Miami parties all night over Fidel Castro's death

Miami : Neither rain nor fatigue drained the energy of Cuban-Americans in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, who spent a second night celebrating the death of their archenemy Fidel Castro.

The dancing and singing continued into early Sunday, well after crowds first spilled into the streets to celebrate as news of the 90-year-old Castro's death in Cuba was announced on Friday.

Some two million Cubans live in the United States, nearly 70 percent of them in Florida. Of those, the vast majority live in Miami.

The revelry went on all day Saturday, and continued into the night.

"I'm not tired of celebrating because I can't believe it, I never thought that this moment would arrive," said a woman named Delsy who celebrated with a large crowd outside the Cafe Versailles, where exiles met for decades to plot the overthrow of the Castro regime.

Among the cacophony of car horns, drums, loud music and singing, a chant rang out: "Fidel, you tyrant, take your brother too!"

Fidel Castro may be gone, but his younger brother Raul, 85, remains in power as Cuba's president.

Several blocks to the east, the popular Ball & Chain salsa nightclub offered discounts and a new drink: "Adios Fidel" (Farewell Fidel).

The place was bursting with people. The street, full of Cuban restaurants and bars, was packed with late-night pedestrians and customers, "much more than normal," one restaurant waitress said.

At a nearby corner Cuban retirees sat outside, enjoying the warm and humid night as they discussed the future of the island.

"Now us Cubans have hope that without Fidel communism will fall, and if God allows it we can return to our free country," said Vicente Abrez, 65.

Leticia Gallo, a 44-year-old therapist who arrived in Miami from Cuba seven years ago with a young son, doesn't believe that Castro's death will immediatly change much.

However "it's light at the end of the tunnel," she said.