RE: Cambiando a Cuba Libre

  • Posted by DeanSMS
  • Wednesday, November 7, 2007

THPrincess commented, “Is Cuba Libre a cigar? I am answering here instead in the comment area because other readers may be wondering about this reference.

Before the communist revolution of 1959, foreigners such as Americans like the newspaperman Ernest Hemingway made Cuba the sun and sin capital of the world. Cuba has never really been a democracy. The foreigners toasted to “liberty” with the native drink of rum & coke (called Cuba Libre or Free Cuba). I don’t believe they meant Castro to be the one to free Cuba since they all fled the island quickly upon F. Castro’s, the current tyrant, rise to power.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 23:55

I don’t like Rum and coke. Can I toast to a free Cuba with a mojito?



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