Here’s What Happens To Entrepreneurs In Cuba
By Mark Perry on April 13, 2009 | More Posts By Mark Perry | Author's Website
Why was this famous Havana restaurant (”Huron Azul” pictured above) closed down by Cuban authorities, and why was its owner Juan Carlos Fernandez Garcia arrested?
The list of the restaurant owner’s “crimes” includes: Selling “prohibited food” such as lobster and beef; having more than twelve seats in the restaurant; giving credit to local artists who eat there; being an active patron of the arts; paying a huge electricity bill; having a lot of cash that allowed the owner to “maintain an extravagant lifestyle”; and-what nerve-wanting to open a restaurant in Milan, Italy.
Read more here (be sure to check out the slideshow).
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