Unlocking Cuba
A taxi driver hangs onto his hat while driving his vintage convertible along the Malecon in Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A vintage Chevrolet passes Cubans sitting on the seawall along the Malecon in Havana.
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A young man waits for a ride near a mural of Che Guevara in Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A view of the skyline toward Old Havana from the rooftop bar of La Guarida restaurant in central Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A couple chat on a street corner in Old Havana, Cuba.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Dancers in the Plaza de Armas in Old Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)The Lobby Bar at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A taxi driver sits in his vintage American car in Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Yovanni Gavilan blows smoke after rolling a cigar at a Pinar del Rio tobacco farm on April 20, 2015. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A young boy relaxes on a apartment step in Havana.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)Cubans on Santa Maria del Mar beach near Havana, Cuba, on April 18, 2015. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)A produce vendor waits for customers in an Old Havana alleyway.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)