A girl who was playing among the ruins of a miniature castle died when the structure collapsed
14ymedio, Pedro Espinosa, Alamar (Havana), May 18, 2024 — Were it not for the fact that all Havana residents know what they are, one might think the ramps at El Golfito – once an important recreational center in Alamar – was an archaeological site. The work that a government construction crew has been carrying out for several weeks is very similar to what Indiana Jones’ colleagues would do: dusting, rebuilding, plowing and removing overgrown vegetation after many years of neglect.
When a veteran journalist with “Tribune de la Habana” wrote a column last year complaining about the deterioration of El Golfito, it immediately called attention to the situation. He posed a question to officials, asking if — even for a country in crisis — money could not be allocated to communal spaces. “Would it cost so much to fix these recreational centers that would allow the public to have a more active cultural life?” he wondered. “The answer is yes.”
The good economic news that the columnist was hoping for seems to have arrived. Rolando, one of the construction workers on the site, describes El Golfito and its miniature golf course as “a community project” that will be reopen “at the beginning of the summer.”
It was time, Rolando believes, that something was done with that area, where the ruins of El Golfito are just one of many
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