Cocodrillo
Digital Photographs

Select shots from Cuba, a nation still mysterious to many Americans. After more than half a century of harsh travel restrictions in response to Fidel Castro's rise to power and the subsequent Cuban Missile Crisis, the crocodile-shaped island country has recently been opened to Americans for strictly sanctioned and monitored educational trips. Though the American trade blockade still persists today, US-Cuba relations continue to slowly improve out of the eye of popular media.