Interesting little facts about Cuba

In 2015, President Barack Obama lifted the US embargo against Cuba, which existed 54 years ago, since 1960. This event hoped to change the relationship between the two countries. The US said: 'Increasing tourism and trade from the United States will improve the lives of Cubans.'

Here are the things you may not know about Cuba:

1. Only 5% of people have access to the Internet

You cannot own a computer in Cuba until 2008. Currently, the Internet in this country is classified as the world's most censored censorship.

According to the Cuban government, in 2011, only 25% of the population had access to the Internet. Up to now, the number of people allowed to access is only 5%. Here, you can access Facebook, Twitter but can't access YouTube.

Most people do not have Internet access at home and must go to government controlled cafes.

While the price of Internet access here is 6USD - 10USD per hour, the average income of Cuban people is only about 20USD per month. Therefore, for many years, Cuban people often download data to USB, then share with each other.

2. Successfully manufacturing lung cancer vaccines

After 25 years of research, Cuba has developed a vaccine against lung cancer. The active ingredient in the vaccine is a protein found in our bodies when cancer is uncontrolled. This vaccine has been tested on 1000 patients in Cuba. Gisela Gonzalez, the lead researcher of the project, told the Chinese newspaper Xinhuanet: "Drugs can control chronic cancer with antibodies against proteins that cause uncontrolled cell development. control. This vaccine cannot prevent the disease but can significantly improve the condition of patients with severe illness. "

3. Coca Cola selling is illegal

You can buy a Coca Cola bottle anywhere in the world except North Korea and Cuba.

4. In 1959, Castro banned Cubans from buying new cars

In 1959, Cubans were banned from buying new cars. If you come here, you will see on the way mainly classic cars. By 2013, the law changed, buying new cars became easier. For example, in 2014, the modern Peugeot model was sold at dealers in Havana for $ 262,000.

5. Cubans are not allowed to use mobile phones until 2008

Telecommunications in Cuba is extremely complicated. In 2010, Cuba had 1 million people using mobile phones, while that figure in 2009 was only 621,000. In 2008, the government allowed people to use mobile phones and as a result, 330,000 Cuban people visited.

The majority of Cuban people are not eligible to pay for mobile use comfortably because the price of mobile services here is quite expensive.

In particular, Americans cannot use their phones in Cuba. ETECSA is a national telephone company, now they have roaming agreements with most major phone companies, except Americans.