Camaguey

Saturday, December 26, 2015
Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba
After breakfast I had a free yet brief 30 or so minutes before our first activity so took advantage of this and wandered through the nearby near empty boulevard / pedestrian mall seeing what was for sale in the shops. As for the latest fashion and how the goods are displayed for sale ... I will let you decide.

A wander down Cinema St (La Calle de los Cines) with a restoration project completed end of 2014 paying homage to the big screen.

Gleaming after a much-lauded 2007 renovation, the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad is a massive brick structure dating from 1779. Its picturesque cream-and-terra-cotta tower actually predates the rest of the structure and is an eye-catching landmark on the city skyline. Inside there are ornate baroque frescoes and the hallowed font where patriotic hero Ignacio Agramonte was baptized in 1841.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/camaguey/sights/religious/iglesia-de-nuestra-senora-de-la-soledad#ixzz3xlbREw4t

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