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Straight From the Market - Trucks crammed with produce travel hundreds of miles from every corner of Cuba each weekday to form long lines at the 114th Street Market — a teeming open-air bazaar on Havana's outskirts that has become a key hub for getting farm products to people in the capital. — Associated Press(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Bananas - The market's bustle is a result of economic reforms begun in 2010 by President Raul Castro, which includes relaxing rules on private farming. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Empowering Farmers - In another reform, Cuban authorities recently authorized small farmers to also sell directly to hotels and tourist centers beginning this month. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Hauling the Goods - Produce is brought in by growers themselves and by transportation specialists who make a living by buying crops far away and hauling them to Havana, the island's biggest and most important market. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A Chock-Full Chevy - Some sellers show up with the trunks of their 1950s Chevrolets stuffed with garlic, onions and other produce.(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Colorful Fruit - Depending on the growing season, 44 types of fruits and vegetables are on offer in the muddy, truck-packed expanse, from pineapples and melons to tomatoes and a starchy local plant called malanga.(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Everyday People - Restaurateurs and street vendors shop there. So do individual consumers, families and even groups of neighbors who pool their money to buy in bulk.(Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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A Better Deal - "Here it's always cheaper than in the markets or kiosks" in the city's crowded neighborhoods, said Argelio Mendez, a government official who runs the market [not pictured.] (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Hustle & Bustle - Miguel Guerrero, a 21-year-old [not pictured] who farms in Mayabeque province, said he leaves home around midnight to queue up hours before the market opens in hopes of claiming a choice spot to sell his wares. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Catching Some Shut-Eye - Exhausted from being on the road all night, drivers grab a few winks wherever they can — atop their cabs, on rickety cots, even in wheel wells. (Photo: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)