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>Julio Diez invited us to his house for coffee. His wife, Maria, was not
>thrilled that her husband had brought home guests without telling her, but
>she came around and was friendly before we left. Their grandson, Diego,
>who goes to the university in Havana, brought two doves that he had
>killed. Later, Julio's sons returned from hunting with double-barreled
>shotguns. Julio was very proud of his farm and wanted to show us his
>pigs. When Tom asked if the coffee was local, Julio pointed to the bushes
>in his yard. I've posted a few photos from our visit:
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>http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/159408716
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>and hit Next until the end. It's a mixture of B&W and color but I have
>both versions of most photos.
>
These are the images of Cuba that I was anxious to see, as you had
candidly depicted rural life in Viet Nam earlier. Maria has the look of
someone who has had a life of hard work.
Some of the best coffee to be found in the Caribbean comes from Puerto
Rico. When we would drive down to Ponce we would have to drive through a
narrow valley that had a coffee mill. The aroma was overwhelming. You could
not stomach black Puerto Rican coffee, instead you drank cafe con leche (coffee
with milk). There is a coffee shop on Manhattan at 12th St. and 5th Ave. that
makes it just right. Nobody there speaks a word of English.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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