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A bank in the center of Havana where people gather around "La Rampa," one of the new WiFi spots in the city, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

"El Pachi" has a butcher shop next to the new U.S. Embassy in Havana, where the U.S. flag-raising ceremony was to occur. But, the day was business as usual for him at his "Carnicería," Aug. 14, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

The criminal court is seen in front of the Cuban capital building, which is closed for repairs. Photo taken as the sun was setting in Havana, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Men sell coconut water in the working-class neighborhood of Jaimanita, in Havana, Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Yusdel Marrero, 33, is a driver because it allows him to make more money, even though he went to school and graduated as a transportation engineer. He rests on the doorframe of his childhood home in the working-class neighborhood of Jaimanita, in Havana, Cuba, Aug.

A Cuban man looks into the street from his balcony, in Havana, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Young boys wear the colors of the American flag outside the U.S. Embassy minutes before the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for the official flag-raising ceremony, Aug. 14, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Street art and a reliable transportation method in Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Men stand on the balcony of a house in Havana which is being condemned by the government due to its condition, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA).

Little brothers play in a public park in Havana, Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/ VOA)

An image of Hugo Chavez is seen in street art, Havana, Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Galeabo Park has become a gathering place for dozens of Cubans who are taking advantage of WiFi access, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

A working-class kitchen is seen in a Havana home, Aug. 13, 2015. New refrigerators are sometimes given out by the government. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Laundry is placed to dry on ropes installed on almost every balcony in Havana, Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

"Caballito" is the name given by Cuban people to police motorcycles like this one parked in front of the Museo de la Revolucion (Museum of the Revolution) in Havana, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Outside Jose Martí International Airport of Havana, Cuba, Aug.13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

CUC, the money foreigners receive when they exchange U.S. dollars, Aug. 13, 2015. $1 gets you around .83 CUC. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

View of a neighborhood from above, in the heart of Havana, Cuba, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)

Old cars and rustic transportation methods are the norm around Cuba. These two were parked in front of the Museo de la Revolucion (Museum of the Revolution) in Havana, Aug. 13, 2015. (Celia Mendoza/VOA)