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Photos: Side by side in photographs, a tale of two Guantanamos

The eastern edge of Cuba tells the tale of two cities--Guantanamo the city and Guantanamo the US naval base. Both are testament to the gulf between the two countries and their cultures.

Updated on: Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM IST

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Local residents ride on a bus in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba. Guantanamo the US naval base in Cuba is more than a century old, but the Cuban government had considered it illegal under the international law. This week, US President has ordered that the center remains open. Guantanamos the city and the naval base capture the stark contrasts with hardly any communication between them. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

Local residents ride on a bus in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba. Guantanamo the US naval base in Cuba is more than a century old, but the Cuban government had considered it illegal under the international law. This week, US President has ordered that the center remains open. Guantanamos the city and the naval base capture the stark contrasts with hardly any communication between them. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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An unidentified member of the US Army stands by an empty cell inside a prison at the base in Guantanamo Bay. On the right, a girl takes a break during a soccer game under heavy rain in the city. On the base, the uniforms are camouflage. In the city, uniforms are for school or sports. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

An unidentified member of the US Army stands by an empty cell inside a prison at the base in Guantanamo Bay. On the right, a girl takes a break during a soccer game under heavy rain in the city. On the base, the uniforms are camouflage. In the city, uniforms are for school or sports. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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A road near a prison at the base (L) and a boy walking along train rails in the outskirts of the city. Just 29 kms apart, the base on the bay with 5,500 personnel and the inland city of 217,000 people do not coincide. Their radio stations chronicle their separate and distinct lives. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

A road near a prison at the base (L) and a boy walking along train rails in the outskirts of the city. Just 29 kms apart, the base on the bay with 5,500 personnel and the inland city of 217,000 people do not coincide. Their radio stations chronicle their separate and distinct lives. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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A soccer balls inside a cellblock at the base (L) and a boy running with a ball during a soccer game in the city. Radio Reloj, a Cuban government-run station, promotes the culture of Cuba under the island’s communist leadership. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

A soccer balls inside a cellblock at the base (L) and a boy running with a ball during a soccer game in the city. Radio Reloj, a Cuban government-run station, promotes the culture of Cuba under the island’s communist leadership. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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The two Guantanamos capture the stark contrasts of the neighbouring populations with hardly any communication between them. Still, small strands of similarity could be found. At the base, a US soldier patrols the area (L), while a portrait of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara adorns a wall in the city. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

The two Guantanamos capture the stark contrasts of the neighbouring populations with hardly any communication between them. Still, small strands of similarity could be found. At the base, a US soldier patrols the area (L), while a portrait of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara adorns a wall in the city. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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An austere, windowless cell for detainees at the base (L) contrasts with locals playing dominoes outside their homes at dusk. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

An austere, windowless cell for detainees at the base (L) contrasts with locals playing dominoes outside their homes at dusk. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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A lone prisoner walks along a dark cellblock (L), while a group of passengers ride the local bus. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

A lone prisoner walks along a dark cellblock (L), while a group of passengers ride the local bus. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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Guantanamo is a stark mix of military order and spontaneous joy, bunkers and bright blue doors, Caribbean sea (L) and sugar cane fields. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 03, 2018 4:12 PM

Guantanamo is a stark mix of military order and spontaneous joy, bunkers and bright blue doors, Caribbean sea (L) and sugar cane fields. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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