Cuba has a repressive government, disastrous economic policies and was ruled by Fidel Castro — and now his brother Raul — for decades. But there’s more to it than that. During a recent trip to Havana, we interviewed Cuban and U.S. citizens about their thoughts on Cuba, asking each person what else they wished Americans knew about the country.

UPDATE: As noted by some readers, these are interviews with admirers of Cuba, none of whom discussed the country’s much maligned human rights record, which you can read about more here and here.