The Cuban authorities plan to reopen El Golfito de Alamar, a former recreational center located in that neighborhood in Eastern Havana, which for several decades was an important recreational spot for the local population in that area of the city.
A report from the independent portal 14ymedio revealed that for several weeks now, a state brigade has been working on the reconstruction of the old structures, as well as clearing and weeding out the overgrown vegetation that has taken over the areas after many years of neglect.
According to a worker identified as Rolando, a "community project" is being carried out by the State, and the aim is to inaugurate it "at the beginning of summer."
"The entrance fee will be 200 pesos for those over 12 years old and free for the little ones. All the offerings will be in pesos," he detailed, and added that there will be "a cafeteria, a ranch, swings, a cachumbambé, and we are planting plants."
According to 14ymedio, the ramps have already been repaired and the holes have been unclogged, although in general the works have not progressed much and the place still looks like an archaeological excavation.
Several years ago, a little girl who was playing in one of the 'little castles' died because the structure collapsed," Rolando revealed without giving more details, before one of his colleagues warned him, "you're saying too much."
The Cuban government has allowed the destruction, year after year, of the sites that used to serve as recreational areas for families.
Recently, it was reported that the Raw Materials Recovery Company (ERMP) in Guantanamo started building playgrounds with old recycled tires in an attempt to curb the disappearance of the original parks.
The workers transform completely useless tires into tractors, engines, and labyrinthine tunnels, and shape modules that are later used to build welcoming playgrounds for children.
Other emblematic parks remain abandoned.
Recent images of Havana's Lenin Park released by CubaNet show the attractions stopped, rusty, and surrounded by weeds, a painful proof of institutional neglect in Cuba.
Considered the green heart of Havana, Parque Lenin, which used to be a place of entertainment, culture, and nature, is in a deplorable state of disrepair.
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