Two days ago, we toured the southern circuit of Cienfuegos, traveling to two completely different places.
We left before noon and headed down the road to a place that, although a vacation or recreational destination, is a center geared toward children, mainly students.
Its name is Camp Ismaelillo, a place that bears the same name that our apostle José Martí dedicated to his son in a book of poems. I have to confess that when I was a student, I never visited this place. I heard many times how magical it was and that all the buildings were arranged to form a star when viewed from the sky.
I had always heard of the connection between studies, nature, and recreation. But I was somewhat disappointed when I found that much of the camp was destroyed by several hurricanes, but that fortunately, repairs had begun.
This is an emblematic place for children and adolescents. When we arrived, there were students from three special education schools. One of them is dedicated to working with children who are slow learners, another to children who, in one way or another, have lost their parents' presence, and a third to working with children with delinquent behavior. The truth is that this beautiful place is open to all of them. Incidentally, there was also a children's theater company touring the nearby communities.
I walked to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful landscape and the sculptures that still live today.
When we left the camp, I felt nostalgic for having never enjoyed this place in my childhood.
We took the road again until we reached where we would spend the afternoon and have lunch. Yaguanabo is not just a tourist village, but also a town, or rather, a mountain valley by the sea that divides the area into two parts: Yaguanabo above and Yaguanabo below.
Everyone comes here as a family to enjoy not only the landscape, the beach, and the gastronomic offerings, but also to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
The villa was completely filled with recreational activities by the pool. While we waited for lunch, I took the opportunity to take some photos in the oceanfront areas.
Nothing beats stepping into one of the viewing platforms to liven up the expectations of a million-dollar view.
Then I decided to go down to the beach and the river to enjoy the fullness of the place among those offering food and drinks, souvenirs, and those who love to enjoy both waters at the same time.
Truly, both places are completely different. I hope Camp Ismaelillo will one day regain its former splendor. Nevertheless, it was a pleasant afternoon of new discoveries, as I had never been to the camp, and I was also able to fully enjoy Yaguanabo. I hope you enjoyed this little tour. We'll see you again here in this travel-loving community.
Hace dos días realizamos un recorrido por el circuito sur de Cienfuegos, viajariamos a dos lugares completamente diferentes.
Salimos antes del mediodía y nos dirijimos por la carretera hasta un lugar que aunque sea un destino para vacacionar o recrearse, es un centro dirigido hacia los niños, principalmente estudiantes.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmTKjE2eH8KFdoprdvPzbVAF2wP1zM2VeS4t1AMi3rw1mF/img_20250808_141257_183.jpg) Su nombre es campamento Ismaelillo, lugar que lleva el mismo nombre que nuestro apóstol José Martí dedicara a su hijo en un libro de poemas, tengo que confesar que cuando fui estudiante nunca visité este lugar. Escuche muchas veces lo mágico que era y que todas las edificaciones estaban distribuidas para formar una estrella si se mira desde el cielo.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmYXdQF2SejAv1aXhCYxLj1oeeCLhQpHVZaS4pf8CuDuD4/img_20250808_142457_718.jpg) Siempre escuché del vínculo que se hacia entre estudios, naturaleza y recreación. Pero tuve en parte una decepción cuando encontré que gran parte del campamento estaba destruido por la afectación de diferentes huracanes, pero que por suerte habían comenzados las reparaciones.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmZTvtug6cuMtrc5Bdo3p7NahG8vxy1VoxgkHKHhk7hyjK/img_20250808_142751_537.jpg) Este es un lugar emblemático para niños y adolescentes. Cuando llegamos habían estudiantes de tres escuelas de tratamiento especial. Una de ellas dedicada al trabajo con niños y niñas de lento aprendizaje, otra con niños que de alguna forma u otra han perdido la presencia de sus padres y una tercera dedicada al trabajo con niños con conductas delictivas. Lo cierto es que este hermoso lugar está abierto para todos ellos. Por cierto, también se encontraba una compañía de teatro infantil de gira por las comunidades cercanas.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmVks5opvG6trd89KnwE1yRjDU85hzJgeXuJW1ZpnCAdio/img_20250808_142819_592.jpg) Camine hasta la playa y pude disfrutar de la belleza del paisaje y de las otroras esculturas que aun continúan con vida.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmPGr2iHoeim9eMmc4dYMJGLdEUshHeYZB5K7NKEmr1vA8/img_20250808_143119_100.jpg) Cuando salimos del campamento sentí la nostalgia de nunca haber disfrutado de este lugar en mi niñez. (https://images.ecency.com/DQmcYJ6t3aBtFj3nyCHukCy26CuCZUKfsHV2V2fDZ9iQLsc/img_20250808_143138_807.jpg)
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmbBQa3h4kVZy5apVWzHVjKHDjdthbuxbSJGDgJZtVtBAL/img_20250808_143333_828.jpg)
(https://images.ecency.com/DQmetoKfmYsGHZ8d5Q3MW8fmUExteuoR2DPLHYZLH8Hi1wz/img_20250808_143735_377.jpg) Retomamos nuevamente la carretera hasta llegar donde pasaríamos la tarde y almorzaríamos. Yaguanabo, que no es solo una villa turística, sino también un poblado, o más bien un valle intramontano al lado del mar que divide la zona en dos partes, Yaguanabo arriba y Yaguanabo abajo.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmSvZT2zt5qvUxPYKCHZbFX1Lv8kGZNorhSWdsowuTYhRP/img_20250808_150922_821.jpg)
(https://images.ecency.com/DQmQbqQPXUxb2HirdhPa8gDSzFTUK1DVajM9KG5MNLXtPXF/img_20250808_151348_845.jpg) Hasta aquí llegan todos en familia para disfrutar no solo del paisaje, la playa y las ofertas gastronómicas. Sino también para escapar del bullicio citadino.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmRWv1sCyyw4HxJHNzxELv2J7XSsbQzKP8iF86nroc5J5S/img_20250808_151811_119.jpg) La villa se encontraba completamente llena con actividades recreativas en la piscina. Mientras esperabamos para almorzar aproveche para tomar algunas fotos en las zonas pegadas al mar.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmU6NWP2PjjifSkBTPNwRD43jJtJmLBAbQ2XchEey6u8cj/img_20250808_151723_597.jpg) Nada como entrar a uno de sus miradores para cumplir con las expectativas de una vista de un millón de dolares.
(https://images.ecency.com/DQmZn7MWusnQZDY2sPy59YDaPghQSCRv2YymobWk9gd5Jbs/img_20250808_151506_282.jpg)
(https://images.ecency.com/DQmczc18wNBeefq7ggvXxDESQAe34FYNSLM5nyuv2cgmMiu/img_20250808_151528_483.jpg)
(https://images.ecency.com/DQmdFcgmw7dCtAJ1rrQF4BdYfNp8NQK18Soebmj2Ee4E1qF/img_20250808_151617_313.jpg) Luego decidi bajar hasta a playa y el río para disfrutar la plenitud del lugar entre los que ofertan comidas y bebidas, souvenirs y aquellos que les encanta disfrutar de las dos aguas a la misma vez.
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(https://images.ecency.com/DQmX7KRGUckdKn6C11RSmu7WetN3UpAMZBpKNWrH9fhbcf3/img_20250808_161833_965.jpg) En verdad ambos lugares son completamente diferentes, espero que el campamento Ismaelillo algún día tenga el explendor de antes. No obstante fue una tarde agradable de nuevos descubrimientos porque nunca habia estado en el campamento y además pude disfrutar de Yaguanabo en su plenitud. Espero que este pequeño recorrido les haya gustado. Nos veremos nuevamente aquí en esta comunidad amante de los viajes.
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El texto es libre de IA, se tradujo con apoyo de Google translate y luego revisado El separador de idiomas fue creado en Canva Las fotos utilizadas son de mi propiedad
The text is AI-free, it was translated with the support of Google translate and then reviewed. The language separator was created in Canva The photos used are my property