La antigua fábrica de cerveza “La tropical” ubicada en el Municipio Cerro de La Habana, está rodeada de escombros. En 1958 “La Tropical” era la mayor cervecería de Cuba, produciendo el 58% de la producción anual de cerveza con las marcas La Tropical, Cristal, Tropical 50 y Maltina. En 1960 La Tropical fue expropiada por el régimen castrocomunista.
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00:00 Because for years they have been fixing the water system.
00:04 Years.
00:05 They fixed this part here, supposedly.
00:08 This part is fixed.
00:10 Look.
00:11 They are working.
00:13 Slowly.
00:15 This is the work that takes the longest.
00:17 70 years.
00:18 Look, family.
00:19 Look, family.
00:20 That you see there, was the old factory.
00:24 And this is the new one.
00:26 But look at what the neighbors here are facing.
00:34 Look.
00:35 For years they have thrown all this debris here.
00:39 Look.
00:40 Look.
00:41 Because for years they have been fixing this here, the water system.
00:46 Years.
00:47 It has been like this and the problem has not been solved.
00:50 This is here.
00:52 In the city of water, the one that has the mountain there.
00:58 Look.
00:59 Look where they opted to throw all the garbage.
01:05 Look.
01:06 For years this has been like this.
01:09 Where the neighbors say that for their houses everything is full of dust.
01:16 And everything is contaminated inside their homes.
01:20 Look.
01:23 How many years waiting for this situation to be solved.
01:30 Years waiting for this situation.
01:33 In the meantime, everything ...
01:34 Are they going to close again now?
01:36 To continue and they have not yet finished.
01:38 In the meantime, there is dust in their homes.
01:41 Oh my God, don't tell me that.
01:43 I have the children who are going.
01:45 Due to this ...
01:46 I have the children who are going.
01:48 Do many come here sick?
01:50 No, there are about four or ten because they are allergic to chronic.
01:53 Look, with all this rot that is there.
01:56 Imagine if you.
01:57 God save your children.
02:00 Look, look.
02:06 Look at reality, look.
02:08 The situation.
02:15 Look at this, family.
02:21 This is what no one tells you.
02:23 Look at the water.
02:25 Look how it comes out.
02:28 This was already fixed here supposedly.
02:30 This part is already fixed.
02:31 Look.
02:39 Everything they fix, they do it wrong.
02:45 Look.
02:47 If this is the part that is fixed and you saw how the water is thrown.
02:50 Tell me in that part that still.
02:53 They haven't even started.
02:55 This has been in this situation for years.
02:58 These are the waterworks of Havana.
03:13 It is being worked on.
03:25 Slowly.
03:28 This is the work that takes the longest.
03:30 Seventy years.
03:31 Look, family.
03:33 This is reality, look.
03:40 Look.
03:45 The neighbors have already forgotten the date.
03:47 That this is how it is.
03:51 They come, they do the paripé, they are going to start working.
03:54 You will see, family, that this is going to be fixed right now.
03:57 Yes, look right now.
03:59 Look.
04:02 This is the truth.
04:05 Of the liars.
04:07 Look.
04:09 Reporting for ADN Cuba, Carlos Milanés.
04:11 Curioses Algonquia.
04:13 Look, family.
04:16 Look, the pipes are where they go.
04:18 To my liking and to nothing.
04:20 (gentle music)
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