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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Rodrguez

Ingenuity at sea: Cubans use makeshift rafts known as 'corchos' to catch elusive fish

Cuba Makeshift Rafts - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

From a distance, they look like tiny white dots floating on the sea. But get closer, and you’ll see people sitting on polyfoam rectangles.

They are fishermen floating on makeshift rafts that have become common on the waters off the coast of Havana, as Cubans find innovative ways to fish in a country where it’s complicated — if not impossible — to buy a fishing boat.

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