Santa Clara - Iconic Images And Stunning Wall Paints
Posted On Monday, March 23, 2015 at at 7:34 PM by Alvin
The man was not borne here, he did not grow up here, he did not go to school here and he was just one of the lads in the squad before he stamped his mark at this very city - Santa Clara; and that man was Ernesto Che Guavara. Sure you would have come across him and his iconic image wearing his famous beret and you (or your friend) might even have a T-shirt with his image on it. No matter which side he took or whatever deeds and misdeeds he had done, Che's images could be found everywhere in Cuba - monuments, schools, garage entrances, factories, buses, monetary notes, wall paints and many more; you would find that out after a few hours traveling in Cuba. Santa Clara had a orderly city plan which was a relief after dealing with the Camaguey crooked streets and polygon plazas; life centered around Parque Vidal with its infamous Hotel Libre Santa Clara where we could still spot the bullet holes on the walls; the even more infamous train sabotage was located about 2km out of town and a poignant reminder of the days that were. One note of great satisfaction - we found a couple of giant wall paints (hunting down intriguing graffiti being my spare time hobby) as we headed towards the bus station and that really made my day !
