Photo Comparison of Cuba

I was looking through some photos posted online, and found this photograph of a building in Havana. It looks very similar to the Mafia Wars Cuba background. So similar, in fact, that I even thought it might be the same building. 

Nope, not the same building, but they definitely echo the same style. This is the background from Cuba at a slightly higher exposure.

I never noticed this before because the image is so dark, but the sidewalk and walls in the Cuba background are splattered with blood!

Return To Cuba timer clarification

The Mafia Wars blog released a blurb about the Return To Cuba mission event. It doesn't contain a whole lot of new information, mostly just reemphasizing that Cuba is open for two weeks. I did notice this clarification though:

Note: Mission Event: Return To Cuba ends at 4:00pm PDT on 9/5, while Cuba will remain open until 4:00pm PDT on 9/12.

So while the Return To Cuba mission event itself will be ending in several days, but Cuba will remain open for another week after that. Good to know. I hadn't even noticed they had different timers, because I'm observant like that :0)