Festival of the Ages Kyoto 2013
Workers at a mattress shop in Alamar, the largest public housing project in Cuba, assemble stuffing on a mattress in front of a portrait of Che Guevara, the legendary hero of the Cuban revolution, Alamar, Cuba. New mattresses cost about 200 convertible pesos or more - some $250 U.S., which is out of reach for many Cubans. Even a re-stuffed mattress costs 40 to 50 convertible pesos - equal to two or three month's salary. So mattresses are coveted. They're not tossed aside or thrown away. No one leaves them at the curb for someone to pick up.
On Friday evening, Cuban rums arrives at a mattress shop in Alamar, the largest public housing project in Cuba, Alamar, Cuba.