Moron Cuba Sketchymemeories Contest Submission

A few of us hired a car from two resort workers who were side hustling to go to Moron for the day. It was $50 for 24 hours which included a driver and a couple of bottles of liquor. We wanted the real tour, an authentic experience, so we headed off across a bridge to the mainland, passing the security checkpoint as Cayo Coco is not for locals and entered communist Cuba.

Morón

The roads were pretty empty and it was a weekday, not so many people had cars and there were donkeys pulling carts and farm animals on the roads. Most of the city looked like it needed a fresh coat of paint and many roads weren't paved. Our first stop was at a bank on the main strip to get money for shopping, not that we'd need much. In Moron there is nothing to buy, the store was pretty empty, there wasn't much except coffee, rum, cigarettes, a few essentials and some random food products. There weren't many stores or restaurants and for a town of 60k people, saying it lacked services is an understatement.

We ate at some restaurant which was just in someone's house with no signs, probably the drivers' friend who got a kickback. It was some seafood feast that was surprisingly expensive and not that great but who were we to argue. We then asked where to buy souvenirs and were taken to a shack in someone's backyard (more kickbacks) and I bought this mask.

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