Wednesday's walk to a unique urban center in Cuba [EN-ES]

Hello, dear #wednesdaywalk friends! It's been a long time since my last walk through this beautiful community, and today I return with great pleasure, motivated by the initiative of our friend @tattoodjay, who always invites us to perpetuate and share these days that become significant each week. Personally, I confess that Wednesdays seem to me to be dichotomous, antagonistic, and even enigmatic. Why? I have no idea. But I've decided to enjoy them anyway, because that's how every moment of life should be: enjoyable. Today, I want you to join me on a morning walk through the central plaza of Santa Clara, in the province of Villa Clara, Cuba. This is where I live. ||||||| |-|-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| |-|-|-|-|-|-| Leoncio Vidal Park, the name given by the official authorities to what the people simply call "The Park," has become the urban center where all the city's life converges. It's very rare for a resident not to walk across its cobblestones at some point during the day, or at least during the week, due to its geographical location and typographical layout. |||||| |-|-|-|-|-| ||| |-|-| Added to this is the fact that its location includes the main cultural institutions, recreational centers, grocery stores, and other stores in its surroundings, as well as the occasional bank, where it is common to find crowds of people in their daily struggle to obtain a meager portion of their symbolic money to survive on a daily basis.    ||||||| |-|-|-|-|-|-| Inside, a series of tents have been set up where the province's leading artisans and entrepreneurs gather, offering their products. Mainly clothing, footwear, apparel, miscellaneous items, and the occasional item that might be useful or attractive for the home or for visiting tourists. Taking a panoramic look at the surroundings, in addition to the custom of cleaning the grounds with pressure water every dawn, we can appreciate the diversity that its architectural design has presented us throughout its more than 300 years of history. Neoclassical, colonial, eclectic, and modern buildings manage, in a way that is inexplicable to me, to harmonize and not be at all distracting when viewed as a whole, although I am still distressed by the contrast that remains between those ruined and abandoned buildings that try to persist alongside the rest. |||||||| |-|-|-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| |-|-|-|-|-|-| The Provincial Library, formerly the Government Palace, boasts countless valuable details in its design. For me, the most notable are the decoration of the Concert Hall and a mural displayed for all to see in the General Hall, which was donated by Zayda del Río, a very important painter of international renown, fortunately originating from our lands.      No visitor or passerby will miss the figures of Marta Abreu on the south side, safeguarding her legacy as a benefactor of the city. On the north side, the fountain with the Niño de La Bota (Booty Child), that iconic figure that every child longs to touch, like someone yearning to wake up and join in the mischievous play throughout the square.    (https://images.ecency.com/DQmXMY5ymjnG3eLdTZgcYyU5U1xNz4Jo5ZUivEN5YCfRkwv/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.35.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmTnYpEVahJZmsMy9KPdrUvxzm3iPCBCVDWFVQDhAA3fiE/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.36_1_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmSU7w4i8TWPXbmmy1hGHgE4D3XLJaJ8s112QYLA6rudaA/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.36.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmWcJH4FyAa125aosNVc7Zvq4g5T8Y7m4BtU5FjKvaXjfK/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.37_1_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmbw6AEDwXTdmy2jqsDuoyKdaMXVkcqQ68nTeM1mQjvQ9t/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.37_2_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmYGEwzk4p88rKxgJoPT9tSwvqrQhyRL1xnXHxtCkgpdAt/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.37_3_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmQPc5uLYNbpha3aDR9GGcemjga5uyHudNqzKXxNzViYJU/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.38_1_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmY3Ca16AePuzpMNgLqQb6keg2SHJg5K9Dg6MeGicD2PBX/whatsapp_image_2025_01_08_at_15.32.38.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmcjDM8WcecrQN1VDXKiHyNEcn8WNjvss2cJrYXRbQKQeR/whatsapp_image_2025_01_10_at_09.47.39_1_.jpeg) (https://images.ecency.com/DQmNdpswqcKRKRWCe7Z2DL8mWfW6DGqvxT3Q4f2tvQyGGtV/whatsapp_image_2025_01_10_at_09.47.39.jpeg) [//]:# (!worldmappin 22.40691 lat -79.96475 long Biblioteca Provincial José Martí d3scr) The sun is always a companion at every step, although the lushness of its trees, even when their foliage is changing, allows us to refresh ourselves under its shade for the pleasure of all, allowing us to continue our journey toward other horizons, as I will do in due time and will undoubtedly share with you. For now, receive a big hug of light!

¡Hola queridos amigos de #wednesdaywalk! Ha trancurrido mucho tiempo desde mi última caminata por esta hermosa comunidad y hoy regreso con todo placer motivado por la iniciativa de nuestro amigo @tattoodjay, quien nos invita siempre a perpetuar y compartir estos días que se tornan significativos durante cada semana. En lo particular, les confieso que los miércoles me resultan días dicotómicos, antagónicos y hasta enigmáticos. ¿Por qué? Ni idea. Pero de todos modos me he propuesto disfrutarlos porque así ha de ser cada momento de la vida, disfrutable. Hoy quiero me acompañen a un recorrido matutino por la plaza central de Santa Clara, en la provincia Villa Clara, Cuba. Aquí, en esta provincia, es donde vivo. | (https://images.ecency.com/DQmS9CZU93in14552cb5a85mfdsr8tmrmVmgqhRp37Qqn6R/whatsapp_image_2025_02_07_at_12.30.02_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmaHfneyFb15BuHJhYpvnoM8MsRg1o9wyqEMsrjmBh64eG/whatsapp_image_2025_02_07_at_12.30.00_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmWhFyWTCULRNXvgRYsXGBpzpM88y8Zirh44qMqH1ipVTK/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.19.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmQ8HyrKvFziMxUg95rJt6zSpFhY73QhVWaCNJYCwPEygD/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.20.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmRs526Fh1q35p3qWJmHBbm8RqQZWPuC5yYyReZsyHKCyL/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.21_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmTXBRKfib1X4XHV9PstpqWo6GJKDywkQpkFUd3UbVSEJb/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.21.jpeg)| |-|-|-|-|-|-| | (https://images.ecency.com/DQmbYPUnJFJ388CYTNoFcKXXYMk7sG4PZndKAknvBMcfTNH/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.22_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmanhhph58buew88AvjgJiCuFEfwpTLTMnZMYZvkL7b5EM/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.22.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmbPryB1ez8YCzWzNRS4cN3EG8PN8qWYthe2KsCKFMKtYr/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.23_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmX7ZaepXAjA5vEVMoL6jULwd8Vm2LYeeneNFho5zeNswr/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.23.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmTJc2cLpAAGBjbnKx44w1ZhvtNmDBsJLjDPro9N2hPaTS/whatsapp_image_2025_05_21_at_13.07.24.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQma5KahPcrPbyBNiTnnAjtrJUoChk7xB61XC7soAj3bprs/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.01.jpeg)| |-|-|-|-|-|-| El Parque Leoncio Vidal, nombre institucionalizado por las autoridades oficiales para lo que el pueblo llama sencillamente "El Parque", se ha convertido en el núcleo urbano donde confluye toda la vida articulada de la urbe. Es muy raro que algún residente no tenga que transitar por sus adoquines en algún momento del día, o cuanto menos de la semana, por su ubicación geográfica en cuanto a disposición tipográfica dispone. | (https://images.ecency.com/DQmWhFyWTCULRNXvgRYsXGBpzpM88y8Zirh44qMqH1ipVTK/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.02_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmVbFPu5NPmVQSaiTDcGeeLNESMLfUN9nL9BqazvzrYCfm/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.02.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmTXBRKfib1X4XHV9PstpqWo6GJKDywkQpkFUd3UbVSEJb/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.03_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmQ8HyrKvFziMxUg95rJt6zSpFhY73QhVWaCNJYCwPEygD/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.03.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmbYPUnJFJ388CYTNoFcKXXYMk7sG4PZndKAknvBMcfTNH/whatsapp_image_2025_05_23_at_11.56.04_2_.jpeg)| |-|-|-|-|-| | (https://images.ecency.com/DQmWxVMeKQEoDs5V4GwymLFpxQPtnuFGAbX3QErhbsrheKF/whatsapp_image_2025_02_07_at_12.30.23_1_.jpeg)| (https://images.ecency.com/DQmcmbsFQCC3RrVds65KJBjnMe8puY2bsRsZXuczKPMZjaY/whatsapp_image_2025_02_07_at_12.30.23.jpeg)| |-|-| A ello se suma que comprende en su ubicación a las principales instituciones culturales, centros recreativos, tiendas comestibles y de otro tipo en sus alrededores como algún que otro banco donde es común encontrarnos aglomeraciones de personas en su cotidiana batalla por intentar obtener una mísera porción de su simbólico dinero para subsistir en el día a día. 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Principalmente ropas, calzados, prendas, misceláneas y algún que otro elemento que puede resultar útil o atractivo para el hogar o para los turistas que nos visiten. Recorriendo panorámicamente el entorno, además de la costumbre que aún se mantiene de limpiar con agua a presión sus predios cada amanecer, podemos apreciar lo diverso que su