Cuba is a country that stood still in the 1960s; visiting it is, in effect, a journey into the past. Its American cars are preserved like rolling jewels, while the streets of Old Havana—along with the Malecón, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, and Santiago—feature beautiful colonial architecture that transports us into a setting reminiscent of a 1950s film. The Cuban people are well aware of the value of the heritage they inherited following the 1959 revolution; however, the country’s economic conditions force them to prioritize daily survival over the preservation of this legacy. Only international aid has made it possible to restore parts of Havana, even as time has remained frozen—a result of both Castro’s policies and the U.S. embargo.