to view the paintings by Cuban artists hanging on the walls, near the ceiling, painted on the table tops.
• It is there to be enjoyed!” says Roberto Ramos, Cuba Ocho’s owner.
• In 1992, at the age of just 17, Roberto Ramos sailed from Havana to the coast of Key West, Florida.
• He was just 90 miles from his dream life in the USA and one of hundreds of thousands of Cubans (no one knows the exact number) who have tried to reach the United States by sea over the years.
• Roberto sailed on a fishing boat with his first small art collection hidden below deck, while others sailed on rafts made of planks, polystyrene and tractor inner tubes – sometimes even surfboards.
• Many of them settled in Little Havana, a neighbourhood born out of homesickness for the real thing, the taste of sweet mangoes and fried cassava mingling with the garlic, herbs and oil scent of mojo verde sauce.

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