Latin American Countries Visited

[caribny]

Originally Posted by Antequera

It's the heavily anti-Castro Cuban lobby that prevents the US from lifting its outdated policy on Cuba. I mean if US can have diplomatic relations with Venezuela, Vietnam, China, Turkmenistan, Bolivia, it can have such relations with Cuba.

While I don't necessarily defend the embargo even you must concede that the Castros are an anachronistic bunch of brutes and that Cubans have a right to determine whether they wish that regime to continue to govern or not.

[cholo57]

Back on topic.

Lived in:

Ecuador (migrated at a young age)

Been to/thru:

México (border areas)
Honduras
Panamá
Colombia

Will go/visit upon retirement:

Panamá (Panamá city, Canal zone)

Colombia
Cartagena (La Heróica) , Barranquilla (Curramba) for Carnival

Perú
Máncora, Lima, Cuzco (Machu Pichu), Loreto (Amazon region)

Chile
Santiago, Valparaíso, Puerto Montt

[Antequera]

Originally Posted by caribny

While I don't necessarily defend the embargo even you must concede that the Castros are an anachronistic bunch of brutes and that Cubans have a right to determine whether they wish that regime to continue to govern or not.

Of course, the only reason US had a problem with Cuba was because of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now in 2014, when Cuba's economy is actually becoming more diversified and is opening up, US has a golden opportunity to mend relations. Why in the world would Cubans be enemies of the US?

[Catbelle]

I've been to Mexico and Haiti.