Cuba's new luxury hotels look to lure waves of US tourists
Real estate redevelopment in the communist country heats up as Havana's relations with Washington grow warmer
Havana
IN Havana's Parque Central, shady stone benches and graceful palm trees beckon to mojito-sipping tourists and locals gathering to shoot the breeze. The gathering spot, in the centre of town, is surrounded by horse-drawn carriages and long lines of colourful finned-and-chromed 1950s cars.
But more utilitarian vehicles have recently begun circling the square: construction equipment transforming old buildings into luxury hotels. As Cuba's relationship with the United States grows warmer, real estate redevelopment is heating up, too.
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