You're Already Too Late to Get to Cuba 'Before It Changes'

Since the thawing of U.S.-Cuban relations, Americans have become increasingly eager to get to Havana "before it changes." In response to a question from Associated Press Latin American and Caribbean editor Marjorie Miller, Cuban economist Rafael Betancourt and UCLA Latin America and Caribbean literature scholar Jorge Marturano explain why this desire is founded on myth. Cuban culture is constantly changing, like the rest of the world--and in other ways, what is distinctive about the nation can and will withstand the test of time.