Cuba emerges from US exile 7 Photos . Updated: 18 Dec 2014, 02:31 PM IST Livemint As Barack Obama ends an embargo on Cuba that has been one of the most durable elements of US foreign policy, Mint takes a look at the multi-ethnic island-country of over 11 million inhabitants, whose people, culture and customs derive from diverse origins. 1/7Barack Obama initiated talks to resume diplomatic relations with Cuba, a decision welcomed by many, by loosening trade and travel restrictions on Cuba. Photo: AP 2/7A homeless man protects himself with a plastic sheet during a tropical storm in South Beach. Photo: Reuters 3/7Children play with marbles in downtown Havana. Photo: Reuters 4/7A man rides his tricycle taxi on a flooded street in Havana. Photo: Reuters 5/7A child buys peanuts from Cuban pensioner, Raul Perez Sanchez, nicknamed the ‘peanut man’ by his neighbors, on a street in Old Havana. Photo: Reuters 6/7People walk beside a creation by Cuban-American artist Jose Parla and French artist J.R. on a street wall in Havana, which was also a part of the 11th Havana Biennial contemporary art exhibition. Photo: Reuters 7/7Men drag magnets through the sand to recover metal objects like lost coins on a beach on the outskirts of Havana. Photo: Reuters