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[Osolomia]

There are direct flights from the US to Cuba but you have to have a license from Washington to get on them. To get a license you must be a Cuban-American, or a journalist or other with a professional reason for going.

Yes, you can fly to a third country and then go to Cuba but if Uncle Sam finds out about it you’re subject to a maximum $250,000 fine and 10 years in jail.

The Cuban government treats Americans the same as any other foreign visitor: with a warm welcome.

Ignoring the ban is easy, just do it! But remember to leave all your misconceptions about Cuba at home and go with the flow for the experience of a lifetime.

About 180,000 Americans visited Cuba last year. 120,000 of them were Cuban-American "exiles", another 30,000 managed to get a license, the rest went illegally via a third country.