Fodor's Expert Review Plaza de Marte

Santiago de Cuba Plaza/Square

For a memorable photo, visit this park, Santiago's third largest, at the edge of the Old City. Children ride in colorful carts pulled by goats—a pleasure formerly enjoyed in Parque Céspedes. This relaxed square, filled with families and sweets vendors, captures the rhythm of Santiago life. Most of the trees here were uprooted by 2012's Hurricane Sandy. Replanting has begun, but it will be some time before the park achieves its cool shadiness once again.

Plaza/Square

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Francisco Vicente Aguilera at Paraíso
Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba  90100, Cuba

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