Transport is a major problem in Cuba. After the collapse of communism in Russia the Cubans no longer had a market for their sugar cane and no access to subsidised oil from Russia. The economy became desperate overnight and tourists were allowed in to try and fill the gap - transport is still one of the biggest issues though and cars and lorries have to stop to fill up with people on their way to or from work - professionals are hired to flag a vehicle down and fill it up (our coach driver knew he would have to carry strangers on the 1000km journey back to Holguin from Havanna when we went home). The lorry above is typical of a people-carrier cuban-style. Ricardo also told us of stretch ladders that had been welded to make taxies hold more people. We kept our eyes peeled but never saw one until we reached Havanna and someone pointed out a Lada that had been stretched by welding an extra row of seats in the middle ...