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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Ruth Morris
HAVANA _ No es facil, goes the Cuban refrain. It's not easy.
There are blackouts, overloaded buses and empty shelves, and now after Hurricane Wilma, about 2,000 damaged homes, many flooded up to their ceilings. Recovery comes slow. With average salaries at $12 a month, and no insurance, a refrigerator often represents a life's savings.
"I don't want to be rich," one woman told me as the storm surge receded, "but to survive a little better."
Cubans have been coping with...
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