The Kardashians take Havana

Cuba has seen a stream of celebrities since the declaration of detente with the US in December 2014

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 21:08

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Rapper Kanye West, his wife, Kim Kardashian, and members of her reality-show-star family are the latest celebrities to visit Havana.

They stopped at the Museum of Rum on Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.

Cuba has seen a stream of celebrities since the declaration of detente with the US in December 2014.

West and the Kardashians are some of the most famous entertainment figures to visit the island, joining a small class of ultra-famous visitors that includes the Rolling Stones. US President Barack Obama went in March, Chanel debuted its 2016 Cruise line on Tuesday night and the latest instalment of the multibillion-dollar Fast and Furious action movie franchise is filming there now.

American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West, center, sits in a classic convertible car with her husband Kayne West and her sister Kourtney Mary Kardashian, right, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Rap superstar Kayne West, his wife Kim Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana’s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

American entrepreneur and television personality Khloe Kardashian Odom holds a child, as she prepares to enter the Havana Club Rum Museum in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Khloe and the rest of the Kardashian clan are some of the famous entertainment figures to visit the island, since the declaration of detente with the U.S. in December 2014. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West and her husband, rap superstar, Kayne West ride on a classic car in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. West, Kardashian and members of her reality-show-star family have become the latest celebrities to visit Havana. They visited Havana’s Museum of Rum Wednesday, stepping out of a hot-pink antique American convertible as they snapped selfies and were recorded by a television crew following them around.(AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

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