A Cuban visited the Floating Maritime Promenade of Paula in Havana and recorded the deplorable condition of the structure: the lamp wiring has been stolen, and the entire installation appears to be destroyed.
The TikTok user @sisi_aguilera posted a 28-second video yesterday in which she reports what she found upon arriving at the location. the wiring for the lamps was stolen and everything is destroyed, she details in the recording.
The situation is so severe that the author herself admits she doesn't dare to cross the bridge. "I don't even dare to pass, it's in very bad shape,” she says, and poses a question to her followers: "Why do you think they're allowing such a beautiful place to deteriorate like this?"
The Floating Maritime Promenade of Paula was inaugurated on November 17, 2015 by the Office of the Historian of the City, as part of the celebrations for the 495th anniversary of Havana.
Since its opening, the work was never fully completed: the marquees, sculptures, and benches from the original design were never installed. An architect even publicly admitted the poor quality of the materials used in the construction.
The deterioration is not recent either. Already in 2019, holes in the pier were reported that caused visitors to fall. in February 2024, widespread dirt and deterioration were documented, and nine years after its inauguration, the promenade remained in a deplorable condition with no repairs in sight.
In June 2025, Cuban comedian Eddy Ceballos satirized the neglect of the dock in his series Despingovery Channel, exploring it as an urban "scientific phenomenon" and applying his concept of "huecology" to portray the potholes that have invaded the structure.
The cable theft reported in the video is part of a widespread wave of vandalism affecting public infrastructure across Cuba. In 2025, the telecommunications company ETECSA recorded 27 acts of vandalism in Holguín with losses exceeding 529,000 Cuban pesos, including cable theft.
In March 2026, the theft of 180 meters of cable disabled the Oscar Lucero pumping station in Holguín for over 60 days, leaving entire areas of the city without water.
The video from @sisi_aguilera is the latest report of a cycle of neglect and vandalism that has turned one of the most beloved public spaces in Havana into a dangerous and impassable structure, reflecting the collapse of Cuba's urban infrastructure after decades of neglect by the regime.
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