While political and economic negotiations are underway to end the stiff US-Cuban relationship, the world is flocking to Cuba to experience the surreal time-warp of this tropical nation.
Business Insider decided to do the same and sent three reporters to Cuba's capital, Havana.
We'll have lots of stories about our adventures on the island, which you'll be able to find here. Keep scrolling for an overview of our week in Cuba.
Graham Flanagan and Tyler Greenfield contributed to this report.
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We booked our visa with Cuba Travel Services and paid $900 for a roundtrip charter flight with Sun Country Airlines from JFK in New York City to José Martí in Havana. We noticed a lot of people on our flight brought flat-screen TVs and other large electronics for their Cuban relatives.
We arrived five hours before our flight and needed every minute to pick up our tickets, visas, check in, and go through security. Here we are moments before we boarded our flight to Havana.
I ate half of the ham and cheese sandwich that was served during the flight. I kicked myself later for not finishing my food because we were in for a real surprise at the Havana airport.
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