Victorino Maqueira (L) and Fidel Maqueira pose for a picture during an interview with AFP at their home in Consolacion del Sur, Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, on July 26, 2026. Cubans take pride in facing hardship with resilience and ingenuity, but that fortitude is bringing a high psychological cost amid the island's latest protracted crisis. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)