Photos Copyright 1998 by Michael A. Schwarz.
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In the shadows of a fading building, goods are bought, sold and bartered. Police ignore the illegal activity.

CUBA IS CRUMBLING

While the infrastructure of Cuba falls apart, its people adapt, turning to increasingly tolerated private enterprise and religion.

Fidel Castro addresses the people on national TV.


Maria Elena Gutierez arrives at the Palace
of Matrimony in Havana, for her marriage
to Eliezer Lozada Casanova

Elena Darlington Millen, 48, is baptised at Fuente de Vida Pentecostal
church in Havana, by Pastor Jaime Rodriquez, left and Fidel Ortiz

Isabel Nou Pons,40, during Sunday services at
Fuente de Vida Pentecostal church in Havana.







A broken down car and a bicycle taxi share the road along Havana's Malecón.

 

About the photographer
Michael A. Schwarz is a freelance editorial and corporate photojournalist based in Atlanta, GA. His work can often be found in Fortune, The Chronicle of Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week, National Geographic Traveler, and USA Today. He can be reached at ms@michaelschwarz.com or 404-687-8127. Return to Schwarz Illustrated Home Page.
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