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Rigoberto DIAZ, with Gerard MARTINEZ in Miami

With Little To Buy, Cubans Abroad Send Home Food, Not Money

Maria Paez unpacks a box of food items sent from her children in Miami to Havana (Credit: AFP)

Maria Paez feels relieved after receiving a package of food items including eggs, ham, and yogurt from her children in Miami -- bought online and shipped to Havana.

These days, with a severe economic crisis and food shortages, Cubans abroad increasingly prefer to send care packages to family back home, rather than cash transfers.

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