What do we pay Cuba for the lease of Guantamo Bay?

The symbolic annual payment for the lease of the territory occupied by the Guantanamo Naval Base was $ 3 386.25 and remained until 1972, when the Americans reset it on their own to $ 3 676. read more

According to the lease agreement, the lease for Guantanamo Bay is $4,085 per year. It has been $4,085 per year since 1938. Cuba, however, refuses to cash the checks, as it claims the lease agreement was imposed under duress and therefore is invalid. read more

For more than 50 years, Cuba has refused to cash the checks because it hasn't recognized the legitimacy of the lease the US entered into with the country in 1901, which the Cuban Constitution says gives the US "complete jurisdiction and control" over Guantanamo. read more

"Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory. After the Cuban Revolution, some Cubans sought refuge on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. read more