Photos: Cuba prepares for Obama
- Updated
Obama will be the first president to set foot Cuba in more than 80 years. Preparations are underway, along with daily activities.
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
Tourists ride a vintage American convertible as they drive next to the American flag and a Cuban flag at the United States embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to the island on March 20, the first U.S. presidential trip to Havana in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
A bicycle taxi rides past a building painted with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara, along with the Spanish slogan "Always toward victory!" in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
A young man does a backflip into the water in Havana's waterfront, while his friends look in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
Boxing team members from the province of Havana practice in a park in Old Havana Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
A poster features portraits of Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama and reads in Spanish "Welcome to Cuba" outside a restaurant in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Obama is scheduled to travel to the island on March 20, the first U.S. presidential trip to Havana in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
People walk past a home decorated with a Cuban flag and images of revolutionary heroes Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
Police stand watch at the edge of Cathedral Square, two days ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. During his three-day trip to the communist island, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, Obama will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
A dog mingles with tourists and Cubans in Cathedral Square in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the communist island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
People walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Barack Obama, Raul Castro
- Andrew Harnik
- Updated
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro before a bilateral meeting at United Nations headquarters. Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing Cuba's communist leaders to change their ways. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
Youths spend the afternoon at Havana's Malecon, in Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
- Updated
A young man who calls himself MK, wearing a handkerchief with the American flag on his head, poses for a photo in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
A man walks past a building painted with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara, along with the Spanish slogan "Always toward victory!" in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
Boys play a version of tag atop remnants of colonial era fortifications in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
A loose cable dangles from above as people walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
- Updated
People walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
Tourists ride a vintage American convertible as they drive next to the American flag and a Cuban flag at the United States embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to the island on March 20, the first U.S. presidential trip to Havana in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
A bicycle taxi rides past a building painted with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara, along with the Spanish slogan "Always toward victory!" in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
A young man does a backflip into the water in Havana's waterfront, while his friends look in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
Boxing team members from the province of Havana practice in a park in Old Havana Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
A poster features portraits of Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama and reads in Spanish "Welcome to Cuba" outside a restaurant in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Obama is scheduled to travel to the island on March 20, the first U.S. presidential trip to Havana in nearly 90 years. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
People walk past a home decorated with a Cuban flag and images of revolutionary heroes Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
Police stand watch at the edge of Cathedral Square, two days ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. During his three-day trip to the communist island, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, Obama will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
A dog mingles with tourists and Cubans in Cathedral Square in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the communist island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
People walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Barack Obama, Raul Castro
- Andrew Harnik
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro before a bilateral meeting at United Nations headquarters. Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing Cuba's communist leaders to change their ways. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
Youths spend the afternoon at Havana's Malecon, in Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba Obama
- Ramon Espinosa
A young man who calls himself MK, wearing a handkerchief with the American flag on his head, poses for a photo in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to the communist island March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting president in nearly 90 years he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend a baseball exhibition game. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
APTOPIX Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
A man walks past a building painted with a Cuban flag and an image of Che Guevara, along with the Spanish slogan "Always toward victory!" in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
Boys play a version of tag atop remnants of colonial era fortifications in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
A loose cable dangles from above as people walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Cuba Obama
- Rebecca Blackwell
People walk past colonial buildings in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, March 19, 2016. U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the island on March 20. During his three-day trip, the first to the country by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years, he will meet with President Raul Castro at the Palace of the Revolution and attend an exhibition baseball game. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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