For nearly fifty years the US has held an embargo over trade and travel to Cuba. Recently a bill was introduced to potentially lift this ban, which would enable American citizen to fly directly to Cuba and would reopen possibilities for the exchange of goods.
Last Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee approved House Resolution 4645, which would lift the travel ban to Cuba, the only country in the world to which the U.S. government prohibits visits by its citizens.
This is great news for the over 1,600,000 legal Cuban Americans and will likely result in a lift to the economy in Cuba; but for those of us who have been traveling to Cuba throughout the ban, we can’t help but wonder whether this will be the end of the beautiful island that time seems to have forgotten? How quickly will MacDonalds and Walmart move in?
What do you think?
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Amy Thibodeau is originally from the Canadian Prairies, spent the last few years in one of the world's greatest cities, London, UK and is spending the next year traveling around the world. She is interested in everything, but lately is mostly fixated on travel, food, art, politics, creative writing, cuddly animals and experimenting with different kinds of photography. You can find her on her personal blog 
