PHOTO GALLERY:Ingenuity at sea: Cubans use makeshift rafts known as 'corchos' to catch elusive fish

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A man on a makeshift “corcho” raft prepares to fish at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman hands over the day’s catch from a makeshift raft in the water to the shore in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman sits on his makeshift “corcho” raft as he shows off his day’s catch in Cojímar, east of Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman’s catch of the day lays on a makeshift “corcho” raft before being covered and transported from the Malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman places the day’s catch on the boardwalk after fishing on a makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People fish on makeshift rafts in Havana, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman carries his catch of the day after using a makeshift “corcho” raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Ernesto Abel Casillas fishes on a makeshift raft at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A hammerhead shark lies on the boardwalk as the fisherman who caught it retrieves his makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman carries a makeshift raft on his back in Havana, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fisherman nicknamed “El Guajiro” poses for a photo with his catch of the day and his makeshift “corcho” raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People relax next to the day’s catch after fishing on makeshift rafts in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman transports his makeshift raft through traffic along the boardwalk in Havana, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fisherman Miguel Gonzalez poses with the day’s catch and his makeshift raft at his home in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A man shows off the day’s catch after fishing on a makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fishermen talk after a day of fishing on makeshift “corcho” rafts next to a classic American car loaded with garlic and onions for sale in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People fish on makeshift rafts at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A man on a makeshift “corcho” raft prepares to fish at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman hands over the day’s catch from a makeshift raft in the water to the shore in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman sits on his makeshift “corcho” raft as he shows off his day’s catch in Cojímar, east of Havana, Cuba, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman’s catch of the day lays on a makeshift “corcho” raft before being covered and transported from the Malecon sea wall in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman places the day’s catch on the boardwalk after fishing on a makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People fish on makeshift rafts in Havana, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman carries his catch of the day after using a makeshift “corcho” raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Ernesto Abel Casillas fishes on a makeshift raft at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A hammerhead shark lies on the boardwalk as the fisherman who caught it retrieves his makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman carries a makeshift raft on his back in Havana, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fisherman nicknamed “El Guajiro” poses for a photo with his catch of the day and his makeshift “corcho” raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People relax next to the day’s catch after fishing on makeshift rafts in Cojimar, east of Havana, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A fisherman transports his makeshift raft through traffic along the boardwalk in Havana, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fisherman Miguel Gonzalez poses with the day’s catch and his makeshift raft at his home in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A man shows off the day’s catch after fishing on a makeshift raft in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Fishermen talk after a day of fishing on makeshift “corcho” rafts next to a classic American car loaded with garlic and onions for sale in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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People fish on makeshift rafts at dawn in Cojimar, east of Havana, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)