Balseros (rafters)
Encyclopedia
Balseros is the name given to the persons who emigrate illegally in self constructed or precarious vessels from Cuba
to neighbouring states including the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands
and, most commonly, the United States
.
Balseros is also the title of a 2002 documentary
about those persons and their experiences in Cuba and in the United States.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
to neighbouring states including the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
and, most commonly, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Balseros is also the title of a 2002 documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about those persons and their experiences in Cuba and in the United States.
External links
- University of Miami's site: The Cuban Rafter Phenomenon: A Unique Sea Exodus.