People in orange jumpsuits protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

People in orange jumpsuits protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

People in orange jumpsuits protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

People in orange jumpsuits protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

People in orange jumpsuits protest against the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 

A group of people dressed as prisoners protest Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A group of people dressed as prisoners protest Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

A group of people dressed as prisoners protest Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger 

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits and black hoods participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

Activists wearing prison jumpsuits participate in a demonstration against the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, opened 18 years ago, and calling for its closure and "accountability for torture", near the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Theiler 

On the eastern edge of Cuba, lies the tale of two cities, Guantanamo the city and Guantanamo the U.S. naval base. Both are testament to the gulf between the two countries and their cultures. On the base, the uniforms are camouflage. In the city, they are for school or sports. Magazines and books fill the spare time of those at the base, while in the city, cafes, parades and dominoes play that role. The base is more than a century old, but the Cuban government that came to power with the 1959 revolution has considered it illegal under international law. The U.S. decision in 2002 to send foreign terrorism suspects to a newly constructed detention camp on the base heightened tensions. Now U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered this week that the center remain open after his predecessor, Barack Obama, unsuccessfully attempted to close the widely condemned prison. Its inmate population stands at 41. Just 18 miles (29 km) apart, the base on the bay with 5,500 personnel and the inland city of 217,000 people do not mix. Their radio stations chronicle their separate and distinct lives. The two Guantanamos capture the stark contrasts of the neighbouring populations with hardly any communication between them. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: USA-TRUMP/GUANTANAMO-BASE 

A combination picture shows an unidentified member of the U.S. Army standing by an empty cell inside a prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 3, 2017 (L) and a girl taking a break during a soccer game under heavy rain in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A combination picture shows an unidentified member of the U.S. Army standing by an empty cell inside a prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 3, 2017 (L) and a girl standing by a fast food restaurant in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A combination picture shows an unidentified detainee walking along a cellblock of a prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 3, 2017 (L) and people riding a bus in the city of Guantanamo, Cuba, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A combination picture shows a road near a prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 3, 2017 (L) and a boy walking along train rails in the outskirts of the city of Guantanamo, Cuba, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

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An unidentified detainee walks along a cellblock of a prison at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "GUANTANAMO COMBO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

FILE PHOTO - The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 5, 2013. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo 

FILE PHOTO: Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Jihad Ahmad Diyab looks on during an interview in Buenos Aires February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian/File photo 

A 'restraint chair' and other equipment of the type used in force-feeding detainees is seen during a media tour of the Guantanamo Bay military prison at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in this picture taken April 19, 2016. Participation in what was once a widespread hunger strike has dwindled and fewer than five inmates are still being force-fed, the chief medical officer told reporters. REUTERS/Matt Spetalnick 

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement on the administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison, at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, is Vice President Joe Biden (L). REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement on the administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison, at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to deliver a statement on administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison, at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama, followed by Vice President Joe Biden (L), arrives to deliver a statement on administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison, at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, is Vice President Joe Biden (L). REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama (C), followed by Vice President Joe Biden, arrives to deliver a statement on administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison, at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. President Barack Obama discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES - IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) discusses administration plans to close the Guantanamo military prison while delivering a statement at the White House in Washington February 23, 2016. Obama had pledged to close the facility at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since he took office in 2009. Standing with the president, are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Protesters in orange jumpsuits from Amnesty International USA and other organizations rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters deploy a large inflatable doll meant to represent former prisoner Shaker Aamer as they rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington January 11, 2016. Aamer, a Saudi national married to a Briton, was suspected by U.S. authorities of being an Islamist militant associated with al Qaeda but was never charged with any crime. He was released in October after 13 years detention at Guantanamo and has returned to Britain. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters deploy a large inflatable doll meant to represent former prisoner Shaker Aamer as they rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2016. Shaker Aamer, a Saudi national married to a Briton, was suspected by U.S. authorities of being an Islamist militant associated with al Qaeda but was never charged with any crime. He was released in October after 13 years detention at Guantanamo and has returned to Britain. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters deploy a large inflatable doll meant to represent former prisoner Shaker Aamer as they rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2016. Shaker Aamer, a Saudi national married to a Briton, was suspected by U.S. authorities of being an Islamist militant associated with al Qaeda but was never charged with any crime. He was released in October after 13 years detention at Guantanamo and has returned to Britain. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters in orange jumpsuits from Amnesty International USA and other organizations rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Protesters in orange jumpsuits, including one in plastic shackles, from organizations including Amnesty International USA rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters in orange jumpsuits, including one in plastic shackles, from organizations including Amnesty International USA rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Protesters in orange jumpsuits from Amnesty International USA and other organizations rally outside the White House to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, 

Human right activists dressed as prisoners of Guantanamo Bay march during a rally to demand the closure of Guantanamo prison, near the White House in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Human right activists dressed as prisoners of Guantanamo Bay march during a rally to demand the closure of Guantanamo prison, near the White House in Washington January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

The aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, lands at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Paul Hackett 

Well wisher Andrew Jackson holds a placard after the aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, landed at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

An ambulance is driven away after the aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, arrived at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Paul Hackett 

Lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith stands outside Biggin Hill airport after the aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, landed, near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Paul Hackett 

The aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, lands at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Paul Hackett 

The aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, lands at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Paul Hackett 

An ambulance is driven away after the aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, arrived at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls 

The aircraft carrying Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in the Guantanamo Bay navy station in Cuba, lands at Biggin Hill airport near London, October 30, 2015. Aamer has been freed after 13 years in detention, Britain said on Friday. Aamer, a Saudi national who is married to a Briton, was never charged with any crime and had been cleared for release by U.S. authorities in 2007 but was not freed. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls