FILE PHOTO: People try to get a once-monthly ration of chicken, during a blackout, at a small state-run market in Santiago, Cuba, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (Reuters) - A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba's second-largest city, sweating and shouting, jostling for a chance at a once-monthly ration of chicken.
A pound bag of thighs is going for a bargain 20 pesos - about a nickel at the black-market exchange rate - but furor devolves to chaos as word spreads there may not be enough for everyone.
