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About

An independent atlas of Cuban opportunity

We're building this because we believe Cuba opens — and when it does, the people who mapped the opportunity and supported its entrepreneurs early will have built something that matters. This is optimism with a spreadsheet attached.

It's the single best place to discover where value will be unlocked across Cuba — and to act on the slice that is authorized today. Three views on one map: the independent private-sector support lane (small, authorized in scoped cases, via QvaPay), an infrastructure atlas of the state economy (large, information-only), and a confiscated-property claims registry (the Helms-Burton risk map).

Why it's different

The closest analogue is Global Energy Monitor — asset-level maps with ownership traced to the ultimate state parent. The closest single-country thing is a government investment-promotion portal like Cuba's own ProCuba "Cartera de Oportunidades". This site is the independent, compliance-aware, claims-aware counter-version of that: an asset-level map of Cuba's economy, with a QvaPay support lane on the independent private-sector slice and a Helms-Burton risk overlay on the rest. No other site combines the private-sector lane, controlling entities, and confiscation risk on one map.

The two layers

Layer 1 — Support lane: independent private-sector entrepreneurs, via remittance/support under scoped CACR rules (often QvaPay) — not equity; not authorization for any transfer. Layer 2 — Atlas: the full state economy, information only, "register interest" for a post-sanctions world or non-U.S. capital. Publishing information is protected; routing U.S. money into Layer 2 is the violation — so the product never does. See Compliance and the legal basis.

How it stays current

A weekly agent (a GitHub Action) researches asset-status changes and dead links and opens a Pull Request; a human reviews the diff and merges to publish. Nothing goes live automatically, and the agent can never flip an asset to "supportable" — that field is fenced off in code. The sanctions lists shown here are dated snapshots; live screening must use the official sources — see Data & methodology.

Havana groundwork

Building relationships and pipeline on the ground — with private entrepreneurs, Cuba Emprende graduates, logistics — is good and legal. Any payment, gift or inducement to a Cuban government official, the Party, GAESA, or a Restricted-List entity is prohibited under both U.S. sanctions and the FCPA. Keep the skids greased with value and trust, not money to the regime.

This document is research and product design, not legal advice. Stand up any Cuba-facing structure only with OFAC sanctions counsel and securities counsel.

Common questions

What is the New Cuba Opportunity Atlas?+

An independent, compliance-aware atlas of Cuba's economy — mapping who controls each asset, its Helms-Burton risk, and the independent private sector U.S. persons may be able to support when the facts fit a scoped CACR authorization, often via QvaPay. It is research and product design, not legal or investment advice.

Is this investment advice, or affiliated with the Cuban government?+

No. It is independent research powered by QvaPay — not legal, tax, or investment advice, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the Cuban government. It maps the state's assets but routes support only to the independent private sector.

How does the atlas stay current?+

Its compliance corpus — the Cuba Restricted List, OFAC's SDN list, and the Prohibited Accommodations List — is ingested from official U.S. sources and stamped with retrieval dates; an automated worker re-pulls them. See the Data & sources page.