Tara Mashkiewicz
Canadian traveler who recently returned from Varadero, Cuba, sharing firsthand observations about tourism decline, hotel conditions, and local impacts of fuel shortages.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 24min
No fuel, no tourists: What's at stake for Cuba?
Ricardo Torres, Cuban economist analyzing the island's economic and political strains. Rory Nickel, Guardian correspondent reporting daily life in Havana amid shortages. Tara Mashkiewicz, Canadian traveler sharing firsthand scenes from Varadero. They discuss fuel blackouts, collapsing transport and tourist numbers, impacts on public services, government responses, and geopolitical pressure shaping Cuba's near future.
