Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Cubans travel to Mexico to purchase items sold on the black market on the island

Cubans travel to Mexico to purchase items sold on the black market on the island

The breeze was barely moving and the humidity was unbearable. Outside Terminal 2 of the Cancun International Airport, Juan Ernesto waited for his brother’s arrival on an Aeromexico flight from Havana. It was Jonathan’s first trip abroad.

The goal: to buy merchandise he could sell later on the island. “What’s selling most in Cuba right now are toiletries,” said Juan Ernesto.

Products like disposable diapers, soap, toothpaste, shampoo and hair conditioner are among the top items, said Juan Ernesto, who asked that his full name not be revealed for fear that Cuban customs . . .

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