US companies assess a beachhead in Cuba

By Julie Creswell
Updated December 19 2014 - 4:28pm, first published 3:51pm
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
The prospects for companies selling consumer goods are less certain as the majority of Cubans have very little disposable income.
The prospects for companies selling consumer goods are less certain as the majority of Cubans have very little disposable income.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.
A Che Guevara painting on a house in Havana: The memory of socialism is quickly fading as US companies are gearing up to conquer the island nation.

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