Guantanamo Bay: life outside the prison

Just forty one inmates remain at the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison. But outside of the detention centre, more than 5,000 American troops and hundreds of staff call the US territory home.
Our reporter Harry Horton has been to Guantanamo Bay to look at the people and leisure facilities that sit awkwardly alongside the world’s most notorious prison.

[@ifGarage]

Guantanamo Bay for prisoners: hell

[@JaxStravig]

Lived there in the 80s as a young child and was the coolest place a young boy could ever live.

[@michaelmoll3031]

The vulture on the fence...we called them "The Cuban Air Force " and were responsible for cleaning up the dead Banana Rats that were hit by cars.

[@pumfeethermodynamics3286]

McDonald's "Liberate your Day" is the most depressing thing I ever heard. The US, a corporate dystopia, occuping a part of Cuba.

[@roberleiva1659]

It is crazy to think how nice it is there compare to whole cuba 😂😂.

[@AllHailNannerpuss]

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[@brianamo3393]

I’ve worked there and I thought the first building you filmed wasn’t supposed to be filmed or have photographs taken . For construction personnel that place is dam hot to work

[@samuelpancake4084]

I remember stopping there for a port call while on USCG 620 . The base has literally everything you would ever think of. Internet cafe bars . A huge sports facility. McDonald's . The beach was fun cus the one officer threw a setting down party . Only negative thing was having to walk back drunk from the bars to the ship and the banana rats and big lizards . The rats with freak yah out cus they growl at you

[@shawnpa]

Thank you guards.

[@ethancock2546]

I hate those iguanas. They know they’re protected and they’re ballsy as fuck. They’ve literally teamed up before to rush me and steal my subway. The big gigantic dinosaur one at the McDonalds by the NEX has attacked me before too

[@doorswhofan]

Would love to visit there someday -- and stay for a while. OUTSIDE of the prison camp, of course. :-)

[@helpfultips1533]

Wow

[@4doorsmorewhores651]

This is the second video I have seen that illustrates fast food as a surprise. Why? They have fast food in combat zones!

[@theskinnygtmonian4403]

Its very well described speaking of i live there

[@bensheppard3357]

I'll be there soon.

[@thefriendlyaspie7984]

i knew it soldiers eat at mcdonals :) . lol

[@shroomijumushluv7862]

Well I bet the inmates just love listening to that!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jakep219]

Is it just me or does occasionally referencing this bring a degree of comic relief?

[@rustyshakelford1279]

I’ll bet you can’t get trim out there.

[@matthewforeman3021]

I live there at Caribbean Circle