Word: vibora
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Southward lies the dilapidated neighborhood known as La Vibora. There, a gaggle of elderly women cluster in a disintegrating foyer. Pointing to one in the group, they say, Talk to her. She is the anti-revolutionary. Asking to be called Luisa, the 66-year-old mother of an exile is glad President Bill Clinton cut off remittances, even if it means no more money from her son in California. "He pockets the money anyway," she says. Who? "Fidel. Who else?" Alarmed, her companions shush her, and she lowers her voice. "I'd rather suffer a little more than see this...
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