People buy groceries at a Mercado de Barrio (Neighbourhood Market) in Havana on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

People buy groceries at a Mercado de Barrio (Neighbourhood Market) in Havana on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks outside a Mercado de Barrio (Neighbourhood Market) in Havana on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

Men wait outside a ration store, locally known as bodega (grocery shop), in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

A man works at a ration store, locally known as bodega (grocery shop), in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman stands inside a Mercado de Barrio (Neighbourhood Market) as pedestrians walk past the storefront in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

A man works at a ration store, locally known as bodega (grocery shop), in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)

A man works at a ration store, locally known as bodega (grocery shop), in Havana, on October 5, 2026. Cuba's government is replacing the country's emblematic ration stores, long regarded as one of the most visible symbols of the egalitarian model that characterized Cuban socialism, with new Neighbourhood Markets. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)