Graphic Opinion: Coleros and Resellers

By José Alberto Rodríguez Ávila
August 4, 2020

Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews.

Cartoon: José Alberto Rodríguez/ Cubadebate.

In times of need and shortage, of crisis not only in Cuba but globally, the waiting line as an occupation is the easy alternative for some on the island. Not only to stand on line: then resell at higher prices (with appreciable profit) to others who do work and don’t have the free time that “coleros” do.