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Here's my problem - if Puerto Rico hasn't exploded as a tourist destination, and they're actually part of the U.S., why do we romanticize about a Cuba that hasn't existed in over 50 years - the tourist Cuba that was created by the U.S. mafia.

Here's my prediction - this is going to end badly when more people realize how fricked up Cuba is and it is the Castros' fault that it is so fricked up.

Cuba is already a tourist destination for most of the Western world. I've been, and I ran into tourists from all over Europe and Australia and Canada. Havana is a fabulous city (at least in the more accessible parts).

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 12/18/14 at 9:38 am to REG861

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Cuba is already a tourist destination for most of the Western world.

2.8 million - if they add 2 million, it might rival DR.

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I've been

Let's just assume for the sake of argument that it was legal for you to have done so - what is the draw of Cuba for the average American?

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Havana is a fabulous city

And I won't denigrate - New Orleans is a fabulous city to visit, as well, with a whole host of problems of its own.

But can the Cuban tourist infrastructure even compare to Florida's Gulf Coast, the Mexican Riviera, DR or the windward islands?

It's large and it was a gambling mecca in the 1950s. Beyond that, there is nothing particularly special about Cuba. If they do not allow some blended version of Communism and allow a profit motive to make it more welcoming, I continue to predict the surge will be a flash in the pan.

Now, if the Castros (and/or their successors - we're literally talking on a few years to go, now) allow enterprise zones and U.S./multinational corporations to heavily invest in large all-in-one resorts, they might have something.

What are the beaches like in Havana?

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