Point of interest
Monumento Fundacional de la Ciudad de Santa Clara
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Location
Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Tips from locals
Parque del Carmen (Carmen's Park) honors the city's founding. It is located in the ward (reparto) El Carmen, not too far from the center and from the Railway station. This old plaza is host to a small park centered by Saint Carmen's Church, a colonial building which originally also included the city's first school. In front of it, there is a gray marble monument surrounding a Tamarind tree indicating the foundation of Santa Clara. Each pillar supporting the bar represent the 7 families who moved to the site in 1689 from the town of Remediosnear the north coast.
Parque del Carmen (Carmen's Park) honors the city's founding. It is located in the ward (reparto) El Carmen, not too far from the center and from the Railway station. This old plaza is host to a small park centered by Saint Carmen's Church, a colonial building which originally also included the city…
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