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The U.S. Blockade of Cuba Causes Children to Miss School

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HAVANA-Axisa and Aron Alfonso, two brothers of 6 and 7 years of age in western Cuba, are more fortunate than most of their classmates: their father takes them on horseback to school, a mile and a half away.Children and teachers who live further away depend on a broken-down yellow school bus from the Soviet era that no longer appears.Often, teachers do not come to class, so the Alfonso family and their horse, Chocolate, turn around and go home.
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With schools already in difficulty, Cuba anticipates the end of the school year because of the shortage of fuel caused by the US oil blockade

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HAVANA-Axisa and Aron Alfonso, two brothers of 6 and 7 years of age in western Cuba, are more fortunate than most of their classmates: their father takes them on horseback to school, a mile and a half away.Children and teachers who live further away depend on a broken-down yellow school bus from the Soviet era that no longer appears.Often, teachers do not come to class, so the Alfonso family and their horse, Chocolate, turn around and go home.

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Vanguardia broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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