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Vision of Mariel Special Development Zone at buildout

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Data, maps and charts

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U.S. scheduled flights 61 7

Bids for scheduled flights for scheduled Bids Cuba warns of warns Cuba 60 9

Havana International Agriculture/environment U.S., Cuba sign sign Cuba U.S., 13 15

: Capacity glut ahead ahead glut : Capacity

Playa Airport next drough next 16

56 Ferries Investment projects at Mariel projects Investment 17

Cuba’s wish list, Part 3: 3: Part list, Cuba’s wish Ports cross-border protection marine agreement 54 18

: Heavy on Havana and South Florida South and on Havana : Heavy : Bottleneck Havana : Bottleneck

Hotel operating agreements operating Hotel 52 Ports : Losing traffic to other airports other to traffic : Losing Cuba’s wish list, Part 2: 2: Part list, Cuba’s wish : Expanding Cuba’s terminal No. 2cargo : Expanding Back on track? on track? Back t 21 Investment opportunities Neglected but dense Neglected Cuba’s wish list, Part 1: Part list, Cuba’s wish Cuba tries to revive passenger rail passenger revive to tries Cuba : Cienfuegos will get cruise terminal cruise get will : Cienfuegos 50 23

Energy/infrastructure

Cuba’s network road 29 : Alternative to Martí International? Martí to : Alternative Sluggish evolution Sluggish to Europe-Central America route America Europe-Central to

A game changer: changer: Agame 47 The electric grid electric The Telecommunications Trade Completing the National Expressway National the Completing 31

have potential potential have

45 Tourism &infrastructure 40 34 Shipping giant adds Mariel Mariel adds giant Shipping

38 36 Internet access in Cuba: in access Internet Long neglected, neglected, Long As purchasing As power rises, domestic tourism thrives Ready for the U.S. wave? U.S. Ready for the

Customer satisfaction: satisfaction: Customer The next megaproject: megaproject: The next Q&A: How to put together How put to together Q&A: a big real estate deal in Cuba in deal estate real a big Cuba’s tourism infrastructure Cuba’s tourism Reinventing Havana Harbor Havana Reinventing Cayo Coco vs. Punta Cana Punta vs. Coco Cayo Tourism investments Tourism : In search of new solutions of new search : In : goods exports