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The so-called fast lines were also repaired. They are actually the main
streets of the capital, as the Avenue of
Mayors (Paseo) and the Avenue of the
Presidents (G), the street Linea and
others. It’s something that always happens when an important personality
visits Cuba, like Pope Francis, but this
time everything went a bit beyond.
However, the reality of the peripheral
neighborhoods did not change. It never
changes, no matter who visits the country. There was no wall or curb in the

privileged streets that did not feel the
weight of masons and painters. All was
done in record time, but the quality is
something else. Many were true abstract
works, because the main goal was not to
embellish, but to mask the true reality
with a little rouge. As they say in good
Cuban, we have bread for today and
hunger for tomorrow. Some streets were
re-patched. I say so because when a
street is asphalted to fill an old pothole,
such a superficial repair will become a
new pothole sooner or later.

Asphalting the 11 Street at the intersection with 18 Street
Many institutions also benefited, like
the polyclinics under the rule of the
Public Health Ministry. They were
repaired even in the presence of the
public. If someone was being treated for
an infection at that time, his or her
medical condition surely got complicated, because there was plenty of clutter

and dust. The Latin American Stadium,
home of the capital’s baseball team,
Industriales, especially benefited becauase it was repaired like never before.
Since the stadium is located in the midst
of the municipality El Cerro, all the
surroundings were repaired to deliver a
good image. Hence, the American
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