An curved arrow pointing right. Business Insider recently sent three reporters to Havana, Cuba to experience the city as tourists. We decided to visit one of the largest supermarkets in the city.

Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, the country's Energy and Mines ministry said, leading to widespread blackouts in the capital Havana and across the Caribbean island nation.

Cuba has been reported to be facing severe power outages after the unexpected breakdown of the Felton 1 Thermoelectric Power Plant, worsening the situation in Havana and other parts of the island.

There are direct flights from the U.S. to Cuba. Alaska Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit and United fly to Havana, though most of the cities that service Havana flights are in Florida.

Rather, Cuba was one of the most advanced and successful countries in Latin America. Cuba's capital, Havana, was a glittering and dynamic city. In the early part of the century the country's ...