Photographer Nikos Economopoulos was present in Cuba during the weeks preceding the announcement that Cuban-US diplomatic relations would normalize. Here are his photos of daily life in the colorful cities of Havana and Trinidad; scenes that will be considerably different in the future, given the expected economic activity that will result from an improved relationship with Cuba's big neighbor to the north.

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