I saw this interesting article today, and it made me happy to see that the doors are opening for visitors from the US to travel to Cuba. With the proper regulatory framework in place, I think that the presence of Americans will not ruin the island any more than Canadians or Europeans, who have been visiting freely all this time. I do worry about economic exploitation, but perhaps we can trust that the Cuban people also care about this and will take measures to protect their own country and socialist identity.
A number of people I met there said that we were the first Americans they had ever met, and they were pleasantly surprised. They had been told by the [tourists from white non-US countries] that we are all rude! I hope that this is soon to change. I would like to see us cleaning up our image around the globe with sensitive traveling and ethical (non-exploitative) investment:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32485823
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